If you had to pick just one word to describe the way Marshall Cooper might be feeling on commencement day, that word could be “vindicated.” Or maybe “validated.” As someone figuratively slapped in the face before turning his life around, maybe his journey can’t be summarized in just one word. Cooper, a linebacker on…
Ana Rodas: Nothing is going to keep her from the kids
A moment that almost didn’t happen will not be a moment too soon when Ana Rodas begins her professional nursing career two days after commencement. Rodas has wanted to be a nurse since her junior year at Nashville’s McGavock High School, where she was a strong student with more than her share of honors…
Measuring success: 18 hours a semester, member of volleyball team, 3.6 GPA
When your nickname is “Dani Pants,” you’re showing the world you can laugh at yourself.
His and history: Richard Rice discusses cartoons and cartooning
Art Exhibition What: Exhibition by the Mountain Arts Guild Where: Exum Gallery inside St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. When: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 Admission: Free Information: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; exhibition runs through Jan. 12 Before he sends one of his single-panel cartoons to The Wall Street Journal for possible publication,…
Mina Sartipi: Woman of Influence
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Mina Sartipi has been named among the most influential business leaders in Chattanooga for 2019 by Edge magazine. Read more below about her work in and out of the classroom. A lot of people and partners are betting on Mina Sartipi and the Center for Urban…
Covering comics collective to get a taste of journalism
“This class feels like a full-time job,” says senior Alex Ogle. That’s kind of the point. Ogle, who is majoring in communication, is talking about Rising Rock, the course that introduces students to real-world journalism, opening their eyes to the multiple and sometimes complicated steps it takes to put together a multimedia project that…
Autism doesn’t prevent students from excelling at UTC
This story about students with autism was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. As diagnoses rise, more colleges add services for students with autism
OT students bond with students who have intellectual disabilities
What is an Occupational Therapist? Someone who “helps people across their lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, injury rehabilitation and providing supports for older adults…
Nursing school among Top 10 in the state, website says
School of Nursing achieves high ranking in Tennessee
New director/curator hired for UTC Cress Gallery
New Cress Gallery director starts in January.