The university has had gift clubs and recognition societies recognizing donors to the institution since 1960. The Charles Dabney Society was created in 2001 to recognize donors of $500,000 to $1 million.

Daily Beacon cartoonist Steven Olexa was the 2003 first-place winner in the national college cartooning contest. He entered 20 cartoon strips of “Everyday Joe” and “Fur Bean,” along with an editorial cartoon. He received a $5,000 prize and a trophy that was presented in April at a reception at the National Press Club in Washington, … Continued

Charles-Furlow graduated in the University of Tennessee’s class of 1991 with outstanding accomplishments as a student-athlete. She led the Lady Vol basketball team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots in both the 1990 and 1991 seasons. She was a key contributor to the 1988–99 NCAA championship team and the first Tennessee or SEC player to … Continued

The Charlotte Hornets played the New Jersey Nets in an exhibition basketball game at Thompson-Boling Arena on October 24, 1993.

The first predecessor of the University of Tennessee, Blount College, was chartered by the Assembly of the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio on September 10, 1794, two years before Tennessee was admitted to statehood. The institution was the 24th to be chartered in the new nation and the first nonsectarian … Continued

Charter Day was reinstituted in 1994 when the university was celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of its chartering and was celebrated annually through 1999 on the weekday closest to September 10. The flag of the university was first flown on Charter Day in 1969 in conjunction with the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the institution’s … Continued

The charter specifically instructed the board of trustees to “take effectual care that students of all denominations may and shall be admitted to the equal advantage of a liberal education, and to the emoluments and honors of the College, and that they shall receive a like fair, generous and equal treatment during their residence therein.” … Continued

Chattanooga City College was founded as Zion College in 1949. It had a predominantly African American student body and operated remedial or compensatory programs for high school graduates who lacked the basic skills to be successful in college work. It was located on Fortwood Street, six blocks east of UTC. In 1969 it had facilities … Continued

The College of Architecture and Design operates the Chattanooga Urban Design Center to allow student course work and to give interns the opportunity to provide design recommendations for downtown development.

In fall 1981, following a year in which the bookstore lost $3,200 on 2,700 bad checks in its check-cashing service for students, a policy was instituted that students wishing to cash checks at the bookstore had to have a check-cashing card, as well as an ID. Between fifteen thousand and twenty thousand check-cashing cards were … Continued