{"id":868,"date":"2020-02-05T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/chancellor\/?post_type=utcblogs_newsletter&#038;p=868"},"modified":"2020-02-05T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:55:30","slug":"chancellors-update-83","status":"publish","type":"utcblogs_newsletter","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/chancellor\/newsletters\/chancellors-update-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor&#8217;s Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Lofton Stuart, who joined UTC this week as Interim Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs and Executive Director of the UC Foundation.\u00a0 Prior to his retirement from the University of Tennessee, he served for over 43 years in various UT alumni and development roles.\u00a0 Lofton has been an advocate and supporter of UTC staff and programs throughout his career, and we welcome him to this important leadership role on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC School of Nursing has been named a Top 25 MSN program by GradReports.com.\u00a0 This is a tremendous achievement!\u00a0 The data-driven college rankings are based on median early-career salary statistics, tuition and median debt.\u00a0 A big round of applause goes out to Dr. Chris Smith and the outstanding students, faculty and staff in our Nursing Program.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Arben Asllani in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business on receiving a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Albania in Information Systems and Data Analytics.\u00a0 Dr. Asllani will teach data analytics courses at Epoka University during the Spring 2020 semester and explore research and collaboration opportunities between Epoka and UTC.\u00a0 What a great honor!<\/p>\n<p>For the seventh year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has chosen UTC as a Tree Campus USA.\u00a0 Our green campus is a never-ending point of pride; keeping it beautiful is just one way we continue to be a working partner in the national recognition of Chattanooga as an environmental and outdoor-activity leader.\u00a0 Campus construction and renovation continue to incorporate native vegetation, green spaces and walkways laid with, when possible, pavers that allow water to pass through.\u00a0 Two recently completed projects \u2014 the beautifications of Vine and Oak streets \u2014 include those elements.<\/p>\n<p>The registration deadline for the annual ReSEARCH Dialogues conference is Sunday, February 16.\u00a0 The event is the largest academic conference on the UTC campus.\u00a0 Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/research-dialogues\/index.php\">ReSEARCH Dialogues<\/a> site for more information.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to call for nominations for the 2020 THEC Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award Program. 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