All it took was $40 of stage makeup, a video camera, and some creativity, and several UTC librarians made an engaging library tour video. The video was such a hit, it earned them the 2011 Association of College & Research Libraries President’s Program Innovation Contest.
University photo assistant’s work selected in city art contest
University photo assistant Jaimie Davis’s artwork brightens posters, websites, and magazines, but it has never been wrapped on an entire bus. After winning a city-wide arts contest, everyone can see her winning digital photograph on a CARTA bus.
Student elected governor of Intern Legislative Assembly
All it took was one campaign video of an animated, dancing George Washington for UTC student Tim Henshaw to win over his peers and become governor of the Intern Legislative Assembly. Henshaw worked in Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson’s office as part of the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program.
University women receive distinctions, awards
For two University employees, work doesn’t end when they leave campus at the end of the day. Dr. Deborah Arfken and Jayne Holder continued to volunteer in the community and were recently honored for their service.
ACE Mentor Program encourages high school students
Three high school students involved in a yearlong commitment to learn more about architecture, construction and engineering received scholarships to pursue their academic goals. Their final projects, displayed at UTC, are considered in the scholarship selection process.
Thompson honored with state community service award
When Dr. Roger Thompson recently arranged for UTC resident assistants to visit the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, he was fairly sure it was the first time they had ever seen the site. He wanted the student housing employees to understand how the homeless are served at the Community Kitchen so that they could find a way…
Wigal receives Supernova Award
Dr. Cecelia Wigal, assistant dean in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering was named the recipient of the 2011 Supernova Award at the 2011 Odyssey Luncheon and Awards Ceremony: A Journey of the Rising Stars at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Soledad O’Brien, CNN Special Correspondent and award-winning author, presented the…
Graduate to work for national fishing federation
A few years ago, new UTC graduate Alex Craw didn’t know college fishing teams existed. That all changed when he saw something on television about students his age pursuing a hobby he enjoyed.
Inaugural Tommie F. Brown Award presented
Brittiney Williams, a senior pursuing the Bachelor of Social Work degree, became the first recipient of the Tommie F. Brown Award for Community Service. Representative Tommie Brown, elected in 1992 to represent the 28th District, was on hand to present the award to Williams.
Graduate students honored by Sigma Xi
Mae Kile and Sara Terlecki, UTC graduate students, both received this year’s Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Award. Sigma Xi is the honor society of research scientists and engineers. It is an international, multidisciplinary society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise, reward excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of…