UTC hopes for a continued rise in the student retention rate after the second year with the FAST, Freshman Academic Success Tracking program.
According to Dr. Fran Bender, assistant provost for retention and student success, last year's average was 66.9 percent, 7 percent higher than the previous year.…
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Tyler Forrest, a senior from Athens, Tenn., recounted his UTC experience to the Student Government Association in his last senate meeting, on Tuesday.
Forrest said he had not planned to attend UTC to begin with.
"I came to my orientation and I had a horrendous experience," he said.…
Recent legislative changes to the way federal student loans are handled will make it easier for students to receive financial aid.
President Obama signed into law a bill taking effect July 1, that will transfer the power to grant federal loans to the government, rather than allowing private lenders to subsidize the loans.…
January 3, 2010
10-0010 An officer responded to a miscellaneous complaint at 612 Oak St.
Dispatch received a call from a woman about a male suspect who was attempting to enter Danforth Chapel.
When the woman approached the suspect and asked if he needed any assistance, he took off running.…
Sexual psychologists from Brown University spoke to hundreds of UTC students during two programs titled "Bisexual, Heteroflexible, No Label at All" and "Let's Talk About Sex: The Female Orgasm."
"The two programs are very different styles, but what they had in common was an incredible level of interest and enthusiasm from the students," Marshall Miller, one of the professional sex educators said.…
Although some students just think of bomb threats as a reason to get out of class, Jim Pulliam, the safety and risk manager for UTC, said they are a very serious matter.
One bomb threat was called in during both the fall and spring semesters this year. However, Pulliam says the amount of threats at the university have stayed about the same the past couple of years.…
Flash drives, iPods, car radios and swimsuits are just some of the items turned into the various lost and found locations on campus.
Even unclaimed money is turned in. This money goes directly to a fund for drug education, according to Karen Farrow, UTC Police Sergeant.…
