The secret is out! From more than 50 entries, Outcasts United by Warren St. John was the book chosen for the 2012 First Year Reading Experience (FYRE). It’s a book the entire UTC campus can read and experience the true story of a soccer team of refugee teenage boys coached by a Jordanian-born woman in…
Update: University community supports Bloodanooga, Get in the Game
With more than 617 units of blood collected at this year’s Bloodanooga blood drive, the UTC community would be able to fulfill the needs of the entire Chattanooga community for a day and a half.
EWI continues scholarship support
Local attorney and UTC alumna Amanda Ray knows the value of being a recipient of the Jean Bradford Memorial Scholarship, supported by the Chattanooga Chapter of Executive Women International (EWI). Ray, an associate with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C., was featured in an October, 2011 issue of Women’s Day magazine for her perseverance in achieving…
Nursing students donate time, gifted items this holiday season
‘Tis the season for receiving gifts and giving back, and the UTC School of Nursing did both by providing foot care to Chattanooga’s homeless population and giving the gifts of much needed clothing and personal hygiene products to some of Chattanooga’s most vulnerable populations.
Students partner with local school children to create streetscape art project
A railroad crossing on Martin Luther King Boulevard will get a facelift thanks to students from Brown Academy and UTC. Student mentors from the UTC P.A.W.S. (Postsecondary Awareness With Success) program recently assisted fourth and fifth grade students from Brown Academy in creating banners to hang on the railroad crossing.
Students assist in building houses for Habitat for Humanity
A group of undergraduate and graduate students put their skills to good use this past summer while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity for Greater of Chattanooga. The students assisted in building several homes as part of Service Learning Lab course in the University’s construction management program.
UTC to celebrate faculty, student research
On April 7th, UTC will hold its third annual Research Day Celebration from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the UTC University Center. Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students will be presenting research from a variety of topics including childhood autism, college athletics, adolescent behavior, and nursing education. This event is free and open to everyone.
Students, alumni enjoy success at Career Day
On Wednesday, nearly 700 students and recent alumni came to the University Center for the Career Day. The event was presented by The Placement and Student Employment Center and the Cooperative Education Office.
Professor to serve on city advisory board
Dr. Roger Thompson, UTC Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, has been appointed to a three-year term to the Office of Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield.
UTC faculty, alumni, students construct public art installation
Nestled near the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge and Hunter Museum for American Art is a structure that looks very similar to a large Chinese lantern. That lantern is actually a public arts installation created by members of the UTC community and a local arts organization to honor Chattanooga’s history.