UTC’s first-ever intern for Volkswagen in Germany is preparing to leave for Wolfsberg. The University is hopeful Adrianna Eder, a Brock Scholar, is the first of many UTC students who will participate in the UTC-Osfalia University of Applied Sciences bilateral exchange relationship.
See a documentary about Civil Rights leaders in Chattanooga February 24
Civil rights leaders in Chattanooga will be prominently featured in the documentary 9 United for Equality: Reflections on the Struggle of Civil Rights in Chattanooga, to be shown Monday, February 24, 5:15 p.m., in the UTC University Center Auditorium. The documentary video will run 45 minutes; a reception will follow.
Chancellor Angle delivers State of the University Address on March 5, 2014
UTC Chancellor Steven R. Angle will deliver “Achieving Excellence—Charting the path to the future” to the community on Wednesday, March 5 at 8 a.m. at the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Richard Jackson publishes two new poetry books
Dr Richard Jackson, UTNAA Professor of English, is publishing his eleventh book of poetry, Out of Place.
Two recent grads hired to grow sports tourism in Chattanooga
UTC alumni Patrick Sutton and Brant Donlon are teaming up for the Chattanooga Sports Committee to grow sports tourism in the Scenic City. They graduated in December 2013 and landed newly created positions.
Black male student initiative boosts retention and graduation rates
A highly structured program focused on more than success in the classroom is increasing the number of black male graduates at UTC.
Student Support Services (SSS) launched the University’s first-ever black male initiative, Black Males on Campus (BMOCS) in fall 2010 to promote the retention of black male students so that they can succeed and graduate from UTC. Not only does this program focus on success in the classroom, it also addresses social, cultural, emotional, personal and financial issues.
Tell me a story: Alumnus wins awards for his photography
The first time award-winning photojournalist Billy Weeks ’84 flew to Central America, he was on assignment for the U.S. military in 1999. He was bound for El Salvador, where American troops were helping to rebuild schools and buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch.
Get In The Game, Save a Life and donate blood to Bloodanooga on February 25-26
It’s a no-brainer for Heather Parman, UTC alumna and Mocs volleyball player: she wants UTC to Get In The Game and become part of Be The Match Registry, the cell registry that pairs potential donors with patients suffering from blood cancers.
Students enjoy snow days
Building snowmen, sledding down hills, and getting into snowball fights were just a few of the fun activities UTC students did during their two days off from the busy spring semester. View some student submitted photos below. The full gallery is available on our Flickr page. Students can continue to submit their photos on our Facebook…
See Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues February 13-15
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will present a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues on Thursday, February 13 at 7 p.m., Friday, February 14, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m. at the University Center Auditorium.