UTC Communication Department

07/29/2026

UTC Comm major Mason McKinnon is jump-starting life after graduation this summer as an intern for Steam Logistics. Our students can be found making a difference throughout Chattanooga and beyond!

When UTC student Lance Nelson first drove into Chattanooga from his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, he made note of the color-blocked contemporary office building that welcomed him after exiting the interstate.

06/03/2026

Applications are now open for 2026–2027 Communication Department scholarships.
✅ One application
✅ Multiple awards
✅ Open to COMM majors (especially juniors and seniors)
📎 Apply here: Communication Department Scholarship Application (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2RNYUX1x3UWeypqhnAnW-WnBUsjp5ahLtM6OKTDPWM5UQ05LN0Q0Mk9OWlgzUkg1WlNZUzhTNTI2Vy4u) – Fill out form
📅 Deadline: Friday, June 19
Don’t miss this opportunity to support your academic and professional goals.

05/21/2026

UTC student media made a great showing at the Golden Press Awards on Wednesday evening in Knoxville.

Megan Cooper won first place in podcasting; Sydney Banks won first in Sports Reporting; Clara Paulson won first in Photojournalism; and Delaney Holman, Ryan Conley, Malcolm Key, and Kayelyn McCaslin won second as a team in best news story with a story on Engel Stadium and Chattanooga baseball.

Thanks to the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists for hosting this event, and also thanks to the San Diego SPJ chapter for judging the entries and their glowing comments on the work of our student journalists!

05/09/2026

Congrats to all our newest Communication alumni and all the 2026 graduates at UTC! We are all so proud of you and wish you all the best in the next chapter! Go Mocs!

04/29/2026

Congratulations to all the winners at tonight’s Comm Department Awards Night. We are so proud of all that you’ve accomplished and excited for what comes next!

04/15/2026

It is a very exciting day for student media at UTC, with NASCAR visiting campus! Cup driver Austin Cindric and Talladega Superspeedway region President Josh Harris were in town to promote the upcoming Jack Links 500.

Austin and Josh were interviewed by University Echo Sports Editor Zoie Denton with the help of the the Mocs News student broadcast team.

The full video will be up soon on Mocs News, and read Zoie’s Echo story online in the coming days.

04/09/2026

Sun, sweets, and socializing 🍦☀️

Join UTC’s PRSSA chapter for Popsicles with PRSSA on Chamberlain Field! Cool off, meet new people, and learn more about getting involved.

📍 Chamberlain Field
📅 April 13
⏰ 1–3 PM

03/05/2026

Tonight, the Communication Department held its 10th Photo Night showcase event. It was a day of workshops and instruction followed by an evening celebrating visual storytelling by UTC students and acclaimed professionals. This event is one of the highlights of the year for our department, and a chance for our student to learn and shine. Congratulations to everyone for making this such a special day!

12/10/2025

This Thu 12/11 at 3 PM, tune in to WUTC's Scenic Roots to listen to the latest showcase of Chattanooga area stories by students from the Rising Rock Media class in UTC Communication Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Listen on 88.1 FM, wutc.org & the WUTC app.

12/08/2025