For her first three years at UTC, Billee Lassiter was a biochemistry major. Her goal was a career as a gynecologist. In May 2022, she made a hard left turn into a degree that’s a far cry from medicine—marketing.
Examining internship ins and outs
UTC students discuss their internship experiences. Internships give students an edge in the job market, and teach a wide range of skills that can’t be learned through coursework alone, demonstrating to employers that potential hires have the drive to apply themselves in a non-academic environment.
Brock Scholar begins prestigious human rights fellowship in Warsaw
Rising Senior and Brock Scholar Heather Murray is one of only 48 American students chosen to participate in this year’s Humanity in Action (HIA) fellowship programs in the United States and Europe.
Student Interns at Oak Ridge National Labratories
Jackson Stone, a Computer Science major, participated in the Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he used video game development software to create interactive data visualizations.
UTC and Chattanooga State Small Business Development Center Enter Internship Program Partnership
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Chattanooga State Community College will announce a new higher education partnership funded jointly by the Chattanooga Area Chamber and the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Student interns at Causeway to help Chattanooga grow
For Jaya Todai, Chattanooga isn’t just a city, it’s a center of people she loves and admires, and she wants to have a part in helping it grow. That’s what interested her in the internship position at Causeway.
Student intern is learning to reimagine, revitalize and renew
It’s a beautiful thing when a UTC alumna and a UTC student are both interested in the revitalization and development of the cities where they were born.
UTC’s first intern with Volkswagen in Germany enjoys experience abroad
Adrianna Eder, a senior Brock Scholar pursuing a Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree with a focus on health care administration, was the first UTC student to intern at Volkswagen in Germany. Eder studied at Ostfalia University, in Wolfsburg, Germany – the location of the VW headquarters – from March 3 through July 10. “This is…
Mocs complete summer internships
As exams begin and papers are due for students, it may seem like summer is a distant memory. But not so long ago, these Mocs used their summers to get to work at internships and experiential learning projects.
UTC Finance students complete internship that takes them from the stock market to the farm
Four UTC Finance students were selected to participate in a four-week summer internship with Galtere, Ltd., the commodities-focused hedge fund of Renée Haugerud. The experience took the students from the skyscrapers in New York City to a farm in Preston, Minnesota. Stephen Reaves, Nicole Koegel, Cody Edwards, and Tyler Gallups got a firsthand experience of…