Witness and applaud these visual testimonies created by survivors of interpersonal violence from our campus and the local community. A collection of shirts decorated to represent survivors’ personal experiences with power-based violence will be displayed daily in the RUC lobby from 9-4 from April 5 through 9. Survivors may design a shirt during office hours at the Women’s Center. The Women’s Center and Project AWAKEN have created an additional virtual display, with different shirts, which is available here. Hope and healing hang on the clothesline!
Author: Bailey Phonsnasinh
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Spanish for Beginners- 100% Online Summer Course
Do you want the skills you will need to thrive in a global society? If you answered yes, you should learn Spanish at Tennessee Tech!
SPAN 1020-541 (3 credits) will be offered this summer.
Dates: SPAN 1020= 6/28/2021 – 7/30/2021
Meeting: 100% Online
We will learn basic vocabulary and grammar and continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to be able to communicate in the Spanish language. We will also identify common beliefs and cultural practices in the Spanish-speaking world. Course activities will consist of reading, videos, asynchronous conversations, grammar exercises, and quizzes.
Taking SPAN 1010 offered during the first summer term and this class will also fulfill foreign language requirements you may have for your BA degree!
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Olsen: molsen@tntech.edu
Sign up on Banner today!!
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Apply for Board of Trustees Student Representative
Interested in representing the student body as the student member of Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees? Details and application are posted at tntech.edu/sga
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Grand Opening Celebration
Join us for a special event celebrating the opening of the largest buildings on Tennessee Tech University’s campus: the Laboratory Science Commons with the Stonecipher Lecture Hall and the Marc. L Burnett Student Recreation and Fitness Center!
Friday, April 9 we will celebrate these new facilities with events featuring outdoor activities, refreshments, commemorative giveaways and socially distanced tours.
Laboratory Sciences Commons – 1 p.m.
Stonecipher Lecture Hall – 1:30 p.m.
Marc L. Burnett Student Recreation and Fitness Center – 2 p.m.
Face coverings are required. Parking will be reserved for guests in the lots immediately around the new fitness center, at Oakley STEM Center, in front of Southwest Hall, and in the gravel parking lot along Willow Avenue.
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New 4-way Stop at Stadium Dr and Wings Up Way
On Wednesday morning, 4/7/2021, the existing 2-way stop at the intersection of Stadium Dr and Wings Up Way will be converted to a 4-way stop. Traffic will remain open during this effort.
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Third Annual I Heart Tech Students Campaign raises $501,530!
Each year, the “I Heart Tech Students” Campaign raises funds for areas that help students during tough times. The third annual “I Heart Tech Students” Campaign was our most successful to date, raising $501,530 for Tennessee Tech students! Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign! Watch a thank you video from Tech’s Accessible Education Center, Counseling Center, Eagle Assistance Grant, Food Pantry and Health Services here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb5kPYgEtm8
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CoE Eminence & Spectrum Awards
Please join the College of Engineering as we honor our phenomenal students in the 2020-2021 Eminence and Spectrum Awards Ceremony.
The Eminence Award recognizes outstanding students for their superior accomplishments throughout the academic year. The Spectrum Award recognize junior and senior students for their exceptional initiatives and achievements in education, research, and experiential education activities throughout their undergraduate career.
The ceremony will be help today at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom at
https://tntech.zoom.us/j/81151693945?pwd=Z09HMFlIcmIzdlMzSG9yTGFVYnZIZz09
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Geist Received Tolbert Research Award
Dr. Melissa J. Geist received the Tolbert Research Award to serve as PI for ESTAR Sano (Education, Support, Training, Awareness, and Resources) to mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx population in the Upper Cumberland Region. The ESTAR team includes co-PI, Dr. Mark Groundland (Associate Professor of Foreign Languages-Spanish), Cary Cass, MSN, RN, CHSE, TESL (WHSON Lab Coordinator and former Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador), Adriana Montalvo (S1 Nursing Student), and Cesar Espinosa (J2 Nursing Student). They conducted educational workshops for over 100 people, provided hand sanitizer, masks, Lysol spray, antibacterial wipes, etc., and distributed 200-Spanish language laminated cards with information about COVID-19 at the recent RAM clinic. They hope to reach more people this year and to continue partnerships to provide education and resources for chronic diseases. The ESTAR team is grateful for the financial support provided by Rebecca Tolbert.
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Wings Up Weekend Scheduled for April 9-11
Like so many events in 2020-21, this year’s Wings Up Weekend will look a bit different with a smaller schedule and both in-person and virtual event options for alumni and friends. This year, both the Evening of Excellence Awards and the Legacy Gala, benefitting the Diversity Scholarship Initiative, will be held virtually, while the Appalachian Center for Craft will host its annual Celebration of Craft in person and online. And Tech will celebrate the grand openings of not one, but three new buildings! Visit the Crawford Alumni Center events page for more information: https://www.tntech.edu/univadv/cac/events.php.
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Evening of Excellence Recognizes 2020 alumni award recipients
On April 9, the Tennessee Tech Alumni Association will recognize the following 2020 alumni award recipients in a virtual ceremony: Jake Hoot (Outstanding Young Alumnus), Maggie R. Smith (Outstanding Service), Leanna Garrick, H. Ray Sells, and J. Michael Winchester (Outstanding Philanthropy), and V. Leon Davis (Distinguished Alumnus). Some award winners have requested a virtual reception. To register for a virtual reception or to watch the acceptance speeches online, visit https://www.tntech.edu/univadv/cac/alumni_association/alumni-awards_recipients.php. And if you’d like to send a note of congratulations to one or more of these recipients, email alumnievents@tntech.edu and we will compile a list of messages for the recipients. The Evening of Excellence is part of Wings Up Weekend.