Fall semester is just a few short months away. Summer orientation sessions will prepare incoming students for academic success and familiarize them with campus resources and traditions. See how students should prepare for their orientation sessions, maps, and the full schedule of sessions here. Those who have registered for fall semester 2013 must pay fees…
Graduate student wins Ms. Wheelchair Tennessee 2013
Bliss Welch grew up playing soccer and climbing trees, but when she had difficulty climbing the stairs of her family home at 17-years-old, she knew her life was about to change. Her diagnosis of muscular dystrophy didn’t stop her.
First place AP award won by Communication major
Brian Bass, UTC Communication Department student and major, won a prestigious Associated Press Broadcaster’s first place award for Best Sports Coverage.
Students network with non-profit professionals
Local organizations at the event included Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga, CONTACT of Southeast Tennessee, and McKamey Animal Center.
New leaders elected to UTC SGA
The newly elected SGA officers for 2012-2013 are: President Robert Fisher, Vice President Steven Palmer, and Treasurer Brandon Harden.
Warpinski awarded North Callahan Essay Prize
Joseph Warpinski, an economics major with a dual minor of business administration and history, has won the 2013 North Callahan Essay Prize for his submission “The Overextension of the British Empire and its Subsequent Demise.” Warpinski received a $1,000 cash prize. To read the essay, click here.
New FYRE book chosen for 2013-14
Based on the National Public Radio series, This I Believe is a collection of short essays by eighty Americans—the famous to the not-so-widely known—on highly divergent personal beliefs.
Mocs at the Masters
Masters Week 2013 is an exciting time for Mocs golfer Steven Fox, who won the 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship last August at Cherry Hills Country Club near Denver. As a result of that win, he was invited to play in the Masters in Augusta.
UTC partners with SALT to promote financial literacy
April is National Financial Literacy Month and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is kicking off a month-long series of events to spread the word on campus about SALT™, a financial education resource that teaches students and alumni to make better decisions about borrowing for college, repaying student loans and managing money.
Student selected for prestigious summer leadership program
For UTC student Robert Fisher, a casual lunch led to a life-changing opportunity. Fisher was recently accepted into The Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s prestigious summer leadership program. He was urged to apply for the program after meeting with DeMarcus Pegues, a UTC alumnus who attended the program in summer 2007. Fisher first met with Pegues…