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{{Short description|Public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
|image = [[Image:utcgold01.jpg]]
| name = University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
| image = University of Tennessee at Chattanooga crest.svg
|motto = ''Faciemus''<br>We shall accomplish<sup>1</sup>
| image_size = 150
|established = [[1886]], [[1969]]
|type = [[Public school|State-funded]]
| motto = ''{{lang|la|Faciemus}}''
|president = [[Jonathan Adewuya]]
| mottoeng = We shall achieve
|city = [[Chattanooga]]
| established = {{start date and age|1886}}
|state = [[Tennessee|TN]]
| type = [[Public university]]
| endowment = $147.1 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
|country = [[United States|USA]]
|undergrad = 7,405
| chancellor = Steve Angle
| city = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
|postgrad = 1,284 (graduate, pre-professional, doctoral)
|staff = 347
| state = [[Tennessee]]
| country = United States
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 83 acres (336,000 m&sup2;)
| coordinates = {{coord|35.0458|-85.2999|type:edu_region:US|display=inline,title}}
|mascot = [[Image:UTC_scrappy_head.jpg|50px|left| ]] The Mocs
| undergrad = 10,239<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.utc.edu/planning-evaluation-institutional-research/pdfs/factbook/demographics-ethnicity-race-09-18.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-10-22 |archive-date=2018-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113411/https://www.utc.edu/planning-evaluation-institutional-research/pdfs/factbook/demographics-ethnicity-race-09-18.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|free_label=Athletics
| postgrad = 1,399 (graduate, pre-professional, doctoral)
|free=[[Southern Conference]], [[NCAA Division I]]
| administrative_staff = 422
|website= http://www.utc.edu
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], {{convert|321|acre|m2}}<ref>[http://www.utc.edu/Administration/PlanningEvaluationAndInstitutionalResearch/factbook/documents/FACTSUMMARY00.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202514/http://www.utc.edu/Administration/PlanningEvaluationAndInstitutionalResearch/factbook/documents/FACTSUMMARY00.pdf |date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref>
|footnotes=1. Possibly a reference to [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 2:37
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
| nickname = [[Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs|Mocs]]
| mascot = [[Andy Moore (American football)|Scrappy]] the [[Mockingbird|Mocking Bird]]
| colors = Navy and Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/university-relations/graphic-guidelines/index.php|title=Website Guidelines|work=utc.edu|access-date=2015-08-05|archive-date=2017-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621154416/http://www.utc.edu/university-relations/graphic-guidelines/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />{{color box|#00386B}}&nbsp;{{color box|#E0AA0F}}
| parent = [[University of Tennessee System]]
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| website = {{URL|www.utc.edu}}
| logo = UTChattanooga logo.png
| logo_size = 250
| former_names = Chattanooga University (1886–1889)<br />U.S. Grant Memorial University, Chattanooga campus (1889–1907)<br />University of Chattanooga (1907–1969)
}}
}}
'''University of Tennessee at Chattanooga''' is a [[university]] located in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]. The university, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" (especially in reference to collegiate athletics), is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the [[University of Tennessee System]].


[[File:The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.jpg|thumb|The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]
UTC was founded in [[1886]] as then-private Chattanooga University (later known as [[U.S. Grant|Grant]] College). In [[1907]], the university changed its name to the University of Chattanooga. In [[1969]], the university merged with Chattanooga City College to form the modern UTC campus as part of the University of Tennessee System.

'''The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga''' ('''UT Chattanooga''', '''UTC''', or '''Chattanooga''')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/Administration/UniversityRelations/u_style.php#Naming_the_University|title=Editorial Guidelines|work=utc.edu|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410045204/http://www.utc.edu/university-relations/editorial-guidelines/#Naming_the_University|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[public university]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], United States. It was founded in 1886 and is part of the [[University of Tennessee System]].

==History==
[[File:UTCSign.jpg|thumb]]
UTC was founded in 1886 as the then-private and racially exclusive '''Chattanooga University''', which was soon merged in 1889 with the [[Athens, Tennessee|Athens]]-based Grant Memorial University (now [[Tennessee Wesleyan University]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the University|url=http://www.utc.edu/about/utc-history.php|publisher=UT-Chattanooga|quote=Three years after its founding, the University was consolidated with another church-related school, East Tennessee Wesleyan University at Athens, under the name of '''Grant University'''.}}</ref> becoming the Chattanooga campus of '''[[Ulysses S. Grant|U.S. Grant]] Memorial University'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mission & History|url=http://www.twcnet.edu/about-twc/mission-history/|publisher=Tennessee Wesleyan College|quote=[The Athens school prior to the merger was named] Grant Memorial University (1886-1889); [post-merger renamed] U.S. Grant Memorial University (1889-1906)|access-date=2015-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316131320/http://www.twcnet.edu/about-twc/mission-history/|archive-date=2015-03-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Clark|first=Alexandra Walker|title=Hidden History of Chattanooga|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JXEVBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT21|date=2008|publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1-62584-349-4|page=21}}</ref> In 1907, the school changed its name to '''University of Chattanooga'''. In 1964 the university merged with [[Zion College]], which had been established in 1949 and later became Chattanooga City College. In 1969 the University of Chattanooga joined the UT system and became the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<ref>[http://www.utc.edu/news/installation/Program.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607210030/http://www.utc.edu/news/installation/Program.pdf|date=June 7, 2010}}</ref>

The University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc. is a private corporation, created in 1969, that manages the university's private endowment.<ref>{{cite web|title=UC Foundation: What We Do|url=https://www.utc.edu/development/uc-foundation/|website=UTC/Office of Development|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919093627/https://www.utc.edu/development/uc-foundation/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Administration==
==Administration==
Chattanooga uses the [[semester]] system, with five optional "mini-terms" in the [[summer]]. The leadership of the campus rests upon the [[chancellor]], who answers to the [[University of Tennessee System|University President]]. The current chancellor is Dr. [[Roger Brown (scholar)]]
UTC uses the [[semester]] system, with five optional "mini-terms" in the summer. The leadership of the campus rests upon the [[chancellor (education)|chancellor]], who answers to the [[University of Tennessee System|UT System President]]. The university is currently headed by Chancellor Steve Angle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/chancellor/angle-biography.php?id=angle8-biography|title=Meet Chancellor Angle|work=utc.edu|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204115152/http://www.utc.edu/chancellor/angle-biography.php?id=angle8-biography|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Leadership===
{{anchor|List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga}}
The following people have had the post of President or Chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Prior to 1969, the institution was known as the University of Chattanooga (1907&ndash;1969), U.S. Grant University (1889&ndash;1907), and Chattanooga University (1886&ndash;1889). At the time of UTC's establishment in 1969, the name of the leader became [[chancellor (education)|chancellor]] instead of president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/chancellor/past-presidents-chancellors.php |title=Past Presidents of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga}}</ref>


*'''Chattanooga University'''
''[[List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|List of past leaders of Chattanooga]]''
**[[Edward S. Lewis]], President 1886-1889
*'''U.S. Grant University'''
**[[John F. Spence]], Chancellor 1889–1891; President 1891&ndash;1893
**Bishop [[Isaac W. Joyce]], Chancellor 1891&ndash;1896
*'''University of Chattanooga'''
**[[John H. Race]], President 1897&ndash;1914
**[[Fred W. Hixson]], President 1914&ndash;1920
**[[Arlo A. Brown]], President 1921&ndash;1929
**[[Alexander Guerry]], President 1929&ndash;1938
**[[Archie Palmer|Archie M. Palmer]], President 1938&ndash;1942
**[[David A. Lockmiller]], President 1942&ndash;1959
**[[LeRoy A. Martin]], President 1959&ndash;1966
*'''University of Tennessee at Chattanooga'''
**[[William H. Masterson]], President 1966&ndash;1969; Chancellor 1970&ndash;1973
**[[James E. Drinnon]], Chancellor 1973&ndash;1981
**[[Frederick W. Obear]], Chancellor 1981&ndash;1997; Acting Chancellor 2004&ndash;2005.
**[[Bill W. Stacy]], Chancellor 1997&ndash;2004
**[[Roger G. Brown]], Chancellor 2005&ndash;2012
**[[E. Grady Bogue]], Acting Chancellor 2012&ndash;2013
**[[Steve Angle]], Chancellor 2013&ndash;present


==Academics==
==Academics==
Chattanooga is best known for its [[Engineering]], [[Nursing]], [[English studies|English]], [[Chemistry]] and [[pedagogy|Education]] departments. The university offers 43 undergraduate majors and 39 undergraduate minors. Chattanooga also offers 21 graduate programs, including [[ph.D.]] programs in Education, Engineering and [[Physical Therapy]]. In an effort to expand the horizons of its students body, Chattanooga recently began exchange with [[Kangnung National University]] of [[Kangnung, South Korea]] [http://www.utc.edu/news/kangnung.php]
Chattanooga is best known for its nationally ranked [[Business]] program,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.utc.edu/news/2009/03/businessweek-names-utc-in-top-100-list/|title=BusinessWeek names UTC in top 100 list|work=UTC News Releases|date=6 March 2009 }}</ref> [[Engineering]], [[Nursing]], [[English studies|English]], [[Chemistry]], [[Accounting]], [[Psychology]], [[Music]], and [[pedagogy|Education]] departments. The university offers over 140 undergraduate majors and concentrations, and over 50 undergraduate minors.<ref name="utc.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/Administration/Records/2009-10MajorCodes.php|title=Academic Majors & Minors|work=utc.edu|access-date=2010-02-27|archive-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520015651/http://www.utc.edu/records/academic-majors-minors.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chattanooga also offers nearly 100 graduate programs and concentrations,<ref name="utc.edu"/> including a highly ranked master's program in [[Industrial and Organizational Psychology]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Kraiger & Abalos|title=Rankings of Graduate Programs in I-O Psychology Based on Student Ratings of Quality|url=http://www.siop.org/tip/backissues/July04/PDF/TOC.aspx|publisher=Siop.org|access-date=2015-07-18}}</ref> and [[PhD]] programs in Computational Engineering and [[Physical Therapy]]. In an effort to expand the horizons of its student body, UTC recently began an exchange program with [[Kangnung National University]] of [[Kangnung|Kangnung, South Korea]].


==Media and publications==
===Publications===
;Print
*''[http://www.utcecho.com University Echo]'' &ndash; Student newspaper
* ''University Echo'' – Student newspaper<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Echo Student Newspapers|url=http://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16877coll9|website=Digital Collections|publisher=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref>
*''Sequoya Review'' &ndash; Literary magazine
* ''Moccasin'' – Student yearbook<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Moccasin Yearbooks|website=Digital Collections|publisher=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga }}</ref>
* ''Education about Asia'' – Educational magazine
* ''Sequoya Review'' – Literary magazine<ref>{{cite web|title=Sequoya Review|url=http://scholar.utc.edu/sequoya-review/|website=UTC Scholar|publisher=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga}}</ref>
* ''Modern Psychological Studies'' – Journal published by the Department of Psychology


;Radio
===Research===
* [[WUTC]]
*[http://www.utc.edu/Research/SimCenter/ SimCenter] &ndash; Chattanooga's computational engineering and simulation center considered to be one of the finest in the nation.
* The Perch – Student-run online radio station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/perch/ |title=The Perch |publisher=Utc.edu |access-date=2015-07-18}}</ref>


==Research==
==About the campus==
SimCenter is UTC's computational engineering and simulation center. In November 2005, SimCenter was listed as the 89th most powerful supercomputer by [[Top500]].<ref>[http://www.top500.org/site/history/2580] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107111349/http://www.top500.org/site/history/2580|date=January 7, 2007}}</ref> On November 20, 2007, the university announced the center has been named a National Center for Computational Engineering.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} More recently, The SimCenter provided the academic research for a new source of alternative energy unveiled by Bloom Energy Corporation in Sunnyvale, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.utc.edu/news/2010/02/national-simcenter-research-advances-alternative-energy/|title=National SimCenter research advances alternative energy|work=UTC News Releases|date=26 February 2010 }}</ref>
The University is served by [[CARTA]] [[bus]] routes 4, 10, 14, 19, and 28. Route 14 only operates on weekdays during fall and spring terms, when the University is session. The route runs within and without the Chattanooga campus on [[McCallie]], Houston, Vine, Douglas, Fifth, and Palmetto Streets. A recent extension serves Third, O'Neal and Central Streets, as well as [[Erlanger Hospital]], and a large parking lot at [[Engel Stadium]]. All students showing valid University identification cards (aka MocsCards) ride for free on all CARTA routes, year-round.


The Clinical Infectious Disease Control Research Unit is a research interest group composed of UTC faculty, students, and local partners. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.utc.edu/health-education-and-professional-studies/physical-therapy/research/cidc | title=Clinical Infectious Disease Control Research Unit &#124; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga }}</ref> Members of the CIDC have had their research published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as presented at professional meetings and conferences. More information on their current projects and recent events can be found on UTC's website. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.utc.edu/health-education-and-professional-studies/physical-therapy/research/cidc | title=Clinical Infectious Disease Control Research Unit &#124; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga }}</ref>
The campus also operates its own in-house [[television]] station and runs an independent radio station, [[WUTC (FM)|WUTC]].


==Campus==
===Student residences===
The university is served by [[Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority|CARTA]] bus routes 4, 7, 10, 14, 19, and 28. Route 14 only operates on weekdays during fall and spring terms, when the university is session. The route runs on and off the campus on McCallie, Houston, Vine, Douglas, Fifth, and Palmetto Streets. A recent extension serves Third, O'Neal, and Central Streets, as well as Erlanger Hospital, and a large parking lot at [[Engel Stadium]]. All students showing valid university identification cards (MocsCards) ride for free on all CARTA routes, year-round.
Prospective resident students can choose from four different [[dormitory]] complexes, each with different room configurations to choose from.


===Patten Chapel===
*Vine Street Dorms. Constructed in the late [[1930s]], this dorm occupied part of North Stadium Hall, which actually formed the grandstands for the old Chamberlain Field football stadium. Age and structural integrity concerns prompted the closure of the facility in the early [[2000s]]. The entire building was [[demolition|demolished]] in [[March]], [[2005]]. The current UTC football team plays and [[Max Finley Stadium]], located in downtown Chattanooga.
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*Pfeiffer-Stagmaier Hall. This L-Shaped building was constructed in two phases. The first part (Pfeiffer Hall) was completed in [[1947]] and named for [[Annie Merner Pfeiffer]], a generous benefactor. In [[1968]], a wing was added on to Pfeiffer Hall and was known as Stagmaier Hall, which was named for Linda Stagmaier, the wife of a University official. Collectively the two attached buildings were officially called "Pfeiffer-Stagmaier Hall". To students, however, the complex was known as "P-Stag" or "the Stag." In this complex, students were housed by pairs in rooms with a bedroom and a study room. In Stagmaier Hall, two rooms shared a bathroom, while the Pfeiffer section had two students to a room with community bath. Both sections featured a full community kitchen on each floor. The complex was co-ed by floor, with males on the ground and first floors, and females on the second and third floors. In the early [[2000s]] concerns began to mount about the age and suitability of the dormitory complex. Increasing dissatisfaction over maintenance concerns earned the complex several dubious nicknames: "The Ghetto," "The Dump," and "The Dungeon." Furthermore, the University administration was unable to bring the buildings up to new state safety standards or satisfy new requirements called for by the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]]. As of [[June]] [[2004]], Pfeiffer Hall is home to temporary offices for the Department of Housing.
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*Boling Apartments. Named for Dr. [[Edward J. Boiling]], former [[UT System]] president and completed in [[1977]]. Each apartment houses two to four students in private bedrooms with a shared bathroom, kitchen and living room. The complex was called Village Apartments until the early [[1990s]].
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*Lockmiller Dormitories. A series of unusually shaped apartment buildings completed in [[1982]], this dormitory was named for Dr. [[David A. Lockmiller]], former president of the University of Chattanooga. The complex is [[co-ed]] by section, and most units house four students in two bedrooms, with a living room, bathroom, and kitchen.
[[Image:PattenChapel.jpg|thumb|Patten Chapel]]
*Johnson Village Apartments. A four-floor apartment complex composed of two, L-shaped buildings surrounding a courtyard. Most apartments are four-bedroom (with a few three-bedroom apartments) with a shared bathroom, furnished kitchen, and living room. Each apartment features its own small patio or balcony (depending on floor).
|}
*UTC Place - Since 2001, five buildings in a series of apartment-style dorms have been built on the south side of the campus. Operated under contract by [[Place Properties]] of [[Atlanta, Georgia]], UTC Place (or simply "Place") was designed to offer students more upscale living arrangements. However, many UTC students feel that the luxury offered by UTC Place is negated by what is perceived to be shoddy construction, overly expensive rent and poor customer service from the Place Properties staff.


Patten Chapel is one of the busiest sanctuaries in Chattanooga. Mostly weddings and memorial services are held there. A bride's room has been prepared and is always ready. Reserving the chapel should be done around a year in advance as its popularity sees events almost every weekend. Wedding receptions are not hosted at the chapel.
===Academic buildings===
''Note: Dates of construction given when known''


===Lupton Hall===
*Administration Building (or more simply "Admin") - Houses the mailroom, parking services, motor pool and University [[Police Department]].
Formerly the Lupton Memorial Library, Lupton Hall, named for [[Cartter Lupton|T. Cartter and Margaret Rawlings Lupton]], was constructed in 1974 to replace the aging John Storrs Fletcher Library (which has since been restored and renamed Fletcher Hall). As of 2005, the library's collection includes nearly 2 million items, including the [[Fellowship of Southern Writers]] archives. In early 2008 the university was granted funding to build a new library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.lib.utc.edu/index.php/Library_Building_Project|title=Library Building Project|work=utc.edu|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210014537/http://wiki.lib.utc.edu/index.php/Library_Building_Project|archive-date=2015-02-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Stanley F. Bretske|Bretske]] Hall - Formerly the university cafeteria, now home to the Geology Department.
*[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]] Center [http://www.challengercenter.org] - The widow of [[Dick Scobee]], a Challenger [[astronaut]], resides near Chattanooga. She donated the buidling in her husband's memory.
*Cadek Hall (pronounced "shaddek") - Home to the Cadek Conservatory and [[WUTC (FM)|WUTC]] radio.
*Frist Hall - Disabled Student Services.
*[[Gordon Davenport|Davenport Hall]] - Criminal Justice Department.
*Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Buidling (EMCS) - (2003)
*[[John Storrs Fletcher|Fletcher]] Hall - (1939) Business administration and political science. From 1939 to 1974, Fletcher housed both the local public library and the university library.
*Founders' Hall - (1916) Chancellor's offices
*[[Irvine W. Grote|Grote Hall]] (pronounced "GRO-tee") - (1968) Chemistry and [[Physics]]
*[[Alexander Guerry|Guerry]] Hall - Houses the Admissions Department, University Honors Department and Reading Rooms. The lower level is occupied by a cafeteria.
*[[Andy Holt|Holt]] Hall - English, Philosophy, Religion, and some Sciences.
*[[Wesley W. Hooper|Hooper]]-[[John H. Race|Race]] Hall - (1916) Records and Registration, Human Resources and Financial Aid. Though techically one structure, offices in this building are referred to as either "Hooper" or "Race" depending on their location. For example, the [[Human Resources]] Department is located in 209 Race Hall, but Financial Aid is at 253 Hooper Hall, just down the corridor. Facing the building from McCallie Avenue, Hooper is on the right and Race is on the left. Hooper-Race is part of a complex of two other halls: Patten Chapel and Founders' Hall
*Lupton Library - (1974) see below.
*MacKenzie Arena - (1982) aka the Roundhouse, due to its circular shape.
*McClellan Gym and [[Natatorium]] - (1968)
*Metropolitain Hall or simply "Metro" - Nursing and Economics Departments. Formerly housed the [[Chattanooga Metropolitan Hospital]]
*Old Math Building - Demolished in the late 1990s.
*President's House - Development (fundraising) Department
*[[Zeboim Patten|Patten]] House - (1893) Located in the [[Fort Wood National Historic District]].
*[[Dorothy Patten]] Fine Arts Center - (1980) Houses the [[Dorothy Hackett Ward]] theatre, the [[Roland W. Hayes]] Concert Hall, and the [[George Ayers Cress]] Art Gallery. Often referred to by students as the FAC (pronounced "fack").
*Siskin Hall - Continuing education and international student center.
*University Center - The hub of social life on campus. The first floor features a student computer lab, a recreation and game room, and several offices. The second floor features the main campus cafeteria, comprised of several themed eateries such as pasta and pizza, grilled foods, and home-cooking, as well as two national food court staples, [[Quiznos Sub]] and [[Chick-fil-A]]. This floor also features a large, open seating area for student dining, a convenience store and coffee retailer, a [[Barnes & Noble]] student bookstore, and several offices, classrooms, and auditoriums.
*University Hall - (1886) "Old Main." Demolished in 1917


The university broke ground in 2010 for the new $48 million {{convert|180,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} library. Construction was completed on the UTC Library in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.utc.edu/library/about/building/index.php|title=New Library - UTC Library|work=utc.edu|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
===Library===
The [http://www1.lib.utc.edu Lupton Memorial Library], named for [[T. Cartter Lupton]] and [[Margaret Rawlings Lupton]] was constructed in 1974, replacing the aging and inadequate [[John Storrs Fletcher]] Library (which has since been restored and renamed Fletcher Hall). As of [[2005]], the library's collection includes nearly 2 million items. The library is also home to the [[Fellowship of Southern Writers]] Archives.


Following the opening of the new UTC Library, Lupton Hall began renovations in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine, 2018 Vol 1:3 |url=https://issuu.com/utchattanooga/docs/utc-magazine-01-03/1 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=issuu |date=12 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Opening to students and faculty in 2020, Lupton's entire 116,000 square feet of available space had been gutted and rebuilt to include student centers, academic departments under the College of Arts and Sciences, various classroom spaces, and a new on-campus restaurant, 'Freshens'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Frist to Lupton: How UTC's Newest Addition is Affecting Campus |url=https://www.mocsnews.com/2020/11/11/from-frist-to-lupton-how-utcs-newest-addition-is-affecting-campus/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Mocs News |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Other places in or near campus===
*Pedestrian Malls - The campus features a central pedestrian mall system from which most academic and administrative buildings can be reached. It consists of sections of Oak Street, Cardiac Hill (formerly part of Baldwin Street), and Vine Street, all blocked to vehicle traffic. Landscaping projects are currently underway on Vine Street to increase the visual appeal of the high-traffic walkway that connects the McClellan Gym to the University Center, Lupton Library, and several academic buildings.
*The Greenway &ndash; a walking path that mirrors a former [[right of way]] for the now-defunct [[Southern Railway (US)|Southern Railway]], which bisected the eastern half of the campus. The tracks have been out of use since the late 1970s. Dedication occurred in August 2005.
*Miss Mary's - A longtime supporter of UTCs [[Fraternities and sororities|greeks]], Miss Mary's is a convenience store and gas station, located at Oneal and 3rd Streets. It is one of the nearest establishments to campus that sells beer. It should be noted that UTC is a [[dry campus]].
*Fort Wood - The [[Fort Wood National Historic District]] was once home to a [[US Civil War|Civil War]] bastion and is now home to numerous apartment buildings, housing mostly UTC students.
*University Pizza and Deli - A small deli on Vine Street that caters to UTC students.


==Athletics==
===Notable events===
{{Main|Chattanooga Mocs}}
*Oak Street Roast &ndash; a free [[barbecue]] cookout to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. Held in late [[August]]
[[File:Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg|thumb|left|200px|Athletics logo]]
*All-Sing &ndash; an [[intramural]] music and talent competition, usuall held in fall semester.
Chattanooga's colors are [[Navy blue|navy]] and [[old gold]]; their men's teams and athletes are nicknamed Mocs, and women's teams and athletes are Lady Mocs. Chattanooga athletics teams compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I (FCS for [[College football|football]]) in the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon) and have been ranked as a national top 100 athletic program by The National Association of Collegiate Director's of Athletics (NACDA) in the Division I Learfield Sports Director's Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=3754165&SPID=10571&SPSID=88662|title=Mocs Crack the Top-100 in Latest Learfield Director's Cup Standings|work=GoMocs.com|date=30 October 2023 }}</ref>


;Basketball
===Greek life===
{{Main|Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball|Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball}}
'''Sororities''': [[Alpha Delta Pi]], [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]], [[Chi Omega]], [[Delta Sigma Theta]], [[Kappa Delta]], [[Sigma Alpha Iota]], [[Sigma Gamma Rho]], [[Sigma Kappa]], [[Zeta Phi Beta]], [[Omega Phi Alpha]].
Chattanooga's men's basketball program has been among the best in the Southern Conference since joining the league in 1977–78. The Mocs have won 10 SoCon Tournament titles, tied for first all-time with former member West Virginia and Davidson, 10 regular-season league championships prior to the change to the division format in 1995 and seven division titles for 27 totals titles. In [[1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1997]], led by coach [[Mack McCarthy]] and Chattanooga native Johnny Taylor, the Mocs made a run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 14 seed, beating Georgia and Illinois before falling to Providence. Before making the move to Division I, Chattanooga won the Division II National Championship in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/basketball-men/d2|title=Men's Basketball DII|work=NCAA.com|access-date=9 February 2015}}</ref> In July 2008, the team was ranked number 48 on the [[ESPN]] list of the most prestigious basketball programs since the 1984–85 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3481014 |title=Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85 |publisher=Sports.espn.go.com |date=2008-07-22 |access-date=2015-07-18}}</ref>


The Mocs won the SoCon tournament [[2009 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament|once again in 2009]]. Defeating the [[College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball|College of Charleston Cougars]] 80–69 in the championship game on their home court at the [[McKenzie Arena]], the Mocs punched their ticket to the [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA tournament]], their first since [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005]].
'''Fraternities''': [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], [[Kappa Alpha Psi]], [[Kappa Sigma]], [[Lambda Chi Alpha]], [[Phi Beta Sigma]], [[Phi Delta Theta]], [[Phi Mu Alpha]], [[Pi Kappa Alpha]], [[Sigma Chi]], [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]].


[[Jimmy Fallon]] from ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' chose the Mocs as his team of choice going into the [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009 NCAA tournament]]. The Wednesday night (March 18) show included a live Skype chat with Head Coach John Shulman, as well as representatives of the pep band and cheerleading squads made in studio. Fallon's house band [[The Roots]] wrote and performed an ode to Shulman titled, "The Don Juan of the SoCon" and Shulman and his six seniors (Nicchaeus Doaks, Zach Ferrell, Kevin Goffney, Khalil Hartwell, Stephen McDowell and Keyron Sheard) made an in-studio appearance following their tournament game with UConn.
==Distinguished Alumni and Faculty==
*[[BB Bell]], General, [[United States Army]], UC [[1968]]
*Dr. [[North Callahan]], author, historian, UC [[1919]]
*Dr. [[Irvine W. Grote]], Chemist, inventor of [[Rolaids]] and [[Bufferin]], UC 1918; faculty, Chemistry, [[1942]]-[[1969]]
*[[Dennis Haskins]], actor, UTC [[1972]]
*[[Earl Lowry]], physician, coined the term ''[[medicare]]'', UC 1927
*[[Terrell Owens]], football player, UTC [[1996]]
*[[Gerald Wilkins]], basketball player, UTC [[1984]]


The Lady Mocs are the most successful women's basketball program in Southern Conference history with 15 regular season titles since 1983–1984, 10 consecutive conference championships at the end of 2008–2009 and 14 overall conference championships.<ref name="gomocs.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.gomocs.com//pdf4/656557.pdf |title=2009-10 Lady Mocs Basketball |publisher=Gomocs.com |access-date=2015-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707054157/http://www.gomocs.com//pdf4/656557.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Athletics==
Chattanooga's colors are [[blue]] and [[gold (color)|gold]] and their nickname is the Mocs. Chattanooga athletics teams compete in [[NCAA]] Division I (I-AA for [[College football|football]]) in the [[Southern Conference]].


;Golf
Chattanooga's men's basketball program has dominated the Southern Conference for the last 25 years, claiming more league championships then any other team. In 1997, the Mocs made a run to the Sweet 16 as a #14 seed, beating Georgia and Illinois before falling to Providence.
The men's golf squad won its third consecutive Southern Conference trophy and finished 18th in the NCAA Championships in 2009.


In August 2012, UTC golfer [[Steven Fox (golfer)|Steven Fox]] won the U.S. Amateur Championship.
The Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball and softball teams have also been dominate forces in the Southern Conference in the last 5-10 years. The Lady Moc squads are considered conference favorites year in and year out.


Women's golf posted a 3.46 team GOA in the spring while advancing to the NCAA Division I finals in just the second year of the program since disbanding in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/17700/Sidebars/Women%27s%20Golf/Postseason%20Guide_Wglf0809.pdf?SPSID=88666&SPID=10574&DB_OEM_ID=17700 |format=PDF |title=Chattanooga 2009 NCAA Championship |publisher=Nmnathletics.com |access-date=2015-07-18 |archive-date=2019-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102094630/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/17700/Sidebars/Women%27s%20Golf/Postseason%20Guide_Wglf0809.pdf?SPSID=88666&SPID=10574&DB_OEM_ID=17700 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Chattanooga Marching Mocs can be seen and heard at many athletic contests, as well as at exhibition preformances in the Southeast. The Marching Mocs are known for brining a new style where they go, often impressing opposing fans with their combination of support for the Athletic Department and entertainment of the audiences.


;Softball
The UTC Pep Band, which plays at men's and women's basketball, soccer and softball games, is nicknamed "The World's Most Dangerous Pep Band." [[Image:UTC_MOCS_mascot.jpg|right]]
The Mocs’ softball team has won 11 regular season titles and 10 SoCon Tournament Championships. They have also made 7 NCAA tournament appearances.<ref name="gomocs.com"/>


;Wrestling
Among the more notable professional players to play at UTC is [[Terrell Owens]]
Chattanooga is home to the only NCAA Division I [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] program in the state of Tennessee. The Mocs' wrestling team has won 8 of the past 9 Socon title's since the 2012–2013 academic year.<ref name="gomocs.com"/>


;Football
===University Mascot===
{{Main|Chattanooga Mocs football}}
Chattanooga, on its official athletics site, makes it clear that its nickname of ''Mocs'' does not mean [[moccasin]] or [[mockingbird]]. The school's nickname was Moccasins until 1996, which was represented by [[Chief Moccanooga]], an exaggerated [[Cherokee]] tribesman. The nickname was taken from [[Moccasin Bend]], a sharp bend in the [[Tennessee River]] west of the city. During the 1960s and 1970s, a moccasin shoe (known as "The Shoe") was actually used as the school's mascot.
The team plays in the Southern Conference (SoCon) in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA). [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Terrell Owens]] played wide receiver for the Mocs from 1992 to 1995. The team won three-straight SoCon championships from 2013 to 2015. They play in [[Finley Stadium]], which hosted the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship]] from 1997 to 2009.
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In 1996, due in large part to concerns over ethnic sensitivity, the Moccasins name was dropped, and the Mocs nickname adopted. The main athletics logo features the school's mascot, "Scrappy" (an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] mockingbird), riding a train (a reference to Chattanooga's history as a major [[railroad]] hub and to the song "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]"). The mascot takes its name from former [[American football|football]] coach [[Scrappy Moore|A.C. "Scrappy" Moore]]. The Mocs basketball program has also always enjoyed the support of the [[Moc Maniac]], who works the loudspeaker at home games and travels with the team to post-season tournaments.


In 2021, the team fired its offensive line coach, Chris Malone, for a social media post that was derogatory about Georgia and Civil Rights leader [[Stacey Abrams]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chattanooga assistant football coach fired for 'hateful' tweet about Stacey Abrams|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chattanooga-assistant-football-coach-fired-hateful-tweet-about-stacey-abrams-n1253386|access-date=2021-01-11|website=NBC News|date=7 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.utc.edu/ Official University website]
*[http://www.utc.edu/Administration/Parking/campusMaps.php UTC Campus Maps]
*[http://www.gomocs.com/ Official Chattanooga athletics site]
*[http://gomocs.com/section_front.asp?arttypeid=173 UTC Atletics Hall of Fame]
*[http://www.marchingmocs.com/ Chattanooga Marching Mocs]
*[http://www.utc.edu/Research/CECA/ UTC Center for Excellence in Computer Applications]
*[http://www.mocfans.com/ Popular Fan Web Site and Message Board for Athletics]


==Athletic venues==
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* [[Chamberlain Field]] – (1908–1997)
* [[Finley Stadium]] – (1997–present)
* [[Maclellan Gymnasium]] and [[natatorium]] – (Gym opened 1961; natatorium opened 1968)
* [[McKenzie Arena]] – (1982–present) aka the Roundhouse, due to its circular shape and the city's association with the railroad industry.


==University nickname==
{{Tennessee public universities}}
The school's athletic teams are called the Mocs. The teams were nicknamed Moccasins until 1996. (The origin of the name is uncertain; however, [[Moccasin Bend]] is a large horseshoe-shaped bend in the [[Tennessee River]] directly below [[Lookout Mountain]].)

The mascot has taken on four distinct forms. A [[water moccasin]] was the mascot in the 1920s, and then a [[Moccasin (footwear)|moccasin]] shoe (known as "The Shoe") was used as the school's mascot at times in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1970s until 1996, the mascot was [[Chief Moccanooga]], an exaggerated [[Cherokee]] tribesman.

In 1996, the Moccasins name and image were dropped in favor of the shortened "Mocs" and an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] [[northern mockingbird]], in accordance with the state bird, named "[[Scrappy Moc|Scrappy]]" dressed as a railroad engineer. The school's main athletic logo features Scrappy riding a train (a reference to Chattanooga's history as a major [[railroad]] hub and to the song "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]"). The mascot takes its name from former [[American football|football]] coach [[Andy Moore (American football)|A. C. "Scrappy" Moore]].

==Fight song==
The fight song for UTC is "[[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs#School Songs|Fight
Chattanooga]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1294042|title=Fight, Chattanooga!|work=GoMocs.com|access-date=9 February 2015}}</ref>

==Band==
{{Main|University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs}}

The marching band is referred to as the "Marching Mocs" and performs at all home games.

==Notable alumni, students, and faculty==
{{alumni|date=October 2023}}
* [[Hugh Beaumont (actor)|Hugh Beaumont]], actor (most notably portrayed [[Ward Cleaver]] on ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]''), 1927
* [[Burwell Baxter Bell]], [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[General (United States)|general]], 1968
* [[Eldra Buckley]], NFL football player, 2007
* [[Anthony Burger]], pianist, 1966
* [[Bill Butler (safety)|Bill Butler]], former NFL player, 1958
* [[North Callahan]], author and historian whose papers and book collection now reside in the UTC Lupton Library, 1930
* [[A.R. Casavant]] Marching band director, inventor and innovator credited with creating [[A.R. Casavant#Development_of Precision_Drill|Precision Drill]]
* [[B. J. Coleman|B.J. Coleman]], former NFL player for the [[Green Bay Packers]] in 2012. Signed with the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) on January 25, 2016.
* [[Steven Fox (golfer)|Steven Fox]], golfer, 2012 [[U.S. Amateur]] champion
* [[Gibby Gilbert]], [[PGA Tour]] professional golfer, 1963
* [[Antuan Edwards]], NFL football player
* [[Willie Earl Gillespie]], USFL and NFL football player
* [[Irvine W. Grote]], chemist, inventor of the active ingredient in [[Rolaids]] and [[Bufferin]], UC 1918; chemistry faculty, 1942–1969
* [[Dennis Haskins]], actor (most notably portrayed [[Mr. Belding]] on ''[[Saved By The Bell]]''), 1972
* [[Tony Hill (defensive end)|Tony Hill]], [[NFL]] and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] football player, 1990
* [[Brent Johnson (American football)|Brent Johnson]], [[NFL]] football player, 1986
* [[Leslie Jordan]], [[Emmy]]-winning actor, 1982
* [[Mindaugas Katelynas]], basketball player, 2005
*[[Mathew Knowles]], music executive, transferred to [[Fisk University]]
* [[David F. Levine]], pioneer in [[Canine physical therapy|canine rehabilitation and physical therapy]], author, physical therapy professor, 1990–present
* [[Chris Lewis-Harris]], NFL football player ([[Cincinnati Bengals]]), 2011
* [[Charlie Long]], basketball player, football player (NFL/AFL ALL-Pro)
* [[Lanni Marchant]], long-distance runner, 2007
* [[Khaled Mattawa]], poet and writer, 1989
* [[Tre McLean]] (born 1993), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]], 2017
* [[Barry Moser]], artist and professor, 1962
* [[Terrell Owens]], Hall-of-fame [[NFL]] football player, basketball player. Selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
* [[Cherie Priest]], author, 2001
* [[Lorine Livingston Pruette]], psychologist, 1918
* [[Curtis Rouse]], former NFL football player, 1982
* [[Lewis Smith (actor)|Lewis Smith]], actor North and South. Also the Heavenly Kid, 1979
* [[Buster Skrine]], NFL football player ([[Cleveland Browns]], [[New York Jets]]), 2011
* [[Cole Strange]], football player for New England Patriots, 2022
* [[Johnny Taylor (basketball)|Johnny Taylor]], former NBA basketball player, 1997. Drafted in the first round, 17th pick
* [[Bo Watson]], Member of Tennessee State Senate, 1983
* [[Pez Whatley]], football player and UTC's first black wrestler, later became a pro wrestler
* [[William White (academic)|William White]], academic of journalism and bibliographer, 1933
* [[Willie White (basketball)|Willie White]], former [[NBA]] basketball player, 1984
* [[Gerald Wilkins]], former [[NBA]] basketball player, 1984
* [[Julius C. Zeller]], Mississippi senator, 1893
* [[William Chivous Bostic Sr.]], physician and researcher, 1905

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://alumni.utc.edu/s/1341/utc/17/interior.aspx?sid=1341&gid=3&pgid=9810 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award (1969-2018)] at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga website

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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Former names
Chattanooga University (1886–1889)
U.S. Grant Memorial University, Chattanooga campus (1889–1907)
University of Chattanooga (1907–1969)
MottoFaciemus
Motto in English
We shall achieve
TypePublic university
Established1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Parent institution
University of Tennessee System
Academic affiliations
Endowment$147.1 million (2020)[1]
ChancellorSteve Angle
Administrative staff
422
Undergraduates10,239[2]
Postgraduates1,399 (graduate, pre-professional, doctoral)
Location
Chattanooga
,
Tennessee
,
United States

35°02′45″N 85°18′00″W / 35.0458°N 85.2999°W / 35.0458; -85.2999
CampusUrban, 321 acres (1,300,000 m2)[3]
ColorsNavy and Gold[4]
   
NicknameMocs
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – SoCon
MascotScrappy the Mocking Bird
Websitewww.utc.edu
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga)[5] is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is part of the University of Tennessee System.

History[edit]

UTC was founded in 1886 as the then-private and racially exclusive Chattanooga University, which was soon merged in 1889 with the Athens-based Grant Memorial University (now Tennessee Wesleyan University),[6] becoming the Chattanooga campus of U.S. Grant Memorial University.[7][8] In 1907, the school changed its name to University of Chattanooga. In 1964 the university merged with Zion College, which had been established in 1949 and later became Chattanooga City College. In 1969 the University of Chattanooga joined the UT system and became the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.[9]

The University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc. is a private corporation, created in 1969, that manages the university's private endowment.[10]

Administration[edit]

UTC uses the semester system, with five optional "mini-terms" in the summer. The leadership of the campus rests upon the chancellor, who answers to the UT System President. The university is currently headed by Chancellor Steve Angle.[11]

Leadership[edit]

The following people have had the post of President or Chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Prior to 1969, the institution was known as the University of Chattanooga (1907–1969), U.S. Grant University (1889–1907), and Chattanooga University (1886–1889). At the time of UTC's establishment in 1969, the name of the leader became chancellor instead of president.[12]

Academics[edit]

Chattanooga is best known for its nationally ranked Business program,[13] Engineering, Nursing, English, Chemistry, Accounting, Psychology, Music, and Education departments. The university offers over 140 undergraduate majors and concentrations, and over 50 undergraduate minors.[14] Chattanooga also offers nearly 100 graduate programs and concentrations,[14] including a highly ranked master's program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology[15] and PhD programs in Computational Engineering and Physical Therapy. In an effort to expand the horizons of its student body, UTC recently began an exchange program with Kangnung National University of Kangnung, South Korea.

Media and publications[edit]

Print
  • University Echo – Student newspaper[16]
  • Moccasin – Student yearbook[17]
  • Education about Asia – Educational magazine
  • Sequoya Review – Literary magazine[18]
  • Modern Psychological Studies – Journal published by the Department of Psychology
Radio
  • WUTC
  • The Perch – Student-run online radio station[19]

Research[edit]

SimCenter is UTC's computational engineering and simulation center. In November 2005, SimCenter was listed as the 89th most powerful supercomputer by Top500.[20] On November 20, 2007, the university announced the center has been named a National Center for Computational Engineering.[citation needed] More recently, The SimCenter provided the academic research for a new source of alternative energy unveiled by Bloom Energy Corporation in Sunnyvale, California.[21]

The Clinical Infectious Disease Control Research Unit is a research interest group composed of UTC faculty, students, and local partners. [22] Members of the CIDC have had their research published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as presented at professional meetings and conferences. More information on their current projects and recent events can be found on UTC's website. [23]

Campus[edit]

The university is served by CARTA bus routes 4, 7, 10, 14, 19, and 28. Route 14 only operates on weekdays during fall and spring terms, when the university is session. The route runs on and off the campus on McCallie, Houston, Vine, Douglas, Fifth, and Palmetto Streets. A recent extension serves Third, O'Neal, and Central Streets, as well as Erlanger Hospital, and a large parking lot at Engel Stadium. All students showing valid university identification cards (MocsCards) ride for free on all CARTA routes, year-round.

Patten Chapel[edit]

Patten Chapel

Patten Chapel is one of the busiest sanctuaries in Chattanooga. Mostly weddings and memorial services are held there. A bride's room has been prepared and is always ready. Reserving the chapel should be done around a year in advance as its popularity sees events almost every weekend. Wedding receptions are not hosted at the chapel.

Lupton Hall[edit]

Formerly the Lupton Memorial Library, Lupton Hall, named for T. Cartter and Margaret Rawlings Lupton, was constructed in 1974 to replace the aging John Storrs Fletcher Library (which has since been restored and renamed Fletcher Hall). As of 2005, the library's collection includes nearly 2 million items, including the Fellowship of Southern Writers archives. In early 2008 the university was granted funding to build a new library.[24]

The university broke ground in 2010 for the new $48 million 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m2) library. Construction was completed on the UTC Library in January 2015.[25]

Following the opening of the new UTC Library, Lupton Hall began renovations in 2018.[26] Opening to students and faculty in 2020, Lupton's entire 116,000 square feet of available space had been gutted and rebuilt to include student centers, academic departments under the College of Arts and Sciences, various classroom spaces, and a new on-campus restaurant, 'Freshens'.[27]

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Chattanooga Mocs
Athletics logo

Chattanooga's colors are navy and old gold; their men's teams and athletes are nicknamed Mocs, and women's teams and athletes are Lady Mocs. Chattanooga athletics teams compete in NCAA Division I (FCS for football) in the Southern Conference (SoCon) and have been ranked as a national top 100 athletic program by The National Association of Collegiate Director's of Athletics (NACDA) in the Division I Learfield Sports Director's Cup.[28]

Basketball
Main articles: Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball and Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball

Chattanooga's men's basketball program has been among the best in the Southern Conference since joining the league in 1977–78. The Mocs have won 10 SoCon Tournament titles, tied for first all-time with former member West Virginia and Davidson, 10 regular-season league championships prior to the change to the division format in 1995 and seven division titles for 27 totals titles. In 1997, led by coach Mack McCarthy and Chattanooga native Johnny Taylor, the Mocs made a run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 14 seed, beating Georgia and Illinois before falling to Providence. Before making the move to Division I, Chattanooga won the Division II National Championship in 1977.[29] In July 2008, the team was ranked number 48 on the ESPN list of the most prestigious basketball programs since the 1984–85 season.[30]

The Mocs won the SoCon tournament once again in 2009. Defeating the College of Charleston Cougars 80–69 in the championship game on their home court at the McKenzie Arena, the Mocs punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2005.

Jimmy Fallon from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon chose the Mocs as his team of choice going into the 2009 NCAA tournament. The Wednesday night (March 18) show included a live Skype chat with Head Coach John Shulman, as well as representatives of the pep band and cheerleading squads made in studio. Fallon's house band The Roots wrote and performed an ode to Shulman titled, "The Don Juan of the SoCon" and Shulman and his six seniors (Nicchaeus Doaks, Zach Ferrell, Kevin Goffney, Khalil Hartwell, Stephen McDowell and Keyron Sheard) made an in-studio appearance following their tournament game with UConn.

The Lady Mocs are the most successful women's basketball program in Southern Conference history with 15 regular season titles since 1983–1984, 10 consecutive conference championships at the end of 2008–2009 and 14 overall conference championships.[31]

Golf

The men's golf squad won its third consecutive Southern Conference trophy and finished 18th in the NCAA Championships in 2009.

In August 2012, UTC golfer Steven Fox won the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Women's golf posted a 3.46 team GOA in the spring while advancing to the NCAA Division I finals in just the second year of the program since disbanding in the mid-1980s.[32]

Softball

The Mocs’ softball team has won 11 regular season titles and 10 SoCon Tournament Championships. They have also made 7 NCAA tournament appearances.[31]

Wrestling

Chattanooga is home to the only NCAA Division I wrestling program in the state of Tennessee. The Mocs' wrestling team has won 8 of the past 9 Socon title's since the 2012–2013 academic year.[31]

Football
Main article: Chattanooga Mocs football

The team plays in the Southern Conference (SoCon) in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA). Hall of Famer Terrell Owens played wide receiver for the Mocs from 1992 to 1995. The team won three-straight SoCon championships from 2013 to 2015. They play in Finley Stadium, which hosted the NCAA Division I Football Championship from 1997 to 2009.

In 2021, the team fired its offensive line coach, Chris Malone, for a social media post that was derogatory about Georgia and Civil Rights leader Stacey Abrams.[33]

Athletic venues[edit]

University nickname[edit]

The school's athletic teams are called the Mocs. The teams were nicknamed Moccasins until 1996. (The origin of the name is uncertain; however, Moccasin Bend is a large horseshoe-shaped bend in the Tennessee River directly below Lookout Mountain.)

The mascot has taken on four distinct forms. A water moccasin was the mascot in the 1920s, and then a moccasin shoe (known as "The Shoe") was used as the school's mascot at times in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1970s until 1996, the mascot was Chief Moccanooga, an exaggerated Cherokee tribesman.

In 1996, the Moccasins name and image were dropped in favor of the shortened "Mocs" and an anthropomorphized northern mockingbird, in accordance with the state bird, named "Scrappy" dressed as a railroad engineer. The school's main athletic logo features Scrappy riding a train (a reference to Chattanooga's history as a major railroad hub and to the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo"). The mascot takes its name from former football coach A. C. "Scrappy" Moore.

Fight song[edit]

The fight song for UTC is "Fight Chattanooga".[34]

Band[edit]

Main article: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs

The marching band is referred to as the "Marching Mocs" and performs at all home games.

Notable alumni, students, and faculty[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ [1] Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Website Guidelines". utc.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  5. ^ "Editorial Guidelines". utc.edu. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ "History of the University". UT-Chattanooga. Three years after its founding, the University was consolidated with another church-related school, East Tennessee Wesleyan University at Athens, under the name of Grant University.
  7. ^ "Mission & History". Tennessee Wesleyan College. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-03. [The Athens school prior to the merger was named] Grant Memorial University (1886-1889); [post-merger renamed] U.S. Grant Memorial University (1889-1906)
  8. ^ Clark, Alexandra Walker (2008). Hidden History of Chattanooga. The History Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-62584-349-4.
  9. ^ [2] Archived June 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "UC Foundation: What We Do". UTC/Office of Development. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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