The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Theatre and Speech opens its 2008-09 season with the classic Greek comedy, PEACE by Aristophanes. First performed in 421 B.C.E., the play continues to be pertinent and meaningful to audiences in 2008. PEACE will run September 26, 27 at 7:30 pm; October 1, 2, 3, 4 at…
Chancellor Brown offers State of the University address
Chancellor Roger Brown offered the State of the University address during convocation earlier today. He gave an update on enrollment, the budget, the UTC Strategic Plan and Volkswagen. View Chancellor Brown’s presentation.
“Interpreting the Constitution” forum to be held Wednesday
“Interpreting the Constitution” will be the topic of a Constitution Day forum to be held Wednesday, September 17 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room of the UTC University Center. The moderator will be Dr. David Carrithers, Adolph Ochs Professor of Government. Attorneys who serve as adjunct professors in the Department of Political Science…
Mocs release new logo
What, exactly, is a Moc? For more than a decade, this question has puzzled many fans and observers of UTC Athletics. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Director Rick Hart has taken a major step to further distinguish the program’s identity. Two new graphic marks featuring a stylized mockingbird have been introduced into the Mocs’…
UT Board of Trustees Forrest, Prevost sworn-in
Tyler S. Forrest, UTC Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President, and Dr. Verbie L. Prevost, head of the UTC English Department were sworn-in as members of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, the governing body of the UT system. Former Chief Justice and UTC Distinguished Alumnus William M. “Mickey” Barker swore in Forrest and…
Education Trust to present “Achievement in America”
Kati HaycockUTC’s Teacher Education Academy, Education Trust President Kati Haycock and Artist-in-Residence Brooke Haycock will present “Achievement in America: The Numbers and the Stories they Tell” on Thursday, September 25, 5-7:15 p.m. in the Tennessee Room of the UTC University Center. This event will focus on the heart of some of the most critical issues…
Freshman Academic Success Tracking initiative launched
UTC is committed to helping students make a productive transition to college life. Central to this commitment are various academic programs, resources and services, including the Freshman Academic Success Tracking initiative, designed to help first time freshmen become responsible, self-disciplined students. “This initiative attempts to achieve this purpose by promoting responsible class attendance,” according to…
Guest Artist Concert features Dr. Daniel Landes, Piano
The Department of Music presents a Guest Artist Concert featuring Dr. Daniel Landes, piano, on Thursday, September 18 at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall (UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Palmetto and Vine St.) for a recital of Romantic and Post-Romantic piano music. The concert begins at 1:40 p.m. and is open to the general…
Record enrollment
A record number of students have chosen to attend one of the nation’s top universities. For the third consecutive year, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has achieved record fall enrollment. The total number of students attending UTC this fall is 9,807, which represents a 2.61 percent increase over last year with growth in both…
Music Department Guest Artist Concert features Western and Korean Music
Maestro Jooyong Ahn conducts a masterclass High school students and faculty from Kangnung, Korea, will present a concert entitled “An Evening of Western and Korean Music” on September 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center, located at the corner of Palmetto and Vine Streets. The concert…