On Monday, Jan. 15, a rare, thin blanket of snow fell on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. While UTC only got a light dusting, some areas in the Chattanooga region received up to six inches of snow, leaving campus closed until Thursday, Jan. 18. “People had to be doing physical things in 10-degree weather, five-degree weather, which is crazy,” UTC Director of Safety and Risk Management Bob Jackson said, “but when the call went out for help, people responded.”
Decade of distinction: UTC chosen again as ‘Tree Campus USA’
In honor of the decade-long run as a Tree Campus USA, a European horse chestnut tree—a species suggested by Dr. Hill Craddock for the occasion—was planted outside Patten Chapel on Friday, March 31.
UTC chosen again for Tree Campus USA designation
For the eighth straight year, UTC is chosen as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.
‘We had a lot of bad, bad days’: Dane Snowden recalls life in war zone
Dane Snowden, an electrician in UTC’s Facilities Planning and Management Department, encountered his share of mortar and rocket attacks, IED explosions and gunfire during his four tours of duty in the Middle East with the Army National Guard.