Today we had a lighter experience, we visited the Jewish center in Oswiecim. This place not only looks at the horrible things that happened to the Jews during the Holocaust, but also at their happiness before and after the war. We got to play detectives as we handled different photos of something in the center.…
Holocaust Tour takes students to Auschwitz
Today started with layering up for the cold wind that awaits us outside. Upon arriving to the camp of Auschwitz 1, it’s not like the photos that most of us were raised on seeing, the camp is covered with two barbed wire fences and destroyed roads, but the buildings are what really take you by…
Veterans writing group established
For a military veteran, adjusting to college life may be a difficult transition. In an effort to help assist student veterans and their families, the UTC Student Veterans Organization (SVO) has teamed up with the Department of English to offer a new veterans writing group.
Holocaust Tour stirs emotions as students experience memorials
By Taralyn Wiley Today started out with pretty good weather with a little cold breeze as we traveled to the memorial of the gypsies and the homosexuals. It opens one’s mind to the knowledge of the killing of not only the Jews, but also other groups. The sites are very simple, but the students connected…
Concert of American Music coming to UTC March 16
Three great American works for violin and piano will be performed at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Monday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., Roland Hayes Concert Hall, in the UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Palmetto and Vine Streets.
UTC students visit Wannsee House, Sachsenhausen Camp in first days of Holocaust tour
The beautiful walls hold a dark past. Walking through the house you can see where the conference and the living quarters would be. A feeling of almost anger comes as you sit in the same spot as those that were the masterminds of the killing of thousands of people.
Chattanooga named to lead White House TechHire Initiative
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke announced today that the City is joining forces with Unum, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, and others to launch a new TechHire Initiative to increase access to technology training and IT jobs for Chattanoogans. The nationwide kick-off for the TechHire Initiative will occur today at the National League of Cities…
Graduate Athletic Training Program researches impact in youth football
Faculty and students in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Graduate Athletic Training Program joined MomsTEAM Institute, a leading youth sports health and safety think tank and watchdog group, for a pilot test of MomsTEAM’s innovative SmartTeam™ program which installs impact sensors in youth football players’ helmets. “This started as an initiative to improve policies,…
Arbor Day celebration honors UTC as Tree Campus USA
UTC celebrated five consecutive years as a Tree Campus USA and the City of Chattanooga was also honored for its 25th anniversary as a Tree City USA on Arbor Day, March 6. The State of Tennessee honored both the University and the City of Chattanooga for these milestones. Of the 347 cities in the State…
Seventh Annual Asia Conference discusses economics, political issues
Yasuo Saito has learned many things during his recent tour of the southern United States, but none more interesting than the meaning and pronunciation of the word, “y’all.” Saito, Former Ambassador of Japan, and a group of panelists were on campus for the Seventh Annual Introduction to Asia Conference. Sponsored by The Freeman Foundation, the…