Dr. Irven M. Resnick has been awarded $199,756 in renewed funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This funding will support a third summer institute entitled “Representations of the ‘Other’: Jews in Medieval Christendom” for university and college faculty and full-time graduate students. The five-week institute was also conducted in 2003 and 2006.
Medical ethicist from Vanderbilt to deliver Connor Lecture
Dr. Larry Churchill, a distinguished medical ethicist at Vanderbilt University, will deliver the 7tth Annual George Connor Lecture on January 31, 3 p.m. in the Benwood Auditorium, UTC Engineering, Math, and Computer Science Building located at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
UTC Opera Theater wins two honors at national convention
The UTC Opera Theater won two of three award categories at the National Opera Association convention. The National Opera Association holds an annual convention featuring performances, panels, workshops, and other continuing-education opportunities for opera educators, professionals, and students. Additionally, they hold an annual Opera Production competition with the winners being announced at the national convention.
Dr. Henry McDonald honored with international award
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) (UK) presented its 2009 Gold Medal Award to Dr. Henry McDonald, UTC Distinguished Professor and Chair of Excellence in Engineering. The award was presented by RAeS President Dr. M.F. Steeden at the 98th Wilber & Orville Wright Lecture on December 10, 2009, in London, England.
Freshman Friday
The UTC campus welcomes perspective students and their parents for Freshman Friday on Friday, January 22. Students who have registered for this event will attend a class with a UTC student while their parents enjoy a campus tour and information sessions.
Conflict Prevention Officer for U.S. Dept. of State to speak
Paul Turner, Conflict Prevention Officer, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization U.S. Department of State, will speak at UTC as part of Perspectives 2010: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series. Turner, a UTC University Honors alumnus, will address Dr. Fouad Moughrabi’s political science class on Tuesday, January 26, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. in the…
Artist Patrick DeGuira to lecture at Fine Arts Center
Patrick DeGuira, artist, curator, educator, and juror for The UTC Department of Art 2010 Juried Student Exhibition, will present a public lecture on Wednesday, January 20 at 5:30 p.m., in room 356, of the Fine Arts Center. “This is an excellent opportunity to see a vibrant exhibition of work created by students of the UTC Department of Art…
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture Series
The LeRoy A. Martin Distinguished Lecturer Series and UTC Department of Philosophy and Religion present two lectures on the Dead Sea scrolls.
Investors Business Daily publishes editorial by Dr. J.R. Clark
Dr. J.R. Clark, Scott L. Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise, had his editorial entitled “Climate Crisis Was Too Good To Waste” published in Investor’s Business Daily. The editorial appeared online December 30, 2009, and was published December 31, 2009, in the world distribution of the publication.
Lego League robotics competition draws interest
Members of UTC’s Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment hosted hundreds of students from several Hamilton County schools for the 2009 First Lego League robotics competition. Students took a tour of the testing facility and learned about the research conducted there.