Blue and Gold Preview Day, UTC’s comprehensive open house, took place Saturday, Nov. 15. Blue and Gold provides prospective students with a broad introduction to campus life, admissions, housing and scholarships.
UTC business students debate the future of AI in the classroom
Will artificial intelligence create a more efficient future or lead to a wave of unprepared young adults entering the workforce? On Wednesday, Nov. 12, students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business debated questions like this while discussing the benefits and drawbacks of AI in university courses.
Power C Tour 2025 comes to a close in Chattanooga
The blue-and-gold energy at UTC was palpable on Wednesday, Nov. 12, as the Power C Tour returned to Chattanooga. The statewide recruiting tour made stops across Tennessee this fall, but the final event at UTC had a familiar, hometown feel.
From military service to helping others: A veteran’s journey at UTC
Through her love of Chattanooga, Necole Gonsahn decided that the long commute to UTC was worth it to pursue a Master of Education degree in counseling. The May 2025 graduate, who served in the U.S. Army Reserve, reflected on her time at the University and partnering with the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs.
Gen. B.B. Bell donates life’s papers and a love story to UTC Special Collections
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Burwell Baxter “B.B.” Bell III, a 1969 graduate of the University of Chattanooga, commanded at every level from platoon to four-star general during his 39 years of service. Bell has donated his personal papers and recently published memoir, “Memoirs of a Nondescript Four-Star General: A Love Story,” to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library’s Special Collections.
Service in the blood: A UTC professor’s call to action helping “true heroes”
Born into a family willing to protect and serve, Terry Ellis—an assistant professor of practice in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program—decided to add to his family’s military lineage dating back to the Revolutionary War.
Learn the power of mapping and AI at UTC’s GIS Day workshop
GIS Day, held every year on the third Wednesday of November, will be celebrated by CAGDS with a workshop for the campus community.
CECS Career Fair showcases student talent and industry partnership
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science students were given time to network right outside their classrooms. The CECS Career Fair brought 76 companies to the college, with companies hosted on all four floors of the Engineering and Computer Science building.
Students confront the end of life to learn more about how to live
While discussing death is a taboo subject for many, for Chapel Cowden it is a course topic she embraces. Cowden, a health and science librarian and UC Foundation associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, teaches Perspectives on Death and Dying.
From the diamond to the classroom, Jesse Cole inspires UTC marketing students
On Oct. 28, Jesse Cole, owner of the American sensation Savannah Bananas, discussed his journey of owning the baseball team with UTC marketing students over Zoom.









