Join the Women’s Center for a screening of Sisters Rising, a sixty-minute film followed by a short discussion. Sister’s Rising is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States. This is a free virtual screening on Monday, November 16, at 6 p.m. Register for an event invitation by 5pm on Nov. 16th here.
Author: Bailey Phonsnasinh
-
Volleyball In Need of Line Judges for Spring 2021
Tech Volleyball is looking for line judges for the 2021 spring season. Volleyball/Line Judging experience is preferred, but not necessary. Training will be required and provided by the volleyball staff in late January/early February at an informal scrimmage. Line judges will receive compensation on a per match basis. Matches will tentatively be on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings.
Interested participants please reach out to Assistant Coach, Tierney Flaherty at tflaherty@tntech.edu or 502-550-1470.
Thank you! Wings Up!
-
Tiffany Haddish Virtual Q & A
Tennessee Tech SGA SOLO Events Presents A Virtual Q & A with Tiffany Haddish on Thursday November 12th at 8:00p.m. This virtual Q & A will be held on Microsoft Teams and attendees must used their tntech.edu email to attend the show. Tech students, faculty and staff can join the show by going to www.tntech.edu/solo.
-
Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Mina Kemp, TTU Computer Science
This week’s (virtual) Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar will feature Computer Science major Mina Kemp. Mina is developing software that utilizes the open source 3D visualization software Blender as a front end to a Monte Carlo simulation code used to calculate the behavior of ultracold neutrons in fundamental physics experiments. In her talk A Graphical User Interface-Based Framework for Ultracold Neutron Monte Carlo Simulations, Mina will describe her approach to developing an intuitive and powerful interface aimed in part at reducing the barrier for new researchers who wish to utilize the simulation code. The seminar will be this Friday, November 13th at 4pm. It is geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to attend! Contact Dr. Holley (aholley@tntech.edu) for connection information to the Zoom session. Visit the seminar webpage to see Mina’s full abstract and the current schedule for upcoming talks.
-
Virtual talk with The Color of Law author, Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein, author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” will discuss his book virtually, Wednesday, November 11 at 5 p.m.
“The Color of Law” documents the ways that local, state, and federal governments systematically imposed residential segregation through zoning, public housing, builder subsidies, tax exemptions, court orders, and routing of highways. Rothstein examines the ways these policies negatively affected African-American communities, and how we are still seeing repercussions today.
Rothstein is a distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, and a senior fellow, emeritus, at the The Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California-Berkeley.
Virtual talk via Zoom at 5 p.m., link below:
https://tntech.zoom.us/j/9621203972
-
NTSO meeting in Vet Center JWB on 11/17 at 11:15 am
The next meeting will be on November 17, 2020, at 11:15 am in the Veteran/Military Center in Jere Whitson Building on the 2nd floor. Join us in person or on Teams (through your Outlook email). Send an email to cderlinga@tntech.edu to be added.
-
Orientation Distribution List Updates
The Office of New Student & Family Programs is preparing for Spring Orientation. If you are responsible for helping coordinate your department or college during orientation and would like to ensure you receive our communications, please email Courtney Brehm (cbrehm@tntech.edu) to request to be added to the orientation distribution list. Additionally, if staffing changes have occurred in your department and you need to remove someone from the list, please let us know.
-
Sweet Salute for Veterans at the STEM Center
To celebrate Veterans Day we will be hosting a Sweet Salute at the Oakley STEM Center on Wednesday, November 11th because freedom is sweet thanks to you!
Student Veterans! Enjoy a sweet treat on us at the STEM Center Lobby! Feel free to stop by any time from 8:00 AM -4:30 PM *While supplies last
Thank you so much for your service!
-
Now Accepting Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment Submissions
Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments- Call for Submissions
Proposals are now being accepted from faculty seeking Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments for the 2021-2022 academic year. The purposes of the non-instructional assignments are: to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; to improve the teaching and the curriculum across the University; and/or to enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of the regular workload assignments. Submission Deadlines: Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 – Suggested Deadline for Proposals to Department Chairs; Friday, January 29, 2021 – Deadline for Proposals to Academic Affairs. Winners will be announced after Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Visit the website for eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and additional timeline dates.
https://www.tntech.edu/provost/noninstructionalassignments.php
-
Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments (NIFA)- Call for Submissions
Now Accepting Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments
We are now accepting proposals from faculty seeking Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments for the 2021-2022 academic year. The purposes of the non-instructional assignments are: to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; to improve the teaching and the curriculum across the University; and/or to enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of the regular workload assignments. Submission Deadlines: Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 – Suggested Deadline for Proposals to Department Chairs; Friday, January 29, 2021 – Deadline for Proposals to Academic Affairs. Winners will be announced after Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Visit the website for eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and additional timeline dates.
https://www.tntech.edu/provost/noninstructionalassignments.php