A campus pep rally and the dedication of Heritage Plaza kicked off Homecoming 2008 with music and performances by the UTC Cheerleaders and Sugar Mocs, the UTC Marching Band. This Founder’s Day celebration also honored the date the University was established, September 15, 1886, exactly 122 years earlier. When Old Main opened its doors, one…
Culture Fest headliner to perform on campus Friday, September 26
Chen Zimbalista, Israeli percussionist, will perform Friday, September 26, noon-1 p.m. in the UTC Roland Hayes Concert Hall. Zimbalista is a one-man band using hands, feet and voice to work the marimba, drums, cymbals and numerous percussion instruments. Zimbalista will be the headline act for Culture Fest and will perform again at 6 p.m. at…
UTC sponsors Culture Fest 2008
The University is a major sponsor of Culture Fest 2008, a day-long celebration of the many cultures represented in Chattanooga. This event will be held Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in Coolidge Park. There is no admission charge. This year’s festival features international and multicultural music, dance performances, food, arts and crafts, and information…
New online mapping service announced
The Southeast Watershed Forum and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are launching a new and valuable resource for land and water protection. The Community Resource Mapper provides a free, user-friendly, online mapping service that will help communities integrate natural resource protection into land-use planning efforts.
PEACE opens 2008-09 Theatre and Speech season
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…