{"id":69243,"date":"2025-06-30T17:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=69243"},"modified":"2025-07-07T08:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:08:13","slug":"the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/","title":{"rendered":"The first steps: Scenes from Chancellor Bruce&#8217;s first day at UTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\/<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"964\" data-attachment-id=\"69245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/chancellor-board-of-trustees-25-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,964\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce poses Monday, June 30 with Scrappy.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751307418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chancellor Lori Bruce poses Monday, June 30 with Scrappy.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-1024x823.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-800x643.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-580x466.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-at-Board-of-Trustees-25-1692-610x490.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lori Bruce officially assumed her role as chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Monday, June 30, becoming the 19th leader in the University\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The chancellor began her day by walking from West Campus housing to her office\u2014with quick stops along the way to meet students by the UTC Library\u2014and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Her first day coincided with the UT System Board of Trustees meetings taking place on the UTC campus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chancellor Bruce First Day - Walk To Founders\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1097597587?h=956bd1f498&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 431px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"431\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 604px; height: 431px;\" data-original-width=\"604\" data-original-height=\"431\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"600\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"427\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69249\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,854\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751269745&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;43&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-1024x729.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-800x569.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-580x413.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1379-610x434.jpg 610w\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"600\" data-original-height=\"427\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 427px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 431px;\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"431\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"272\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"233\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69250\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1403.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1028\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. 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Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 233px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"272\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"190\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69251\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,841\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751269946&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-1024x718.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-800x561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-580x406.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1416-610x428.jpg 610w\" width=\"272\" height=\"190\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"190\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 190px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 583px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"583\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 405px; height: 583px;\" data-original-width=\"405\" data-original-height=\"583\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"401\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"299\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69252\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1492.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,894\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. 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Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 401px; height: 299px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"401\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"276\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69253\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,824\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751270340&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-1024x703.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-800x549.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-580x398.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1525-610x419.jpg 610w\" width=\"401\" height=\"276\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"401\" data-original-height=\"276\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 401px; height: 276px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 475px; height: 583px;\" data-original-width=\"475\" data-original-height=\"583\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"471\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"579\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69254\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"976,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751270518&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-833x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565.jpg 976w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-800x984.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-580x713.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1565-610x750.jpg 610w\" width=\"471\" height=\"579\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"471\" data-original-height=\"579\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 471px; height: 579px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 310px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"310\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 444px; height: 310px;\" data-original-width=\"444\" data-original-height=\"310\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"440\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"306\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69256\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,836\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751270678&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-1024x713.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-800x557.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-580x404.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1584-610x425.jpg 610w\" width=\"440\" height=\"306\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"306\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 306px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 310px;\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"310\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"432\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"306\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69255\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751270527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-1024x726.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-800x567.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-580x411.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1569-610x433.jpg 610w\" width=\"432\" height=\"306\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"432\" data-original-height=\"306\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 432px; height: 306px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 640px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"640\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 640px;\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"640\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"235\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69248\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,854\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751271046&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-1024x729.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-800x569.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-580x413.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1645-610x434.jpg 610w\" width=\"331\" height=\"235\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"235\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 235px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/first-day-of-work-25-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"215\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,779\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751270953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;First Day of Work-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-1024x665.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-800x519.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-580x377.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellors-First-Day-of-Work-25-1621-610x396.jpg 610w\" width=\"331\" height=\"215\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"215\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"First Day of Work-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 215px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce begins her first day, Monday, June 30. Bruce walked from West Campus housing to her office, with quick stops to meet students, and was greeted by vice chancellors when she arrived at Founders Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/chancellor-board-of-trustees-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"178\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69244\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,648\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751293006&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;UTC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-1024x553.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-800x432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-580x313.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-05-e1751315310356-610x329.jpg 610w\" width=\"331\" height=\"178\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"178\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 178px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 545px; height: 640px;\" data-original-width=\"545\" data-original-height=\"640\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/chancellor-board-of-trustees-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"541\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"636\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69247\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751293009&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;UTC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-871x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-800x940.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-580x682.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-04-610x717.jpg 610w\" width=\"541\" height=\"636\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"541\" data-original-height=\"636\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.\" style=\"width: 541px; height: 636px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 392px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"392\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 587px; height: 392px;\" data-original-width=\"587\" data-original-height=\"392\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/chancellor-board-of-trustees-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"583\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"388\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69246\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751285877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;UTC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Chancellor-Board-of-Trustees-25-01-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"583\" height=\"388\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"583\" data-original-height=\"388\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Chancellor Board of Trustees-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30.\" style=\"width: 583px; height: 388px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chancellor Lori Bruce attends the Board of Trustees events Monday, June 30. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 392px;\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"392\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/board-of-trustees-dinner-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"193\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69285\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People mingle during the Board of Trustees dinner Monday, June 30 at the Medal of Honor Museum.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751307163&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Board of Trustees Dinner-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Board of Trustees Dinner-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1818-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"289\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"193\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Board of Trustees Dinner-25-\" alt=\"People mingle during the Board of Trustees dinner Monday, June 30 at the Medal of Honor Museum.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 193px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> People mingle during the Board of Trustees dinner Monday, June 30 at the Medal of Honor Museum. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-first-steps-scenes-from-chancellor-bruces-first-day-at-utc\/board-of-trustees-dinner-25-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"191\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69284\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,795\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People mingle during the Board of Trustees dinner Monday, June 30 at the Medal of Honor Museum.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751308269&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Board of Trustees Dinner-25-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Board of Trustees Dinner-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-1024x678.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-580x384.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Board-of-Trustees-Dinner-25-1894-610x404.jpg 610w\" width=\"289\" height=\"191\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"191\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Board of Trustees Dinner-25-\" alt=\"People mingle during the Board of Trustees dinner Monday, June 30 at the Medal of Honor Museum.\" style=\"width: 289px; 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