UTC senior Mateo Jimenez has been serving as an American Connection Corps/Regional Connectivity Fellow for Lead For America—a national nonprofit organization that trains college students to serve as full-time local government or nonprofit employees in their home communities. Fellows are placed in positions where they can directly impact challenges such as education, healthcare, economic development, environmental sustainability and social equity.
Work by UTC group helps launch a $5.25 million conservation fund
Environmental map guides an effort to create an $18 million fund to protect land in the Southeast Tennessee region.
Map stakes out regional areas needing the most environmental protection
Award-winning environmental map shows most endangered areas in the Southeast Tennessee region.