Communication lecturer Billy Weeks has been a photojournalist for more than 25 years.
Feeding the homeless and hungry is a crusade for El Taylor
“Everyone Deserves to Be Fed” https://risingrock.net/2019/10/21/el-everyone-deserves-to-be-fed/ Even in the summer, El Taylor feels like Santa Claus. Every other week or so, she makes about 100 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches and then hits the street, handing them out to the homeless. “A lot of times, the majority of people I see are asleep, so it’s kind of like…
Southern Scuffle brings teams from across the U.S. to McKenzie Arena
https://gomocs.com/news/2019/10/15/southern-scuffle-tickets-on-sale-now.aspx
Looking back: 2019 was filled with important and interesting developments at UTC
A look at what took place at UTC in 2019, including campus updates, alums making impacts and faculty appointments.
UTC student photographers make unprecedented showing at Hearst Photo Competition
The collective work of photojournalism students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has achieved an unprecedented 7th-place ranking among a field of 75 universities throughout the United States in the prestigious Hearst Photo One News and Features national photo competition.
Top 10 UTC stories on Facebook run from nursing to to NBC drama
Here are the 10 most-read stories on the UTC Facebook page for 2019: 1. Nursing students hit 100 percent pass rate on national licensing exam: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2019/10/nursing-students-hit-100-percent-pass-rate-on-national-licensing-exam/ 2. UTC receives $15-million dollar bequest: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2019/03/utc-receives-15-million-from-anonymous-donor/ 3. The Family Business: https://alumnus.tennessee.edu/2019/the-family-business/ 4. UTC Graduate Featured on Web Series: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2019/08/utc-graduate-featured-on-web-series/ 5. UT Promise Tour Visits…
Determination and dedication: Quitting was not an option for Chris Land
Chris Land wanted to be a mechanic. It was pretty much pre-destined. “Well, my whole life I have been raised in a mechanic family. So, I’ve always been under the hood of vehicles, but I planned on being a garage mechanic or something,” he said. But pre-destiny didn’t come true in his case. “When I…
Allison Swinford made a life-changing decision to attend UTC
It was an act of nobility one might not expect out of a high school student. And it came with an “uh-oh” caveat, as in “Uh-oh, what will I do now?” During her freshman year at Dalton (Ga.) High School, Allison Swinford already had her sights set on joining the U.S. Military Academy after graduation.…
Mocs running back Ailym Ford No. 5 nationally in 2019 Jerry Rice Award vote
Ailym Ford finished fifth in 2019 voting for the Jerry Rice Award voting, which goes to the national FCS freshman of the year. Ford is only the second Mocs player to finish in the Top 10 in Jerry Rice Award balloting, joining Jacob Huesman (fourth-place finish in 2012).
Ingram, Denniston named to All-Southern Conference faculty and staff team
Two from UTC chosen for Southern Conference honors