Join the Women in CyberSecurity Tennessee Tech student chapter this upcoming Tuesday, October 19th @ 11:00AM in Prescott 215! We will be playing through cyber CTF challenges to learn and practice skills related to cybersecurity! Come learn, have fun, and enjoy free food! Make sure to bring your laptop! We look forward to seeing you there:)
Author: Cody Bryant
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Student Wellness Fair
Discover campus wellness resources available to students, including nutrition, outdoor activities, mental health services, addiction prevention & support, fitness, and many others on Wednesday, October 20 from 10 AM – 1 PM on Centennial Plaza (if rain, RUC Tech Pride Room).
This event is sponsored by the Student Government Association’s Mental Health Matters initiative. For more information, visit tntech.edu/matters
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Councilwoman Free Virtual/In-Person Film Screening, Oct. 25
Councilwoman Free Virtual/In-Person Film Screening, Oct. 25
Councilwoman follows the story of Carmen Castillo behind the scenes of politics. Politicians aren’t often full-time hotel housekeepers, union members, grandmothers, and immigrants working service sector jobs, but Carmen Castillo changes that when she wins a seat on the City Council in Providence, Rhode Island. This event is sponsored by the Women’s Center. The screening begins on Monday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. virtually or in-person in Johnson Hall 103. To receive a virtual invitation, please RSVP by noon on October 25 at https://tntech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54rIVPj6r7QyDpX . For more information, visit https://www.tntech.edu/women/events.php.
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Eagle Works Business Model Canvas workshop!
Jeff Brown from The Biz Foundry will be leading this session on how to make your idea come to life. Business Model Canvas is a great tool for you to learn if your idea or product is viable, how to identify your customers, find any issues, and give yourself and your team the best chance for success!
The Eagle Works judging rubric is based off Business Model Canvas, so if you’re thinking about competing, this workshop is essential!
The iMakerspace is on the third floor of Volpe Library. Use the north staircase (past the MyTECH helpdesk) to access. If you need an accessible entrance, please email Andrea at akruszka@tntech.edu before 4:30 p.m. that day to arrange.
For more information and a link to join virtually, go to www.tntech.edu/eagleworks.
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“Man – Up” meets tonight, October 18, 2021
The gentlemen of Man-Up are meeting today at 6:30pm in the Tech Pride Room (University Center, 1st floor near the Caf). Join in the interesting conversation, thought-provoking ideas in this very welcoming setting.
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Data Science League Meeting
The Data Science League invites you to join them on Tuesday, October 19 in Bruner Hall 228 at 11 am for a research presentation from CSC Professor, Dr. Doug Talbert and his PhD Student, Katie Brown.As complex machine learning becomes more effective in medicine, the need for techniques to increase users’ understanding and trust of artificial intelligence (AI) grows too. This talk will introduce attendees eXplanatory AI (XAI), discuss XAI techniques and challenges in the context of medicine, and present some of their recent work in this important and growing field of study. Pizza will be provided.Join this meeting virtually here https://bit.ly/3aD54Fe and join the DSL Discord server here https://discord.gg/ZQcJUjd -
Suicide Prevention Booster
Join Angela Rector, with the Counseling Center, via Zoom on October 19th at 11:00am for information on Tennessee Tech’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plan. Zoom link: 3421837206, passcode: 95007171. Email arector@tntech.edu for more information.
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Research 101 Series: Identifying Funding
Don’t miss the next session in our Research 101 Series, Identifying Funding on October 21st at 11 AM. During this session participants will walk through the process for identifying funding including learning more about funding resources such as SPIN, Grants.gov, and Cornerstone OpsWATCH.
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Films on Demand Access Ends October 30
Access to the Films on Demand (FOD) database ends on October 30. If you are using videos from FOD in your classes, you have until October 30 to use them or find a replacement in our newer film database AVON (Academic Video Online), or in Kanopy (please check in AVON before ordering in Kanopy). You can access AVON by visiting the Databases A to Z page or by finding titles in EagleSearch. Contact Sharon Holderman if you have questions!
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Group Work Part 1
Student engagement and community are characteristics of a quality course regardless of the modality. While poorly structured group projects can lead to frustrations and stifle motivation for students, well-organized projects can pull students together as a team allowing them to learn from each other by sharing perspectives, mindsets, cultural expectations, and ideas. Join us for part 1 of this two-part series and learn how to successfully plan and utilize group work in your courses, as well as have a chance to hear from a student’s perspective.