Upon the recommendation of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Operations, Tom Ellis, Vice Chancellor Richard Brown announces the selection and appointment of Robert “Bob” Ratchford to serve as the new Campus Police Chief and Director of Public Safety for UTC. Ratchford, who graduated from the Chattanooga Police Academy in the same class as Chattanooga Police Chief…
Retiring professors honored for service to the University
The UTC Faculty Senate and the entire campus community honors four retiring faculty members for their outstanding service to the University: Dr. Charles H. Lippy, philosophy and religion Dr. Jane D. Reagor, interior design Dr. Jeanette Stepanske, Teacher Preparation Academy Dr. Judith H. Wakim, nursing Dr. Charles H. Lippy, LeRoy A. Martin Distinguished Professor of…
Campus offers Saxophone/Piano recital, Trumpet Ensemble and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Concert
Saxophone/Piano recital The UTC Music Department presents John Sampen, Saxophone and Marilyn Shrude, piano, in a recital and masterclass entitled “Voices of Dissent” on April 16. The masterclass is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the recital at 7:30 p.m. Both events will be held in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at the UTC Fine Arts…
Chattanooga Active Living Summit: register for this free conference
Chattanooga Active Living Summit: A Global Perspective is a free two-day conference scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 25-26 at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University Center. Presentations from world leaders who specialize in healthy living will lead conference participants to identify active living strategies for Chattanooga residents and their families where they live,…
Final exams, library, computer lab and Study Marathon hours
Final exams Reading Day will be held Tuesday, April 22. Final exams begin Wednesday, April 23-Tuesday, April 29. See the complete Spring 2008 exam schedule.
New Construction Management degree announced
The construction industry is the second largest employer in the nation. Of the 116 million workers in the U.S., more than 6 million workers or 5.1 percent are employed in the construction industry. (US Dept of Labor) Over the next ten years, the demand for construction services will be astronomical. The United States will need…
Dr. David Abshire engages in campus fireside chat
Calling the current global political climate the worst crisis he has ever seen, worse than the Cold War, Dr. David Abshire told a campus audience that coupled with the fragile U.S. economy, “this perfect storm could go into another dimension.” Abshire, an accomplished diplomat and academician, endorsed a low-key approach with small delegations to speak…
COFFEEHOUSE ’08
The UTC Department of Theatre and Speech concludes the 2007-08 season with COFFEEHOUSE ’08, an evening of live music and short plays featuring one original play, one student directed play and student costume and scene designs. The three short plays are THE INTERVIEW by David Mamet, NINA IN THE MORNIING by Christopher Durang and an…
Campus offers Saxophone Quartet, Symphony Concert, Percussion Ensemble performance, Men’s and Women’s Choir and Saxophone/Piano recital
“Three Men and a Bari,” the UTC Saxophone Quartet, will perform this Friday night, April 4 at 8 p.m. in Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center, at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. “Three Men and a Bari” will be playing music of Bach, Mozart, Glazunov and Bozza, and will also present…
Graduate education contributes to success in Tennessee
Governor Phil Bredesen has issued a proclamation designating this week as Graduate Education Week in Tennessee, according to Dr. Deborah E. Arfken, Dean of the Graduate School at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and past president of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS).