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…
A Celebration of American Diversity: Dr. Sin-Tsing Tsai, piano concert
The UTC Music Department was recently gifted with a Yamaha concert grand piano from the estate of Dr. Eugene Hames, through the generosity of Lakin Boyd. UTC Associate Professor Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai will present a dedicatory recital on Saturday, November 8 at 8 p.m. in the Cadek Recital Hall (located at 715 Oak St., directly…
Rowing team takes trophy at Head of the TN Regatta
The UT-Chattanooga Rowing Team won the collegiate points trophy at the 36th annual Head of the Tennessee Regatta. The team point victory was paced by first place finishes in the Men’s Varsity Four, Men’s Novice Eight, Women’s Lightweight Four, Mixed Eight and Mixed Four (A). Finishing in second place for the Rowing Mocs were the…
Sounds like success: UTC Alum Dustin Cawood
UTC Alumnus Dustin Cawood’s amazing movie career builds behind the scenes at Skywalker Sound in California. Read more…
Information Security Center earns NSA, DHS designation
UTC’s InfoSec Center (Information Security) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for academic years 2008 – 2013. Dr. Joseph Kizza, Coordinator of the InfoSec Center, worked with a team of educators to prepare…
Presidential election issues covered in two campus events
Two political events related to the United States presidential election will be held on campus Monday and Tuesday, October 27 and 28: a student debate aims to inform undecided voters and a faculty panel will cover key issues. The UTC Political Science Club is sponsoring a debate between UTC College Democrats and Campus Republicans on…