Tech Times

Author: Cody Bryant

  • Light the Night Fundraiser

    Light the Night Fundraiser

    Phi Epsilon Kappa, national fraternity for Exercise Science is hosting “Light the Night”,  Thursday April 7th from 7:30-9:30 P.M. on the Quad.

    This event is a glow walk to raise awareness of National Donate Life Month which was established in 2003. Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps raise awareness about donation, encouraging Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. We are also raising funds in support of Mrs. Turnbow, PEK member and lecturer in Exercise Science, who received a liver donation in February. Free T-shirts to the first 250 students who present a Tech ID. Glow paint and bottled water are also free while supplies last. There will be concessions, several raffles for prizes—big and small—a photo booth, black lights, glow sticks, and more. This event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the public. All proceeds go to Mrs. Turnbow. We hope you can join us!

    Contact Barrett Streeter (bmstreeter42@tntech.edu) or Dr. Killman (CKillman@tntech.edu) if you have any questions or would like to donate.

  • I Heart Tech Students raises $173,262 for programs that put students first

    I Heart Tech Students raises $173,262 for programs that put students first

    Tennessee Tech’s 4th annual I Heart Tech Students fundraising initiative raised $173,262 for programs that put students first!

    Thank you to everyone who made a gift to this effort, shared I Heart Tech Students on social media or submitted a cause. Tech is fortunate to have generous faculty and staff who want to see students succeed.

    Visit https://1915.tntech.edu to view the fundraising totals.

  • The Burnett Recreation and Fitness Center Personnel Changes

    The Marc Burnett Recreation and Fitness Center is pleased to share the following new hires

    Les Fralix has been promoted to the position of Associate Director for the MBRC.  Les has been with the University since 2014.

    Spencer Ryan recently accepted the position of Coordinator for Intramural Sports.  Spencer has been with the University since 2017.

    Mike Storch joined the MBRC team as a Student Center Section Supervisor in February.  Mike is new to the University family.

    We look forward to sharing future information with our campus community.  Wings UP!

  • Annual Plant Sale

    Annual Plant Sale

    On Thursday March 31st the Plant Science Experience Club will be selling plants in the lobby of the RUC from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a variety of plants such as succulents and other indoor plants selling for $1-$10 to help raise money for the club. Please come out and buy a plant for a friend or better yet bring a friend with you! We hope to see you there! For more information please contact our president hnsummers42@tntech.edu for details!

  • Cards For a Cause

    Cards For a Cause

    Please Join Alpha Phi Omega in Making Cards for Local Nursing Home Residents Tomorrow, Thursday March 31 at 6:00 pm next to Einstein’s Bagels. This is a great opportunity to create something to raise the spirits of these residents who are sadly often forgotten.

    Alpha Phi Omega is Co-Ed Service Organization based on the Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. A few examples of what we do include: Blood Drives, Personal Care Product Drives, Relief Drives, Campus Cleanups, Nursing Home and Emergency Services Card Making, etc. We strive to embody the aforementioned Cardinal Principles in all that we do in order to help others, build lifelong friendships, and develop ourselves as professional individuals. If this sounds like something that you are interested in, please join us during  our event tomorrow night, or if you are unable to make it and would still like to learn more please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. (Contact info below.)

    Warren Sims
    APO President
    Cell: (423) 582-6483
    Email: wcsims42@tntech.edu

  • Meet the Tech Tomorrow faculty leaders: Holly Anthony, Innovation in All We Do

    Meet the Tech Tomorrow faculty leaders: Holly Anthony, Innovation in All We Do

    Holly Anthony, professor of mathematics education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education, has been named the faculty leader for the Tech Tomorrow Innovation in All We Do goal.

    “Strategic planning is key to moving an institution towards a future that is imagined but not yet fulfilled,” Anthony said. “I am excited to be invited to play a role in that movement. I have seen a number of really good ideas come to fruition in my tenure at Tech and I have seen other really good ideas get lost in the daily grind. It is my hope to bring life to ideas that will put Tech at the forefront of innovation in academia.

    “Tech Tomorrow is a dynamic strategic plan that is powered by the people for whom it is most impactful: students, faculty, staff, and the university. It will be a privilege to meet with faculty and students, hear their ideas for innovation in all we do, and work to develop those ideas into initiatives and programs that guide us towards excellence.”

    The previous leader for this goal was Jason Beach, associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education.

    Learn about Tech Tomorrow then share your ideas or what you are already doing via https://tntech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pThNQkBDrPW1M1.

  • ASPIRES will be participating in the Start By Believing Campaign in April

    ASPIRES will be participating in the Start By Believing Campaign in April

    As few as one in five survivors report their sexual assault, so they don’t often get the help they need. IT’S TIME TO START BY BELIEVING. Tech ASPIRES is joining this global campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April to help transform the way we respond to sexual assault. Join us today. Make a commitment to Start by Believing and help survivors on the road to justice and healing. Stop by our table in the RUC on April 4th 10am-7pm or by room 254F in Bell Hall M-F 8am-4pm to pick up your pledge. Then take a picture with it and post to our Instagram –  tntech_aspires.

    931-372-6566 during business hours
    The Eagle Eye Crisis Hotline after hours at 855-206-8997
  • Purple Career Readiness PART TWO Meetup on Mar. 31: Financial Planning

    Purple Career Readiness PART TWO Meetup on Mar. 31: Financial Planning

    Join the Center for Career Development on Thursday, Mar. 31, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor) for this Purple Career Readiness PART TWO Meetup. This meetup will feature Regions Bank, who will provide insight regarding how to plan a successful budget while starting your career!

    This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards Part Two of the Purple Career Readiness application for junior and senior students. Bring your Eagle Card for a quick sign-in.

    https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/977434/share_preview

    Career Readiness Workshops are hosted by the Center for Career Development

    career@tntech.edu

    931-372-3232

  • TN Tech’s Cumberland Quintet celebrates 50th season!

    TN Tech’s Cumberland Quintet celebrates 50th season!

    Join the Cumberland Quintet, the faculty wind quintet in residence at Tennessee Tech University’s School of Music, on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 P.M. as they celebrate their 50th-anniversary season. The Cumberland Quintet, comprised of flutist Dr. Mary Matthews, oboist Dr. Michael Adduci, clarinetist Dr. Mark J. Cramer, bassoonist Dr. Jeff Womack, and hornist Dr. Greg Danner, will present a program of five works by living composers, featuring three world premieres commissioned for this anniversary concert: Lift Up by Nicole Chamberlain, Interchanging Parts by Tennessee Tech music alum Aaron Hunt, and Les Adieux by Mathieu Lussier. Additional works include Into the Blue, written by Cumberland Quintet member and TTU faculty composer Greg Danner, and Suite for Wind Quintet by Amanda Harberg. The concert is a celebration of the quintet’s rich past, exciting present, and vision for the future.

    To learn more about the Cumberland Quintet and see examples of their teaching and performing activities, visit their YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3LmN2aN. Please join us on April 6, either in person in Tennessee Tech’s Wattenbarger Auditorium, or livestream the concert at tntech.edu/music/live. For more information, contact Dr. Cramer at mcramer@tntech.edu.

  • 2022 Production of Airness Opens at the Backdoor Playhouse

    2022 Production of Airness Opens at the Backdoor Playhouse

    Spring 2022.

    The 32nd Annual Dorothy Printz Pennebaker Memorial Spring Production.

    AIRNESS

    By Chelsea Marcantel

    Directed by Mark Harry Creter

    March 31, April 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

    April 7, 2022 at 10:00 p.m.

    April 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

    https://www.tntech.edu/bdph

    THE STORY:

    “To shred or be shredded? That is the question.”  When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next champion, she discovers that there’s more to this art form than playing pretend; it’s about finding yourself in your favorite songs, and performing with raw joy. Will Nina be able to let go and set herself free onstage? Following her mission to shred or be shredded, Airness is an exuberant reminder that everything we need to rock is already inside us. A comedy about competition, completion, and finding the airness inside yourself.

     “If you’ve ever had a passion the rest of the world looked down upon, Airness will have you cheering, booing, and jumping out of seat…”

    -John Bavoso, DC Theatre Scene

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