Dr. Hugh Prevost and Dr. Verbie Prevost were recently honored as the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus and Alumna for the Department of English at Mississippi College. The two met at Mississippi College and were married in historic Provine Chapel on the Mississippi College campus in 1974.
Take Five Series to focus on Appalachian Literature
UTC’s popular Take Five literary series returns in 2014 with a focus on Appalachian Literature. This year’s series will take place Tuesday nights from January through April.
University celebrates the holidays with annual traditions
The University got into the holiday spirit this season by participating in community events and arranging on-campus celebrations.
Huesman, Tull earn postseason football honors
UTC head football coach Russ Huesman and junior defensive end Davis Tull each received extensive post season honors for their roles in leading the Mocs to a historic 8-4 SoCon championship season.
UTC develops partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
UTC students will have the opportunity to live and work with the Eastern Band Cherokee in the Cherokee community May 5 – 23, 2014.
“In May 2013 we made an agreement, a tribal council resolution, with the Eastern Cherokee Band, recognizing a partnership between the Military Science Department at UTC and the Eastern Band for the purposes of scholarship, cultural exchange, and cultural consciousness,” says Major Robert Ricks.
Graduates hike the Appalachian Trail
UTC graduates Eli Fowler and Brandon Taylor recently hiked the grueling 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. For six months, these alumni trekked across thirteen states, from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mt. Katahdin, Maine. Read about their journey in the December 2013 issue of Get Out Chattanooga magazine.
Scholarship recipients grateful for EWI contribution
Tina Clevenger wants to pursue a law degree so that she can help people who live in poverty. She feels there is work to be done to fix the flawed legal system so that laws are structured to better assist those living below the poverty line.
Spring semester begins Monday, January 6
Classes at UTC will resume on Monday, January 6. Classes that were not paid for by December 13, 2013, have already been cancelled due to non-payment. Students who register after December 13, 2013 and those that re-register due to cancellations must pay prior to the first official day of classes, January 6, 2014 to avoid…
BlueCross establishes Vicky B. Gregg Chair at UTC
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.