UTC is one of the first colleges in the state accepted into the Healthier Tennessee Communities effort. The goal of the program is to improve the overall health of Tennesseans by encouraging participants to be physically active for at least 30 minutes each week, eat a healthy diet and stop tobacco use.
UTC hosts Lemonade Week examining Beyoncé’s visual album
UTC is embracing Beyoncé’s “visual album” Lemonade, using her thoughts along with Candice Benbow’s “Lemonade: The Syllabus” as jumping-off points to discuss issues raised on Lemonade, such as the lives, loves and pain of black women.
UTC offering regional tuition rate to freshman and sophomore students
Freshman and sophomore students from six counties in North Georgia and one in Alabama can now save thousands of dollars when they attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga through the advantage of UTC’s regional tuition rate.
UT Board of Trustees meeting: webcast
The meeting of the full board begins at 1 p.m. EDT on March 29 in the Tennessee Room of the UTC University Center and will be webcast live and archived for later viewing.
UTC Named Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been designated as a Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine (EIM), in recognition of dedication to health and wellbeing of the campus community.
UTC and Cornerstones, Inc. partner to offer historic preservation courses
Cornerstones, Inc. has established the Cornerstones Professor in Residence at UTC. Andrew Smith, local educator, architect, and preservationist is the organization’s first Professor to take on the role.
Alumna dropped “Kicking and Screaming” into new FOX reality show
NaKeisha Turk, a former UTC cheerleader who graduated with a degree in political science in 2012, was one of ten divas paired with ten survivalists in FOX’s newest reality show, Kicking and Screaming. The eight-week series premiered on Thursday, March 9 at 9 PM and will continue to air on Thurdays at 9 PM EST.
UTC elephant psychology expert Dr. Preston Foerder quoted on NBC News
UTC’s own resident elephant psychology expert, Dr. Preston Foerder, was recently quoted on NBC News regarding elephants’ unusual sleep patterns.
Get advised today!
Advisement season is upon us. Whether you’re new to advising or a seasoned pro, here are a few tips or refreshers to help you navigate advising and registering for classes.
Alumna wins $25,000 Tennessee Milken Educator Award
Baker, who earned both a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from UTC in 2010, is the only Milken Educator Award recipient for Tennessee and the 33rd and final honoree named nationwide for 2016-17. This season marks the 30th year of the Milken Educator Awards, hailed by Teacher magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching.”