Are you getting enough sleep? Are you eating junk food each day? Come learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and not forget about “YOU” when at Tech.
What: Self-Care Launchpad Student Success Center Workshop
When: Thursday, October 14th, at 2:00pm
Where: Online via Microsoft TEAMS. Join at https://www.tntech.edu/ssc/launchpad/launch.php
Please join us on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 11 am in Southwest Hall Room 145 to hear Dr. Colleen Mestayer, Lecturer in Communication. Dr. Colleen Mestayer has been at Tennessee Tech for the last 5 years where she teaches a variety of communication courses including Teamwork, Interpersonal Communication, Research Methods, and several courses in the new Event Planning Minor.
View live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/623429679029280/?ref=newsfeed
If you have an interest in the minors, Event Planning or Teamwork, or the Communication/Journalism majors, we highly recommend you mark your calendar for this event.
Pizza will be served!! Hope you can join us! Contact Jeannie Smith, jeanniesmith@tntech.edu, for information.
Sign up now for the Golden Helix 5k Race at www.goldenhelix5k.com! We are happy to announce the return of an in-person race being held on Saturday October 30th at 9:00 a.m. This year will welcome a newly certified route with the start/finish right outside the beautiful new Stonecipher Lecture Hall, located at the corner of Peachtree Ave. and Wings Up Way (W. 8th St.). Sign up by Oct. 12th for a guaranteed t-shirt! Current TTU students have been SOLO-sponsored to run the race for free using the registration code “TTU Student”. Students must show valid Tech ID to receive race bib and packet! We’re looking forward to another awesome race and hope to see you there!
The College of Graduate is excited to announce the annual Halloween door/office decorating contest! Please join us in on the fun again this year! Email your department participation to gradstudies@tntech.edu by Monday, October 25th at 4:30pm for the Friday, October 29th judging by impartial students. The first, second and third place winners will receive trophies and year-long bragging rights! Please ensure that accessibility is not hindered by the display and there are no open flames or pyrotechnics. Keep it tactful and appropriate. Please contact Graduate Studies if you have any questions at gradstudies@tntech.edu or (931)372-3233. We cannot wait to see all of the spooky decorations!
Small Group Instructional Diagnostic (SGID) Consultations are now available for Fall 2021! You can book your session any time between October 13-22, 2021. A Small Group Instructional Diagnostic (SGID) is a simple and straightforward evaluation process that uses structured small group discussions among students to provide confidential feedback to the instructor around the midpoint of a term. The benefit of incorporating a SGID into your course is that it allows you to receive feedback before the end of the term, so you can begin making adjustments. Don’t miss this opportunity to get feedback on your course and improve your end of course IDEA student evaluations.
Join Tech’s ASME Student Chapter for our meeting Thursday, October 7, 2021 in Brown Hall 315 during dead hour. Come learn about field trips and competitions and discover opportunities to take learning out of the classroom. Join the ASME GroupMe for updates and information: https://groupme.com/join_group/70246967/7GXRtjAi
If you prefer to join virtually, follow this Teams Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aVKsj9RBTiSV0rQ8CN2u2_WRrM0XbhcGwlWOU2lSFZ3A1%40thread.tacv2/1633461946763?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2266fecaf8-3dc0-4d2c-b8b8-eff0ddea46f0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2204e969d1-1785-4b23-9c2a-f946b06cd202%22%7d
Also, ASME will hold its annual bonfire at Dr. Canfield’s farm on Thursday, October 21! Attend this week’s meeting or join the GroupMe chat for more information.
If you have any questions, contact us in the GroupMe or here: asmettu@gmail.com .
If you happen to find yourself in the Volpe Library this month, check out our Sustainable Book Display! This showcase is full of tips for going green and the significance of living eco-friendly. There is a book for all kinds of different interests, so celebrate this Sustainability Month by checking one out!
Find them to the left of the front desk. Only available during October!
Please help us in welcoming Lucinda Morabito to the College of Graduate Studies! She will be helping assist with the admissions and graduation departments within our office. We are so excited to have her join our team!
Are you curious about when and how Tennessee Tech began racial desegregation? Check out the Tech Archives’ latest exhibit on the main floor of Volpe Library! “A History of Desegregation at Tennessee Tech University” interprets the context and early decades of Black students and employees at Tech, and connects their efforts with the activism of Black students today.
The exhibit includes a display of library books that cover themes in the exhibit. These books are available to be checked out or read in the library.
Accessible PDFs of the exhibit panels are available online here: https://tntech.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_b0132b51-961c-42ca-a799-e95252702952/
The exhibit is an abbreviated excerpt from a digital exhibit on the Black history of Tech. Check out https://tntecharchives.omeka.net/exhibits to explore more stories, photographs, and documents.
The following researchers in the College of Education have been inducted into the 2020-2021 Wings Up 100.
Julie Baker, associate dean, Office of the Dean
Martha Howard, associate professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Meadows, assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The 2020-2021 Wings Up 100 roster is an elite group of 38 Tech researchers who brought in at least $100,000 in external funding for their research and activities during 2020-2021.
Congratulations to these researchers who helped Tech set a new high in external funding.