The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was recently honored with the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Green Power Switch Leadership Awards. This award recognizes organizations that are dedicated to renewable power and energy efficiency.
Model ship dedication honors Dr. Gavin Townsend
Dr. Gavin Townsend, UTC Professor of Art History, was recently honored with the dedication of a model Viking ship. With a special research interest of American architectural history, Townsend has received the SGA Outstanding Professor Award, has served as Faculty Senate President, and also been on the Tennessee Historical Commission.
LeaderShape: discovering your passion, creating a vision
Justin Pohl in UTC Student Development offered me a challenging proposal: take a week away from UTC University Relations and join several faculty members to facilitate a LeaderShape Institute at Camp Lookout. Sleep in a cabin, grab food from the chow line, and help a group of UTC students figure out who they are, where they want to go, and how to get there from here.
Alumna selected in top teacher search
Athena Davis (’00 and ’01) was recently named a top five finalist in “Live’s Top Teacher Search” contest on the nationally syndicated “Live with Kelly and Michael” hosted by Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.
UTC Selected to Attend AAC&U Summer Institute
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is among the colleges, community colleges, universities, and state systems sending teams to one of three regularly scheduled 2014 summer institutes. The UTC team will attend the Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,…
UTC graduate finishes strong with TVA internship
May graduate Glenn Garrett was among the first UTC students to declare nuclear engineering as his emphasis of study. Before he picked up his diploma for both a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Nuclear Emphasis, Garrett’s achievements as a TVA intern were applauded, because the results…
Dr. Alp appointed Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Neslihan Alp, who has served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research in the College of Engineering and Computer Science as well as the Department Head of Engineering Management and Technology since 2006, has been appointed to a new role as the Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
National scholarship awarded to UTC engineering student
Nicholas True, a mechanical engineering student at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga, has been awarded a $10,000 national scholarship by the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington, D.C. His selection was based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, a written essay, and collegiate recommendations. Earlier in 2014, True was one of two students to be…
Glenn Draper Scholarship recipient named
Brianna Daugherty has been selected to receive the Glenn Draper Scholarship, awarded to a student who has completed two successive years in UTC Choral Activities and has demonstrated successful academic performance. The scholarship was established in 2002 by friends and colleagues of Glenn Draper—it is funded through a UC Foundation endowment.
Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit returns to Chattanooga, UTC will cohost event
One of the Southeast’s longest running science and technology conferences will return to Chattanooga June 4-5, on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).