University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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| Motto: | Faciemus (We shall achieve) |
| Established: | 1886, 1969 |
| Type: | State-funded |
| Chancellor: | Dr. Roger Brown |
| President: | John Petersen |
| Staff: | 347 |
| Undergraduates: | 9,002 |
| Postgraduates: | 1,284 (graduate, pre-professional, doctoral) |
| Location: | Chattanooga, TN, USA |
| Campus: | Urban, 83 acres (336,000 m²) |
| Athletics: | Southern Conference, NCAA Division I |
| Nickname: | Mocs |
| Mascot: |
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| Website: | http://www.utc.edu |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The university, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" (especially in reference to collegiate athletics), is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System.
UTC was founded in 1886 as then-private Chattanooga University (later known as Grant College). In 1907, the university changed its name to the University of Chattanooga. In 1969, the university merged with Chattanooga City College to form the modern UTC campus as part of the University of Tennessee System.
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[edit] Administration
Chattanooga uses the semester system, with five optional "mini-terms" in the summer. The leadership of the campus rests upon the chancellor, who answers to the University President. The current chancellor is Dr. Roger Brown.
List of past leaders of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
[edit] Student Government Association of UTC
A voice for student leadership on campus. SGA consists of senators representing districts/the college they belong to, such as, the College of Arts and Sciences.
[edit] Academics
Chattanooga is best known for its Engineering[1], Nursing[2], English[3], Chemistry[4], Accounting [5],Psychology[6], and Education departments. The university offers 43 undergraduate majors and 39 undergraduate minors. Chattanooga also offers 21 graduate programs, including Ph.D. programs in Education, Computational Engineering and Physical Therapy. In an effort to expand the horizons of its students body, Chattanooga recently began exchange with Kangnung National University of Kangnung, South Korea [7]
[edit] Publications
- University Echo – Student newspaper
- Sequoya Review – Literary magazine
- Modern Psychological Studies[8] – Journal published by the Department of Psychology [9]
[edit] Research
- SimCenter is UTC's computational engineering and simulation center. In November 2005, SimCenter was listed as the 89th most powerful supercomputer by Top500.[1] On November 20, 2007, the university announced that the center has been named a National Center for Computational Engineering.[citation needed]
[edit] About the campus
The University is served by CARTA bus routes 4, 7, 10, 14, 19, and 28. Route 14 only operates on weekdays during fall and spring terms, when the University is session. The route runs within and without the Chattanooga campus on McCallie, Houston, Vine, Douglas, Fifth, and Palmetto Streets. A recent extension serves Third, O'Neal and Central Streets, as well as Erlanger Hospital, and a large parking lot at Engel Stadium. All students showing valid University identification cards (aka MocsCards) ride for free on all CARTA routes, year-round.
The campus also operates its own in-house television station and runs an independent radio station, WUTC.
[edit] Student residences
Prospective resident students can choose from four different dormitory complexes, each with different room configurations to choose from.
- Vine Street dorms. Constructed in the late 1930s, and demolished in March of 2005, this dorm occupied part of North Stadium Hall, which actually formed the grandstands for the old Chamberlain Field football stadium. Age and structural integrity concerns prompted the closure of the facility in the early 2000s. The building was permanently closed in 2001.
- Pfeiffer-Stagmaier Hall. This L-shaped building was constructed in two phases. The first part (Pfeiffer Hall) was completed in 1947 and named for school benefactor, Annie Merner Pfeiffer. In 1968, a wing was added on to Pfeiffer Hall and was known as Stagmaier Hall, which was named for Linda Stagmaier, the wife of a university official. Collectively the two attached buildings were officially called "Pfeiffer-Stagmaier Hall". In this complex, students were housed by pairs in rooms with a bedroom and a study room. In Stagmaier Hall, two rooms shared a bathroom, while the Pfeiffer section had two students to a room with community bath. Both sections featured a community kitchen on each floor. Pfeiffer was originally all female, while Stagmaier was male, however, once Pfeiffer closed, the complex was co-ed by floor, with males on the ground and first floors, and females on the second and third floors. Several offices have been located in Pfeiffer hall, but as of April 2006, both buildings were empty.
- Boling Apartments. Named for former UT President Dr. Edward J. Boling, Boling apartments were completed in 1977 and initially called "The Village". Each apartment houses two to four students in private bedrooms with a shared bathroom, kitchen and living room.
- Lockmiller Apartments. A series of apartment buildings completed in 1982, this dormitory was named for former UTC President Dr. David A. Lockmiller. The complex is co-ed by section, and most units house four students in two bedrooms, with a living room, bathroom and kitchenette.
- Johnson Village Apartments. A four-floor apartment complex composed of two, L-shaped buildings surrounding a courtyard. Most apartments are four-bedroom (with a few three-bedroom apartments) with a shared bathroom, furnished kitchen, living room and outdoor patio or balcony.
- Scott L. Probasco South Campus. Formerly known as "UTC Place", these five new buildings offer apartment-style dorms with gated parking and a convenience store.
[edit] Academic buildings
Note: Dates of construction given when known
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- Administration Building - mailroom, parking services, motor pool and university police department
- Brenda Lawson Student Athlete Success Center - Scheduled to open in August 2008, the center will house the Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Center and the Chattem Basketball Center
- Bretske Hall - Formerly the university cafeteria, now home to the Geology Department
- Brock Hall - Foreign languages, geography, anthropology, history and sociology departments.
- Challenger Center [10] - The widow of Dick Scobee, a Challenger astronaut donated the building in her husband's memory. This educational simulation includes different space missions with project completed from mission control and a space station.
- Cadek Hall (pronounced "choddek") - Home to the Cadek Conservatory, UTC Choral Department, and WUTC radio.
- Davenport Hall - Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Physical Therapy Departments
- Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Building (EMCS)
- Fletcher Hall - (1939) Bursar's office, business administration and political science departments. From 1939 to 1974, Fletcher housed both the local public library and the university library
- Founders' Hall - (1916) Chancellor's offices, University Relations
- Frist Hall - Disabled student services, Communication Department. Once part of the Chattanooga metro hospital complex
- Grote Hall (pronounced "GRO-tee") - (1968) Chemistry and physics departments
- Guerry Hall - Houses admissions, honors program and reading room, Economics Department
- Holt Hall - Biology, English, philosophy, psychology, and religion departments
- Hooper-Race Hall - (1916) Records and registration, financial aid, and human resources departments. Recently, Hooper Hall reopened after a lead and asbestos abatement project
- Hunter Hall Education Department
- Lupton Library - (1974) see below
- Metropolitan Hall - Campus clinic and nursing department. Formerly housed the Chattanooga Metropolitan Hospital
- Old Math Building - Demolished in the late 1990s.
- President's House - Development (fundraising) Department
- Patten House - (1893) Located in the Fort Wood National Historic District. Home of the home of the Alumni Affairs Department.
- Dorothy Patten Fine Arts Center - (1980) Houses the Dorothy Hackett Ward theatre, the Roland W. Hayes Concert Hall and the George Ayers Cress Art Gallery, referred to as the "FAC." Also houses the UTC Music and Theater Departments
- Siskin Hall (1950s) - Formerly home to various "extension programs" (international education, continuing education) and a computer lab, this buil$ing is currently being demolished to make way for the Brenda Lawson Student Athlete Success Center.
- University Center - Student areas include a computer lab, a recreation and game room, offices, main cafeteria, bookstore, classrooms and auditoriums; administrative areas include meeting rooms, administrative offices for the student development division, counseling and career planning, women's center, student placement and employment and cooperative education
- University Hall - (1886) "Old Main." Demolished in 1917
[edit] Library
The Lupton Memorial Library, named for T. Cartter and Margaret Rawlings Lupton was constructed in 1974 to replace the aging John Storrs Fletcher Library (which has since been restored and renamed Fletcher Hall). As of 2005, the library's collection includes nearly 2 million items, including the Fellowship of Southern Writers archives. In early 2008 the University was granted funding to build a new library and is currently in the planning phase of the project.[2]
[edit] Greek Life
Sororities: National Panhellenic Conference
Fraternities: North-American Interfraternity Conference
- Kappa Sigma
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Mu Alpha
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Chi
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
Other Greek Organizations:
[edit] Notable alumni, students and faculty
- Hugh Beaumont, actor (most notably portrayed Ward Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver), 1927
- Burwell Baxter Bell, U.S. Army general, 1968
- Dr. North Callahan, author and historian whose papers and book collection now reside in the UTC Lupton Library, 1919
- Dr. Irvine W. Grote, chemist, inventor of Rolaids and Bufferin, UC 1918; chemistry faculty, 1942-1969
- Dennis Haskins, actor, 1972
- Leslie Jordan, Emmy-winning actor, 1982
- Terrell Owens, football player, 1996
- Gerald Wilkins, basketball player, 1984
- Pez Whatley, football player and UTC's first black wrestler, later became a pro wrestler
[edit] Athletics
Chattanooga's colors are blue and gold; their men's teams and athletes are nicknamed Mocs, and women's teams and athletes are Lady Mocs. Chattanooga athletics teams compete in NCAA Division I (FCS for football) in the Southern Conference.
Chattanooga's men's basketball program has dominated the Southern Conference for the last 25 years, claiming more league championships than any other team. In 1997, led by coach Mack McCarthy, the Mocs made a run to the Sweet 16 as a #14 seed, beating Georgia and Illinois before falling to Providence. Before making the move to Division I, Chattanooga won the Division II National Championship in 1977.[citation needed]
Chattanooga is home to the only NCAA Division I wrestling program in the state of Tennessee, in the past years the Chattanooga Mat Mocs have become one of the nations premier wrestling programs.[citation needed]
The Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball and softball teams have also been dominant forces in the Southern Conference in the last decade. The Lady Moc basketball team has won the Southern Conference Regular Season Championship eight years in a row.[citation needed]
[edit] Athletic venues
- Chamberlain Field - (1908-1997)
- Finley Stadium - (1997-present)
- Maclellan Gymnasium and natatorium - (Gym opened 1961; natatorium opened 1968)
- McKenzie Arena - (1982-present) aka the Roundhouse, due to its circular shape and the city's association with the railroad industry.
[edit] University mascot
The school's athletic teams are called the Mocs. The teams were nicknamed Moccasins until 1996. (The origin of the name is uncertain; however, Moccasin Bend is a large horseshoe-shaped bend in the Tennessee River directly below Lookout Mountain.)
The mascot has taken on three distinct forms, with a water moccasin being the mascot in the 1920s, and then a moccasin shoe (known as "The Shoe") was actually used as the school's mascot at times in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1970s until 1996, the mascot was Chief Moccanooga, an exaggerated Cherokee tribesman.
In 1996, due in to concerns over ethnic sensitivity,[3] the Moccasins name and image were dropped in favor of the shortened "Mocs" and an anthropomorphized mockingbird named "Scrappy" dressed as a railroad engineer. The school's main athletic logo features Scrappy riding a train (a reference to Chattanooga's history as a major railroad hub and to the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo"). The mascot takes its name from former football coach A.C. "Scrappy" Moore.
[edit] Fight Song
The fight song for Chattanooga is Fight Chattanooga. The lyrics are:
Fight Chattanooga,
'til the victory is won
Mighty Mocs you know
we're counting on you,
Go UTC Gold and Blue
Fight! Fight!
Roll on Chattanooga,
Ride the rails to victory
Ever more we pledge
to be true to UTC.
[edit] Band
The Director of Bands of the University is Dr. Stuart Benkert.
The marching band is referred to as the "Marching Mocs" and is approximately 150 members strong. The marching band preforms at all home games, as well as some away games, and two or three exhibitions across the south-east every year. The Marching Mocs embrace a unique style of performance and mix both the "music of today" with the "music of yesterday" to please the crowds at Finley Stadium.
A smaller pep band, named the "World's Most Dangerous Pep Band" plays at all home mens and womens Southern Conference basketball games, as well as most non-conference home games. The pep band accompanies the teams to the Southern Conference and NCAA tournaments. The pep band has occasionally been found at volleyball, wrestling and softball games.
[edit] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga or the University of Chattanooga?
Although officially named the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, many fans of the school refer to it simply as "the University of Chattanooga" -- it's official name until the merger of the private university with the public University of Tennessee system.
Due to numerous violations of the merger agreement, as well as general mistreatment of the Chattanooga campus by the statewide system, many hope to see a split between the Chattanooga campus and the University of Tennessee to once again form the University of Chattanooga.
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[edit] External links
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