{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UTC News","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news","author_name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/author\/wyf557\/","title":"UTC to celebrate 140 years during Founder\u2019s Week | UTC News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wpJo7GCiC3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-to-celebrate-140-years-during-founders-week\/\">UTC to celebrate 140 years during Founder\u2019s Week<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-to-celebrate-140-years-during-founders-week\/embed\/#?secret=wpJo7GCiC3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UTC to celebrate 140 years during Founder\u2019s Week&#8221; &#8212; UTC News\" data-secret=\"wpJo7GCiC3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/old-main-UA-00-03-01-05-001-1024x694-600.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":407,"description":"Founder\u2019s Week is a long-standing tradition that connects the university community with its origins. Originally known as Founder\u2019s Day, the purpose of the occasion is to commemorate the institution\u2019s first day on September 15, 1886. On that date, which a local newspaper reported marked \u201can epoch in the educational history, not only of Chattanooga, but of the surrounding country,\u201d Chattanooga University (as the school was known at the time), held its opening exercises inside of the original campus building on McCallie Avenue known as Old Main. Attendees included the 118-member student body, the faculty, and others affiliated with the university."}