UTC junior Olivia Reeves, a leading 2024 Olympic weightlifting qualifier, ranks second in the world in her weight class and broke seven world records in her last competition in Qatar in December. In her spare time, she wants to help put the UTC Weightlifting Club on the map.
Learning from service-learning at the East Lake Salvation Army
Students in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Lori Waite’s Social Problems class have the opportunity for service-learning work every year. This year, they have expanded that work to include the East Lake Salvation Army site.
Service learning as a critical approach to the study of social problems
In a new UTC course, Society of Social Problems, students will review current social issues, possible solutions to those issues and integrate that knowledge into real-life situations.
City Councilwoman Coonrod earns UTC degree
Life circumstances slowed the process, but Demetrus Coonrod finished her bachelor’s degree in sociology.
Facing the fear of talking about race
Conversations on racism and racial disparities not always comfortable.
UTC Professor Emeritus Geevarghese passes away
UTC Professor Emeritus P.K. Geevarghese, 85, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Longtime UTC professor, musician Booker T. Scruggs dies
Booker T. Scruggs, a longtime member of the UTC community and the Chattanooga music world, died Monday. He was 74.
Lecture: “Desegregating College Football in the Jim Crow South, 1945-1975”
The desegregation of college football affected more than just the players on the field. In his lecture, titled “Desegregating College Football in the Jim Crow South, 1945-1975,” Dr. Zeb Baker, Visiting Professor of History at Georgia Southern University, tells the story of how it affected all of campus life. His lecture takes place on Thursday, March…