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.
UT Chattanooga fees increase 9 percent
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a 9 percent fee increase for students attending The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga effective in the 2010 fall semester. “In these difficult economic times, I empathize with students and their families who make sacrifices for a long-term investment in higher education,” said Chancellor Roger Brown. “These…
Bass tournament nets proceeds for AGC scholarship fund
The first annual East Brainerd Lumber and Supply Co., Inc. Fishing for the Future Bass Tournament held in May netted proceeds for The Associated General Contractors (AGC) East Tennessee Education Scholarship Fund.
UT Reaches $1 Billion Campaign for Tennessee Goal
The Campaign for Tennessee, the most ambitious fundraising effort in the 216-year history of the University of Tennessee, reached its $1-billion goal 18 months ahead of schedule. While the campaign is not officially over until December 2011, a total of $1,023,331,880 has been committed.
Third sibling attends Governor’s School for Prospective Teachers
Me Me Lee, a junor at Mount Juliet High School, has always thought about becoming a teacher. She is the third student in her family to attend UTC’s Governor’s School for Prospective Teachers.