Since 2016, Cassandra Robinson—also known as Ms. Cassandra across campus—has been a friend to everyone who visits Crossroads Dining Hall at UTC. Read what she had to say about her role at UTC.
Perseverance personified: How Rakiesha Lewis has juggled motherhood, work and her educational journey
Not only was Rakiesha Lewis a full-time criminal justice student completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2020, but she was also a full-time mom of three. Four years later, she is a full-time employee coming back to UTC to pursue a Master of Science in Criminal Justice.
House Calls is here to help
House Calls is an Enrollment Management and Student Affairs initiative created to help ease the transition for students experiencing challenges or having questions about life on campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, volunteers from the UTC campus will knock on dorm doors and connect with the first-year students to say “Hi” and engage in conversation.
Picture perfect: First-week activities welcome students back to campus
An array of photos of Welcome Week 2024 activities captured through the lens of UTC photographer Angela Foster.
Chattanooga smart city project hailed by prestigious national organization
A project involving the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and multiple public and private sector partners is being highlighted by Local Infrastructure Hub, a prestigious national entity that advocates for federal municipal funding and is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Federal funding of $2 million for “Planning and Prototyping” was awarded to the project through the SMART grant program established by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
UTC’s ‘CHAI’ artificial intelligence launches ‘CH-AI Brews’
Both the campus and Chattanooga community are invited to a launch and listening party for “CH-AI Brews,” the student-led podcast for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Artificial Intelligence Initiative. The initiative is also known as “Chattanooga’s AI,” from which the podcast derives its name. The listening party takes place 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Guerry Center Reading Room on campus.
Got your goat? UTC students relax with furry yoga buddies
Around 140 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students visited Chamberlain Field on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to unwind during the first week of classes, along with some four-legged friends—goats. Goat yoga, hosted by the Center for Wellbeing and the Office of Student and Family Engagement, is a Welcome Week tradition in which students attempt their best yoga poses while goats jump on their backs, bellies and shoulders.
Recent UTC graduate Marietta Song lands prestigious international fellowship
Marietta Song, a May 2024 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate with a bachelor’s degree in studio art, has been awarded the highly competitive Stevens Initiative Alumni Fellowship. She is the first UTC alum to receive this fellowship, which is supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Registration is open for “Chattanooga Connect 2024,” an October national convening of smart tech and urban mobility leaders
The Gig City’s reputation as a national leader for next-level technological innovation and mobility solutions takes a big step forward this fall when the UTC Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) hosts Chattanooga Connect 2024 from Oct. 21-23 at the University Center.
UTC a leader or collaborator on three of seven projects awarded ‘TNGO’ funds
Of almost $3 million in funding for a combined seven projects announced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD), the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is leading one project and a collaborator on two other projects. The total $2.9 million in grants is being awarded through TNECD’s Transportation Network Growth Opportunity, or TNGO, initiative.