Newark Mayor Cory Booker will speak on community building as the third annual George T. Hunter Lecture Series continues Thursday, November 18, 7 p.m., at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center, located at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. Admission is free and open to the public; seating is limited.
Pregame bonfire celebration Wednesday, November 10
Mocs fans are invited to attend a bonfire celebration on Wednesday, November 10, to “Get Fired Up to Beat Samford.” Enjoy snacks at the student park beginning at 6:30 p.m. and then join your friends on historic Chamberlain Field in the heart of campus for an exciting night!
Lauren Templeton to lead new finance initiative for UTC College of Business
Hedge fund manager and published author Lauren Templeton, founder and principal of Lauren Templeton Capital Management and Maximum Pessimism, LLC, will serve as Director of Finance for the Future, a new initiative at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s College of Business.
Student to present research at international scientific meeting
UTC student Carolyn Hoagland, selected as a Volkswagen Distinguished Scholar to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will present her research at the 2010 Annual Meeting and International Research Conference of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. This event will be held November 11-14 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Connor Society Presents a Conversation with Pete Cooper
Pete Cooper, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, will be interviewed by Grant Law, prominent businessman and philanthropist, during the next Connor Society Conversation. The event will take place November 22 at 6 p.m. in the Chattanooga Room of the UTC University Center. The theme for the occasion, which is open to the…
UTC shares in City of Chattanooga water abatement award
When the City of Chattanooga received the Outstanding Overflow Abatement Award by the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association, the University was also recognized. Before the Chattanooga City Council, Vice Chancellor Richard Brown received a plaque for the University’s role in the Warner Park/Engel Stadium Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project.
Noe kicks off Women’s Studies annual lecture series
Women’s Studies at UTC kicks off its annual lecture series on Monday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Signal Mountain Room of the University Center with a presentation by Dr. Marcia Noe entitled “BFFs or Frenemies: Female Friendship in Literature and Culture.” All lectures in the series are open to the public and there…
Newly named UT President Joe DiPietro visits campus
Former Interim UT President Jan Simek called newly named UT President Joe DiPietro “the right man for the job” when he introduced the 24th president to UTC faculty, staff, students and friends of the University.
University awarded security grant
UTC was one of 18 institutions selected to receive a U.S. Department of Education Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) grant worth nearly a half million dollars to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for emergency management. Across the United States, 327 institutions applied for the grant.
Nobel Laureate Ostrom to speak November 17
Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, will speak in the Burkett Miller Distinguished Guest Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 17, at 12 noon in the UTC University Center Auditorium. Dr. Ostrom will discuss “The Challenge of Self-Governance in Complex Contemporary Environments.”