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…
Notre Dame High School students earn UTC Mathematics Poster Competition first prize
Notre Dame High School students Danielle Del Valle, Kristen Hill, and Wells Heath won the Junior and Senior Division of the UTC Mathematics Poster Competition. A trio of Notre Dame High School students earned first place honors at the UTC Mathematics Poster Competition, Junior and Senior Division. Kristen Hill, Danielle Del Valle and Wells Heath…
Ellington is reviewer for Fordham Foundation report on AP and IB history courses
A new report by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation examines the academic excellence of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes to decide if their reputation is truly deserved. Dr. Lucien Ellington, professor in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Teacher Preparation Academy and Co-Director of the UTC Asia Program, has played a role in the…
Music Department to host Southeastern Composers’ League Forum
The Music Department of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will host the Southeastern Composers’ League Forum, February 15 – 17, 2008. This Forum will include five concerts of music composed by members of the League, and some of the performances will be world premieres. A wide range of styles and expressions will be heard.…
Cress Gallery announces new exhibitions
Cress Gallery of Art announces three exhibitions that explore new trends in 21st century sculpture to reference today’s sciences and the recent technologies of digital systems, physics, and computational mathematics and engineering, as they interrelate with society’s philosophical discourse and the visual arts. “Transcendence” the auto-catalytic sculpture of Mark Andreas (Stamford, CT); “Infosphere Aesthetics” the…
CHEPS completes national accreditation of all programs
With National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) approval granted to the School Psychology Program in its Graduate Studies Division, all programs in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s College of Health, Education and Professional Studies (CHEPS) that can be nationally approved have achieved that status. “The advantage of having all programs nationally accredited goes beyond…
Campus celebrates Black History month
Through March 7: The Cress Galley of Art presents work by four prominent African American artists. On view in the lobby of the UTC Fine Arts Center, this exhibit includes original work on paper by Sam Gilliam, Jimmy Lee Suddeth, Benny Andrews, and Dr. Eugene Grigsby. Appearing alongside Andrews’ work in this exhibition is “Benny…
UTC Symphony Winter Concert features Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai
Under the direction of Maestro Jooyong Ahn, the UTC Symphony Winter Concert featuring concert pianist Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai will be held Thursday, February 7, 7:30 p.m. in Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center, Vine and Palmetto Streets. Special guests from the GPS orchestra will also perform. There is no admission charge,…
McDonald earns highest honor from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts
Dr. Henry McDonald, Chair of Excellence in Computational Engineering at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been selected as one of only three 2008 Honorary Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) advances the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership.
Graduate School offers free workshop
The UTC Graduate School will offer UTC students, community members and students from area colleges a free workshop “So, you want to go to graduate school” on Thursday, January 31, 3:30-5 p.m. (EST) in Fletcher Hall, room 100. This workshop is designed to provide information about the application process, realistic timelines, and the process for…