TRIO programs, which have been part of the UTC campus for more than 50 years, are federal outreach systems designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The initiatives are intended to serve and assist low-income and first-generation college students and those with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline.
Upward Bound program celebrates 50 years
UTC’s Upward Bound program reaches its 50th birthday.
2 Decades of Encouragement: GEAR UP promotes college to kids
The GEAR UP program helps middle through high schoolers get ready for college—or even get them interested in going if they haven’t been before.
Building Bridges to Post-Secondary Success
In the past school year, nearly 1,500 students from Hamilton County Schools or rural areas of nearby counties have participated in CK Now! For many, it was the first time that they’d set foot on a college campus.
McKinley Maples: Student Success Profile
UTC graduate student, McKinley Maples, is able to achieve his dream of teaching middle grades education thanks to the Each One Reach One Scholarship.
CCCE Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Center for Community Career Education (CCCE) recently celebrated their 35th year with UTC.
CK, Now! inspires elementary school students to attend college
“CK, Now! was created because there are thousands of 4th and 5th graders in our region who will be the first in their family to go to college. After operating the PAWS project for nearly 8 years, we needed to be able to reach more children,” said Cole, Executive Director for Community Career Education.
Alumna chosen for graduate fellowship
UTC Alumna Jillian Pennyman ’13 has been chosen for the Betty Jane Narver Policy Fellowship for 2013 – 2014. Pennyman received both a B.S. and M.Ed. in Secondary Education from UTC. She is pursuing the Master’s in Education Policy.
Educational Opportunity Center assisted May graduate
After Melissa Mitchell graduated from Marion County High School, she knew she had the potential for a four-year academic degree. A meeting with Cathy Brown of the Educational Opportunity Center motivated her to enroll at UTC.
Alumnus honored with Shulimson Founder’s Award
CCCE at UTC honors a Legislative Aide for US Senator Bob Corker, with the Gail Shulimson Founder’s Award. Alumnus John Goetz is the second recipient of the award, named in honor of the woman who established what would become the CCCE, a non-profit career and educational training center.