For two University employees, work doesn’t end when they leave campus at the end of the day. Dr. Deborah Arfken and Jayne Holder continued to volunteer in the community and were recently honored for their service.
Alternative Spring Break engages students
Nearly fifty UTC students participated in the first UTC Alternative Spring Break (ASB), engaging in activities to benefit residents in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.
Russian delegation visits campus, forms partnerships with faculty
A visit to the Tivoli Theatre or Coolidge Park in downtown Chattanooga couldn’t top a visit to UTC for a group of Russian professors and university administrators. The group visited UTC to learn about the American higher education system, but left pleasantly surprised by the friendliness and generosity of the faculty and staff.
ACE Mentor Program encourages high school students
Three high school students involved in a yearlong commitment to learn more about architecture, construction and engineering received scholarships to pursue their academic goals. Their final projects, displayed at UTC, are considered in the scholarship selection process.
Engineering students adapt a rocker for Emory
Eight-year-old Emory is doing things she’s never been able to do before, thanks to an adapted car seat made into a rocker with wheels.
Thompson honored with state community service award
When Dr. Roger Thompson recently arranged for UTC resident assistants to visit the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, he was fairly sure it was the first time they had ever seen the site. He wanted the student housing employees to understand how the homeless are served at the Community Kitchen so that they could find a way…
Wigal receives Supernova Award
Dr. Cecelia Wigal, assistant dean in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering was named the recipient of the 2011 Supernova Award at the 2011 Odyssey Luncheon and Awards Ceremony: A Journey of the Rising Stars at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Soledad O’Brien, CNN Special Correspondent and award-winning author, presented the…
Graduate to work for national fishing federation
A few years ago, new UTC graduate Alex Craw didn’t know college fishing teams existed. That all changed when he saw something on television about students his age pursuing a hobby he enjoyed.
New power simulation lab opens
With the nuclear disaster in Japan, the attention on nuclear energy plants and the systems used to manage them has never been greater. A partnership between The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and TVA has led to a gift of software and the creation of a new lab at UTC to enhance the education of…
Update: Guns on campus bill under study
A bill that would allow faculty and staff of Tennessee public colleges and universities to carry guns on campus was sent to a summer study committee by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill is likely to not come up for debate until next year.