This is the academy’s inaugural year of programming. It was created to target local high school students who showed talent but were not reached through similar programs.
Local students study space, robots and creativity at STEAM Academies
Throughout the summer, the Challenger STEM Learning Center hosts weeklong STEAM Academies for local students from kindergarten to eighth grade. From July 9-13, kids from second and third grades were at the center, learning about space, robots and sparking their imagination and creativity.
Memorial service on campus honors the Fallen Five
The Student Veterans Organization held a service to honor the five military men shot and killed three years ago.
Summer Bridge: Students building connections to the community
Twenty-seven incoming freshmen take part in UTC’s Summer Bridge program, a five-week crash course of credit-earning classes, campus tours, community service and, yes, just plain fun.
UTC students, faculty and staff participate in Heroes Run
Four from UTC took part in July 14’s Heroes Run, which honors the Fallen Five killed in 2015.
International students study social startups in Chattanooga
This summer marks the third year in a row that the SUSI program, specifically a group of students studying social entrepreneurship, is calling UTC its home base.
Program shows teachers how to combine art with math, science, other subjects
In the Arts Learning Lab, teachers were shown how to integrate art into other subjects such as math and science and history.
UTC student developing a business plan to teach sex education
Kenzie Butera is a finalist in the 2018 36|86 competition, in which 13 students from around the state pitch their startup business plan to judges.
UTC School of Nursing focuses on student-centered education
School of Nursing is a major part of Chattanooga’s medical community.
UTC English professor talks about her latest novel
For an interview on WUTC-FM about While You Were Gone, the latest novel from UC Foundation Professor of English Sybil Baker, go to: http://wutc.org/post/chekov-chattanooga-influence-sybil-baker-s-novel-while-you-were-gone