Teachers enjoy a SCEA workshop at UTC’s Southeast Center. UTC’s Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA) is among two-dozen higher-education institutions profiled in the Dana Foundation’s new book Transforming Arts Teaching: The Role of Higher Education, which examines innovations in arts-teacher training. “One of our encouraging findings is the identification of a growing…
Guest pianist to perform at Fine Arts Center
The UTC Music Department presents a guest piano recital with Chih-Long Hu on Thursday, January 24, at 1:40 p.m., at the Fine Arts Center, Roland Hayes Concert Hall. Admission is free and the public is invited. A master class with piano students Johan Sentana, Yeaji Lee, and Emily Hammett is scheduled at 3 p.m., also…
2008 Perspectives lecture series presents: Whose America is it?
Perspectives 2008: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series presents: Whose America is it? All events are free and open to the public, and will be held January 29-31 in the UTC University Center, located at 642 A East Fifth Street. Tuesday, January 29, 12:15 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m. There will be free showings of…
Author of Angela’s Ashes to speak in Hunter Lecture Series
The George T. Hunter Lecture Series will continue on Tuesday, February 19, at 7 p.m. with Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angela’s Ashes. He will speak on education and arts and culture at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. The lecture is free…
See the 2008 Art Juried Student Exhibition
My Life in Transit: A Visual Inventory by Bekka Reese was judged Best of Show (1st Place Overall) in the 2008 UTC Department of Art Juried Student Exhibition. Reese entered a book and installation. She is a 4th year BFA Graphic Design major. Both Sharon Farrelly and Jessica Lowe earned the Award of Outstanding Recognition…
Chemistry grad receives national award
UTC alumna Andrea Goforth has received a prestigious grant from the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, a Career Award at the Scientific Interface which will provide $500,000 over five years to support up to two years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of a faculty appointment. She is one of only fifteen 2008 national recipients…
Art Juried Student Exhibition award ceremony scheduled Tuesday, January 8
The Cress Gallery of Art announces the opening of the 2008 UTC Department of Art Juried Student Exhibition. This year’s Juror Catherine C. (CeCe) Cole, artist and educator based in Louisiana, has selected an outstanding group of 31 works from over 120 submissions for this 13th edition the show. All areas of the department’s foundation…
Two students named Southern Conference athletes for December
Women’s basketball player Alex Anderson and wrestler Cody Cleveland were each named Southern Conference Athletes of the Month for December for their respective sports, the SoCon Office announced Monday. Read more.
Lippy named president-elect of American Society of Church History
Dr. Chuck Lippy, LeRoy A. Martin Distinguished Professorship of Religious Studies, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Church History (ASCH), founded in 1888. The purpose of this national professional organization is “to promote the scholarly study of Christianity and its relationship to the culture around it across time and across the globe.”…
UTC Online upgraded and renamed
UTC Online has been upgraded, offering an improved way to deliver educational needs by strengthening communication between faculty and students. “This system creates a better avenue for communication that includes grades and email discussion, making virtual classroom space available for faculty and students,” said Dr. Karen Adsit, director of the Grayson H. Walker Teaching Resource…