The UTC Symphony Concert Season begins Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center, located at Palmetto and Vine Streets. The music of Beethoven, Saint-Saens, Mozart and Sarasate will be presented. Sara Vendsel, Covenant College Violin Instructor, will be featured. There is no admission charge, and the…
Andes Manta Concert
Arts and Entertainment Council’s Culture Fest was celebrated last weekend, beginning with a performance by Andes Marta on the UTC campus. The group, from Ecuador, performed traditional folk music at the UTC University Center Auditorium. Four brothers, Fernando, Luis, Bolivar and Jorge brought this unique art form to Chattanooga and played 35 traditional instruments. They…
Baritone Ulen to peform
The UTC Department of Music presents the second in a series of Faculty Concerts, Friday, September 28, at 8 p.m. Baritone Ron Ulen and pianist Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai will perform music by Alessandro Stradella, Alessandro Scarlatti, Gabriel Faure, Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Hall Johnson, and the ultra-Romantic, (pre-atonal) Arnold Schoenberg. Ulen has performed on the…
Join Elderscholars
Seniors in the greater Chattanooga area are invited to join Elderscholars and engage in academic, social and cultural experiences on the UTC campus. Elderscholars plan interesting, entertaining and useful session programs and more, according to President Bob Graham. “We want to encourage everyone 55 and older to participate in Elderscholar events. It is a means…
Speaker to address Yoga Psychology
The UTC Chapter of Psi Chi National Honor Society announces a lecture by Dr. K. Ramakrishna Rao who will speak on Tuesday, October 2, at 2 p.m. in the University Center auditorium. The UTC community is invited. Rao is currently chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, an autonomous organization fully funded by the…
Kizza’s new book builds trust in computer technology
UTC computer science professor Dr. Joseph M. Kizza and Florence Migga Kizza recently released their book Securing the Information Infrastructure, written to help build trust in computer technology. The authors demonstrate the importance of using safeguards to uphold the integrity and reliability of the computer system. “We wanted to write a book to advance a…
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race For The Cure
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race For The Cure will take place Sunday, September 30, on the UTC campus from 12 noon -5 p.m. Approximately 6-7,000 participants are expected. UT Chattanooga is a “Silver” Presenting Sponsor of Race For The Cure. This event will take place on the city streets and will require…
Panel on Iraq War; two public lectures
The University Honors Program will host a public lecture by noted author Roger K. Newman on Monday, September 24th, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room of the University Center. The topic of his lecture at UTC is “Civil Liberties, Surveillance, and Terrorism.” A professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and…
High number of mononucleosis cases on campus
An unusually high number of mononucleosis cases have been documented by the UTC Student Health Center, according to Dr. Chris Smith, director of the center. There have been twenty cases reported on campus this fall. Smith has issued the following advisory for students, faculty and staff: Infectious Mononucleosis (“mono”) is caused by a virus, the…
Donate blood—be a life saver
Blood Assurance will hold blood drives on campus Tuesday, October 2, and Wednesday, October 3, in the University Center, room 350 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3:30 -5:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are invited to donate blood, enjoy a snack and get a tee shirt. Student groups that participate in the blood drive are…