Being Bilingual Bilingual students earn 5 to 20 percent more in base pay which, depending on the language, can mean as much $128,000 over a lifetime. (MIT economist Albert Saiz) Between 2010 and 2015, the number of jobs needing bilingual applicants rose from about 240,000 to about 630,000. (New American Economy) The onset of…
University Health Services changes hours for remainder of spring semester
For the rest of the spring semester, University Health Services will be open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, visit https://www.utc.edu/university-health-services/index.php.
What’s it like to be a woman in science?
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting the stories of women from across campus, sharing their passion, pride and advice for future generations. Meet the women of UTC.
UTC coursework goes online March 23
In response to growing concern about coronavirus (COVID-19) and its possible effect on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus, UTC will suspend face-to-face classes as of Monday, March 16. The week of March 16 will be used to migrate face-to-face courses to online instruction platforms. Online courses will officially start the week of…
Ashwyn Sam: Full-ride Knight-Hennessy scholarship pays for three years at Stanford
Ashwyn Sam admits it: He’s kind of a procrastinator. “I like to think that I like to work slow, but it’s actually procrastination,” he says with a smile in his voice. His drive to “work slow” is why, when he decided to apply to be one of the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars for 2020—a scholarship worth…
Social work students are helping the helpless
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
Good to Know: Spring Break Cometh
Travel Health: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/spring-break-travel Hey, did you know Spring Break officially starts Monday? Yeah, rhetorical question. You’re already counting down the seconds until your last class. Nine days away from the stress of school. Exams. Huh? Textbooks. What are those? Research papers? Never heard of ’em. Beach. Mountains. Home. Here we come. But—yeah, sorry, there’s a…
Chronic autoimmune disease doesn’t block student from master’s degree
Challenges and unexpected situations occur for most college freshmen, but Andrea Fuchs faced something uniquely difficult. As a high school graduate from suburban St. Louis, Fuchs was excited to be leaving her hometown and on her way to study journalism at the University of Missouri. But the month before moving into her residence hall, she…
UTC Herstory: Trailblazing women, fun facts and more
With the help of UTC Library Special Collections, we’ve rounded up these interesting facts you didn’t know about women’s history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Brown and Crain pursuing similar goals both in school and after
Brother2Brother When: 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday Where: University Center’s Ocoee or Hiwassee Room. On John Crain’s right arm is a tattoo of his smiling grandmother—Brenda Woolridge—along with the date of her birthday and a quote: “Mothers don’t fear death. Their only fear is leaving their children in the world knowing that no one will love…