{"id":9450,"date":"2013-08-14T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T15:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=9450"},"modified":"2013-08-28T16:30:20","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T20:30:20","slug":"utc-selected-as-college-of-distinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/utc-selected-as-college-of-distinction\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC selected as College of Distinction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the only Tennessee public institution selected as a 2013-2014 College of Distinction.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-attachment-id=\"9451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/utc-selected-as-college-of-distinction\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,425\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jaimie Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351856499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"we-shall-achieve-seal-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01.jpg\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-9451 img-rounded\" alt=\"we-shall-achieve-seal-01\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/we-shall-achieve-seal-01-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>UTC earned this designation because it is strongly focused on the teaching of undergraduates, it is known for its innovative learning experiences, it is an active campus with various opportunities for personal development, and it is valued by employers for the outstanding preparation it offers students, according to the Colleges of Distinction website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is nice to have outside recognition of the quality we know exists on our campus,\u201d said Chuck Cantrell, UTC Associate Vice Chancellor, Communication and Marketing.\u00a0 \u201cThe College of Distinction designation recognizes the same attributes students and parents appreciate when they choose UTC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more at the Colleges of Distinction <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegesofdistinction.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See the UTC page on the Colleges of Distinction website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegesofdistinction.com\/school\/university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the only Tennessee public institution selected as a 2013-2014 College of Distinction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/utc-selected-as-college-of-distinction\/\">Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8244,8338],"tags":[10203],"class_list":{"0":"post-9450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-honors-and-awards","7":"category-thinkachieve","8":"tag-college-of-distinction","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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