Over the weekend of Sept. 9-10, volunteers around the region offered their services to the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic—including approximately 75 students, staff and faculty from the UTC Social Work, Music Therapy, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Master of Public Health and Nurse Practitioner programs and the UTC RAM Chapter student organization.
Top 20 Under 40: Music therapy success brings wide recognition to Katherine Goforth Elverd
The extent and importance of Katherine Goforth Elverd’s accomplishments on and off the UTC campus is being noticed. Chattanooga’s Chatter magazine selected Elverd, professor and director of the music therapy degree program at UTC, to its 2023 ‘20 Under 40’ list.
Oh, say can they sing: Trembling Troubadours show off their voices
Since the creation of the Trembling Troubadours, Katherine Goforth Elverd had a goal of having the group perform the national anthem before a Chattanooga Lookouts minor league baseball game. On July 24, that goal was realized.
Walz the first music therapy student to earn an internship
Heading to Atlanta for six months of hands-on learning.
New Telehealth Groups for Children with Special Needs reaches out through the computer
UTC Music Therapy Telehealth Groups for Children with Special Needs engages its students through music.
Music therapy program, Songbirds to teach guitar to UTC students
Students in music therapy program will have a chance to learn guitar.
Music therapy program is more than just playing for an audience
Tennessee’s first public university program of its kind prescribes music as medicine. The much-anticipated music therapy major launched at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in fall 2019 and already has surpassed enrollment goals. Chattanooga native Katherine Goforth Elverd—“Katie” or “Professor Goforth” to her colleagues and students— returned to Chattanooga after working as a practicing…
New program uses music to treat mental and physical issues
The new, four-year Music Therapy program is the first of its kind at the university. A board-certified therapist, Katie Goforth Elverd, helped create the program.