The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announces the establishment of the Vicky B. Gregg Chair of Gerontology in its School of Nursing. The Chair is funded by a $1.5 million gift from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation and honors the distinguished career of the organization’s retired chief executive officer.
M.B.A. graduate benefitted from TRIO programs
As a middle school student, Saasha Jones enjoyed the GEAR-UP program and later Upward Bound as a Brainerd High School student. Although both of these federally funded TRIO programs were designed to encourage young students from disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare for college, Jones wasn’t sure higher education was for her. Then she realized she had a higher GPA than some of the UTC student mentors she met through Upward Bound.
Two commencement ceremonies scheduled, number of grads increases
As UTC’s student body grows, so do the number of graduates. That’s why beginning this semester, the University will hold two commencement ceremonies, dividing graduates based upon their colleges. Both ceremonies will be held Saturday, December 14, in the UTC McKenzie Arena.
Construction Management Program information session: December 11
Engineering Management & Technology faculty will offer information about the UTC Construction Management Program in a session on Wednesday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Maytag Conference Room in the Engineering, Math and Computer Science Building at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
Business students experience international business culture
UTC College of Business students are getting a rare opportunity to see the world. Two classes will be offered in the spring semester and one in the summer that will center around ten day trips abroad.
Alumna named national leader
Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt ’67 has been elected to lead the American Chemical Society (ACS). Schmidt, a chemistry graduate, was named the 1995 UTC Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Trumpet festival comes to UTC
The Department of Music will host the 2014 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast at the UTC Fine Arts Center, January 17-19. Admission to performances by guest artists and a jam session is free and open to the public.
Dr. Ann Holmes receives state honor
When Dr. Ann Holmes was a freshman at UTC, she was struggling to find a class when she decided to try geology at 8 a.m. with the legendary late professor Dr. “Rock” Wilson. “I was mesmerized from day one. This school fostered my interest in rocks,” Holmes said.
Mocs pile up SoCon postseason honors
The Southern Conference Champion Chattanooga Mocs football team tied a school record with nine individuals earning All-SoCon recognition.
UTC Challenger STEM Learning Center featured in space travel discussion
In support of the world’s first commercial space flight in 2014, the UTC Challenger STEM Learning Center participated in a live Google Hangout streamed live around the world. The event was sponsored by the National Challenger Center Network, Virgin Galactic, and Galactic Unite.