The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs has initiated a new program for recent graduates titled UTC GOLD, or Graduates Of the Last Decade. UTC GOLD encompases all alumni of UTC who have graduated or passed at least 24 semester hours from the University in the last ten years.  The goal of the program is to help recent graduates stay connected through targeted social and career networking events and also to give them opportunities to learn important skills to help them get established in life after school.

The program will be led and organized by the UTC Alumi Office and a new UTC GOLD Council, comprised of recent alumni. The commitment to the council, will consist of attending two meetings a year in Chattanooga (spring/summer and fall), periodic conference calls, and periodic committee meetings as needed. In addition, this council will be asked to support various special events throughout the year in Chattanooga and in your specific regions throughout the United States. Those interested in applying do not have to live in the greater Chattanooga area. Applications for the new UTC GOLD Council are due by Friday, May 2, 2008.

Learn more about the UTC GOLD program here.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Office of Alumni Affairs is in the process of looking for a major gifts contribution specified for the construction of a new UTC Alumni Center. A state-of-the-art alumni center would be used to house the alumni affairs staff, offer meeting spaces for alumni, student alumni groups and the community, showcase the traditions and history of  UC/UTC and serve as a major campus focus point. But most importantly, an Alumni Center would give alumni and friends of our University a sense that they are still welcomed and belong on campus.

Currently, drawings have been rendered to build a new center in the location of the South Stadium building along Chamberlain Field.

Please share with us how you feel about a proposed Alumni Center for UTC.
If you know someone you feel may be a good person to approach for a contribution to help construct the center, please contact the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs at 423/425-4785 or 800/728-4882.

Recently, a group of UC and UTC Engineering and Computer Science majors convened to discuss the formation of a new Hall of Achievement and Graduation Recognition Campaign. The goal of both ideas is to honor and celebrate the achievements of our Engineering graduates, present and former.

The format of the Engineering Hall of Achievement Awards is carefully being formulated in way to set up a system to recognize and honor those graduates who have gone on to make a significant community impact. 

• How do you feel about UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science?
• How can we best recognize and honor the graduates from this program?

What are your views on how UTC is marketed to the public? How well do we market the UTC Blue & Gold? How can we increase the public’s positive image of our campus and institution? What are UTC’s unique characteristics and accomplishments that distinguish us from other institutions?