In collaboration with the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, the Ruth S. Holmberg Chair of American Music at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga presents Backstage with Louis Armstrong, written and performed by Danny Mullen. This free event will be held Friday, January 18, 7:30 p.m., Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center.
Entrepreneurial ideas presented in competitions
UTC students and local veterans showcased their entrepreneurial spirit with two competitions to test their business ideas.
Campus celebrates with holiday traditions
UTC is leading all other Hamilton County organizations in support of underprivileged and foster care children with the 2012 Student Alumni Council Angel Tree Service Project, now in its tenth year.
UTC History professor to address fall graduates
Dr. Ralph J. Covino, UTC Assistant Professor of the History of the Ancient Mediterranean World, will deliver the fall commencement address to approximately 750 graduates of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday, December 15 at 10 a.m. in McKenzie Arena. For a live broadcast of the ceremony, click here.
UTC’s hottest tradition fires up campus
Mocs spirit burned bright at Engel Stadium as students, alumni, and the community gathered to cheer on winter sports at the fourth annual bonfire.
Thomas Friedman: Think creatively in hyper-connected world
When Thomas Friedman began his career as a journalist more than twenty years ago, “average” was good enough. But according to Friedman, in this age of hyper-connectivity and globalization, average doesn’t mean much anymore. Instead, America’s workers will need to have something “extra” and invent their own jobs, he told a large crowd at the…
Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Twentieth Annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression will be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 8-10. The conference will begin Thursday afternoon at the Sheraton Read House Hotel and continue Friday and Saturday at the UTC University Center. All paper sessions are…
Local entrepreneurs give students business advice
When Monica Kinsey, UTC alumna, opened Track 29 with her husband Adam and other business partners, people still continued to ask her a pesky question that haunts many newlyweds. When were she and her husband going to have a baby? Luckily for Kinsey, she had a smart retort.
Reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman to speak Nov. 13
The 2012-13 Hunter Lecture Series continues with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and columnist for The New York Times Thomas Friedman’s presentation “America: Ready for a Comeback?” on Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. in the Tivoli Theater. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Sigma Xi lecture: “Insightful Problem Solving in Asian Elephants”
Dr. Preston Foerder, visiting assistant professor in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Psychology, will present his research on “Insightful Problem Solving in Asian Elephants” on Tuesday, November 13, from 2-3 p.m. in the Signal Mountain Room of the UTC University Center.