Dr. Craig Tanis and students took the blue and gold to “the Greatest Show (and Tell) on earth.”
Provost Jerald Ainsworth conquers Ironman Chattanooga
Provost Jerald Ainsworth swam 2.4 miles in the Tennessee River, rode his bike 116 miles, and ran 26.2 miles in thirteen hours and four minutes in Ironman Chattanooga because he wanted to challenge himself and cross an item off his bucket list. “I’ve been involved in triathlons for over 25 years. I’ve done a lot…
Nobel Laureate Thomas J. Sargent addresses UTC crowd
Dr. Thomas J. Sargent is quite sure that President Obama knows two countries that use U.S. currency, but he doubts he could name the third country. Sargent, the William R. Berkeley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of…
UTC department head elected to Council of the American Political Science Association
Dr. Michelle Deardorff has been elected to the Council of the American Political Science Association (APSA). It is the leading professional organization for the study of political science; more than 15,000 APSA members reside in excess of 80 countries. Deardorff, professor and head of the Department of Political Science, Public Administration, and Nonprofit Management at…
UTC welcomes new faculty
Check out UTC’s incoming professors, lecturers, and librarians. Welcome to the University, new Mocs!
Presentation: Mammalian communal care of offspring
Major goal of this research is to determine the ecological and evolutionary conditions favoring plural breeding with communal care.
UTC students and faculty participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Students and faculty informed older adults, family members, caregivers, and service providers, and demonstrated items that can be used in the home to create safer living conditions.
College of Business hosts Down with the Dean event
Students had the opportunity to munch free food, gather up giveaways, explore what the COB has to offer, and soak faculty members.
Ruth S. Holmberg Grant for Faculty Excellence awards announced
The newly established Ruth S. Holmberg Grant for Faculty Excellence awards funds to deserving faculty for professional development.
Of the 41 proposals received in summer 2014, seven faculty members earned awards—selected tenured or tenure track faculty who are promoting “innovative or creative research and engagement or advancement of an academic discipline.”
Dr. Bryan Hampton and Dr. Chris Stuart honored with model ship dedication
Dr. Bryan Hampton and Dr. Christopher Stuart were recently honored with the dedication of model ships created by Frank Hill, a longtime lover of UTC. Hill has been associated with the University for forty seven years; thirty five years as an adjunct professor and twelve years as a student, auditing classes primarily in the humanities.