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Author: Cody Bryant

  • Carving in the Round: Hand Tools and Power Carving with Stacy Motte

    Carving in the Round: Hand Tools and Power Carving with Stacy Motte

    In this class we will learn wood carving with a focus on 3D forms for sculpture or furniture embellishment. We will work in Bass wood and cover all of the tricks and techniques for making a block of wood into a realistic representation of something else. We will learn how to use and sharpen knives and gouges and how to shape and add texture with rasps, files and rotary tools.
    Open to all levels.
    Weekend – July 21-23, 2023

    Our campus is located in Smithville, just 30 minutes from Tennessee Tech. We offer a lodging on our secluded campus overlooking the beautiful Center Hill Lake. If you’re interested in woodworking, blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, glassblowing, metalworking or fermentation, check out our wide array of workshops! Reminder that Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!

  • Illustrated Adornment – Alternative Powder Coating Techniques with Brie Flora

    Illustrated Adornment – Alternative Powder Coating Techniques with Brie Flora

    This workshop will introduce alternative ways to apply powder coats. Students will learn how to add patterns and illustrations to the powder coated surface using liquid powder, Prismacolor, graphite, micron pens and more. Then, students will look at two options of setting the illustrated metal pieces to create a brooch or a pendant through tab setting and/or riveting.
    Basic skills such as sawing, and soldering are recommended but not required.
    Weeklong- July 30-August 4, 2023

    Our campus is located in Smithville, just 30 minutes from Tennessee Tech. We offer a lodging on our secluded campus overlooking the beautiful Center Hill Lake. If you’re interested in woodworking, blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, glassblowing, metalworking or fermentation, check out our wide array of workshops! Reminder that Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!

  • Campus Space Allocation & Utilization Committee – June 29

    The next Campus Space Allocation & Utilization Committee meeting is scheduled for June 29, 2023 at 8:30am. For more information, please contact Karin Kopinski-Gilbert at kkgilbert@tntech.edu.

  • HR Office Hours

    HR Office Hours

    HR Office Hours will be held June 28th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm.  Christa Blair will be presenting this month’s topic on Worker’s Compensation. There will also be time for open questions as well. Join the Teams meeting by clicking on this link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDQzYmFhNjktNzUxNy00NjIzLWFiOGItODExYzU1NzExMmQy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2266fecaf8-3dc0-4d2c-b8b8-eff0ddea46f0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22be27ec80-9518-4f16-8cb3-f76562a70aab%22%7d

  • Postponed: Orientation for Tennessee Tech’s new research network June 27

    Postponed: Orientation for Tennessee Tech’s new research network June 27

    Notice: This event has been postponed due to the Data Center outage.

    A new research network called Science DMZ is set to launch at Tennessee Tech. The official opening and an orientation session for users will take place June 27, 10-11 a.m., at Stonecipher Lecture Hall 113. Researchers and administrators are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and learn about accessing this specialized network.

    “The Science DMZ is an advanced network architecture designed to optimize data transfer and collaboration among researchers, institutions and external partners,” Computer Science Assistant Professor Susmit Shannigrahi said. “It offers an efficient, secure and high-bandwidth pathway for transferring large datasets.”

    The network was funded through a two-year, $263,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and implemented by Tech’s Information Technology Services Assistant Director for Network Operations David Hales and HPC Systems Administrator Mike Renfro. Shannigrahi serves as the principal investigator alongside co-PI Mike Rogers, associate professor of computer science.

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  • CITL Summer Series Week 4

    CITL Summer Series Week 4

    Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) for the fourth week of our Summer Series Book Club! Tuesday, June 27th at 11 AM on Microsoft Teams. We will continue our discussion with chapter 5 of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain. Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech library. Register below and contact the CITL questions at citl@tntech.edu.

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  • Tennessee Tech Student Interns for U.S. Representatives Rose

    Tennessee Tech Student Interns for U.S. Representatives Rose

    Washington, DC—Last week, United States Rep. John Rose (TN-06), a ’98 graduate of TTU, welcomed an impressive group of summer interns for 2023. Cameron Legge and two other interns from Tennessee will assist in constituent services, capitol tours, issues research, and more while working in the Congressman’s Washington, DC, office.   

    Cameron Legge will graduate next year with a major in Political Science. He was recently elected the President of the Associate Scholar’s Guild (ASG) and will also serve as Deputy Chief of Staff for next school year’s Student Government Association (SGA).   

    “It’s an honor to serve our nation and Tennesseans this summer in Representative Rose’s office in Washington DC,” said Legge. “I am excited to get to work and to gain valuable information and insight that will better prepare me for my roles in ASG and SGA to make for a better student experience at TTU.” 

    Students interested in interning in Rep. Rose’s Washington D.C. or Tennessee offices may apply here.  

  • CITL Summer Series: Week 3

    CITL Summer Series: Week 3

    Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) for the second week of our Summer Series Book Club! Tuesday, June 20th at 11 AM on Microsoft Teams. We will continue our discussion with chapter 4 of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain. Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech library. Register below and contact the CITL questions at citl@tntech.edu.

    Register

  • Save the Date: Family Weekend 2023 (Sept. 22-24)!

    Save the Date: Family Weekend 2023 (Sept. 22-24)!

    The Office of New Student & Family Programs is excited to announce that Family Weekend 2023 will be hosted Sept. 22-24! We ask the campus community to join us this fall in welcoming our parents and families back to campus for a weekend full of events. If your department, college, or school is interested in hosting an event during the weekend, please contact us at (931) 372-3245 or at nsfp@tntech.edu.

  • Library Lot Closure

    The parking lot behind the Volpe Library is scheduled to be closed Monday, June 19 to Wednesday, June 21 so that the lines can be repainted. Please refer to the parking map for alternate parking arrangements, or contact Parking & Transportation Services with any questions.

    (931) 372-6428 or parking@tntech.edu

    https://www.tntech.edu/maps/parking.pdf