The Center for Community Career Education at UTC has offered PAWS or Postsecondary Awareness with Success Program to mentor young children and prepare them for a successful academic future.
School Psychology Students offer insights after attending convention
The UTC School Psychology Student Association (SPSA) was formed recently to network and call attention to the UTC School Psychology program, according to Trevour Schoeller, a current Ed.S. student in the program. “We have 28 members, several are in internships and some are in practicums,” said Schoeller, who serves as president of the student group.…
‘Neural Tango’ concert explores the benefits of music therapy
Tales of the Neural Tango, a concert/workshop event designed to entertain as well as enlighten the audience to the benefits of music in therapeutic environments, will take place on Sunday afternoon, March 22nd at 3 p.m. at the Cadek Conservatory on the UTC campus.
University to host geology conference
Geoscientists from the southeastern United States and beyond will convene at the Chattanoogan Hotel and Conference Center, March 19-20, to discuss new and hot-topic science, expand on current studies, and explore the region’s unique geologic features.
Veterans writing group established
For a military veteran, adjusting to college life may be a difficult transition. In an effort to help assist student veterans and their families, the UTC Student Veterans Organization (SVO) has teamed up with the Department of English to offer a new veterans writing group.
Chattanooga named to lead White House TechHire Initiative
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke announced today that the City is joining forces with Unum, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, and others to launch a new TechHire Initiative to increase access to technology training and IT jobs for Chattanoogans. The nationwide kick-off for the TechHire Initiative will occur today at the National League of Cities…
Graduate Athletic Training Program researches impact in youth football
Faculty and students in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Graduate Athletic Training Program joined MomsTEAM Institute, a leading youth sports health and safety think tank and watchdog group, for a pilot test of MomsTEAM’s innovative SmartTeam™ program which installs impact sensors in youth football players’ helmets. “This started as an initiative to improve policies,…
Arbor Day celebration honors UTC as Tree Campus USA
UTC celebrated five consecutive years as a Tree Campus USA and the City of Chattanooga was also honored for its 25th anniversary as a Tree City USA on Arbor Day, March 6. The State of Tennessee honored both the University and the City of Chattanooga for these milestones. Of the 347 cities in the State…
Seventh Annual Asia Conference discusses economics, political issues
Yasuo Saito has learned many things during his recent tour of the southern United States, but none more interesting than the meaning and pronunciation of the word, “y’all.” Saito, Former Ambassador of Japan, and a group of panelists were on campus for the Seventh Annual Introduction to Asia Conference. Sponsored by The Freeman Foundation, the…
Chattanooga GENI Rack installed at UTC
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, working in partnership with The Enterprise Center and US Ignite, has acquired and activated a GENI rack. The GENI rack (i.e., Global Environment for Network Innovations) is linked with similar racks in 60 other leading universities in smart cities in the U.S. and internationally. The racks act collectively as…