Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova, recipients of UTC Global Response Assistantship scholarships, will be receiving master’s degrees from UTC on Friday, May 3. Before they say goodbye to UTC, the two talk about their journey from Ukraine, their shared time in Chattanooga and their future.
Chamyra Teasley wins Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
UTC junior Chamyra Teasley has won the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award, given by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to 10 individuals in higher education throughout the state who demonstrate a lasting, meaningful impact through service; are valued by peers and community leaders; and embody the legacy of the late Rep. Harold Love Sr.—the namesake of the award.
Remembering Rosie: ‘Our graduation would have been this May and she deserves to be remembered’
Kali Glover was a student-worker in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division of Communications and Marketing during the spring 2024 semester. Glover, graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication, penned a tribute to her first college roommate, Rosie Robinson.
The Roundhouse will be rockin’: McKenzie Arena to host UTC commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday
Spring commencement at UTC will be celebrated with three separate ceremonies over two days starting Friday, May 3. And for the first time since 2019, commencement will fill McKenzie Arena to the rafters.
From aspiration to acceptance: Launch your health care career at UTC
The journey into professional health care programs is tough—just as tough as the careers they kickstart. It’s why the Pre-Health Professions Advising program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga exists, serving as a bridge for students determined to become tomorrow’s leaders in tomorrow’s health care landscape—whether as doctors, dentists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, veterinarians or allied health care professionals.
UTC celebrates Earth Day
April 22 was Earth Day, and the University of Tennessee celebrated what the day seeks to promote—sustainability and the importance of protecting our planet.
UTC Symphony Orchestra premieres Tyler West’s “The Empress of Ireland”
The premiere of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga music composition/instrumental music education major Tyler West’s three-movement work, “The Empress of Ireland,” highlighted the UTC Symphony Orchestra’s annual spring concert on Sunday, April 21, in the Fine Arts Center’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall.
Language learning and cultural exchange: Two UTC students receive national scholarships
A pair of UTC students have created paths to learning new languages after landing national competitive scholarships. Lauren Graves, a senior English major and Brock Scholar in the UTC Honors College, will spend about a year in Japan as part of the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program, which brings university graduates to Japan as assistant language teachers. Vinny Nguyen, a sophomore political science and public service major, is the recipient of the CLS Spark scholarship. He will spend eight weeks in an online course learning Mandarin Chinese.
UTC educating occupational therapists to translate classroom knowledge to the field
UTC occupational therapy doctoral students have been spending the spring semester on their capstone projects throughout the Chattanooga area.
Belgian bound: A Gilman Scholar’s adventure abroad
This semester, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior Jayda Fowler—a double major in international studies and French—is studying in Brussels, Belgium, thanks to the Gilman Scholarship.