UTC Southeast Center for the Education in the Arts (SCEA) and the Challenger STEM Learning Center worked with EPB on ArtSpark.
Eliminating errors: Noelle Currey makes TVA testing more efficient
UTC’s College of Engineering alum Noelle Currey receives TVA’s highest engineering honor—the 2020 Ike Zeringue Engineer of the Year award.
Inmates to some; but students to Wright and others
Each time Haven Wright left the Bradley County or Hamilton County jails, she heard “Thank you.” Heard it a lot. “They were very appreciative. There wasn’t a day or class period that I walked out of there and they weren’t thanking me for our time because they were very grateful and they view it as…
UTC grad named Tennessee Outstanding Tech Teacher of 2019
UTC alum earns state’s Tech Teacher of the Year Award.
His and history: Richard Rice discusses cartoons and cartooning
Art Exhibition What: Exhibition by the Mountain Arts Guild Where: Exum Gallery inside St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. When: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 Admission: Free Information: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; exhibition runs through Jan. 12 Before he sends one of his single-panel cartoons to The Wall Street Journal for possible publication,…
Mina Sartipi: Woman of Influence
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Mina Sartipi has been named among the most influential business leaders in Chattanooga for 2019 by Edge magazine. Read more below about her work in and out of the classroom. A lot of people and partners are betting on Mina Sartipi and the Center for Urban…
Covering comics collective to get a taste of journalism
“This class feels like a full-time job,” says senior Alex Ogle. That’s kind of the point. Ogle, who is majoring in communication, is talking about Rising Rock, the course that introduces students to real-world journalism, opening their eyes to the multiple and sometimes complicated steps it takes to put together a multimedia project that…
Autism doesn’t prevent students from excelling at UTC
This story about students with autism was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. As diagnoses rise, more colleges add services for students with autism
Bill Gates tweets about UTC grad Le Andrea Ware
Billionaire Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, tweeted out praise for Le Andrea Ware, a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the 2019-2020 state Principal of the Year. “Dr. Le Andrea Ware is one of the most energetic school leaders I’ve ever met. Her positivity is infectious,” Gates tweeted. “It’s no wonder she…
OT students bond with students who have intellectual disabilities
What is an Occupational Therapist? Someone who “helps people across their lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, injury rehabilitation and providing supports for older adults…