Tech Times

Author: Cody Bryant

  • TTU Women’s Basketball Welcomes Chattanooga in Home Opener

    TTU Women’s Basketball Welcomes Chattanooga in Home Opener

    Come out to the Hooper Eblen Center for Celebration of Champions Night and cheer on your defending Ohio Valley Conference Champions on Wednesday, November 15 for an in-state rivalry game against Chattanooga at 6:00 p.m. The 2022-23 OVC Championship banner will be unveiled during the game and there will be free OVC Championship t-shirts and rally towels for fans while supplies last.

    Tech students receive free admission by showing their Eagle Card. All other fans can bring three non-perishable food items to help local Putnam county families in need and receive $5 admission. Stick around after the game for an autograph session with the team and free posters sponsored by First Horizon Bank!

    Click here to view the full 2023-24 women’s basketball schedule.

    Wings Up! | TTUsports.com

  • Emmanuel Agbeli w/ Tennessee Tech West African Drum Ensemble, Saturday Nov. 18

    Emmanuel Agbeli w/ Tennessee Tech West African Drum Ensemble, Saturday Nov. 18

    Emmanuel Agbeli is a renowned Master Drummer from Ghana, West Africa, where he is the director of the Dagbe Cultural Institute and Arts Centre. Born into a family of prominent musicians in Ghana’s Volta region, he is known as one of the foremost representatives of Ewe drumming, dancing, and cultural history. He joins Tennessee Tech’s West African Drumming Ensemble for a performance of traditional Ghanaian music and dance.

    The performance is at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, in Wattenbarger Auditorium, Bryan Fine Arts Building, at Tennessee Tech University

    Event link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/346422294462114
    For questions, contact ckoester@tntech.edu

  • Tech Men’s Basketball Hosts Lipscomb for Home Opener

    Tech Men’s Basketball Hosts Lipscomb for Home Opener

    Cheer on your Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball team on Tuesday, November 14 against the Lipscomb Bison at 6:00 p.m. All students receive free admission by showing their Eagle Card.  There will be also be a canned food drive donating to Putnam county families in need. Bring three non-perishable food items and receive $5 admission.

    Stick around after the game for an autograph session and free posters sponsored by First Horizon Bank!

    Click here to view the full 2023-24 men’s basketball schedule.

    Wings up! | TTUsports.com

  • Nominations: Honor Women’s Leadership at Tech!

    Nominations: Honor Women’s Leadership at Tech!

    Tech’s Commission on the Status of Women invites nominations by Thurs, November 30 for the following awards.

    CSW Excellence Award is presented annually to an individual employed by Tennessee Tech who has contributed significantly to gender equity. It honors three qualities characterizing the tradition of women’s leadership at Tech: perseverance, generosity, mentorship.
    https://tinyurl.com/CSWexcellence

    Alison Piepmeier Outstanding Student Award celebrates Piepmeier’s legacy of fierce feminism by recognizing an exceptional Tennessee Tech student whose research, activism & outreach advances gender equity. It acknowledges a student’s passion for learning, assisting others, & contributing to the campus & the local community.
    https://tinyurl.com/CSWPiepmeier

    Email Julie Howard @ jstepp@tntech.edu w/ questions

  • ESTAR Sanos – Be Healthy: Winter Wear and Mother/Baby Supply Drive

    ESTAR Sanos – Be Healthy: Winter Wear and Mother/Baby Supply Drive

    Tennessee Tech’s ESTAR Sanos team, in the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, is partnering with Hope in Christ Church in Monterey. The groups are co-hosting a winter clothing, mom, and baby supply drive – and YOU CAN HELP!

    From now until Thurs., Nov. 16, donations can be conveniently dropped off on campus…

      • Bell Hall / Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, Rm. 201 or Rm. 329

      • Henderson Hall / Foreign Language Office, Rm. 102

    Families are in need of new or gently used winter coats, gloves, hats, mittens, blankets, socks/slippers, diapers, wipes, pacifiers, onesies, etc. ESTAR Sanos will also be providing health resource information for the community.

    For more information about this event, please contact email behealthy@tntech.edu.

    Learn more about the ESTAR Sanos – Be Healthy regional outreach program, visit https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/estar/index.php.

  • WEST Workshop: The Writing Process and Revision

    WEST Workshop: The Writing Process and Revision

    Is this the semester when you stop letting your first draft be your final draft? When you actually have the time to plan, write, and then rewrite your paper? Does your instructor keep telling you to revise your work, and you’re just not sure what they want? WEST, the Writing Excellence Studio at Tech, is here to help! On Thursday, 11/16, we will be leading a dead hour workshop on the writing process and revision strategies. We will talk about organization, how to see your work with new eyes, how to focus on cohesion and flow, and all sorts of useful things that will help you revise your papers like a professional writer. The workshop will be in Henderson Hall 304B. No registration is required, and all are welcome! And if you can’t make the workshop, come for a one-on-one session with one of our consultants. For availability and scheduling, check out our website. We look forward to working with you!

  • Sound Therapy Workshop Nov. 16th

    Sound Therapy Workshop Nov. 16th

    Please join us for our one day only sound therapy workshop! Listen to 8 minutes of the most relaxing song ever recorded: Weightless by Marconi Union. Did you know that listening to this 8-minute tune can reduce anxiety by up to 65%? Come and see for yourself on Thursday November 16, 2023 at 11:00am. The workshop will be held in the RUC, room 387. All students are welcome! For questions, contact tbenefield@tntech.edu

  • FINAL student town hall on the future of Tech’s Gen Ed Nov. 14

    FINAL student town hall on the future of Tech’s Gen Ed Nov. 14

    We want to hear from you! Make sure you come to the last student town hall about the future of Tech’s Gen Ed program! Tell us your thoughts about what the vision for Tech’s general education curriculum should be.

    Gen Ed Vision town hall meeting for students
    Tuesday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m.
    TJ Farr Building 106

    Help us answer this question: What skills and knowledge do you as a future Tech graduate need to better prepare you for your intended career and your future as an informed citizen of the state, region, nation and world?

    Light refreshments will be provided.

    This is the final student town hall meeting about gen ed. Make sure your voice is heard.

  • FAFSA Simplified Presentation and Q&A for Tech Faculty and Staff

    FAFSA Simplified Presentation and Q&A for Tech Faculty and Staff

    Tennessee Tech Faculty & Staff,

    The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships would like to cordially invite you to attend our FAFSA Simplified Presentation and Q&A on Tuesday, November 14th from 2 to 3 pm. During the presentation we will discuss and answer questions regarding the upcoming changes with the 2024-2025 FAFSA and its impact on our students. To view the overall financial aid timeline and see a summary of the upcoming changes for 2024-2025, please visit our new webpage, “FAFSA Simplified” at www.tntech.edu/fafsa for more details.

    To register for the FAFSA Simplified Presentation and Q&A, please use the following link:

    FAFSA Simplified Presentation and Q&A

  • Information Sessions on the Fulbright

    Information Sessions on the Fulbright

    Would you like to spend a year studying or teaching English in another country after graduation?  Do you enjoy learning about other cultures, and are you passionate about sharing yours with others?

    If so, then you might be an excellent candidate for a Fulbright grant.

    To find out more about the Fulbright come to an information session on Thursday, November 16.

    There will be two separate sessions, one from 11 am to 12 pm, and one from 3-4 pm.  Both sessions cover the same material, and both will be in HEND 106B.

    If you’d like to learn more about the Fulbright but can’t attend either session please email Dr. Debbie Barnard, dbarnard@tntech.edu