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.
Inaugural Tommie F. Brown Award presented
Brittiney Williams, a senior pursuing the Bachelor of Social Work degree, became the first recipient of the Tommie F. Brown Award for Community Service. Representative Tommie Brown, elected in 1992 to represent the 28th District, was on hand to present the award to Williams.
Students to present films at Annual Short Documentary Film Festival
The UTC Department of Communication is proud to announce its 4th Annual Short Documentary Film Festival, featuring seven films made by UTC students this semester in COMM 4550 (Documentary Video Production) on Friday, May 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room in the UTC University Center. The event is free and…
Graduate students honored by Sigma Xi
Mae Kile and Sara Terlecki, UTC graduate students, both received this year’s Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Award. Sigma Xi is the honor society of research scientists and engineers. It is an international, multidisciplinary society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise, reward excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of…
Update: Dr. Vandana Shiva concludes 2010-11 Hunter Lecture Series
Dr. Vandana Shiva, world‐renowned environmental leader and thinker, urged members of the UTC community to spark a “food revolution” based on sustainable food practices, political activism, and organic farming. As part of the Hunter Lecture Series, Shiva spoke on topics ranging from industrial agriculture to biodiversity to globalization before a large crowd in the Roland…
Spring 2011 Final Exam Hours
As the spring 2011 semester winds down, multiple campus service are extending hours to meet student needs.
State-of-the-art financial lab, trading room opens
A new state-of-the-art financial lab and trading room on campus allows UTC students to watch stocks roll by on a live market ticker, scan the latest financial news from flat screen televisions and participate in computer simulated financial trading scenarios.
Students become Young Philanthropists
A one-time grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga allowed a small group of freshmen to make a weighty decision: which non-profits would they choose to benefit from a $3,000 gift?
Orchestra concert rescheduled for tonight
The UTC Orchestra concert, which was canceled last night due to the weather and closing of UTC, will be performed tonight as part of the previously scheduled wind ensemble performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. Both groups will be doing only part of the repertoire…
Former Congressman Zach Wamp to speak to spring graduates
Zach Wamp, Former U.S. Congressman, will deliver the spring commencement address to more than 1,000 UTC graduates on Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in the UTC McKenzie Arena. The event will be streamed live online, available at this link on the day of the ceremony.