Alexis Willis ’11 isn’t someone who backs down from a challenge. She told her mentor that, if an Ironman competition was ever held in Chattanooga, she would sign up. The former high school track athlete was drawn to the idea of testing her limits. She wanted to know if she had what it takes to…
A summer of monkeys: ‘Absolutely this is what I want to do’
Rachel Fuller had no choice. She had to bite the baboon. “As soon as I come into that enclosure, I am the alpha.”
UTC grad wins seat on Hamilton County School Board
UTC graduate Tucker McClendon was elected to the county school board on Thursday, Aug. 2.
Conference offers business opportunities for attendees
For the sixth consecutive year, firms and individuals from across the Chattanooga region came to UTC for the Chattanooga Supplier Connection Conference.
WUTC hosts opening session of compassion-focused camp
Camp Tikkun Olam, otherwise known as Philanthropy Camp, began their week on campus at WUTC-FM with a tour of the National Public Radio station and learning how to interview others.
Business program empowers high school students
This is the academy’s inaugural year of programming. It was created to target local high school students who showed talent but were not reached through similar programs.
Summer Bridge: Students building connections to the community
Twenty-seven incoming freshmen take part in UTC’s Summer Bridge program, a five-week crash course of credit-earning classes, campus tours, community service and, yes, just plain fun.
UTC students, faculty and staff participate in Heroes Run
Four from UTC took part in July 14’s Heroes Run, which honors the Fallen Five killed in 2015.
International students study social startups in Chattanooga
This summer marks the third year in a row that the SUSI program, specifically a group of students studying social entrepreneurship, is calling UTC its home base.
UTC School of Nursing focuses on student-centered education
School of Nursing is a major part of Chattanooga’s medical community.