Activist and environmental leader, Majora Carter, will be the next speaker in the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series on September 15 at UTC. Carter is a leader in the environmental justice and green‐collar job movements.
University, Unum partner with Girls Inc. of Chattanooga
Dr. Claire McCullough challenged a group of students in Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga to consider what life would be like without cell phones, television, x-ray machines, microwave ovens, computers, jumbo jets and video games. The professor was really asking what life would be like without the influence of Engineering or Computer Science.
Chamber Singers offer new CD of Roland Carter’s music
A new UTC Chamber Singers compact disc featuring arrangements by UTC music professor Roland Carter is raising money for the group’s upcoming international tour. In Bright Mansions Above: The Choral Music of Roland M. Carter, Volume I, by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chamber Singers, J. Kevin Ford, director, is available at the UTC…
Just for freshmen: Comic Book Culture, History of Hip-Hop, and more
Freshmen opportunity: imagine reading comic books and graphic novels in a course that considers the evolution of the modern superhero. Not into comic book culture? A hip hop course will explore the social and cultural conflicts and suppression that led to the genre. In addition, the course will focus on gangsta rap and East coast…
Welcome to campus!
Welcome to campus! As students settle in for the first week of classes beginning Monday, August 17, a variety of activities continue. See the Welcome Week calendar here.
University now offers M.S. degree in Mathematics
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga received approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to offer the Master of Science Degree in Mathematics with concentrations in four areas: Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Algebra and Discrete Mathematics, and Education. This degree program is available now.
Kodaly Institute at UTC
Music instructors throughout the US and Canada spent part of their summer vacation at the University’s Kodaly Institute, working to improve the way they teach as well as earning a certification that could advance their careers.
DENSO supports College of Engineering and Computer Science
Ron Bird, of DENSO North America Foundation in Athens, Tennessee, presented a check for $7400 to the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Last spring, UTC’s Racing Mocs beat Georgia Tech, UT Knoxville and the University of Alabama by placing 16th of 100 teams at the 2009 Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Alabama at…
International summer abroad trip explores accessibility
A two-week summer abroad trip to the South Pacific took a group of 33 students and staff to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, countries known worldwide for their accessibility to those with disabilities, according to Bryon Kluesner, M.S., Ph.D., Adaptive Technology Coordinator, Office for Students with Disabilities.
Ingram to address summer graduates
Dr. Debbie Ingram, UC Foundation Professor of Physical Therapy and the Director of Clinical Education, will deliver the summer commencement address to approximately 375 graduates on Sunday, August 9 at 2 p.m. in the McKenzie Arena.