By Megan Davis, UTC University Relations intern Now that University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Steven Fox is back in town, he has had time to reflect on his recent win. Fox made history on Sunday, August 19, when he won the U.S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.…
UTC golfer Fox wins U.S. Amateur Championship
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Steven Fox made history on Sunday, August 19, when he won the U.S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Fox is the first Mocs golfer to win a national tournament, rallying from 2-down with two holes to play.
Patten Series returns with innovative performances
The 2012-2013 Patten Performance Series continues to bring the world’s most innovative artists to Chattanooga. This season features performances from popular music artists, comedy tropes, and dance companies. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at the UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
New faculty, tenure, promotions announced for 2012-13
Dr. Pamela Ashmore is the new head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. She joins us from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Languages.
Challenger Center bestows awards
Just before she handed the George H.W. Bush Award to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers told the crowd gathered for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) conference at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, “This is an eagle and we are the wind beneath her wings.”
Student-athlete named Soccer Preseason All-Conference
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Becca Smith was named to the Southern Conference Coaches’ Women’s Soccer Preseason Team the league office announced today. Read more here.
Bachelor of Integrated Studies information workshops offered
Are you having trouble choosing between two or three majors? Would a mixture of majors better fit your career aspirations? Maybe the Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) degree is for you.
Three Shades of Green
It’s “Three Shades of Green” and eighteen feet high, a new and colorful beacon floating above waves of campus construction. Jim Collins, former art professor at UTC, has created a sculpture fashioned with three powder-coated aluminum figures sitting 15 feet high, perched atop recycled fiberglass turbine blades.
Dr. Jeffery Elwell named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
A former journalist turned playwright turned professor is now the Dean of the UTC College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Jeffery Elwell joins the College from Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) where he served as Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives.
2012-13 George T. Hunter Lecture Series announced
The 2012-13 George T. Hunter Lecture Series begins its fifth year with a presentation by Diane Ravitch, Education historian and Former Assistant Secretary of Education, on Tuesday, September 18, 7 p.m. Ravitch will speak in the UTC Fine Arts Center, Roland Hayes Concert Hall.