After days of anticipation, the Chattanooga area was greeted with its first large snowfall of the year. Campus was blanketed with snow, and students enjoyed themselves with snowball fights, making snow angels, and sledding. Here are some user submitted photos of the day’s fun.
Chattanooga GENI Rack installed at UTC
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, working in partnership with The Enterprise Center and US Ignite, has acquired and activated a GENI rack. The GENI rack (i.e., Global Environment for Network Innovations) is linked with similar racks in 60 other leading universities in smart cities in the U.S. and internationally. The racks act collectively as…
Experienced international economist Eric Kruger joins UTC Faculty
Eric Kruger speaks five languages, has worked in forty-two states and eleven countries, and he’s UTC’s new adjunct economics professor as of January 2015. “A dream of mine was to be able to bring all of the experience that I have and be able to teach economics at UTC. That has now come true and…
UTC InfoSec Center earns new designation from NSA and Homeland Security
It’s stressful for consumers to learn about technology pickpockets who steal sensitive online information, wreaking havoc for government agencies, insurance companies, and department store chains. We can’t conjure an invisible shield to protect us, but on our own campus is a regional model for promoting excellence in information security education, assisting businesses, government agencies, education…
Battle Academy seeking mentors for students
March is Mentor Month and Battle Academy is starting a new program to match mentors with their students. WUTC Feature News Producer Rabbit Zielke interviewed Battle Academy Principal Saunya Gus, Instructional Facilitator and Technology Coordinator Katie Hetrick, and parent volunteer Andrew Kean about the new program.
Five inducted to 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni Affairs announced the Class of 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees.
Students leave UTC for Holocaust study tour, one student blogging about experience
A group of UTC students enrolled in a history course, The Holocaust: Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders, will take a Holocaust study tour in Poland and Germany during UTC’s spring break.
New student geology group established
To better prepare students for work in the professional field, the UTC Department of Geology has established a student chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). The University’s chapter is only one of two in the state of Tennessee and one of 24 nationwide.
The Perch offers student run radio, music, and programming
Whether you’re seeking campus information, hip tunes, or diverse programming, look no further than The Perch, a web based, student run radio station located in the Student Media Center of the University Center game room.
$1.1 million gift establishes Finley Chair in American Business
Continuing a legacy of support for UTC, a $1.1 million gift from the Finley family has created the W. Max Finley Chair for Excellence in American Business to honor the entrepreneurial energy and career of the late W. Max Finley, former Chairman of the RockTenn Corporation. The W. Max Finley Chair will employ or retain…