Former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam visited UTC to record an episode of their podcast series, “You Might Be Right,” in the library’s recording studio.
The people of UTC: Get to know Tim Gritten
Tim Gritten, the new dean of the UTC Library, sat down to answer a few questions about his transition to UTC and his plans for the library.
Six things to know for your first semester at UTC
The fall semester is officially here, and the first few weeks of your college experience are crucial. Fortunately, UTC likes to make things fun and easy. Here are six things I wish I had known during my first semester at UTC:
From UTC to Italy: Journeying through literary heritage
The George C. Connor Professorship of American Literature and the UTC Department of English were co-sponsors of the fourth biennial John Dos Passos Conference, held May 23-25 in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
Tim Gritten named dean of the UTC Library
Tim Gritten, who has spent the last six years as Executive Director of the Library and Special Collections at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, has been appointed Dean of the UTC Library. The appointment is effective July 1, 2024.
UTC mascot history exhibition gets Scrappy flyby
During “I Love UTC Week” from April 1-5, campus icon Scrappy flew by Special Collections and the display cases in the UTC Library’s Roth Grand Reading Room that Special Collections curates. The current exhibition, titled “‘Crowd-Energizing Mission’: A UTC Mascot Retrospective,” includes details and trivia sure to interest any Moc, and Scrappy was no exception. University Archivist Noah Lasley documented the event.
I Love UTC Week to bring alums—and an alpaca—to campus
The spring version of Homecoming Week is returning to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I Love UTC Week, a spring semester tradition since 2014, will take place on campus Monday through Saturday, March 20-25.
Community outreach: UTC faculty volunteering as research mentors for CGLA students’ biology projects
Ten UTC Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science women faculty members have volunteered as research mentors for 43 CGLA students working on biology-based projects.
UTC Library Special Collections receives grant to document Chattanooga’s labor history
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library’s Special Collections department has secured a grant to digitize documents and photographs detailing the history of labor and industry in Chattanooga.
UTC Affordable Course Materials program saves students $1 million since 2017
In just five years, more than $1 million has been kept in the pockets of students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga by its Affordable Course Materials Initiative.