The UTC Department of Music is offering jazz, chorale, opera and percussion performances.
Department of Art presents 2010 senior thesis exhibitions
The Cress Gallery of Art and the UTC Department of Art present: The UTC Department of Art 2010 Senior Thesis Exhibitions. Group One’s exhibit will run through Friday, April 9. Group Two’s exhibit will run April 13 – April 23 with artists’ presentations Tuesday, April 13, 4:00 pm, Fine Arts Center room 356 followed by…
Students celebrate as truckload of supplies heads to Haiti
Students from UTC and Chattanooga State came together to “Embrace Haiti” by loading a truck with supplies to help earthquake victims. “After the earthquake struck Haiti, students wanted to help in any way they could,” said UTC SGA President Tyler Forrest. The effort culminated with a sendoff celebration at Chattanooga State. Student drivers from the…
UTC Theatre presents The Pajama Game
The Department of Theatre and Speech concludes the 2009-10 season with the classic American musical The Pajama Game. The show will run April 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10—all shows begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. The Pajama Game won the…
Lecture: the life and work of Emma Bell Miles
The English department presents a lecture on Emma Bell Miles: Cultural Interpreter for Appalachia, on Monday, April 5, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the University Center Raccoon Mountain Room. Miles, a poet, writer, and artist, lived on Signal Mountain, Tennessee, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This event is free and open to the public.
Nursing students spent spring break in Jamaica
Thirteen nursing students and two nursing faculty members spent their spring break helping residents of Montego Bay, Jamaica. They worked in teams to provide health education and screenings in one of the island’s most impoverished areas. The group set up clinics at a school, a church, two orphanages, and a school for the deaf. “The…
UTC hosts environmental symposium
An environmental symposium will be held on Thursday, April 1 from 8:30-11:30 a.m., at the SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering. Experts will deliver eight presentations on topics including: invasive plant species, human and ecological environmental health, alternative energy research, the American chestnut blight and restoration, and air and water pollution monitoring in Hamilton County.…
UTC chef wins fourth ACE Challenge
Ever consider snacking on lentil ice cream? What about brittle made with bacon? They were the finishing touches of another gold medal meal created by UTC Chef Masa Yamashita provided for the fourth annual higher education ARAMARK Culinary Excellence Challenge 2010, Southern Region. In the four years the competition has been held, Yamashita has won…
Students research usage of Tennessee Riverpark
Two departments teamed up to help students collect and analyze data about usage of the Tennessee Riverpark. Students conducted surveys along several points of the Tennessee Riverpark to capture demographic and usage information. The project began in 2008. Students in English 278, scientific writing, received help from Stefanie deOlloqui, adjunct faculty member in Health and…