The UTC Library’s whiteboard memes have gone viral on Facebook, made the front page of Reddit, and have been retweeted by USA Today College. Have you ever wondered where those clever depictions come from? Meet Stacy Chapman, Circulation Day Supervisor and Resident Whiteboard Artist.
UTC makes national list for ‘Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities’
“We do many things above what is required because we are passionate about the work we do and we are so proud to have been included in this list. There are so many schools that do really tremendous work and it is nice to be recognized publicly.”
Campus Welcomes Kirk Englehardt
Members from our Campus and community recently gathered to welcome Kirk Englehardt with a reception in the University Center.
Campus donations assist Chattanooga Area Food Bank
Faculty, staff and students generously contributed enough food items to pack three electric trucks for WRCB’s Share Your Christmas, held annually to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Facilities “elves” packed up the food and delivered it with assistance from athletics personnel to the First Tennessee Pavilion.
Chef Masa wins national competition
Chef Masa Yamashita, UTC’s executive chef, earned the gold medal in the ARAMARK Culinary Excellence (ACE) national competition held in San Francisco. Earlier this year he won the gold medal in the ACE Southern regional competition. Thirty finalists competed for a chance to win the prestigious “Copper Pot” and a medal from the American Culinary…
Branam receives UT Foundation award
Pat Branam, Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, was one of four recipients to receive the UT Foundation Board of Directors Award, selected from among more than 70 members of the development team across the entire UT system. This award recognizes outstanding achievements by development and alumni affairs staff. Recipients are honored for their application of…
Restoring an American treasure
Dr. Hill Craddock, Davenport assistant professor of biology, biological and environmental sciences, calls restoring the American chestnut tree “the right thing to do,” especially since the blight that destroyed the US population of the American chestnut tree was caused by human carelessness. The blight, imported to the U.S. on Asian chestnut trees in the early…
UTC team selected to attend National Summer Engaging Departments Institute
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) selected a team from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to attend the Engaging Departments Institute at the University of Pennsylvania from July 7-11, 2010. The UTC team will include: Dr. Barbara Norwood (Nursing and incoming chair of the General Education Committee), Dr. Victoria Steinberg (Foreign Languages),…
Graduate student selected for Presidential Fellows Program
Graduate student Adrienne Teague has been selected to participate in the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Fellows program based in Washington DC, which encourages participants from colleges and universities around the country to learn about leadership and governance, to share research and scholarship, develop leadership qualities and be inspired to pursue…
Students design fitness program for children at Boys & Girls Club
Students at the Highland Park Boys & Girls Club are discovering it is “Fun to be Fit.” As part of their work with Leadership Chattanooga, Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, associate vice chancellor of student development, and Dr. Mike Owens, assistant dean of graduate programs in the College of Business, developed the Fun to be Fit…