Chemistry department faculty and summer undergraduate research students at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga collected clothes for flood relief in Nashville. Desiree Benefield, a graduate student at Vanderbilt and a 2009 graduate of UTC’s Chemistry Department, will take the supplies to a shelter in Nashville.
Engineering professor’s software onboard NASA shuttle
“EXPRESS Payload Simulator” software developed by UTC professor Dr. Jim Henry is onboard the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis that launched May 14. The software will be installed on Monday, May 24, for several days of demonstration. Henry was invited to Houston to observe the progress of that demonstration. Earth-bound researchers who communicate with equipment in…
Take the Lead offers livable ideas for Chattanooga
Jon Coddington, project director at RiverCity Company and visiting professor of architecture and urban design at UTC, shared plans to revitalize W. Main Street in Chattanooga using public art at the “Take the Lead’ forum held at the University.
Southeast Center for Education in the Arts hosts national forum
UTC’s Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA) will host its third national Arts & Education Forum: Arts @ the Core of 21st Century Learning at The Chattanoogan Conference Center on May 14-15. “We live in an increasingly complex, globalized, media-saturated society. Education is being reinvented to meet the needs of our ever-changing 21st…
Legends and Leaders honored
J. Michael Pearson ’77,’79, was named UTC Distinguished Alumnus for his accomplishments and career achievements and Gordon Davenport, Jr., received the Outstanding Service Award for significant contributions to the community and society at the 2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet.
Students design fitness program for children at Boys & Girls Club
Students at the Highland Park Boys & Girls Club are discovering it is “Fun to be Fit.” As part of their work with Leadership Chattanooga, Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, associate vice chancellor of student development, and Dr. Mike Owens, assistant dean of graduate programs in the College of Business, developed the Fun to be Fit…
Commencement speaker Bell receives honorary doctoral degree
Before B. B. Bell, General, United States Army (Retired) and UTC Distinguished Alumnus, delivered the spring commencement address to approximately 900 graduates on Sunday in McKenzie Arena, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree, only the third bestowed at UTC since 1969. The conferral of honorary doctoral degrees provides a special opportunity for a campus…
ACE Chattanooga promotes engineering, architecture, and construction careers
Students from seven local high schools recently worked with construction and engineering professionals to learn what it takes to be successful in this challenging and growing industry. UTC’s Construction Management Program hosts the ACE Program in Chattanooga, a member of a national network dedicated to career direction for students in architecture, construction, and engineering. “We…
UTC engineering wins DOE grant to train electric power workforce
As the nation prepares to meet the needs of the future by updating its electric power system, UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is poised to take a leading role in developing the well-trained, highly skilled workforce necessary to manage and operate our power network. A team of UTC engineering faculty members has been…
Donors dig deep for WUTC membership drive
Generous donors came forward with more than $140,000 in new funding pledges for WUTC-FM 88.1, allowing the radio station to surpass its goal during the spring membership drive. “These are not the best of economic times for people. Yet they continue to find the money to make a contribution to keep quality public radio alive…