Welcome back to a new school year! \u00a0You can feel the energy on our campus as fall semester gets underway. \u00a0I want to wish our new students, faculty and staff a special welcome to UTC.\u00a0 Freshman Convocation in the McKenzie Arena was a fantastic experience as we welcomed the largest freshman class in university history.<\/p>\n
A special message to our newest Mocs: Now is the time to\u00a0get involved with\u00a0opportunities\u00a0and activities on campus.\u00a0 Meet new people and make lifelong friends.\u00a0 Discover\u00a0the academic and social organizations at UTC.\u00a0 Take part in\u00a0programs that reach out in the Chattanooga community, giving help to schools, neighborhoods and local charities.\u00a0 Your life at UTC will\u00a0be\u00a0much richer and fulfilling if you take advantage of at least a few of the opportunities available.<\/p>\n
Operation Move-In on August 16 was a tremendous success.\u00a0 Faculty,\u00a0staff, continuing students, alumni, and community members helped incoming freshmen move in. \u00a0\u00a0Thank you to all the volunteers.\u00a0 Our housing and student affairs staff did a great job on coordinating Operation Move-In.<\/p>\n
Our Mocs football team takes the field for its first home game on\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0August 30. They will be squaring off against Tennessee Tech at 7:00 p.m. in Finley Stadium.\u00a0 I hope the entire campus will turn out to cheer on our team and enjoy the camaraderie that is a\u00a0special\u00a0part of UTC\u00a0home games.<\/p>\n
We hope all of our freshmen attend the game and join in our Mocs Flock Finley tradition, a\u00a0fun\u00a0event in which they will gather in one end zone and run across the field prior to kick-off.\u00a0 Participants receive a T-shirt, and the first 200 will receive Power C\u00a0socks.\u00a0 Line-up for Mocs Flock Finley is at 6:30 p.m. \u00a0A\u00a0tailgate\u00a0party\u00a0for first-year students\u00a0will begin\u00a0at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Two of our women\u2019s sports teams also have upcoming home games.\u00a0On\u00a0August 31, the UTC soccer team faces Georgia State at 7:00 p.m. in Finley Stadium.\u00a0 At\u00a06:00 p.m.,\u00a0our volleyball team plays UNC Asheville in Maclellan Gym.<\/p>\n
The student-athletes of our volleyball team\u00a0also\u00a0deserve recognition for recently\u00a0earning an Academic Excellence Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.\u00a0 The\u00a0Mocs posted a team GPA of 3.602 in fall 2017 and followed that up with 3.515 in spring 2018.\u00a0Seven members\u00a0were named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic list, tying for the most in the league.<\/p>\n
I want to call attention to three members of our UTC family who have recently taken on new roles\u00a0as part of our Executive Leadership Team.\u00a0 George Hynd, former Dean\u00a0of the College of Arts and Sciences, is our Interim Provost, while Joe Wilferth, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences, is now the college\u2019s Interim Dean.\u00a0 Yancy Freeman\u00a0is\u00a0serving as Interim Vice Chancellor for\u00a0Student\u00a0Development.\u00a0 I know they will do an excellent job, and\u00a0I look forward to working with them.<\/p>\n
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Welcome back to a new school year! \u00a0You can feel the energy on our campus as fall semester gets underway. \u00a0I want to wish our new students, faculty and staff a special welcome to UTC.\u00a0 Freshman Convocation in the McKenzie Arena was a fantastic experience as we welcomed the largest freshman class in university history.… <\/p>\n