UTC’s master plan consultants presented the latest draft for future development in a series of campus and community sessions held March 21 and 22. We welcome your comments on the blog. The drawing represents proposed buildings, structures, and spaces in dark, vibrant colors. Existing buildings, structures, and spaces are shown in lighter colors.
Radio Hall of Famer shares cake and life advice with students
By Iris Mahan, University Relations Intern Legendary radio broadcast announcer Luther Masingill celebrated his 90th Birthday with students and offered “A Conversation with Luther,” an event held during UTC’s Communication Week.
English majors attend literary conference
By Iris Mahan, University Relations Intern English writing seniors traveled to Chicago on March 1st to join 10,000 other writers at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. Students were accompanied by English faculty including Sybil Baker, who was on hand to promote her forthcoming novel, Into This World, and Dr. Rick Jackson,…
“Talk of the Nation” begins March 19 on WUTC
On March 19th at noon, WUTC FM-88.1, the public radio voice of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, will begin its non-stop broadcasting of WUTC-HD 2. This new service will provide listeners with two five- day- a- week National Public Radio news magazines not currently on the air in the Chattanooga market.
T.S. Eliot scholar to speak Tuesday, March 20
Jewel Spears Brooker, Professor of Literature, Eckerd College, presents the 2012 UTC Lecture in the Humanities “The Discordant Self: Mind and Body in T.S. Eliot’s Poetry” on Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m., Grote Hall, Room 131. Admission is free and the lecture is open to the public.
Researcher to address teen sleep patterns, early school start times
The UTC Diversity Lecture Series presents “Adolescence: Teen Sleep Patterns and Early School Start Times,” a lecture by Dr. Mary A. Carskadon, Director of Chronobiology and Sleep Research at Bradley Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. Carskadon will speak on Thursday, March 29, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at First Centenary, Oak Street…
Federal health care plan forum scheduled March 21
The Multidisciplinary Council on Judicial Studies is sponsoring a public forum on the US federal health care plan on Wednesday, March 21, 5-7 p.m., in the Chattanooga Rooms of the UTC University Center.
Give a life changing-gift, Get in the Game
The UTC Football Mocs are recruiting students to “Get in the Game” and become part of the Be The Match Registry, the world’s largest hematopoietic cell registry pairing stem cell donors with patients suffering from blood cancers.
Grant, Kennedy to be honored at Legends and Leaders
Mary Anne Grant (‘71), President and CEO of the International Student Exchange programs, will be honored as the 2012 Distinguished Alumna and James D. Kennedy, Jr., President of Kenco Group, will receive the 2012 Outstanding Service Award at the annual Legends & Leaders Dinner on Friday, May 4, at the Chattanooga Golf & Country Club.
Mocs induct six into Athletics Hall of Fame
Mike Hunt (Football), Brent Johnson (Football), Wes Moore (Men’s Basketball), Jon Sioredas (Wrestling), Alice Tym (Women’s Tennis) and Shannon Womack Robbins (Cross Country/Track and Field) comprise the six members of the Class of 2011 inducted into the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame.