Highlight: 10th Anniversary of CSTCC supplement appears in newspaper.  New Center for Productivity, Innovation and Technology opens with ceremonies.  Plato computer program helps functionally illiterate.  Pond created to ease flooding.  Auto Body certificate updated to two years.
 

  "GE Official to Open New CSTCC Center," Chattanooga News-Free Press, February 26, 1984, p. A1.  Also in JPG.

James Baker “will be the keynote speaker in opening ceremonies Friday for Chattanooga State Technical Community College’s new Center for Productivity, Innovation and Technology.”

  "The Techniques of Chattanooga State to Present ‘Hello Dolly’ Production,” by Emily McDonald, Chattanooga Times,
          March 1, 1984, p. C5.  Also in JPG.

"Chattanooga State’s new facilities are drawing more and more people to the music program….”

  "CSTCC Praised for Robotics Leadership,” by Julie Johnston, Chattanooga Times, March 3, 1984, p. A1.  Also in JPG.

“Showcasing high technology manufacturing and office systems, the $3.3 million center was funded entirely out of CSTCC’s operating budget to assist business and government in efforts to upgrade and automate production.  The 15,000-square foot center will provide robotics instruction to students as well as offer state-of-the-art technical assistance and training to industry.”

  "10^th Anniversary, Chattanooga State, A Decade of Progress…1973-1983, A Future with Exceptional Promise,”
          Chattanooga News-Free Press, March 4, 1984 Supplement, unpaged.

Contents: Front cover in PDF; “Chattanooga State - Preparing for the Future” by Charles W. Branch (verso of cover); “Highlights from a Decade of Progress”; “Jobs, the Future and Chattanooga State”; “Chattanooga State Meets the Challenge of the Future”; “Computers Do Only What People Tell Them”; “My Computer Programmers Can’t Document” and “The Edge for College Success” (same page); “The Humanities: Complement to the Technologies”; “See ‘Hello, Dolly!”; “The Women’s Center”; “Opportunities in Allied Health Careers Are Growing”; “Bringing High Technology to Chattanooga: The Automated Factory”; “The Automated Office”; “Making Plans for the Future”; “Financial Aid - No Mystery About It”; “A New Era in Vocational Education” first page; second page; “Alumni Association Near Scholarship Goal” and “Ambassadors: A Special Group of Students” (same page); “Special Classes for People Who Want to Get Ahead” and “Continuing Health Education” (same page); “A Place for Learning and Growing with Friends” (Child Development Center); “Becoming a Chattanooga State Student Is Simple”; ad page not scanned; “The Making of TV & Radio Specialists”; back cover ad page not scanned.  Large supplement to newspaper shows history and highlights of the school.  School actually began classes in 1965 as Chattanooga State Technical Institute.

  "Chattanooga State Opened to Students in Bledsoe Program,” by Emily McDonald, Chattanooga Times, March 28, 1984,
          p. B1.  Also in JPG.

Chattanooga State’s Enrichment Program for Gifted and Talented Students has helped gifted students from Bledsoe County.

  "Robotics Technology Advancing Despite Rising Interest Rates,” by Jim Ruth, Chattanooga News-Free Press, April 15,
          1984, p. C4.  Also in JPG.

“Chattanooga State’s Productive Center could make Chattanooga a robotic center for the nation, according to Mr. Benton.”

  "Chattanooga State Begins $3 Million Fund-Raising Drive,” by Mark Kennedy, Chattanooga Times, June 9, 1984, p. C1.
          Also in JPG.

“Patrons of Chattanooga State launched an ambitious $3 million fund-raising campaign Friday aimed at establishing a permanent endowment for Tennessee’s largest community college.” 

  "She Makes Learning Sound Like Fun,” by Jan Galletta, Chattanooga News-Free Press, p. J1.  Also in JPG 1 and 2.

Continuing education is discussed.

  "Glow at Chattanooga State Can Spark Economic Growth Here, Branch Says,” by Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times,
          July 16, 1984, p. D8.  Also in JPG.

“With the 1981 merger of CSTCC and the adjacent Chattanooga Area Vocational Technical School and last year’s opening of the $3.3 million Center for Productivity, Innovation and Technology, Chattanooga State has quickly emerged as one of the city’s premiere attractions and a primary asset in bringing new industries to Chattanooga, Branch said,” from his talk to the Rotary Club.

  "CSTCC’s ‘Plato’ Computer System Could Instruct Area’s ‘Functionally Illiterate,’” Chattanooga News-Free Press,
          July 27, 1984, p. A4.  Also in JPG.

The article cites statistics and discusses computer instruction for basic skills.

  "CSTCC’s Productivity Center Assists Industries of Area,” by Linda Miller, Chattanooga News-Free Press, July 29, 1984,
          p. C10.  Also in JPG 1 and 2.

“Since the Productivity Center was created at Chattanooga State less than two years ago, such specialized training is just a telephone call away for any local business or industry, large or small.”

  "Engineering Student’s Solution to Flooding Benefits CSTCC, City,” by Van Henderson, Chattanooga News-Free Press,
          p. D2.  Also in JPG 1 and 2.

“Frequent flooding of the Chattanooga State campus” led civil engineering students to draw up a contour map for the pond project that covers five acres at a depth of ten feet.  “The likelihood of the pond becoming a water fowl habitat has even been considered.”

  "CSTCC’s ‘Edge of Excellence’ Campaign Tops $1 Million Mark,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, August 23, 1984,
          p. D6.  Also in JPG.

Article discusses fund raising.

  "Auto Body Certificate Program Updated to 2 Years at CSTCC,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, October 14, 1984,
          p. C3.  Also in JPG.

Article mentions that the field is open to women.