[slickr-flickr tag=”ESL2010UHON” caption=”no” type=”slideshow” size=”small” flickr_link=”off”] University Honors students are spending part of their summer helping international students master the English language. This summer marks the ESL Institute’s 15th year at UTC. Students from South Korea, Mexico, Czech Republic, and Saudi Arabia are participating in the 10-week program, established by Dr. Jane Womack, English lecturer…
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inducts three new members
In a celebration of Chattanooga’s rich entrepreneurial spirit, UTC’s College of Business inducted three new members to the UTC Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame: Robert C. “Bob” Bullard, Lewis Card, Sr., and Roy T. Card. [Read more]
Social work program receives national accreditation
The University’s social work program has been approved for full accreditation status from the Council on Social Work Education, the national accrediting body for undergraduate and graduate social work programs.
Kovach, Symes earn UTAA awards
Students and faculty peers selected Dr. Margaret Kovach and Dr. Steven Symes as recipients of the 2010 University of Tennessee Alumni Association’s Outstanding Teacher Award. The annual award is bestowed upon two faculty members who have demonstrated a passion for teaching, a commitment to their students, and a dedication to higher education.
COB professors engage in global conference
An international audience of academic peers provided excellent feedback for two UTC College of Business faculty members who presented research at the Sixth Annual Art and Science of Service Conference in Spain.
UTC Chefs support Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga is hosting several chef dinners during the summer months themed “Chefs Share Five for Kids” to help support its mission of serving families with critically ill children and to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
Tommie F. Brown Community Service Award established
[slickr-flickr tag=”tommiebrownserviceaward2010″ caption=”yes” items=”3″ type=”slideshow” size=”small” flickr_link=”on”] “The heart of social work is caring for each other,” said Valerie Radu, social work department head, as she announced the Tommie F. Brown Community Service Award at a department luncheon. The Tommie F. Brown Community Service Award will honor social work majors who have demonstrated commitment to…
Workshop certifies teachers to borrow lunar samples
Talk about creating excitement in a child’s education—imagine an elementary or middle school student who gets to examine moon rocks in their classroom! With a grant from the National Space Grant Foundation, Dr. Deborah McAllister conducted a weeklong workshop for pre-service elementary and middle school teachers that featured ways to use multimedia materials provided in…
Chattanooga partnership provides innovative power technology to Tennessee Valley
Officials and representatives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently inaugurated the City’s first Bloom Box, a 100kW energy server poised to become an important alternative energy source for the nation’s power grid. The energy server uses solid oxide fuel cell technology developed by California’s Bloom Energy. Researchers from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s SimCenter: National Center…
Lupton Library offers postcard display, acquires rare book collection
Historical Chattanooga post cards, many from the early 1900s, are on display in the Lupton Library. They include post cards of sites on Lookout Mountain including Umbrella Rock, Point Park, the Cravens House, the Incline, and other photos of downtown Chattanooga, and a rare color representation of the original university building, Old Main.