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…
New UTC students join citywide diversity study
Three students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been chosen to take part in the Spring 2020 semester of the Styles L. Hutchins Fellowship, a citywide program to give black college graduates more reasons to stay in Chattanooga. Senior Eric Barton and juniors Tyrese Hobbs and Ervin Fisher IV will help analyze current…
For Anderson, stuttering is a way of life, not a barrier
Mallory Anderson essay: https://bit.ly/37TEMM1 National Stuttering Association: https://westutter.org/ Mallory Anderson was standing in line at a coffee shop, placing her order. Or trying to. Public tasks like ordering food make her nervous, causing her stutter to kick in more often. It did so at the coffee shop. As she struggled to get the words out, a guy…
Local middle school students ‘Gear Up’ for college chemistry
From experimenting with elephant toothpaste to measuring the width of a single piece of hair, 24 Orchard Knob Middle School seventh-graders got a taste for science and a glimpse of college during their recent visit to UTC.
Any drug from anybody accepted in disposal box at police station
A disposal box at the UTC police station gives people a chance to anonymously throw away unused or out-of-date prescriptions for both humans and pets.
Work by UTC students makes things easier for hospital patients
Anna Tenpenny admits she was “geeking.” Walking through the brand-new Kennedy Outpatient Center for the Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, not only was she dazzled with the building itself, she also gazed with wonder upon the electronic kiosks that register patients at the center. It’s a system she and two other students pitched to Erlanger officials,…
Students receive instruction on dealing with deadly emergencies
In training, theCampus Rec Aquatics team witnessed firsthand how professionals deal with an emergency situation.
UTC’s Director of Student Support Services, Shirl Gholston retires
Student Support Services Director, Shirl Gholston is retiring after 26 years of service at UTC.
New rooms offer students the chance to decompress, be calm
Seven sensory rooms scattered around UTC’s campus help alleviate stress for students.
Dates for adding, dropping, changing and registering for courses
Wednesday, Jan. 8 Partial Term 1: Last day to change from credit to audit or audit to credit http://events.utc.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=129875 Wednesday, Jan. 8 Partial Term 1: Last day to register or change registration http://events.utc.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=129873 Thursday, Jan. 9 Partial Term 1: Last day to drop a class before a W (withdrawal) is recorded http://events.utc.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=129877…