Dr. Anne Sarah Rubin of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will deliver the UTC History Department’s Second Annual Civil War Era Lecture “Stories of Sherman’s March” on Wednesday, January 21, at 6 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room of the UTC University Center.
Community forum to focus on poor health and its effects on quality of life, economy
January 22 summit to address how Tennessee’s decades-long position as one of the nation’s unhealthiest states poses risk to economic potential and quality of life, and identify state- and community-led initiatives to improve health outcomes.
Journalist challenges UTC audiences with new insight of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy
Jeff Johnson challenged a group of students, faculty, staff, and community members to celebrate the real legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. “The King that did work that was worthy of being honored didn’t make people feel comfortable,” he said. Johnson is an awarding-winning journalist, communications specialist, partner and Chief of Strategy for the Baltimore…
A Time to Celebrate
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Steve Angle invites you to join us for the Grand Opening of UTC’s new state-of-the-art library. Come enjoy tours, entertainment, refreshments, and see our new technologies. Thursday, January 29, 2015, 3-7 p.m. Remarks and ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamberlain Field entrance. We hope you will join…
UTC earns national Carnegie classification for community engagement
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has achieved the national designation of a 2015 Community Engagement University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UTC is one of only 361 campuses to currently hold the distinction. “We are honored that the Carnegie Foundation has recognized our campus with this national distinction. Strong partnerships…
Two UTC programs ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report
When U.S. News & World Report released the 2015-16 Best Online Programs, two programs at UTC made the list. The UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) is ranked in the top ten Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs. CECS offers a fully online Engineering Management graduate program and a variety of graduate online courses…
UTC professor presents positive results of financial literacy class
Dr. Christi Wann, UC Foundation Associate Professor of Finance, was an invited speaker in the first Dave Ramsey Collegiate Symposium. The symposium, hosted in Brentwood, Tennessee, was designed to show regional universities how Dave Ramsey and his team are working with leading colleges and universities to change students’ lives through financial literacy. Wann presented dramatic…
Engineering students grow edible plants, fish, in aquaponics system
People who live in developing countries sometimes don’t grow their food the old fashioned way. Instead, their food comes donated in a great big fish tank–an aquaponics system where the fish feed the plants, and the humans harvest fruit, veggies, and fish. A group of UTC engineering students in a senior interdisciplinary design class successfully…
Center for Community Career Education celebrates 35 years of service
The Center for Community Career Education celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2015, while two of its programs, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) and Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS), celebrated their 15th anniversaries in 2014. Since its founding in 1980, The Center has helped the University fulfill its mission, providing outreach…
UTC’s first intern with Volkswagen in Germany enjoys experience abroad
Adrianna Eder, a senior Brock Scholar pursuing a Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree with a focus on health care administration, was the first UTC student to intern at Volkswagen in Germany. Eder studied at Ostfalia University, in Wolfsburg, Germany – the location of the VW headquarters – from March 3 through July 10. “This is…