{"id":806,"date":"2019-08-22T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T15:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/chancellor\/?post_type=utcblogs_newsletter&#038;p=806"},"modified":"2019-08-22T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T15:37:18","slug":"chancellors-update-70","status":"publish","type":"utcblogs_newsletter","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/chancellor\/newsletters\/chancellors-update-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor&#8217;s Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to wish all of our new students and faculty a warm welcome to UTC.\u00a0 We are delighted to have you join our Mocs Family.\u00a0 To those who had some time away from campus this summer, welcome back! \u00a0The 2019-2020 academic year has begun, and we are recharged and ready for an exciting fall semester.<\/p>\n<p>A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated in Operation Move-In on Thursday, August 15. \u00a0It was inspiring to see how many students, faculty, staff, and community supporters pitched in to welcome our new students. \u00a0This was my seventh move-in day, and I think it was by far the smoothest one yet.\u00a0 A special thank you to our OMI Committee.<\/p>\n<p>We began the semester with Convocation on August 16 with a large, enthusiastic crowd of freshmen, transfer students, and new graduate students. \u00a0Thursday, August 29 we open the football season against Eastern Illinois at Finley Stadium.\u00a0 Please join us for the game and pregame festivities including the Mocs Flock and student athlete academic recognition that precede the 7PM kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous construction projects taking place on campus; some have been completed, others are nearing completion, and some will begin soon. The section of Oak Street between Founders Hall and Pfeiffer-Stagmaier Hall is nearly complete. \u00a0The section of Oak Street that runs from Pfeiffer-Stagmaier past the Guerry Center and ends at Cadek Hall is scheduled to be finished by mid-September. \u00a0Work on Vine Street next to Maclellan Gym and the University Center also is nearing completion.<\/p>\n<p>Remodeling of the Guerry Center, the new home of the Honors College, is in the final stages and most of the building is open for business.\u00a0 Renovation of Lupton Hall, the former Lupton Library, and Fine Arts is in full swing and should be completed by July 2020.\u00a0 Renovation of several floors in Fletcher Hall will begin soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to wish all of our new students and faculty a warm welcome to UTC.\u00a0 We are delighted to have you join our Mocs Family.\u00a0 To those who had some time away from campus this summer, welcome back! \u00a0The 2019-2020 academic year has begun, and we are recharged and ready for an exciting fall&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/chancellor\/newsletters\/chancellors-update-70\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":341,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-806","1":"utcblogs_newsletter","2":"type-utcblogs_newsletter","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chancellor&#039;s Update - Office of the Chancellor Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chancellor&#039;s Update - Office of the Chancellor Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I want to wish all of our new students and faculty a warm welcome to UTC.\u00a0 We are delighted to have you join our Mocs Family.\u00a0 To those who had some time away from campus this summer, welcome back! 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