{"id":70089,"date":"2025-08-11T07:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=70089"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:33:32","slug":"a-mocs-first-class-helps-new-students-start-strong-at-utc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/a-mocs-first-class-helps-new-students-start-strong-at-utc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Moc\u2019s First Class\u201d helps new students start strong at UTC\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_70092\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"868\" data-attachment-id=\"70092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/a-mocs-first-class-helps-new-students-start-strong-at-utc\/convocation-24-35\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,868\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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;Convocation, Friday, Aug. 165, 2024 in McKenzie Arena.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723804049&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Convocation-24-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Convocation-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Convocation, Friday, Aug. 165, 2024 in McKenzie Arena.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-1024x741.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-70092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490.jpg\" alt=\"Students at the 2024 Convocation held up a &quot;Power C.&quot; This year, &quot;A Moc's First Class will immediately follow Convocation. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-800x579.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-580x420.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Convocation-24-9490-610x441.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at the 2024 Convocation held up a &#8220;Power C.&#8221; This year, &#8220;A Moc&#8217;s First Class&#8221; will immediately follow Convocation. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The first day of college is about to get a bit easier at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cA Moc\u2019s First Class,\u201d scheduled immediately after Convocation on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Friday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Aug. 15, is designed to help incoming students feel confident, connected and ready for their first week on campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A joint effort from Academic Affairs, the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, and the Division of Access and Engagement, the program introduces students to campus life in a supportive, small-group setting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"70090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/a-mocs-first-class-helps-new-students-start-strong-at-utc\/front-design-jpg28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"766,766\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Front Design.jpg[28]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70090 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Front-Design.jpg28.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Each 50-minute session pairs new students with UTC faculty and staff for an informal introduction to college logistics and expectations. 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