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.”
Ainsworth named dean of UTC Graduate School
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announces Dr. Jerald Ainsworth has been named Dean of the UTC Graduate School, effective November 1.
IEC 61850 Technical Seminar offered November 2
Dr. Alexander Apostolov, Principle Engineer, OMICRON electronics Corporation USA, will be the keynote speaker for a seminar scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, at the University Center Auditorium. The UTC Department of Electrical Engineering, TVA, IEEE, and Omicron are co-sponsoring the IEC 61850 Seminar.
Campus will Focus on China with series of events
Dr. Bob Swansbrough, UTC Political Science Professor, recently returned from a Fulbright Scholar experience in China. Along with Ruth Grover, UTC Curator, Swansbrough has planned Focus on China, a month-long series of exhibitions, demonstrations and lectures.
Freshman Friday
The UTC community welcomes 150 students and their parents registered for “Freshman Friday” on Friday, October 29. Prospective students will attend class with a UTC student while their parents enjoy a campus tour and information sessions. The program will end with a Residence Hall Open House. Check-in for this program begins at 8 a.m. outside…
Psychology faculty conduct “Being Spiritual” survey
Dr. Ralph Hood, professor in the UTC Department of Psychology, and his team of researchers are hoping at least 600 participants in the United States will take a survey about spirituality and religion. A new project entitled “‘Being Spiritual’ in Germany and the U.S.A.” is being conducted by Hood’s team with the Center for Biographical…