Ninety-two Marching Mocs band members will travel to London on Wednesday, Dec. 27, to participate in the London New Year’s Day Parade. The parade will be broadcast in the U.S. on PBS stations starting at 7 a.m. EST.
Dr. Artanya Wesley appointed Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Dr. Artanya Wesley has been appointed the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s next vice chancellor of enrollment management and student affairs. Wesley, who will assume her new duties on Feb. 5, comes to UTC from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she has served as vice chancellor for student affairs since 2019.
Searching through about 850 stories finds 15 personal favorites
Shawn Ryan, who is retiring at the end of the year after spending seven years with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division of Communications and Marketing and around 40 years in journalism, searched through 850 stories to share his 15 personal favorites.
Crossing the finish line: UTC celebrates Class of 2023
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted its 262nd commencement with three separate ceremonies Dec. 15-16.
Writing about Chattanooga native’s harrowing Vietnam War rescue earns national acclaim for UTC student
Senior Caroline Colvin, pursuing bachelor’s degrees in communication and Spanish, placed seventh in the highly competitive Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition for her Rising Rock feature titled “The Road to the Medal.” Colvin, head editor of Rising Rock and editor-in-chief of the University Echo, is UTC’s first-ever winner in the Hearst Foundation writing competition.
UTC graduates first cybersecurity cohort
The initial cohort of students in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology in Cybersecurity (BAS-IT CyS) degree program crossed the McKenzie Arena stage during commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 16. The accelerated degree program’s first cohort participated in its first class on Jan. 9.
History in the making: For doctoral recipient Tony Galloway, “It’s like the crown on top of years of working in education”
It’s one thing to say you’re a life-long learner. It’s another thing to prove it. At University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Graduate School commencement exercises on Friday, Dec. 15, at McKenzie Arena, 72-year-old Tony Galloway took part in a doctoral hooding ceremony—the recipient of a doctorate in Education: Learning and Leadership (Ed.D.).
‘There is no barrier and no limit if you have that passion to learn’
Fatimah Musa, who will receive a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics during University of Tennessee at Chattanooga undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 16, was born with cone-rod dystrophy—a type of inherited retinal degeneration affecting the retina’s photoreceptor cells. The condition is characterized by progressive loss of function and death of the eyes’ cone and rod photoreceptor cells, leading to vision loss.
Graduate student, pregnant and nomadic: Gentry Whittaker’s unusual path to commencement
Gentry Whittaker graduates from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Friday, Dec. 15, with a master’s degree in business administration, and with UTC’s 100% online MBA program, students can complete their studies from anywhere in the world. Whittaker’s experience, though, was unlike most others. Throughout her academic journey, she lived as a nomad.
Final act: Theater graduate finds ‘a sense of fulfillment’ from acting
Isaiah Mark Owens took acting classes in high school and, when all was said and done, the thrill of acting stuck. The end result is a degree in theater he will earn in December 2023 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.