The Department of Theatre and Speech continues the 2007-08 season with RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco. Performance dates and times are: February 15, 16**, 22, 23 at 8 PM February 20, 21 at 7:00 PM **This performance will be Sign Interpreted The performances will be held in the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center…
Faculty and Staff Recognition
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UT Trusteeship Committee to Meet Feb. 15 in Nashville
The trusteeship committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville Friday, Feb. 15. The meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. CST in the offices of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, 1600 Division St., Suite 700. The Board of Trustees renamed the Governance Committee to the Trusteeship Committee at their last…
Ezell selected for professional honor
Dr. Gene Ezell, UTNAA professor, Health and Human Performance, will be inducted as a 2008 Fellow in the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals. Established in 1999, the North American Society (NAS) recognizes outstanding professionals from within the allied professions of health education, physical education, recreation, sport and dance…
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Frank McCourt, to speak February 19th
Third George T. Hunter Lecture to focus on education and the arts. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Frank McCourt, will be the third speaker in The George T. Hunter Lecture Series at UTC on February 19th, 7 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center at Vine and Palmetto Streets. McCourt is the author…
Dr. Scott Huelin to present UTC Lecture in the Humanities
Dr. Scott Huelin will present “Readerly Hospitality” at the 2008 UTC Lecture in the Humanities on Friday, February 15, 4-6 p.m. in the Signal Mountain Room of the UTC University Center. The lecture is open to the public and there is no charge. Huelin teaches in the Honors College of Valparaiso University. He received a…
Career Day is Wednesday, February 13
More than 100 employers will be available to speak with students at UTC Career Day on Wednesday, February 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Tennessee and Chattanooga Rooms of the UTC University Center. Students are encouraged to pursue opportunities for entry level career positions, internships, cooperative education, summer and part-time positions. Career…
Medical anthropologist introduces wheelchair Tai Ji in China
Tai Ji or Tai Chi, one of China’s traditional healing arts, has spread worldwide since its beautiful, focused movements were first practiced hundreds of years ago. Now a trained medical anthropologist at UTC is bringing a modified form of Tai Ji to people with physical disabilities and those who have to rely on a wheelchair…
Whitfield to speak at E-Week Kickoff Luncheon February 18
National Engineers Week 2008 begins with an E-Week Kickoff Luncheon titled “ Next Generation Engineering–The National Center” on Monday, February 18, at noon in the Benwood Auditorium in the UTC Engineer, Mathematics and Computer Science Building at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. To inquire about fees and registration, call Kelley Evatt at 423-209-6813.…
Students give Obama, McCain nod in mock election
Barack Obama and John McCain were the students’ choice in the Mock Tennessee Presidential Primary Election conducted by the UTC Political Science Department’s American Government class. Dr. Jean Howard-Hill is the class instructor. Amanda Phelps, a student in the class, said this exercise in democracy is important because it shows that college students are becoming…