I Love UTC Week
What better way to celebrate how much you love UTC than along with everyone else who loves UTC! Here are all the special events and activities planned for I Love UTC Week 2023. So, whether you are a student, a faculty member, a staff member, an alum or you just love UTC, there's something for everyone!

Throughout the week
- Iconic downtown lights shine blue and gold to show I Love UTC Week spirit
- I Love UTC Week buttons available in the Library (Sponsored by the Library)
- Scrappy’s Cupboard Food Drive
- Donation bins located in the Library, University Center, Admin Services Building, Lupton Hall, and Main Housing Office (Pfeiffer Hall). Financial donations are also accepted online through the UC Foundation. Participants can also donate via the Amazon Wish List
Monday, March 20
Make Your Own Bouquet
Time: 11:30am-1pm
Location: Lupton Hall, 120
Sponsor: Office of Student and Family Engagement
Open to all students
Students will be able to make their own bouquet to celebrate the first day of Spring! Bouquet wrappings and flowers will be provided.
I Love UTC Week Yard Party
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Chamberlain Field
Sponsors: Advancement
Join us for the kickoff event of I Love UTC Week! There will be swag, refreshments, and dry-erase boards to share why you love UTC and post a picture using #iloveutc. We will also have information for graduating seniors on how to engage as GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) alumni.
Tuesday, March 21
Coffee with the Chancellor
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Time: 8:30-9:15am
Location: Mapp Building Room 102
Sponsor: Chancellor’s Office
Take Five Lecture Series
- Time: 6pm
Location: UC Chattanooga Room
Sponsors: George C. Connor Professorship of American Literature, the SunTrust Chair of Excellence in the Humanities, the UTC English Department, and the Connor Society
This session of Take Five 2023 will feature Professor Sybil Baker who will present NK Jemisin’s fantasy novel The City We Became, which depicts urban greed transforming from an abstraction into an actual monster ready to devour everything in its path.
Wednesday, March 22
Spring Job and Internship Fair
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: UC Tennessee Room
Sponsor: Center for Career & Leadership Development
Alumni interested in representing your employer to extend the love (via an internship or first career position) to a current student from all majors are encouraged to contact Rob Liddell at [email protected].
Club Sports Expo
- Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Chamberlain Field
Sponsor: Campus Recreation
Come check out all that UTC’s Club Sports has to offer! Meet current members and try out some of the sports to see if any of them are the right fit for you!
Scrappy's Market
- Time:2-4pm
Location: UC 2nd Floor Lobby
Sponsors: Office of Student Outreach and Support and UTC Dining Services
Scrappy’s Market is UTC’s low-cost, bi-weekly fresh produce market. Markets will be hosted every other week on Wednesdays and Thursdays, alternatively. The event is available to students, faculty, and staff. Students with financial concerns can connect with Student Outreach and Support ([email protected]; 423-425-2299) for additional resources
Thursday, March 23
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce and UTC Business After Hours Networking Event
- Time: 5-7pm
Location: UC Tennessee Room
Sponsors: Center for Career & Leadership Development, Office of Alumni Affairs, and Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
UTC is delighted to host alumni and friends of the university on-campus for an engaging networking session. Participants should register here.
Southeastern Regional Music Therapy Conference
- Time: Thursday-Saturday
Location: The Chattanoogan Hotel
Sponsor: UTC Music Therapy
Registration required, but volunteers welcome. Details available at ser-amta.org/conference/.
Friday, March 24
Annual Scholarship Recognition Event
- Time: 11:30am-1pm
Location: UC Tennessee Room
Sponsor: Advancement
By invitation only
This event brings scholarship donors and student recipients together to honor the generosity of donors and celebrates students’ academic achievement as scholarship recipients. The event offers students an opportunity to say “thank you” and to discuss their academic and career aspirations with donors, university officials, and friends
zooTC: Petting Zoo on Chamberlain Field
- Time: 12-3pm
Location: Chamberlain Field
Sponsors: Library, Office of Student and Family Engagement, and Center for Women and Gender Equity
Southeastern Regional Music Therapy Conference
- Time: TBD
Location: The Chattanoogan Hotel
Sponsor: TBD
Registration required, but volunteers welcome. Details available at ser-amta.org/conference/.
Saturday, March 25
Family Game Night
- Time: 6 – 8 PM
Location: UC Tennessee Room
Sponsor: Office of Student and Family Engagement, Parent and Family Association
Open to all students
Students and their visiting families will be able to participate in a family game night. Board games, Family Feud, and trivia are some of the activities for the evening. Attendees will also have the opportunity to use meal vouchers at two food trucks!
Spring Family Day
Time: Multiple programs throughout the day
Location: Location dependent on program and indicated on registration schedule
Sponsor: Office of Student and Family Engagement
Registration required
Full schedule and registration link available here