Housing and Residence Life Archives

Seven things to know before your first day at UTC

May 21, 2024Peyton Schultz

I always wish I could go back and tell my 18-year-old self the information to make my transition into college a little easier. So, with the help of UTC’s experts in creating the best student experience, I compiled a list of what you need to know to come prepared and ready to take on your first year.

Introducing ‘A Moc’s First Year’: New first-year experience program aims to create a sense of community and connection to Chattanooga

March 4, 2024Peyton Schultz

“A Moc’s First Year” will connect current and new initiatives toward a centralized learning community model that increases student and faculty interaction, the sense of community on campus, new students’ connectedness to Chattanooga, and overall UTC student success.

Love is all around us

February 13, 2024Kali Glover

Whether it is the love we have for our partners, friends, siblings or even pets, all kinds of love is in the air this Valentine’s Day at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. What was once seen as a holiday for romance has recently expanded to expressing affection for all of those we love.

Heroes of UTC snow days: “When the call went out for help, people responded”

February 1, 2024Peyton Schultz, Caroline Bledsoe and Kali Glover

On Monday, Jan. 15, a rare, thin blanket of snow fell on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. While UTC only got a light dusting, some areas in the Chattanooga region received up to six inches of snow, leaving campus closed until Thursday, Jan. 18. “People had to be doing physical things in 10-degree weather, five-degree weather, which is crazy,” UTC Director of Safety and Risk Management Bob Jackson said, “but when the call went out for help, people responded.”

Blue Ribbon luncheon recognizes UTC employees who have gone above and beyond

January 29, 2024Peyton Schultz

On Monday, Jan. 29, Chancellor’s Blue Ribbon Award recipients for the second half of 2023—Gassim Abazid (UTC Police Department), Stephanie Orr (Undergraduate Admissions), Shari Kappel (Administrative Specialist for Management, Gary W. Rollins College of Business), Brandalyn Shropshire (Undergraduate Admissions), Lili Reynolds (Registered Nurse, University Health Services) and Emma Sampson (MPH Program Manager, Health and Human Performance)—were recognized with a luncheon in the University Center.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

January 16, 2024UTC Communications and Marketing

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, Jan. 15. That didn’t stop intrepid University photographer Angela Foster, the video team of Mike Andrews and Sam Blevins, and a slew of UTC students from visiting snow-covered Chamberlain Field.

Go Mocs: Liz Hathaway and Theresa Blackman named to SoCon Faculty and Staff team

January 11, 2024Chuck Wasserstrom

Two members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga family—UC Foundation Associate Professor Liz Hathaway and Theresa Blackman, assistant director of pre-health student services and an advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences—have been selected to the 2023-2024 All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team.