Convocation—the annual celebration of incoming students at UTC—was held on Friday, Aug. 16, at McKenzie Arena for the class of 2028. With the help of the Marching Mocs, Ladies of Gold and Spirit Squad, UTC welcomed its new students in style as music and dancing filled the arena throughout the program.
Two solo acts: Music, Theatre to operate own departments
Thanks to programmatic innovations in both divisions, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Performing Arts is being dissolved and replaced with a pair of autonomous units. When students return to campus for the spring 2024 semester, they will come back to the Department of Theatre and the Department of Music.
Marching Mocs travel to London for New Year’s Day parade
Ninety-two Marching Mocs band members will travel to London on Wednesday, Dec. 27, to participate in the London New Year’s Day Parade. The parade will be broadcast in the U.S. on PBS stations starting at 7 a.m. EST.
Music to their ears: Funding raised for Marching Mocs members to travel to London for New Year’s Day Parade
The Division of Advancement helped raise $120,000 for the Marching Mocs’ New Year’s Day Parade trip, making it possible for the students—musicians, color guard, drum majors and majorettes—as well as some faculty members and administrative staff to spend a week in London.
100 years and counting: Marching Mocs hit the century mark
The unofficial birth of the Marching Mocs band is thought to have begun when eight students from the University of Chattanooga got together to play music for a student body meeting. What may have cemented the band’s future happened the next day, though, when the eight played at a football game between UC and Cumberland College. The dates were Oct. 12-13, 1923, making this year the band’s 100th birthday.
London calling: Marching Mocs receive official invitation to London New Year’s Day Parade
The Marching Mocs were officially invited to participate in the London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival during a ceremony taking place on Wednesday, March 22, in the UTC Fine Arts Center’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall.
The band plays on: Randall Coleman energizes school spirit in Marching Mocs
The number of students in the Marching Mocs has increased more than 400 percent since Randall Coleman became director.
Music Row: New Living Learning community for music lovers
Anyone who loves music can apply for Music Row.
2021 in photos
Photos taken across campus in 2021
Marching Mocs, Color Guard begin 2021 season
UTC Marching Mocs and Color Guard begin practice on Aug. 9.