UTC student crowned Miss Chattanooga
UTC junior Chandler Lawson was recently selected Miss Chattanooga 2011. Lawson, a political science major who works at law firm Chambliss, Bahner and Stophel, won the interview award. The Tullahoma native, who was Tennessee’s Junior Miss 2008, will make her second trip to the Miss Tennessee Pageant in June 2011. The pageant will be held…
Symes to address December graduates
Dr. Steven J.K. Symes will address December graduates at McKenzie Arena on Saturday, December 18 at 10 a.m.
Newsweek article includes Dr. Wilfred McClay’s comments
Dr. Wilfred M. McClay, SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities and Professor of History at UTC, was included in a recent Newsweek article about a new religion book. [Read more]
Nobel Laureate explores self-governance
Nobel Laureate Elinor (Lin) Ostrom told a UTC audience in the challenge of self- governance in complex contemporary environments, one of the broad lessons is that the complexity of markets is not automatically a sign of inefficiency.
Chinese Embassy representative visits campus
With a backdrop of Chinese artists’ work at the Cress Gallery, University and Chattanooga leaders met Duan Jun, first secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, at a reception. It was a special event in UTC’s month long “Focus on China.” Duan is responsible for coordinating local relations between Chinese and American cities.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Speak at UTC on November 18th
Cory Booker, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, will be the second speaker in the George T. Hunter Lecture Series at UTC on Thursday, November 18, 7 p.m., Roland Hayes Concert Hall, located inside the UTC Fine Arts Center and Vine and Palmetto Streets.
PlayCore CEO kicks off entrepreneurial forum
How does a company thrive in a slow-moving economy? A company’s heart and soul must reside in business development, according to Robert A. Farnsworth, President and CEO of PlayCore, a recreation and play products company headquartered in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga Police SWAT Team exercise conducted on campus
Long-vacant South Stadium building was bristling with life recently when 20 Chattanooga Police SWAT Team members, veterans and new hires, participated in a training exercise.