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New graduate to wed Iraq veteran
December 2009 business graduate Amanda Crain’s transition into the real world will not only include stepping into the workforce, but also walking down the aisle to marry her fiancé of three years, Jacob Godwin. Crain’s experience has been far from ordinary. While most students her age have the support of a partner close by, Crain…
Spring classes begin Wednesday, January 6
Spring Semester 2010 classes begin Wednesday, January 6. The last day to register in day or evening classes, to add a subject, or to change a section is Friday, January 8. For more information, please contact the UTC Records and Registration Office at (423) 425-4416.
Beta Alpha Psi students attend national conference
Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC, recently sponsored a national conference trip for six UTC student members of the Beta Alpha Psi accounting and finance honor society.
American Government class engages in health care debate
Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (represented by UTC student Kristyn Mayberry) spoke passionately on behalf of her constituents in the Thirteenth District of Michigan by saying she would vote for a health care bill that supports all US citizens. She said health care for all “is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is an American issue.”
Advisor for The Perch addressed Women’s Leadership Luncheon
Nicole Brown, payroll specialist for Human Resources and advisor for The Perch, UTC’s first student-run, web-based radio station, served as a featured co-speaker for the Women’s Leadership Luncheon at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Joining Brown was Helen Johnson, co-founder and director of Create-Here. Ann Coulter, a principal with Kennedy, Coulter, Rushing and Watson, LLC, served…
WUTC wins FYI award
In the inaugural FYI Music Awards presented by FYI Weekend, Chattanooga Times Free Press, listeners decided WUTC, FM 88.1 is the best radio station in the city. Winners in a variety of categories were announced in a recent awards ceremony held at Rhythm & Brews.
2010 Child Engagement Conference to be held March 5-6
Dr. Robin McWilliam, a leading researcher in early intervention/early childhood special education, and Dr. Mary Tanner, Dean of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies, will speak at the 2010 Child Engagement Conference, a ground-breaking event for the field of early child development to be held Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, at the UTC University Center.…
Professor serves on Howard University accreditation team
Former head of the UTC communication department, Dr. Kit Rushing, recently visited Howard University’s John H. Johnson School of Communications as part of Howard’s journalism-mass communication accrediting visit. Howard is among the top ranked Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the United States, and its journalism program has been accredited since 1986. Rushing has…
Chemical engineering student earns international recognition
Jennifer Lewis, a graduate of East Ridge High School and a senior chemical engineering Departmental Honors student at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, recently received an award in an international undergraduate student research poster competition held in Nashville at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2009 Annual Conference.