You can learn the skills to be an inspiring, effective leader at this year’s Gentlemen’s Leadership Institute.
MOCForward: Topics, including touchy ones, discussed at Diversity & Inclusion conference
Multiple aspects of diversity and inclusion—some on touchy topics—were presented at the inaugural Moving Our Campus (MOC) Forward: An Inclusive Excellence Conference
Lecture considers the ‘lost virtue’ of moderation and its relationship with politics on Oct. 19
In his lecture, “In Praise of a Forgotten Virtue: Moderation in the Twenty-First Century,” Aurelian Craiutu explores questions surrounding the forgotten virtue and the relationship moderation has—or should have—with politics.
MOCForward: Methods to incorporate and understand Diversity & Inclusion
Embracing diversity and inclusion is one of the four top goals in UTC’s Strategic Plan and, to achieve that objective, a new, all-day conference has been scheduled this month.
Levar Smith explores ‘Anxieties of Democracy’ with campus lecture on Sept. 27
Guest speaker Levar Smith will present “Anxieties of Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and Zimbabwe” as part of the Political Science and Public Service’s “Sweet Research” series.
Award-winning author Andrea Wulf to speak on Oct. 5
Andrea Wulf, historian and author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World, will visit UTC on Oct. 5 to give a lecture, sign books and interact with students, faculty, staff and Chattanooga community members.
Cafe Avatar: Chicago arts couple coming for Marek Series
If You Go What: Café Avatar, art exhibition by Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher, visiting artists for Fall 2017 Diane Marek Visiting Artists program. When: Sept. 25 through Nov. 3. Where: Cress Gallery, inside the UTC Fine Arts Building, 752 Vine St., corner of Vine and Palmetto streets. Admission: Free Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.…
NASA director to speak about importance of deep space exploration on Sept. 22
Dr. Paul McConnaughey, Associate Director Technical at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will discuss the importance of advanced technologies to journey to Mars and the deep space beyond.
Seventh Annual Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 21: ‘Humility, Moral Virtue and the Constitution’
Ben Franklin once said, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.” “What did that statement mean for America’s early days, and what does it mean for us today?” asks David Bobb in his lecture.
Co-founder of Angie’s List, Dr. H. Rao Unnava, speaks at UTC
Dr. H. Rao Unnava, dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and a co-founder of Angie’s List, spoke at UTC on Friday, Sept. 1.