UTC GIS Director Charlie Mix won a Cartography Special Interest Group Excellence Award for “A 21st Century Park System for Chattanooga, Tennessee” at the 2023 Esri User Conference—one of two awards won by the UTC IGTLab.
Retired UTC criminal justice professor still steering others down life’s highways
Tired of cracking up test cars for General Motors, Dr. Roger Thompson spent 36 years as a full-time criminal justice professor at UTC. Before retiring, however, he began working with Haman’s New Drivers to teach student drivers and rehabilitate others behind the wheel—and now works with teenagers, those with special needs and immigrants whose home countries require driving on the left side of the road.
Opening inner doors: Bliss Murphy came out of her shell during a busy freshman year
Bliss Murphy’s freshman year, along with the usual load of classes, was filled to the brim. During the academic year, she was a member or involved with 18 different on-campus groups or organizations, including the Center for Women and Gender Equity, the Wildlife and Zoology Club, the Ecological Decisions for a Global Environment (EDGE), Healing Through Harmony music therapy group and Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (URaCE).
UTC’s MPA program: Building the future of public service
Jonathan Rush, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Public Administration program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, exemplifies how the program helps aspiring public servants build meaningful and impactful careers in their local communities.
UTC partners with College Pads to create online off campus housing marketplace
A new University of Tennessee at Chattanooga program, Off-Campus Student Services, will help students locate off-campus housing more efficiently and assist with other needs they may experience living off-campus—such as finding potential roommates and price and location comparisons.
Planting SEEDs of transformation
This summer, four high school students are spending eight weeks at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as part of the American Chemical Society Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged (SEED) project.
Chattanooga engineer finds calling, career advancement in UTC public administration program
With a passion for public service and a desire to make a positive impact on society, Rachel Gentry chose the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She wanted to capitalize on her strengths in coordination, collaboration and managing teams of people and projects.
Top 20 Under 40: Music therapy success brings wide recognition to Katherine Goforth Elverd
The extent and importance of Katherine Goforth Elverd’s accomplishments on and off the UTC campus is being noticed. Chattanooga’s Chatter magazine selected Elverd, professor and director of the music therapy degree program at UTC, to its 2023 ‘20 Under 40’ list.
Mocs Adventure Camp: The power of play
Whether it’s a water balloon battle or bouncing around a trampoline park, there is always something happening at Mocs Adventure Camp. The atmosphere is hectic and electric as kids from kindergarten to eighth grade experience all that Campus Recreation at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has to offer.
Todd Appleton’s nontraditional path toward a bachelor’s degree
Todd Appleton is a student in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Leadership (BAS-AL) program, part of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. He also is the web and campus information administrator for Cleveland State Community College. He has what he has called his dream job, but as his wife said, “He doesn’t just half do anything; he always wants to do more,” which led him to the UTC program.