Author: Bailey Phonsnasinh

Rural Reimagined invites all students to get involved with paid or academic credit hour internships through the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) in Spring 2021. There are currently 18 paid, college credit hour, service learning, or job shadowing internship positions ranging from 7-20 hours/week available within various UCDD departments. UCDD has internships available for all students from different fields of study, and some of their needs include marketing, event planning, communications, data collection, filing, IT support, social media management, research, grant writing, and more. TN Tech students in the past have had great experiences through UCDD internships, and Rural Reimagined encourages students from all majors and skillsets to get involved! If you are interested or want to learn more, email Kinsey Potter at sw-kbpotter@tntech.edu. Wings up!

Join Barnhart Crane and Rigging at Careers n’ Coffee! Barnhart is a leading national supplier of all types of lifting and transportation services. Their full service branches offer crane rental, machinery moving, and plant relocation as well as many other services. Their major project offices serve heavy industry with everything required to move and set heavy equipment. What Barnhart offers is not just good equipment but people with ideas.

Are you interested in joining their team? Visit with recruiters at the Careers n’ Coffee on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 11am to 1pm in Swoops Lobby. Enjoy casual conversation about open positions they are seeking PLUS a FREE cup of coffee!

Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
career@tntech.edu
931-372-3232

Do you still need to attend one more workshop to complete your Career Readiness Application? Join the Center for Career Development on Thursday, Nov. 19, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor) for our final Gold/Purple Career Readiness Workshop of the semester!

This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards the Gold Career Readiness Certificate for freshman and sophomore students and the Purple Career Readiness Certificate for junior and senior students. Bring your Eagle Card for a quick sign-in.

https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/544277/share_preview

To join virtually, access the VIRTUAL: Gold/Purple Career Readiness Semester-End Workshop on Nov. 19 at this link below and join via TEAMS. Please have the TEAMS app loaded, prior to your accessing the virtual workshop.

https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/573472/share_preview

Career Readiness Workshops are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
career@tntech.edu
931-372-3232

Rural Reimagined congratulates agriculture students Chelsay Burns, Nealie West, Annalicia Larson, and Madison Phillips for winning a total of $5,450 in scholarships at the Ag Innovation Challenge! The Innovation Challenge was held on November 10th, and six students from the Department of Agriculture competed to identify an agricultural problem and brainstorm innovative ideas for a solution. Chelsay Burns won the 1st place of $2,500; Nealie West won 2nd place of $1,500 in addition to the audience choice award of $350; Annalicia Larson won 3rd place of $1,000; and Madison Phillips received the Rural Reimagined award of $100. Dr. Dennis Fennewald and Mr. Matthew McClanahan wrote the grant for the challenge titled “Rural Renewal: A Roadmap for Rural America,” which was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation. Rural Reimagined is proud of the event’s success and the innovative ideas from all participants. Wings up!

Alpha Phi Omega at Tennessee Tech is sponsoring a Blood Drive with Blood Assurance in the main quad TODAY, from 10 am to 4 pm. Blood supplies are currently critically low right now, so every pint donated is greatly appreciated!

You can sign up to register athttp://bloodassurance.org/ttuapo/