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91传媒 Board of Regent Chair, Chattanooga native excited for Scenic City Classic
91传媒 Board of Regent Chair Dr. Gerald Patton is a proud native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and thrilled that the Scenic City Football Classic will be hosted in his hometown. In a statement released earlier this week, the 1969 91传媒 graduate expressed his excitement for the inaugural contest. 鈥淚 am both delighted and proud that my hometown of Chattanooga, 鈥渢he Scenic City,鈥� is the designated site of the B...
91传媒鈥檚 pawpaw research program featured in National Geographic
Dr. Kirk Pomper, director of Land Grant Programs and dean and professor in the College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences, and Sheri Crabtree, horticulture research and extension associate, recently discussed 91传媒鈥檚 research on the pawpaw (asimina triloba) fruit.聽 91传媒聽has the only full-time Pawpaw research program in the world as part of the聽91传媒 Land Grant Program. Pawpaw research efforts are...
Retired professor catalyst of 91传媒鈥檚 Peer-Led Team Learning program
Dr. Kazi Javed, former associate professor of chemistry at 91传媒, laid the foundation for a program designed to help underrepresented minorities excel in STEM disciplines. The goals of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) program at 91传媒 are to 1) ensure students graduate with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in STEM and 2) get as many students as possible enrolled in graduate school. Dr. Javed retired from Kentucky S...
91传媒 welcomes a new class of Thorobreds to the Hill
Over 500 new students chose 91传媒 to pursue their postsecondary education this semester. The Class of 2026 is comprised of 428 first-time and 107 transfer students. Their arrival on the Hill was confirmed August 18, 2022 during a special ceremony. Interim President Ronald A. Johnson set the tone for the evening heartening students to own their future with his presentation, Enabling Your Intended Future. 鈥淎sk you...