Students who used computers in Stophel Apartments may need to reboot their computers to ensure a bogus network configuration is not still on their computer. Jeff Kell, director of networking services, said UTC Network Services discovered a compromised computer in Stophel on Feb.

  Student loan debt is on the rise and financial service companies are worried about the effects this could have on the economy. The average loan debt for a graduating UTC undergraduate is $21, 812, and the national average cumulative loan debt is $24, 615, Julae Grosz, associate director of the office of student financial aid, said.

  Lupton Library has added more electronic resources to allow students more access to information through new databases and collections.   The added items are the "Nature Group Publications," "Drama Online" and "E-Books, Project Muse," Theresa Liedtka, dean of Lupton Library, said.

The campus crime log is a weekly feature of the University Echo and is compiled from UTC Police reports to keep students aware of incidents on campus.  Reports are listed in chronological order.

  Adjunct faculty currently teach about 25 percent of all courses at UTC,  Dr. Herbert Burhenn, dean of the college of arts and sciences, said.  Though the number of adjuncts rose during the late 2000s, according to an article in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, part-time faculty make up roughly the same percentage of professors as they did 10-15 years ago, Burhenn said.

  Students said professor rating websites such as ratemyprofessor.com have become a vital part of decision-making when it comes to selecting classes. And, although professors say they find the University's online professor rating survey to be more helpful, these evaluations are not available to students.

  UTC welcomed 11,438 students this fall, but the graduation rate, studied at a six-year time span, is only at 40 percent, according to the University website.  Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, associate vice chancellor of student development, said over the past five to six years when she started working here, the student population was a little over 8,000.

  Police are searching for leads in the vandalism of the theater in the Fine Arts Center, which is suspected to have occurred sometime between Feb. 3 through Feb. 5.  According to the police report, the vandals broke a large tent outside of the building.

  University advancement and planning officials are looking to aggregate funds over the next three years to match state funding for capital construction projects. As part of a plan composed by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, state officials are asking school administrators to match a percentage of funding for future construction projects.

  Several boxes containing confidential personnel information were found alongside a garbage can at the top of Cardiac Hill last week. Case Duckworth, a senior from Sevierville, Tenn., said he found the boxes placed with the trash and, upon investigation, saw that there was confidential information contained in the boxes.

  Students who used computers in Stophel Apartments may need to reboot their computers to ensure a bogus network configuration is not still on their computer. Jeff Kell, director of networking services, said UTC Network Services discovered a compromised computer in Stophel on Feb.

  Student loan debt is on the rise and financial service companies are worried about the effects this could have on the economy. The average loan debt for a graduating UTC undergraduate is $21, 812, and the national average cumulative loan debt is $24, 615, Julae Grosz, associate director of the office of student financial aid, said.

The ARC's staff is looking to revitalize Aquatic Center attendance through new programs and small additions to the facility. Anna Forkum, coordinator of aquatic programming, said she is excited about the future of the facility.  "It's been great so far," Forkum said.

23 February 2012

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