Dr. J.R. Clark, The Scott L. Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise and former Estonian Prime Minister Mart LaarExplaining that his country is on the border of where East meets West, former Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar told a University audience it’s an interesting place for historians. “Unfortunately, ‘interesting for historians’ means my country has been…
UTC Annual Fall Visit Day is Sat. Nov. 15
The Undergraduate Admissions Office is sponsoring the UTC Annual Fall Visit Day program for prospective students on Saturday, November 15, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. McKenzie Arena will be the site location for the morning portion of the program, and the crowd will move to the University Center in the afternoon. “We have planned an eventful day…
Saxophone recital Tuesday, Nov. 11
Students of Clint Schmitt, adjunct instructor of Saxophone, will present a recital on Tuesday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center (corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets). The concert is free and open to the general public. The program for this recital includes a variety of composers…
Choral performances scheduled Nov. 13 and 14
The Music Department continues the 2008-09 Fine Arts Season with two choral performances by University students. On Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, 2008 the UTC Music Department will present choral concerts at 7:30 pm on Thursday evening and 8:00 pm Friday evening in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center (corner…
David Young offers AVA exhibition
Art professor David Young’s solo exhibition, “Pompeii,” will run Thursday, November 13-Friday, December 19 at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) gallery located at 30 Frazier Avenue. An opening reception will be held Friday, November 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Young’s interest in the…
Up ’til Dawn campaign supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Approximately 100 students in the UTC Chapter of Up ’til Dawn, a collegiate fundraising program for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, recently wrote 4,200 letters to solicit donations. The money the students raise will be sent directly to St. Jude. “St. Jude never turns anyone away regardless of the family’s ability to pay. It costs…
Symposium on the 19th century press, the Civil War, and free expression
The Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression will be held Thursday, November 13 – Saturday, November 15 at the Sheraton Read House Hotel and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Selected papers will be presented during the three-day conference. All paper sessions are free and open to the public. …
Dr. Helen Eigenberg to receive national award
Dr. Helen Eigenberg will receive the CoraMae Richey Mann “Inconvenient Woman of the Year” Award on November 13 at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Eigenberg, professor and head of the UTC Department of Criminal Justice, will accept this national award in St. Louis, Missouri, from the Division on Women…
UTC Opera Workshop to perform
The UTC Opera Workshop will present two one-act operas: Tomás Breton’s La verbena de la Paloma and Jonathan Bailey Holland’s Naomi in the Living Room on Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m., and again on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 general admission. Senior citizens may purchase tickets for $5.00. Tickets…
WUTC-FM fall membership drive ends on high note
More than $120,000 was pledged in the WUTC-FM fall membership drive, which concluded recently. Loyal listeners support the radio station so that it can continue its mission of providing informational and musical programming to the Chattanooga area, said Dr. John McCormack, WUTC Station Manager. “Though these are serious financial times, listeners have matched the giving…