The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Inclusion on the honor roll is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
UTC was recognized for such community service projects as Best Foot Forward, a footcare program for the homeless; assistive technology for children with disabilities; a tax clinic for low income residents; Positive Action with Success, an early collegiate awareness program; DREAMWork, a project seeking diversity in nursing; and Gear Up, to promote college readiness among low-income urban students.
Girls Academy wins award
The Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy was selected from more than 200 kids’ gardening programs nationwide to receive the 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics award from the National Gardening Association, The Grow Store, and Progressive Gardening Trade Association.
The youth gardening program will receive a WaterFarm hydroponics kit from the Grow Store and hydroponics curricula from the National Gardening Association.