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'Premature' speculation causes concern about department cuts

The Tennessee Higher Education Committee's annual "Low Producing Report" has stirred campus conversation with speculation regarding program discontinuances across the university. Chuck Cantrell, vice chancellor of university relations, said the programs that made the list are marked as under-performing based on their average of less than 10 graduates over a time frame of five years.… 1 Comment

UC computer lab upgrades security

After a string of thefts, the student technology center located in the University Center increased security measures to protect students. "We had a couple of incidents in the lab in a very short time period," Susan Lazenby, manager of the student technology center said.…

Mentors develop innovative program

The Office for Students with Disabilities is developing a groundbreaking program to help incoming freshmen with Asperger's Syndrome adjust to college life. The program is called MOSAIC, which stands for "Mocs Students with Autism Integrated Community," and is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2009.…

Fee to protect center from cuts

Student Goverment Association officials met Tuesday afternoon to discuss an additional recreation fee of up to $25 for future semesters and presence of the fee on SGA election week ballots. Ron Nelson, director of campus recreation and Quasim Sheikh, intramurals coordinator, spoke to SGA with hopes of placing a recreation fee of up to $25 per semester into effect in the past.…

Merrow praises Chattanooga schools' efforts

Merrow praises Chattanooga schools' efforts
As part of the George T. Hunter Lecture Series, PBS education correspondent John Merrow spoke Tuesday about the educational crisis America faces. Merrow's lecture entitled, "Public Education during an Economic Crisis: Will Chattanooga Be Left Behind?" focused on the growing issue of illiteracy, under trained teachers and the lack of strong administration in public school systems across America.…

Web site places students in 'The Loop'

The communication department has established a new source for campus news and entertainment with the launch of the "The Loop", according to Dr. Betsy Alderman, acting head of the communication department. "Today, careers in the field of communication are about creating content for the Web," Alderman said.…

The Campus Crime Log

The campus crime log is a weekly feature of the University Echo and is compiled from UTC Police reports to keep students aware of incidents on campus. Reports are listed in chronological order. February 26, 2009 09-0330 - An officer responded to a burglary call at 742 Oak St.…

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