With more than 370 stories published in the UTC Newsroom during the 2024 calendar year, it’s easy to say that a lot of good things happened for UTC students, faculty and staff this year. Picking out the top highlights—not so easy. Here are some of our favorites.
White House report recognizes UTC’s role in cyber workforce training
In a report issued by the White House on Tuesday, June 25, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is recognized for its contributions to the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy launched in March 2023. The report cited UTC for achieving National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designation with its “Collaborative Research: CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Strengthening the National Cybersecurity Workforce With Integrated Learning of AI/ML and Cybersecurity.”
UTC among seven U.S. universities to receive renewed NSF funding for cybersecurity workforce development projects
The UTC program, “Collaborative Research: CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service: Strengthening the National Cybersecurity Workforce With Integrated Learning of AI/ML and Cybersecurity,” is among seven American university programs selected for renewed funding of more than $24 million from NSF over the next four years.
Looking back on 2021
The biggest stories of UTC in 2021.
UTC introduces nationwide program to train cybersecurity professionals
The new program prepares military veterans and first responders—police, fire, EMTS and others—for careers in cybersecurity,
College at 15: Older sister takes the plunge, younger sister does the same two years later
Sisters start college at the same age: 15.
Growing field creates growing interest in students
McKenzie Mack enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to pursue a graphic design degree. She’s graduating with a degree in cybersecurity. Nothing at all against graphic design, she quickly said, but the digital world grabbed her attention, and she switched majors in her freshman year. “It’s an emerging field with a lot of…