By Iris Mahan, University Relations Intern UTC and Chattanooga State hosted visitors and community members at the Meacham Writer’s Workshop, a free three-day event featuring readings, workshops, and individual conferences all over the city of Chattanooga. Participants have the opportunity to watch the craft of others evolve and to evolve in their own craft as…
University community participates in Research Day
UTC faculty, staff, and students presented a variety of projects at the University’s annual Research Day including exploring how to create a successful brand for a start-up company, discovering ways to help children learn fine motor skills, and researching the habits of Facebook users.
Update: FYRE committee selects Outcasts United
The secret is out! From more than 50 entries, Outcasts United by Warren St. John was the book chosen for the 2012 First Year Reading Experience (FYRE). It’s a book the entire UTC campus can read and experience the true story of a soccer team of refugee teenage boys coached by a Jordanian-born woman in…
Professor to discuss controversy of the Big Bang Theory
Dr. Ling Jun Wang, UTC Professor of Physics, will discuss the controversy surrounding the Big Bang Theory in his lecture titled “The Other Side of The Big Bang Theory” on Wednesday March 7 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room of the UTC University Center. The lecture is free and open…
Music Department presents faculty chamber recital
UTC Department of Music is hosting a Faculty Chamber Recital on Thursday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center. This event is free of charge and is open to the public.
Music professor receives award; honored with concert
Composer-arranger and conductor Roland Carter, the Ruth S. Holmerg UC Foundation Professor of Music at UTC, has earned an award for his contributions and accomplishments in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS) and minorities and rising leaders in the arts. He is also being honored Friday, February 3, by the Sarah and Ernest…
Professor’s essay selected as one of the best of 2011
The president of The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) Alan Luxenberg, has highlighted Dr. Lucien Ellington’s essay, “Economics in History: What Every High School Student and Teacher Needs to Know,” as one of the best of 2011.
University to host Asia conference
UTC will host the fourth annual “Introduction to Asia Conference” on Thursday, February 16 in the University Center Auditorium. The conference includes presentations on the economies of China and India, Taoist mediation, and Tai Chi. The events are free and open to the public.
Professor recognized as ‘Educator of the Year’
UC Foundation Professor of Health and Human Performance Dr. Marisa Colston was honored by The Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS) with the Jerry Robertson Educator of the Year Award. The award was presented to her this month at the TATS Annual Awards Banquet at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
Art professor awarded national grant
Phillip Lewis, UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Art, has been awarded a Creative Capital Project Grant in Visual Arts. This prestigious national award will support his new project entitled SYNONYM. SYNONYM is a multi-disciplined project, which includes photographs, video, performance, installation, and the dissemination of information about experiences from inside the war on drugs and extremist treatment…