UC Foundation Professor of Anthropology, Dr. H. Lyn Miles, was elected as Chair of the University of Tennessee Faculty Council in May, 2007, in Nashville. The Council, established in 2007, has two representatives from each campus of the University of Tennessee. The Chair will report directly to UT President John Peterson. The UT Faculty Council…
New lecturer creates graphic design for film The Invasion
A new hire in the Department of Art is also the graphic designer in the movie The Invasion starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Leslie Jensen-Inman has been hired as the Art, Design, and Technology Teaching Lecturer, a new position at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga that is being supported by both the Benwood…
Welcome Week
Welcome to the UTC campus! New and returning students are invited to several big events; many are listed below. NOTE: due to the extreme heat, the time of some events has been changed. Be sure to check the full schedule of Welcome Week. Friday, August 17 Family cookout 5-7 p.m. at Heritage Plaza, on Vine…
Campus celebrates back to school
Disco tunes brought back memories at Maclellan Gym when faculty and staff enjoyed a back to school picnic planned by the Employee Relations Committee (ERC) and Exempt Staff Council (ESC) and hosted by the Chancellor’s Office. Attendees enjoyed the lunch, and delicious desserts were entered into a Bake-Off contest. Pat Boyer took first place for…
University receives 200 acres from federal government
l-r: Drs. Thomas P. Wilson, Timothy Gaudin, Henry Spratt and Joey Shaw of the UTC Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences discuss a map of the former Volunteer Army Ammunitions Plant site. Nearly 200 acres of property at Enterprise South (the former Volunteer Army Ammunitions Plant (VAAP) was formally gifted to The University of Tennessee…
Dr. Wilfred McClay featured in free podcast
“Figures in the Carpet,” a free 60-minute podcast featuring Dr. Wilfred McClay, SunTrust Chair of Excellence in Humanities at UTC, reflects on how assumptions of the meaning of “the human person” have shaped some aspect of the American experience. McClay is one of five cultural historians interviewed. “The ‘self’ is a fundamentally unstable concept because…
University to host international biology convention
Chancellor Roger Brown has announced that UTC will be the host institution for the 2008 Society for Conservation Biology convention. The Society for Conservation Biology has more than 10,000 members representing 140 nations. Past conferences have been held in China, South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other major cities in the United States.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to launch George T. Hunter Lecture Series
Announcing the George T. Hunter Lecture Series are Paul Brock, BenwoodFoundation; UTC Chancellor Roger Brown; David Eichenthal, President ofThe Community Research Council and Corinne Allen, Executive Director ofthe Benwood Foundation. The Benwood Foundation, joined by partners from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Community Research Council (CRC), announces that it will host a…
Athletics unveils new uniforms, logos and improved website
The Athletics Department kicked off the 2007-08 athletics seasons with a special unveiling ceremony August 1, where UTC officials introduced the Mocs’ new football uniforms and new helmets. The department also officially launched its new athletics website and all its features. “We are extremely excited about Wednesday’s announcements,” UTC Director of Athletics Rick Hart said.…
Santiago to address summer graduates
Dr. Manuel F. Santiago, UC Foundation Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, will deliver the summer commencement address on Sunday, August 12 at 2 p.m. in the McKenzie Arena. Santiago earned the B.S. from Austin Peay State University; the M.S. and Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Biochemistry and organic, microbial physiology, metabolism, genetics and molecular…