The UTC Teaching & Learning Garden began this past spring, taking students out to learn about raising food in an urban environment.
Music’s first African American student looks back at a lifetime of musical achievement
Johnny Malone ‘74, professional musician and songwriter, was seventeen when he started his educational career at the University of Chattanooga as the first African American student in the Music Department.
Professor’s book chosen for FMU lecture series
Dr. Sarah Einstein’s award-winning creative nonfiction book, Mot: A Memoir, published last year, was recently chosen for Francis Marion University’s (FMU) spring 2017 Hunter Lecture and Common Colloquium Series.
Redefining Tai Chi as a culture for empowerment
This modified version of the ancient martial and healing art makes Tai Chi accessible to individuals with ambulatory impairment and works to transform the wheelchair from an assistive device into a tool of empowerment.
Professors and students featured in poetry collection, The Heart’s Many Doors
UTNAA Distinguished Professor of English Dr. Richard Jackson, with UTC alumni and current students, as well as distinguished American poets, recently teamed up to produce The Heart’s Many Doors. The collaborative effort features poems by American poets responding to prints by Slovene artist Metka Krasovec.
Beat Hunger, the Holiday Season kick-off is back
The Campus favorite, Beat Hunger, will be held only once this year, on Monday, November 21, at 7:30 P.M. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center. As usual, admission is only a $2 check donation to the Chattanooga Community Kitchen or two non-perishable food items.
UTC and Motlow State pen honors transfer agreement
Representatives from Motlow State Community College and UTC recently signed an articulation agreement allowing Motlow State’s Honors Program students to transfer seamlessly into the UTC Honors College’s Innovations in Honors program.
Musicians raise awareness for music in therapy with Chamber Music for Body and Soul IV
Several leading regional musical organizations will combine their talents in a concert on November 18. The concert featuring UTC faculty is designed to educate and entertain the audience on the positive therapeutic outcomes for motor, speech, and cognitive challenges utilizing music as a direct conduit into the brain.
Theatre Co. presents Hay Fever, the ultimate family holiday gone wrong
Join the UTC Theatre Company as they present Hay Fever in the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center. The show will run November 15-19 at 7:30 P.M. with an additional 2 P.M. matinee Saturday, on November 19.
Nursing students volunteer in Costa Rican clinic
When 12 School of Nursing (SON) students and 2 faculty traveled to Costa Rica for a week, they served as medical volunteers in a clinic. They also bartered in open air markets, watched crocodiles lounging in the warm mud, ziplined through tropical flora, and became immersed in the local culture, gaining valuable insight and experience in the process.