The Award-Winning Hamilton County UT Alumni Chapter is hosting a political conversation with Dr. Robert Swansbrough, Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, & Tom Griscom.
Dr. Robert Swansbrough from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Dr. Michael Fitzgerald of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will discuss hot political topics, moderated by Tom Griscom (UTC ‘71) of the Chattanooga Times Free Press. They will lean on their own research and ideas regarding public policy pertaining to the upcoming election. They will provide insights on how the presidential candidates will approach these areas of interest if elected, and how America moves forward from here. The audience will be able to ask those questions and MORE!
Join us for this free and informative event.
Monday, October 27, 2008
5:30 PM Social
6:00 PM Program FREE and Open to the Public
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University Center Auditorium (2nd floor)
615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423/425-4455)
Parking will be available on the street, adjacent parking lots, and in the Fifth Street parking garage.
The UTC Alumni Office has created several ways for alumni to stay connected to their alma mater (and to each other) through online communication. With the rising interest in social networking, especially by those who have graduated in the last ten years, the University has joined in on the new way to stay connected.
The most popular site for today’s students and recent alums is the social site Facebook. UTC has created a UTC Alumni page, which allows the office to send updates to those who join the page as “fans.” In addition, we have also created a profile on MySpace and on the professional networking site LinkedIn. Keep in mind though that if you wish to view some of the social network sites, you will need to create a profile or register for site membership.
But the most recent addition to the online services is the new social networking interface on the UTAA Online Community. Not only can you update your alumni information, add a class note and search for old college friends, now you can socialize with your old class mates and register for UTC Alumni and UTAA events online. One of the most useful tools on the community is a tool that allows alumni to create approved online affinity groups (i.e. SGA students of the 1990s or UTC Business School alumni). This will allow alumni to stay connected but also allow them to interact within their areas of interest.
In addition to the social networking sites, UTC has also created several blogs (Moc Blog, GOLD Alumni Blog, The FAMily News) that help to share important information on UTC news, events and happenings. Make sure to subscribe to the blog posts and stay up-to-date on current UTC news.
The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs has been around for many years and has helped in the efforts of maintaining communication between the University and it’s alumni, who live across the globe. It has helped to facilitate activities and programs to bring alumni back together for positive social networking, relationship building and reminiscing about the “college glory days.” And it has helped the University develop advocates to promote the benefits of an incredible and affordable education.
But is there a missing purpose? Is this all that Chattanooga’s alumni office can do? And more imporantly is this all Chattanooga’s alumni office has the resources to accomplish?
The relevance of university alumni offices and associations are often called into question, yet there is a very significant role they can play in helping to strengthen the University AND the alumni base the University produces year after year. (read Building the Case for an Alumni Program, an article by Paul J. Clifford, vice chancellor for alumni relations at East Carolina University, that he wrote for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education -CASE).
In order for us to strengthen the methods we use to serve our alumni AND our University, we’d like to hear from you. Please help us by answering some of the questions below. Feel free to post a comment on them, or send us your thoughts via e-mail to letusknow@utc.edu. You, in many ways, are our “customers” and “family members” and who better to ask on how to improve our services! And please, be HONEST yet considerately fair with your responses.
QUESTIONS
What should be the main focus of UTC’s office of Alumni Affairs?
What needs to change to meet the desires and needs of today’s alumni?
How often should the alumni office contact the alumni base?
What are the best methods of communication that you would want to receive from the alumni office? (magazine, e-newsletters, e-mails, etc.)
In what types of alumni programs would you most likely participate?
What are some University and alumni activities for which you would most likely volunteer to help organize and produce?
In your opinion, what are the most imporant functions of the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs, in order of importance?
Do you feel that it is important to have a separate alumni office for UTC/UC alumni in addition to the University of Tennessee (system) Alumni Association (UTAA)? Again, in your view, what are the most important reasons to have a separate office?
How can the University help to provide the resources needed for the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs to strengthen its efforts to serve UTC/UC alumni?
General feedback/comments:
Thank you for your time and thought in our effort in strengthening your alumni office.
The Chattanooga Mocs basketball team took on our UT-system rival and #10 nationally ranked Tennessee Knoxville Volunteers on Tuesday, December 4th at The McKenzie Arena. The last time they played, on December 5, 2004, Chattanooga pulled out an upset in Knoxville beating the Volunteers 69-68. (view the archived article from The Chattanoogan).
This year the Vols, now under the direction of Coach Bruce Pearl, won 76-70 despite the aggressive play of the Mocs team and the energized record crowd on hand. Mocs coach John Shulman and his boys were up for the challenge and showed great poise and control, yet Tennessee’s defense caused 34 Mocs turnovers.
Thanks to all who came to support our Mocs and participated in the “Gold Rush.” As you see in the photos, you really took over McKenzie. The Mocs Athletics Department are encouraging all Chattanooga fans to continue supporting the Mocs by coming to all the other home games. For information regarding tickets, please contact the Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Department at 423/266-MOCS or 1-800-472-6050 or by visit www.gomocs.com.
The pre-game pep-rally will took place at the UTC DeSalles-Harrison Racquet Center which was sponsored by the UTC Alumni Board of Directors and the Hamilton County Chapter of the University of Tennessee Alumni Association. LET’S GO MOCS!!
The University of Tennessee Alumni Association (formerly UT National Alumni Association) adopted a new logo recently to better align itself with the overall marketing goals of the UT system. The new logo above incorporates the orange “winged UT” that is now considered the overall logo for the University of Tennessee system.
The UTAA serves as the hub for all system alumni, offereing unified services (UT system chapters, permanent forwarding email, alumni directories, credit card services, etc.) to all 300,000+ living alumni of the UT system. However, each campus has its own alumni office to meet the direct interests and needs of the alums from each campus.
This is the primary logo for the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs.
The state needs environmentally friendly alternative fuels. A plentiful and untapped energy resource biomass offers Tennessee the opportunity to create a sustainable biobased economy with cellulosic ethanol.
Dr. Kelly Tiller (UTC ’91), Director of External Operations at the UT Office of Bioenergy Programs, visited the UTC campus on Thursday, November 29th and presented the new Tennessee Biofuels Initiative, a business model that outlines how the state can replace up to 30 percent of its petroleum consumption with fuel distilled from homegrown switchgrass and woody plants.
The Award-Winning Hamilton County UT Alumni Chapter is hosting a political conversation with Dr. Robert Swansbrough, Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, & Tom Griscom.
The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs has been around for many years and has helped in the efforts of maintaining communication between the University and it’s alumni, who live across the globe. It has helped to facilitate activities and programs to bring alumni back together for positive social networking, relationship building and reminiscing about the “college glory days.” And it has helped the University develop advocates to promote the benefits of an incredible and affordable education.
This is the primary logo for the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs.
