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Two Students From Ukraine At UTC, A World From Home

Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova at UTC this fall.
Olivia Ross / Chattanooga Times Free Press
Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova at UTC this fall.

With the visit of Ukraine’s President to Washington - and an address to a joint session of Congress - we are reminded of two students from that war-torn country who joined our campus here at UTC this fall.

Joshua Shoop - a student intern for Scenic Roots - met them during this past semester.

Takeo Suzuki, executive director for the UTC Center for Global Education.
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Takeo Suzuki, executive director for the UTC Center for Global Education.

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