For 1st Lt. Terry Ellis, being a veteran isn’t about a single moment. It’s about a promise made. When Ellis, an assistant professor of practice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, was announced as the keynote speaker for the annual Chancellor’s Veterans Day Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 11, he described it as “humbling.”
From the classroom to the clinic, Kate McKinney embodies the nurse practitioner mission
As the Kay K. Chitty assistant professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing, Dr. Kate McKinney divides her week between educating future nurse practitioners and caring for patients who otherwise might not receive care.
From military service to helping others: A veteran’s journey at UTC
Through her love of Chattanooga, Necole Gonsahn decided that the long commute to UTC was worth it to pursue a Master of Education degree in counseling. The May 2025 graduate, who served in the U.S. Army Reserve, reflected on her time at the University and partnering with the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs.
Meet Sophie, UTC’s newest sergeant and therapy dog
Sergeant Sophie recently landed her dream job at UTC. So did Corporal Aaron Bayer of the UTC Police Department. Sophie, a 1-year-old Labrador Retriever, officially started her role on Nov. 3 as the UTCPD therapy dog.
Gen. B.B. Bell donates life’s papers and a love story to UTC Special Collections
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Burwell Baxter “B.B.” Bell III, a 1969 graduate of the University of Chattanooga, commanded at every level from platoon to four-star general during his 39 years of service. Bell has donated his personal papers and recently published memoir, “Memoirs of a Nondescript Four-Star General: A Love Story,” to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library’s Special Collections.
Service in the blood: A UTC professor’s call to action helping “true heroes”
Born into a family willing to protect and serve, Terry Ellis—an assistant professor of practice in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program—decided to add to his family’s military lineage dating back to the Revolutionary War.
Learn the power of mapping and AI at UTC’s GIS Day workshop
GIS Day, held every year on the third Wednesday of November, will be celebrated by CAGDS with a workshop for the campus community.
CECS Career Fair showcases student talent and industry partnership
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science students were given time to network right outside their classrooms. The CECS Career Fair brought 76 companies to the college, with companies hosted on all four floors of the Engineering and Computer Science building.
UTC to hold investiture ceremony for Chancellor Lori Bruce
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will hold a historic ceremony to celebrate the formal investiture of Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, in McKenzie Arena.
Students confront the end of life to learn more about how to live
While discussing death is a taboo subject for many, for Chapel Cowden it is a course topic she embraces. Cowden, a health and science librarian and UC Foundation associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, teaches Perspectives on Death and Dying.