As UTC Chancellor Steve Angle transitions from his leadership role to join the faculty on Jan. 1, 2025, his 11 ½ years at the helm marked a period of significant growth and innovation—elevating the University’s reputation and laying the foundation for its future success.
‘UTC is people’: Dr. Steve Angle reflects on 11.5 years as chancellor and looks ahead
As he transitioned from his leadership role to joining the faculty, Chancellor Angle thanked the people who are UTC. “This is not a goodbye. It’s a hello to my next chapter. And the best part is that I get to do it right here at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.”
Pitching solutions: UTC’s Inventanooga 2024 encourages innovation across all ages
On Dec. 12, UTC hosted its third annual Inventanooga competition—where K-12 students could pitch solutions to real-life problems like runoff water pollution and damage, efficient grocery packaging and rampant cheating at local pickleball courts.
From Marine to UTC grad: How Brad Crush turned military training into a degree
On Saturday, Dec. 14, Brad Crush crossed the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s graduation stage, a milestone made possible, in part, by turning his U.S. Marine Corps training into 50 college credits.
On a mission: First DNP nurse anesthesia cohort prepares to graduate
On Friday, Dec. 13, the first cohort of UTC’s DNP Nurse Anesthesia program will graduate. Transitioning from a master’s-level degree to a DNP in 2022, the program prepares graduates to begin working immediately as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
‘The best things that happened were accidents’: As commencement nears, Aria Beloate reflects on her UTC experience
Aria Beloate keeps a countdown on her phone to the very minute she will walk across the stage at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga undergraduate commencement ceremony. For Beloate, graduation on Saturday, Dec. 14, marks a culmination of accomplishments and opportunities. When she came to UTC in 2021 during “the COVID times,” she said she didn’t have any plans to get involved on campus.
Two UTC mechanical engineering professors honored by national organization
Two members of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Engineering and Computer Science, UC Foundation Associate Professor Trevor Elliott and Associate Professor Reetesh Ranjan, have earned national recognition from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)—the world’s largest aerospace technical society.
Holiday for Heroes rallies support for military-connected students at UTC
For military-connected students at UTC, balancing classes, service commitments and civilian life isn’t easy. Events like Holiday for Heroes help lighten the load, offering camaraderie, practical support and a touch of holiday cheer.
Calming effect: UTC Honors College students help to make a safer community
Each weekday around 3 p.m., parents and families from Chattanooga’s Oak Grove neighborhood gather outside East Side Elementary to pick up their children. What should be a safe and routine part of the day can actually be quite dangerous as cars speed through the residential area.
It takes a village: MOMentum celebrates 10 years of connection and community
Less than a mile from the UTC campus, a village of moms bond through one shared experience: managing single parenthood in college. Founded by Chattanooga local Cara Hicks on Oct. 24, 2014, the MOMentum Network was created to bring together single student moms at UTC and Chattanooga State Community College and provide them with the resources and support they need to be successful.