Get ready to experience a fusion of rhythm, melody and student creativity when UTC hosts Mocaroo on Wednesday, April 17, at Chamberlain Pavilion. With a lineup featuring 10 student-based performances, Mocaroo offers a dynamic platform for showcasing the diverse musical talents within the UTC Department of Music. From soulful ballads to energetic ensembles, attendees are in for a treat as they witness the innovation and passion of their fellow Mocs.
Lessons learned: Takeo Suzuki shares his experiences from a Fulbright visit to India
Dr. Takeo Suzuki is on a mission to spread the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga name worldwide. He is also on a mission to bring the world to UTC. Suzuki, executive director of the UTC Center of Global Education, recently spent two weeks in India after being selected as a 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar as part of the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Program.
Eclipsing expectations: Mocs flock to Chamberlain Field to view partial eclipse
On Monday, April 8, Chattanooga—and most locations across the U.S.—experienced a partial solar eclipse. A slew of UTC personnel, donning proper headgear, converged on Chamberlain Field for the occasion. University photographer Angela Foster and the video team of Sam Blevins and Charles Kemp were there to document the event.
Students spread the love during I Love UTC Week festivities
From April 1-7, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated what sets the UTC campus apart from the rest during the annual I Love UTC Week celebration.
Cultivating tomorrow’s scientists: Jose Barbosa honored for his approach to education and food sustainability
Dr. Jose M. Barbosa, professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science, was recognized at the Spotlight on Faculty Excellence series on April 4 in the University Center Auditorium.
Students share their thank you’s with donors at annual Scholarship Luncheon
The annual Scholarship Luncheon took place on Friday, April 5, in the University Center’s Tennessee Room. The event connected students with donors and honored the generosity of scholarship benefactors.
Students make their pitches at Fly! competition
The annual Fly! Mocs Business Competition for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students, a spring pitch competition “where a good idea and a strong pitch can earn you some cash and startup resources to move your business forward,” took place on Thursday, April 4, before a standing-room-only audience at the UTC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
UTC mascot history exhibition gets Scrappy flyby
During “I Love UTC Week” from April 1-5, campus icon Scrappy flew by Special Collections and the display cases in the UTC Library’s Roth Grand Reading Room that Special Collections curates. The current exhibition, titled “‘Crowd-Energizing Mission’: A UTC Mascot Retrospective,” includes details and trivia sure to interest any Moc, and Scrappy was no exception. University Archivist Noah Lasley documented the event.
Schirmer named UTC women’s basketball head coach
The Deandra Schirmer Era of Chattanooga women’s basketball begins now.
Schirmer becomes the eighth head coach of the Mocs, Vice Chancellor for Athletics Mark Wharton announced Thursday morning.
UTC Symphony Orchestra to perform spring concert on April 21
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, in the UTC Fine Arts Center’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.