UTC is upgrading its campus emergency communications after a recent active-shooter hoax. WTVC The new alert system will “take over” campus screens, websites, social media, and broadcasting platforms—beyond just texts and emails—to deliver quicker and broader notifications. WTVC The hoax, attributed to a group called “Purgatory,” triggered the changes as UTC seeks stronger, multi-channel threat…
Literacy tutoring program in Hamilton County schools expands
UTC is partnering with Hamilton County’s new literacy tutoring initiative by supplying student tutors and coordinating program logistics. The university engages its education and social work departments to train and oversee tutoring sessions in local schools. UTC’s involvement helps bridge resource gaps, supports community-embedded learning, and strengthens town-gown collaboration — all aimed at improving literacy…
New Director of UTC’s Clarence T. Jones Observatory on ‘Scenic Roots’
Steven Kline—who first volunteered at UTC’s Clarence T. Jones Observatory while a student—was recently appointed its new director. The observatory, located just off Brainerd Road, has been operating since 1938. After graduating in 2014, Kline later became its planetarium director before stepping into the directorship last month. >>>Listen>>>
Gunny the dog breaks ice, wins hearts on UTC campus
At UTC, Campus Police Chief Sean O’Brien — a retired police lieutenant — walked across campus one morning in uniform with a police dog named Gunny to see if it would help spark conversations with students. About 90 % of students ignored the effort, many absorbed in their phones. Although the experiment didn’t produce mass…
UTC names advisory committees for its Quantum Center
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has established new internal and external advisory committees for its Quantum Center to advance research, education, and partnerships in quantum information science and engineering. The internal group includes UTC leaders Pamela Riggs-Gelasco, Reinhold Mann, Mina Sartipi, and Kumar Yelamarthi. The external committee brings global expertise from Oak Ridge National…