Two groups of students in Theatre and Speech recently took field trips to Atlanta to see several plays. They enjoyed Dark Play or Stories for Boys by Carlos Murillo at Actor’s Express; My Name is Rachel Corrie, a one-woman show about an American peace activist killed in the West Bank in 2003 and produced by…
Enjoy opera, percussion and saxophone student performances
UTC Opera Performance The UTC Opera will present “The Magic of Mozart” on Friday, November 16, at 8 p.m., Saturday, November 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 18, at 2 p.m. at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center at Vine and Palmetto Streets. Under the artistic direction of Ronald…
Towson University president discusses metropolitan mission
Towson University in Maryland has established itself as a metropolitan university with strong ties to its regional community, according to Towson president Dr. Robert Caret. “If you dream with the community and create a common future, everybody cares,” Caret said. In an address to UTC faculty, staff, administration and students, Caret said although Towson sees…
Workshops on paying for college November 12
On the Road: The Paying for College Bus Tour presents free workshops for Chattanooga families to learn how to pay for college on Monday, November 12, at the Center for Creative Arts on 1301 Dallas Road from 7-8:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.; first come, first served. A scholarship drawing will be…
Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression
Selected papers will be presented during the 15th annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression which will be held Thursday through Saturday, November 8-10, in Chattanooga. The papers deal with U.S. mass media of the 19th century, the Civil War in fiction and history, images of race and gender…
UT Board of Trustees and Four Committees to Meet Nov. 8-9
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and four of its committees will meet November 8-9 in Knoxville. The full board will hold its fall meeting at 2:15 p.m. EST, Friday, November 9, in the Hollingsworth Auditorium of the Ellington Plant Science Building on the Agricultural campus. Some of the agenda items: President’s Report and…
Towson president to discuss metropolitan university success
The University Strategic Planning Council invites you to attend a special presentation on Friday, November 2, at 11 a.m. in the University Center auditorium. Dr. Robert Caret, president of Towson University, will speak on Towson’s achievements as a metropolitan university. Caret’s vision of Towson University as Maryland’s metropolitan university was instrumental in relocating the national…
Campus police work to prevent abuse of alcohol, drugs
Acting Sergeant Jeremy Morrison rides shotgun with students sporting Fatal Vision Goggles As they navigated a golf cart cone course and a walking course during a campus observance of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, students may have been able to see well through Fatal Vision Goggles, but their equilibrium was impaired. Viewing through the goggles…
Freshman Friday
The Undergraduate Admissions Office and the UTC campus community welcome high school students and their parents to Freshman Friday on October 26. Prospective students will attend class with a UTC student while parents enjoy a campus tour and information sessions. Check in for the program begins at 8 a.m. outside of the Lookout Mountain Room…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben to Tour Chattanooga, Speak at UTC
Environmentalist and author, Bill McKibben, will be the second speaker in the George T. Hunter Lecture Series in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, on November 6, 7 p.m. at the UTC Fine Arts Center at Vine and Palmetto Streets. McKibben is the author of the soon to be released, Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook…