The Office of Multicultural Services announces Black History Month events:
Women’s Studies spring 2010 lecture series schedule announced
Professors from the Women’s Studies department will present lectures in their areas of expertise as part of the department’s annual lecture series that runs Monday, February 1 through Wednesday, March 31. Topics include women in correctional facilities, the use of sexual epithets, and women missionaries and social reform in 19th century Southern Africa.
Cress Art Gallery offers photographic exhibition
The Cress Gallery of Art offers the public an unusual exhibition free of charge with the support of The Friends of the Gallery and will bring the artists to Chattanooga as part of the UTC John and Diane Marek Visiting Artist Series.
Relief for Haiti
Dr. June Hanks working with Haiti survivors Following her arrival in Haiti on January 28, Dr. June Hanks, UC Foundation associate professor, is working in a makeshift hospital she describes as “a MASH unit in a building instead of tents.”
Lego League robotics competition draws interest
Members of UTC’s Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment hosted hundreds of students from several Hamilton County schools for the 2009 First Lego League robotics competition. Students took a tour of the testing facility and learned about the research conducted there.
UTC Bass Anglers Host Spring Tournament
The UTC Bass Anglers Club plans to host its second tournament series in Spring 2010. Club President Alex Craw says the Tennessee Collegiate Bass Fishing Trail is open to any collegiate angler.
Music department presents faculty recital
Music instructor Clint Schmitt will perform Friday, January 22, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. The performance is part of the UTC Music Faculty Concert Series.
UC Foundation Chair Ruth Holmberg
A portrait unveiling at the Foundation Room of the University Center recently revealed the image of the current chair of the University of Chattanooga Foundation Board of Trustees, Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg. Holmberg, former publisher of the Chattanooga Times and granddaughter of Chattanooga Times publisher Adolph Ochs, holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from The University of…
2010 Juried Student Art Exhibition Opens
Artwork created by UTC Department of Art students is now on display at the Cress Gallery of Art’s 2010 Annual Juried Art Exhibition. This year’s juror is Patrick DeGuira, an artist, curator, and educator from Nashville. He selected 43 works from 123 submissions. They include paintings, drawings, mixed media, graphic design, ceramics, and other media.
UTC Music Department presents an accompanists’ recital
Four of the UTC professional accompanist staff will present the recital “Those Who Can… Do it All” on Tuesday, January 12, at 7:30 p.m. Accompanists Tim Hinck, Jenny Parker, Terry Sanford, and Penny Tullock are the featured performers. This free concert will be held in the Roland Hayes Recital Hall of the UTC Fine Arts…