Five UTC communication majors have been recognized for their multimedia and journalism skills. UTC students Mason Edwards, Bethany Cothran and Cassandra Castillo, and recent May graduates Caroline Colvin and Maddie Charnes, took home top honors in all three student categories—Best Feature Story, Best News Coverage and Best Student Journalist—at the recent Golden Press Card Awards in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Communication professor sharing ‘Hall’ of a story with his students
Chris Dortch, an adjunct faculty member in the UTC Department of Communication since 2018, will inducted into the United States Basketball Writers Association’s Hall of Fame in April.
Writing about Chattanooga native’s harrowing Vietnam War rescue earns national acclaim for UTC student
Senior Caroline Colvin, pursuing bachelor’s degrees in communication and Spanish, placed seventh in the highly competitive Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition for her Rising Rock feature titled “The Road to the Medal.” Colvin, head editor of Rising Rock and editor-in-chief of the University Echo, is UTC’s first-ever winner in the Hearst Foundation writing competition.
Students earn first place awards in statewide journalism competition
Seniors Allie English and Eli Rushing recently won 2023 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards from the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters. English was recognized for her short documentary, “Raising Wolves,” and Rushing was honored for his audio version of “Heather’s Story.”
Lens crafter: From UTC student photo editor to professional photographer, Olivia Ross explains the leap at Photo Night 2023
“Deadlines are more intense now…and nobody wants to hear your excuses for not meeting them, for not doing what you’re supposed to do,” said UTC alum Olivia Ross, who shared her insights and work with a standing-room-only crowd at the University Center Auditorium March 1 for Photo Night 2023.
The eyes have it: UTC graduates return for Photo Night
UTC alums Olivia Ross and Kim Hubbard are among the photographers participating in Photo Night on March 1.
Journey from the past: Serretta Malaikham’s look back brings her forward
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: Serretta Malaikham’s grandparents fled Laos during the Vietnam War and ended up in Nashville, where they raised her. She told her family’s story to UTC Magazine and for the first time ever in her Rising Rock piece, “Journey to Freedom.”
The field below: Jerrod Niles’ project earns national acclaim
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent communication graduate Jerrod Niles, who placed in the Top 10 in the national 2021-2022 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition for college students.
Rising Rock students find inspiration by reporting on Chattanooga
UTC students venture into Chattanooga and find compelling stories.
Balancing act: Keeping optimism, battling pessimism
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. And the people healed. And,…