Now in its fifth year, “Still Images of Trust” is a dual project—held in the social work course “Pre-Field I”—between Mary Andrews, associate lecturer in the Department of Social Work, and Laurie Melnik-Allen, executive director, professor of practice and Lyndhurst Chair of Excellence in Arts Education.
Don’t think just jump: A UTC student’s European adventure
This summer, Bethany Cothran, a UTC junior majoring in communication and psychology, was part of a study abroad experience in Barcelona, Spain.
Royal coronation: Crowning of king and queen caps off Homecoming Week
A memorable Homecoming Week 2023 at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga came to a close on Saturday, Oct. 7, with the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Mocs’ football game against Western Carolina—seniors Tred Hill and Dominique Harris.
Reality of a personal experience led UTC psychology professor to world of virtual reality
Dr. Max Teaford joined UTC this summer to open the school’s Multisensory-Multisystem (MS2) lab to conduct research using virtual reality technology to study body ownership and spatial orientation. He currently is recruiting students as lab research assistants to study body ownership through the use of illusions, where one is made to feel as if a foreign object—real or virtual—is part of their body.
UTC Divine Nine Heritage Park opening an “opportunity for us to see a dream come true”
A long-awaited tribute to the legacy of the pioneering African American Greek-letter fraternities and sororities on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus has formally been unveiled. On Friday, Oct. 6, as part of Homecoming Week, a grand opening ceremony was held to introduce UTC Divine Nine Heritage Park, a monument and destination spot to educate the campus on the origins, history and purpose of the National Panhellenic Council’s “Divine Nine.”
Nursing students take part in UTC police training
Six UTC undergraduate School of Nursing students recently participated in a training exercise with officers in the UTC Police Department.
Students live, work and learn on study abroad trip to Vietnam
A study abroad trip to Vietnam is planned for summer 2024 and is open to any UTC student, regardless of major. The trip is organized by the Gary W. Rollins College of Business, the Center for Global Education Study Abroad program and the Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor.
Making the grade: Harvard graduate now playing linebacker for the Mocs
Mocs linebacker Kobe Joseph has aspirations of being a pro football player. And even if he doesn’t make it, there’s always the MBA he’s pursuing from UTC and the Harvard University bachelor of arts degree in human developmental and regenerative biology with a secondary major in economics.
If at first you succeed: UTC BSN program lands federal grant
A $1.4-million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration has been awarded to the UTC School of Nursing to prepare undergraduate students to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations. Dr. Brooke Epperson, assistant professor and undergraduate coordinator in the School of Nursing, is the principal investigator—landing a three-year grant through the HRSA NEPQR-SET program.
Homecoming Week hoopla: “UTC and Beyond”
An array of photos and videos of Homecoming Week 2023 activities captured by photographer Angela Foster and the video team of Mike Andrews and Sam Blevins.