The monumental investment by the State of Tennessee and Gary and Kathleen Rollins will help the Gary W. Rollins College of Business to achieve excellence and meet the needs of UTC students, the city, the region and the state.
Seeing students have ‘those light bulb moments’ keeps adding up for Meg Kiessling
Meg Kiessling’s path to math began after obtaining electrical engineering degrees from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Georgia Institute of Technology.
From aspiration to acceptance: Launch your health care career at UTC
The journey into professional health care programs is tough—just as tough as the careers they kickstart. It’s why the Pre-Health Professions Advising program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga exists, serving as a bridge for students determined to become tomorrow’s leaders in tomorrow’s health care landscape—whether as doctors, dentists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, veterinarians or allied health care professionals.
UTC educating occupational therapists to translate classroom knowledge to the field
UTC occupational therapy doctoral students have been spending the spring semester on their capstone projects throughout the Chattanooga area.
UTC’s GEAR UP turning at-risk teenagers into first-generation college students
This spring, GEAR UP is celebrating its 25th year at UTC. The program connects students primarily from urban schools to college.
UTC students explore England through Jane Austen’s eyes
Students from UTC had the opportunity to immerse themselves fully into the life and world of Jane Austen by traveling abroad to England. The opportunity came thanks to Jayda Coons, assistant professor of English for the UTC Honors College, as part of her spring 2024 course titled Jane Austen’s World. For nine days in March, students visited several of Austen’s most famous whereabouts—including her homes in Chawton, Bath and London.
Driving innovation: UTC marketing students help propel faculty research into the real world
At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, business students are gaining hands-on experience while helping faculty move their research into the marketplace. The UTC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship launched these roles to give students practical experience while bolstering UTC faculty research and commercialization efforts.
In the shadows: UTC students gain exclusive ER experience with Erlanger job shadowing program
Not many undergraduate students can say they have been behind the scenes in an emergency room. After the spring semester, 76 students spanning 11 majors at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will say they have.
Research and creativity flourish at 2024 Spring Research and Arts Conference
Mushrooms, artificial intelligence, state policy, stroke rehabilitation, television shows and medieval magic were some of the 290 unique presentation topics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s annual Spring Research and Arts Conference.
Perfect chemistry: Two UTC young alums land research fellowships
Recent graduates Christine Rukeyser, an Innovation in Honors student in the UTC Honors College who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in December 2023, and Bre-Anna Willis, recipient of a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in December 2022, have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program—a highly competitive program that supports outstanding graduate students in STEM fields.