Ashwyn Sam admits it: He’s kind of a procrastinator. “I like to think that I like to work slow, but it’s actually procrastination,” he says with a smile in his voice. His drive to “work slow” is why, when he decided to apply to be one of the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars for 2020—a scholarship worth…
Social work students are helping the helpless
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
Good to Know: Spring Break Cometh
Travel Health: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/spring-break-travel Hey, did you know Spring Break officially starts Monday? Yeah, rhetorical question. You’re already counting down the seconds until your last class. Nine days away from the stress of school. Exams. Huh? Textbooks. What are those? Research papers? Never heard of ’em. Beach. Mountains. Home. Here we come. But—yeah, sorry, there’s a…
Chronic autoimmune disease doesn’t block student from master’s degree
Challenges and unexpected situations occur for most college freshmen, but Andrea Fuchs faced something uniquely difficult. As a high school graduate from suburban St. Louis, Fuchs was excited to be leaving her hometown and on her way to study journalism at the University of Missouri. But the month before moving into her residence hall, she…
UTC Herstory: Trailblazing women, fun facts and more
With the help of UTC Library Special Collections, we’ve rounded up these interesting facts you didn’t know about women’s history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Brown and Crain pursuing similar goals both in school and after
Brother2Brother When: 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday Where: University Center’s Ocoee or Hiwassee Room. On John Crain’s right arm is a tattoo of his smiling grandmother—Brenda Woolridge—along with the date of her birthday and a quote: “Mothers don’t fear death. Their only fear is leaving their children in the world knowing that no one will love…
Lee family is a triple threat with 3 siblings earning UTC degrees
A junior in electrical engineering, Caroline Lee is being fascinated with electrical circuits, electromagnetism and robotics.
Time to choose your housing room
https://www.utc.edu/housing/current-students/room-assignment-information.php
Worldwide win spells relief for hard-working rocket team
Rocket Mocs team Andrew Byrd Sean Conway Jonathan DeGuzman Mason Gregoire Alex Trotter Ashwyn Sam, advisor and member of the 2018 Rocket Mocs Dillon Grider, advisor and member of 2017 Rocket Mocs John Brand, simulation advisor Trevor Elliott, UC Foundation assistant professor of UTC mechanical engineering Rocket Mocs sponsors Miller Industries: 3D Printing of nose…
Students honored for making Dean’s List while living on campus
Scholars in Residence ceremony recognized 179 students who live on-campus and also made the Dean’s List in fall semester.