For the second consecutive year, a group of UTC Engineering students achieved national recognition for their performance at the 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E Car Competition held in San Francisco on November 3rd.
University celebrates the holidays with annual traditions
The University got into the holiday spirit this season by participating in community events and arranging on-campus celebrations.
UTC develops partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
UTC students will have the opportunity to live and work with the Eastern Band Cherokee in the Cherokee community May 5 – 23, 2014.
“In May 2013 we made an agreement, a tribal council resolution, with the Eastern Cherokee Band, recognizing a partnership between the Military Science Department at UTC and the Eastern Band for the purposes of scholarship, cultural exchange, and cultural consciousness,” says Major Robert Ricks.
Scholarship recipients grateful for EWI contribution
Tina Clevenger wants to pursue a law degree so that she can help people who live in poverty. She feels there is work to be done to fix the flawed legal system so that laws are structured to better assist those living below the poverty line.
M.B.A. graduate benefitted from TRIO programs
As a middle school student, Saasha Jones enjoyed the GEAR-UP program and later Upward Bound as a Brainerd High School student. Although both of these federally funded TRIO programs were designed to encourage young students from disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare for college, Jones wasn’t sure higher education was for her. Then she realized she had a higher GPA than some of the UTC student mentors she met through Upward Bound.
Two commencement ceremonies scheduled, number of grads increases
As UTC’s student body grows, so do the number of graduates. That’s why beginning this semester, the University will hold two commencement ceremonies, dividing graduates based upon their colleges. Both ceremonies will be held Saturday, December 14, in the UTC McKenzie Arena.
Construction Management Program information session: December 11
Engineering Management & Technology faculty will offer information about the UTC Construction Management Program in a session on Wednesday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Maytag Conference Room in the Engineering, Math and Computer Science Building at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
Business students experience international business culture
UTC College of Business students are getting a rare opportunity to see the world. Two classes will be offered in the spring semester and one in the summer that will center around ten day trips abroad.
Trumpet festival comes to UTC
The Department of Music will host the 2014 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast at the UTC Fine Arts Center, January 17-19. Admission to performances by guest artists and a jam session is free and open to the public.
Mocs pile up SoCon postseason honors
The Southern Conference Champion Chattanooga Mocs football team tied a school record with nine individuals earning All-SoCon recognition.