Craig and Olivia Banner, one of his fellow orientation leaders, greeting freshmen at Orientation Check-In

Craig is a junior from Chattanooga, TN, majoring in secondary math education with a minor in Spanish.

His academic work in math has been enhanced by his Spring 2009 UHON student assistantship with Dr. Stephen Kuhn, where he created and recorded math tutorial videos to accompany online homework assignments. He has already been called upon to tutor fellow UHON students in calculus, and he'll begin work as a general math tutor in UTC's Math Lab in the fall.

But he's not just a math geek--Craig has been very active on campus and in the community. He was a member of the UTC Freshman Senate and has served on the UHON Council Social Committee and Community Service Committee. He will serve on the UHON Council as a junior class representative for the 2009-2010 academic year. And this summer he's a UTC Student Orientation Leader, helping new freshmen and transfer students get acquainted with the campus and each other.

Through UTC's Teacher Preparation Academy, Craig has already begun exploring his future profession, volunteering with the Kids Like You, Kids Like Me program at the Chattanooga Creative Discovery Museum, a program designed to promote awareness about the concerns and abilities of physically challenged kids. He also has used his knowledge of Spanish to assist with English as a Second Language classroom projects at East Ridge High School, and he plans to add the ESOL endorsement to his education major program.

If you would like more information from Craig about his experience at UTC, email him at James-C-Hawkins@utc.edu.

Craig, Bella and Melody at the 80s Night Skating Party sponsored by the UHON Council Social Committee