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>> ACHIEVE.
>> ACHIEVE.
>> WE SHALL ACHIEVE.
>> LOOK AROUND THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA
AND YOU WILL FIND A MESSAGE THAT THE FIRST GENERATION OF FACULTY,
STAFF AND STUDENTS SENT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
CHISELED FOR ETERNITY INTO THE STONE OF THE CAMPUS STRUCTURES,
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS AND MOTHERS LEFT US WITH A PHILOSOPHY AS POWERFUL TODAY
AS IT WAS MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.
THESE WORDS GUIDE US IN EVERYTHING WE DO
AND TELL THE WORLD WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR CAMPUS.
WE SHALL ACHIEVE: A BOLD COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS,
FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR REGION.
WHEN GOOGLE INVITES A COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT TO ATTEND
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN ENGINEERS, WE ACHIEVE.
WHEN A BIOLOGY STUDENT RECEIVES A MERCK
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE,
WE ACHIEVE.
WHEN THE PRINCETON REVIEW RANKS OUR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION, WE ACHIEVE.
>> WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THEY AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP TO ME,
IT WAS JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING TO KNOW THAT
I GET TO ENGAGE IN THAT SCHOLARSHIP ON A NATIONAL AND EVEN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS CONFERENCE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
SO I GET TO REPRESENT UHON AND UTC
AND ALSO JUST SORT OF THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
AND THAT'S... IT'S SORT OF HUMBLING,
BUT IT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL VERY PROUD THAT I'VE,
YOU KNOW, BEEN ENABLED BY MY PROFESSORS AND EMPOWERED THROUGH MY EDUCATION
TO BE ABLE TO STEP UP TO THAT LEVEL OF SCHOLARSHIP.
>> ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES, UTC STUDENTS SHARE DARIS' EXPERIENCE.
IN THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINI BAJA COMPETITION,
OUR TEAM OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS FINISHED IN THE TOP 20,
BEATING TEAMS FROM GEORGIA TECH AND MICHIGAN.
PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS TRAVELED TO HAITI,
BRINGING THE MIRACLE OF HEALTH CARE TO PEOPLE WITH LITTLE HOPE.
THE MESSAGE IS SIMPLE.
UTC PREPARES OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS.
>> ACHIEVE.
>> WE SHALL ACHIEVE.
>> UTC STUDENTS LEARN FROM A TALENTED GROUP OF TEACHING SCHOLARS
DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
WHETHER DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE FUELS OR UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF AUTISM,
UTC FACULTY MEMBERS ARE RECOGNIZED AS LEADERS IN THEIR DISCIPLINES.
>> IF JUST ONE SAYS THAT AFTER TEACHING TENS OR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS,
YOU GET THAT ONE NOTE BACK THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE
THAT SAYS, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID
OR WHAT YOU ATTEMPTED TO DO FOR ME.
AND FOR ME THAT IS, THAT IS THE ULTIMATE, THAT AT FIRST THEY ACHIEVED IT.
>> FROM A 4-STAR GENERAL TO AN EMMY-WINNING ACTOR,
FROM THE CHEMIST WHO DEVELOPED THE WORLD'S LEADING HAIR CARE PRODUCT,
TO AN ASTRONOMER WHO INVENTED A NEW WAY TO SEE THE UNIVERSE, UTC ALUMNI SUCCEED.
>> WE DO HEAR FROM ALUMS EVERY DAY.
THEY SHARE WITH US THEIR CAREER SUCCESSES, THE EXCITING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THEIR LIFE.
AND WHAT'S SO EXCITING IS THE FACT THAT THEY TELL US THEY WERE LIVING THEIR DREAMS,
AND THEY ATTRIBUTE THAT FACT TO THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAD AT UTC AS PART OF OUR CAMPUS,
PART OF OUR FAMILY, AND ALSO DUE TO THE EDUCATION THEY RECEIVED HERE.
>> WHILE A CHATTANOOGA EDUCATION CHANGES INDIVIDUAL LIVES,
UTC'S INFLUENCE GOES BEYOND OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.
THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS,
UTC SERVES AS THE CATALYST FOR GROWTH IN CHATTANOOGA AND THE REGION.
>> THE 2007 GRADUATING CLASS WILL EARN ABOUT,
AS A GROUP, ABOUT 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN THEIR LIFETIME,
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS ATTRIBUTABLE DIRECTLY TO THEIR EDUCATION AT UTC.
THAT, THROUGH THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT,
THAT CREATES AN INCREMENT TO THE STATE ECONOMY OF OVER 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS.
AND SO INCOME FOR ONE BECOMES INCOME FOR ALL.
>> FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS,
THIS CAMPUS HAS BROUGHT THE BENEFITS OF EDUCATION TO THIS REGION
THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION, OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SERVICE.
TODAY AS A PROUD MEMBER OF A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF CAMPUSES,
WE MOVE FORWARD FIRMLY COMMITTED TO THESE OBJECTIVES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WITH YOUR COMMITMENT AND THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS,
THIS CAMPUS' TRADITION OF SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE. WE SHALL ACHIEVE.
>> ACHIEVE.
>> ACHIEVE.
>> WE SHALL ACHIEVE.
>> WE SHALL ACHIEVE.
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