Student Success Programs
Welcome Mocs!
Student Success Programs is devoted to making sure you have the best college experience possible.
We offer programs to our First Generation college students and summer opportunities for incoming freshmen such as Moc Up and Bridge. We also provide peer mentors based on students' needs.
Your first year at UTC is pivotal. Make the most of your time with the First Year Experience. Register for the First Year Studies Course, take over the first home football game with our annual Mocs Flock Finley and so much more.
Contact Us
We are here for you
Our hours of operation are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. Feel free to call us at (423) 425-5871 or contact one of our staff members directly. Thank you for your flexibility and for your interest in our programming.
First Year Experience
Welcome first year Mocs! Student Success Programs collaborate with campus partners to provide engaging programs intentionally created to help with the transition to UTC. Our programs are designed to welcome, to support and to connect first-year students to the UTC community and campus resources.
Highlights of the first year experience include Mocs Flock Finley, Convocation, Read to Achieve and the First Year Studies Course.
Quick links:
Second Year Experience
Welcome back Mocs! We are so proud of you for making it through your first year. Student Success Programs is proud to collaborate with our campus partners to support you during your second year at UTC. The second year of college is unique in that you may be declaring or changing your major, wanting to develop your leadership skills, thinking about internships, or desiring to travel abroad. The decisions that take place during your second year may cause excitement or anxiety. Below are a few quick links to help you navigate life as a Second Year Moc.
Quick links:
- Career and Leadership Development
- Study Abroad
- Becoming a Resident Advisor
- Center for Wellbeing
- Student Outreach and Support
- Student and Family Engagement
- Multicultural Affairs
- Center for Women and Gender Equity
- The Hub - College of Arts & Sciences
- Decosimo Success Center - College of Business
- Success Center - College of Engineering and Computer Science
First Generation Student Programming
A first generation student is one whose parent(s) have not completed a four-year college degree. UTC offers many programs that are designed to help students who are the first in their family to go to college make the transition and connect with other students like them. Some of these programs include a living learning community, a mentor program and a day of celebration recognizing first-gen students.
Moc Up
Experience college through a free and exciting multi-day residential program. This program is designed to familiarize students with the campus, student resources and current students, faculty and staff.
Peer Mentors
Student Success Programs has many opportunities for current UTC students to become employed as SSP Peer Mentors. We use Peer Mentors to help staff Moc Up, MOC Academy, First Year Experience, First Gen Mocs, First Flight, and SSP Events. These are paid positions. Throughout the year, SSP Peer Mentors may also be asked to volunteer to staff certain First-Year Experience-related events, such as Read to Achieve’s First Class and Mocs Flock Finley.