The annual Siskin Circle of Scholars program has awarded undergraduate scholarships to UTC students Rachel M. Boyd and Sarah Rankin for their strong academic record and career aspirations to work with children with disabilities. Linda Rivers, a doctoral student, was awarded a Graduate Research Award.
David Spencer and Sin-Hsing Tsai to perform with UTC Symphony Orchestra
Maestro Jooyong Ahn will conduct the UTC Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 7 as it joins with Grammy-winning trumpeter Dr. David Spencer and UTC piano professor Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai for a concert in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at the UTC Fine Arts Center (corner of Palmetto and Vine St.) The concert begins at 8 p.m.…
Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Kurt A. Strasser to speak in Perspectives 2009 lecture series
Robert Kennedy, Jr. will present “Crimes Against Nature” as the keynote address in Perspectives 2009: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series. Kennedy will speak on the UTC campus Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. All events in the…
Graduate Program Fair and Graduate School workshop offered Jan. 29
The UTC Graduate Program Fair will be held Thursday, January 29, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Chattanooga Rooms of the UTC University Center. This event is open to UTC students, students from area universities and community members who are interested in learning more about opportunities for advanced education at UTC. Program representatives will be available…
John Nagl, acclaimed author, to speak on campus Feb. 3
Dr. John Nagl, the acclaimed author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam, will speak at the UTC University Center’s Raccoon Mountain Room on Tuesday, February 3, at 12:15 p.m. Nagl, a 1988 West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, former Army colonel, and Bronze Star recipient will speak on…
UTC Saxophone Quartet to Appear at US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium
The UTC Saxophone Quartet will be traveling to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, to appear on the program of the 2009 32nd Annual United States Navy Band’s International Saxophone Symposium on January 24. The UTC group will join such prestigious quartets as groups from the Universities of Michigan, South Carolina, Bowling Green State, SUNY…
Ebbe to present “Global Trafficking in Women and Children” Jan. 22
A child slave ring between Haiti and New York became the focus of a recent episode of “Law and Order” on NBC, and soon this topic will be discussed on campus. On Thursday, January 22, Dr. Obi N. I. Ebbe will present “Global Trafficking in Women and Children” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain…
Admissions office hosts Freshman Friday January 16
Freshman Friday will be held Friday, January 16, for prospective UTC students to attend a class with a UTC student. Their parents are invited to take a campus tour. The program will end with a Residence Hall Open House. Check-in for the program begins at 8 a.m. outside the Lookout Mountain Room in the University…
Consider international programs and study abroad
UTC’s Office of International Programs offers students and faculty a variety of programs to meet their study abroad needs. Currently, UTC offers students over 50 study abroad and exchange opportunities.
Grant awarded for Mini Baja competition
UTC engineering students preparing for the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja Series® received a $7000 grant from DENSO North America Corporation. Dr. Rob Goulet, who has served as faculty advisor for the UTC Mini Baja participants, received the grant approval from DENSO.