PAMELA RIGGS GELASCO

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends,

I am happy to present to you our latest issue of Method, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Arts and Sciences magazine. As I enter my third year as Dean of the College, we have been immersed in efforts to recover a normal campus environment after the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the advantages we have on this campus is living in the vibrant city of Chattanooga, and our faculty and students frequently use the city as an extension of the classroom. You can read about several such examples of community engagement in this issue of Method, from a STEAM camp collaboration, a local archaeology project, to working with locals suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Our students and faculty venture beyond Tennessee as well, to locations across the globe, to experience first-hand the cultures, the languages and the history that they study on campus. We will also share with you how we are expanding our curriculum offerings in the interdisciplinary space between our traditional disciplines, challenging students to examine the complex issues of our day through multiple angles of reflection. Lastly, we hope you will enjoy reading about the accomplishments of our alumni, faculty and students as they pursue research and service to the community. Enjoy these updates and we thank you for your continued advocacy for the many programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.