Zach Wamp, Former U.S. Congressman, will deliver the spring commencement address to more than 1,000 UTC graduates on Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in the UTC McKenzie Arena. The event will be streamed live online, available at this link on the day of the ceremony.
UTC celebrates Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, the student environmental planning group Ecological Decisions for a Global Environment (EDGE) hosted a day of events including a bake and plant sale, vendor fair, and showings of movies Wall-E, Disney’s Earth, and Avatar.
Student and Chancellor Brown Trading Places
Sophomore student Lindsay Chappell was excited about Trading Places with Chancellor Roger Brown, an experience she was awarded by the Student Alumni Council.
Dr. Benjamin Gross celebrates chemistry history at annual banquet
Dr. Benjamin Gross celebrated the renovation of Grote Hall and the 125th anniversary of the University by providing a pictorial history presentation at the 23rd Annual Department of Chemistry Awards Banquet. “Chemistry is part of that history,” Gross said. “There is much to celebrate in our heritage and performance.”
Grote Scholar Tyson Ward to return to studies
Grote Scholar Tyson Ward plans to return to campus as a junior in fall 2011 after recovering from a horrific boating accident that occurred nearly a year ago.
Update: UTC celebrates faculty, student research
Dozens of faculty and students presented original research at the third annual UTC Research Celebration. Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students presented research from a variety of fields, including athletic training, nursing, psychology, and education at the all-day celebration in the UTC University Center.
Dr. Vandana Shiva to conclude 2010-11 Hunter Lecture Series
Dr. Vandana Shiva, a world‐renowned environmental leader and thinker, will speak at UTC on April 26th as part of the George T. Hunter Lecture Series. Her lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall located inside the Fine Arts Center, located at Vine and Palmetto Streets. All lectures in the series…
Legends and Leaders: Dr. Rhonda A. Scott and Frank Kinser to be honored
The Office of Alumni Affairs is pleased to announce the 2011 UTC Distinguished Alumnus is Dr. Rhonda A. Scott, Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. Scott and Frank J. Kinser, the 2011 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award, will be honored at the…
DiPietro supports UTC’s move into the top five
President Joe DiPietro told a group of Chattanooga community leaders he supports UTC as it aspires to build upon its success as an engaged metropolitan university and become one of the top five public master’s universities in the South. UTC is currently ranked in the top 20 graduate schools by U.S. News and World Report.
Update: Three Chancellors reunited for campus discussion
UTC Chancellor Roger Brown joined former Chancellors Fred Obear and Bill Stacy for “A Conversation with Three Chancellors,” an evening of discussing the past, present, and future of the university.