Sent on behalf of Provost Jerold Hale and Faculty Senate President Jamie Harvey UTC will offer a full and robust set of courses for Summer Term II, which meets June 24 through Aug. 6. As we continue to confront health and safety issues related to the COVID-19 virus, most classes will be offered online. Some…
Priscilla Simms-Roberson wins Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
UTC Professor of Nursing recognized for her work in the Chattanooga community.
COVID-19 brings out UTC heroes
These days, people in all kinds of uniforms are taking on hero status—not just those in military uniforms. First responders, health care providers and law enforcement are on the front lines in today’s battle with COVID-19. They have jobs that can’t be done remotely, and their work makes the rest of us safer, healthier and…
The pros and cons of using credit cards to buy groceries
Recently on the website WalletHub, UTC Associate Professor of Marketing Stephanie Gillison offered some advice on using credit cards to buy groceries. Which do you think is likely to benefit the average person more: a credit card with great rewards on groceries or a credit card with great rewards on travel? This really depends on…
Casavant was a fixture in the College of Business for more than 30 years
Former UTC dean and distinguished business professor dies at 77.
Taking learning from hands-on to online
Setting up laboratory experiments to be shown online can be tough for organic chemistry courses but, in some ways, Dominique Belanger considers herself lucky. “I’m glad that I don’t have to learn how to teach sculpture online,” she said, laughing. Belanger is in charge of the organic chemistry program at the University of Tennessee at…
UTC part of effort to manufacture face shields for medical personnel
UTC Professor Trevor Elliott is doing a lot to combat Coronavirus. He’s leading the University’s effort on a massively important project — using 3D printers to help make face shields for local health care workers.
Taking the class from a room to a computer
Setting up laboratory experiments to be shown online can be tough for organic chemistry courses but, in some ways, Dominique Belanger considers herself lucky. “I’m glad that I don’t have to learn how to teach sculpture online,” she says, laughing. Belanger is in charge of the organic chemistry program at UTC, so it’s her responsibility…
Video finds humor in frustrating circumstances
In “Prayer of a Desperate Mother,” Brandalyn Shropshire tells God that she is not a math teacher nor a cafeteria worker although her child seems to think she is. The viral video has been viewed over 15 million times.
A week without classes is a week full of learning
Students aren’t the only ones at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga learning how to use computers and software before the switch to all-online courses on Monday. Faculty are in the same boat. Between March 12 and March 19, 630 faculty members have taken training sessions from the Grayson H. Walker Center for Teaching and…