Tech Times

Category: Academics

  • Confirm your faculty seat at Fall Commencment

    Reserve your seat to help celebrate graduates at our Fall 2024 commencement. We expect a packed Hooper Eblen Center with graduates and families. To reserve your seat, please let us know if you plan to attend the 9 a.m. ceremony, the 2 p.m. ceremony or both on Friday, December 13.

    If you plan to attend, please register at https://tf.tntech.edu/view.php?id=1643404 by Wednesday, December 11. This RSVP is for faculty members planning to sit in the designated faculty section near the stage.

    Although students will be seated as they arrive, the platform party and all faculty are invited to be part of the processional. All faculty are asked to line up in the Hooper Eblen Center tunnel in regalia 20 minutes before the start of the ceremony.

    Thank you for making the college experience awesome for graduates.

  • Upcoming Deadlines for Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments 2025-2026

    Upcoming Deadlines for Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments 2025-2026

    Non-instructional faculty assignments (NIFA) proposals are due to department chairs by January 10, 2025. NIFA are designed to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty, improve teaching and curriculum across the University, and/or enhance scholarship and academic excellence of Tennessee Tech in ways that cannot be accomplished under constraints of regular workload assignments. Proposals are due to Academic Affairs by January 24, 2025. Visit the website additional details https://www.tntech.edu/handbooks/faculty/noninstructionalassignments.php.

  • Festival of Student Writing, RUC 282, T Nov. 26

    Tuesday, November 26, 11:00–12:00
    RUC Multipurpose Room 282 (2nd floor)

    The campus community is invited to the English Department’s Festival of Student Writing, which showcases projects created this semester by students in ENGL 1010 and 1020 classes (English Composition I & II). The main feature of this lively event is the work of hundreds of first-year students who display and discuss their work at various booths and tables. Expect to see posters, exhibits, brochures, multimedia presentations, performances, and surprises. The event is designed for interaction; guests should ask students to talk about their projects: explain, expand, elaborate, elucidate, or enlighten. Now in its twenty-first year, the Festival is an exciting highlight of the fall semester.

  • Counseling & Supervision Ph.D. Students and Faculty Present in Dallas

    Counseling & Supervision Ph.D. Students and Faculty Present in Dallas

    Tech Counseling & Supervision Ph.D. students and faculty attended the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2024 Conference in Dallas, TX. Students who presented included Lara Strate, Ravi Patel, Jasmine Reynolds, Paige Seymour, Regina Beach, and Alec Porter, with faculty mentors Agnes Luo, Mark Loftis, Katherine Wood, and Jonathan Wiley. Their presentations covered doctoral researcher development, group learning experiences, teaching social justice and advocacy, and expressive arts teaching. Contact Jonathan Wiley at jwiley@tntech.edu for more.

  • 2025 Goldwater Scholarship Information Sessions

    Are you (or a student you know) interested in a research career in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering? In Spring ’25, the Goldwater Foundation will award scholarships covering eligible expenses for up to $7500 per year.  For more details and requirements, visit:  https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/

    There will be two GW Information Sessions:

      • Nov. 12 at 11:00 am in BRUN 247
      • Nov. 13 at 4:30 pm on

    zoom

      (passcode 946564)

    Or, you can email Dr. Mary Kidd to schedule an appointment.

  • Art Education Students and Professor Present at Conference

    Art Education Students and Professor Present at Conference

    At the TN Art Education Association (TAEA) Fall Conference, held at MTSU, art education professor Jeremy Blair, along with his students Leona Phillips and Aimee Lawrence, co-led an insightful session titled Dialogue in the Classroom: Art Debates, Controversies, and Critical Thinking. This session equipped K-12 art teachers with practical strategies to foster respectful, engaging discussions around controversial art topics, helping K-12 students navigate complex social issues through critical thinking and open dialogue.

  • Nominations for Caplenor Faculty Research Award Wanted

    Nominations for Caplenor Faculty Research Award Wanted

    Nominations Sought For Caplenor Faculty Research Award​

    The Caplenor Faculty Research Award is Tennessee Tech’s highest honor bestowed upon its faculty. The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2024-2025 Caplenor Faculty Research Award is Friday, November 29, 2024. No individual may nominate more than one person. Complete guidelines and the nomination form are contained on the Office of Research’s home page at the link below. ​

    Please send the forms to Rasma Motykowski at rmotykowski@tntech.edu.​

    https://www.tntech.edu/research/committees/caplenor.php

  • WEST Workshop 11/5: Annotated Bibliographies!

    WEST Workshop 11/5: Annotated Bibliographies!

    Does your research require an Annotated Bibliography? Have you never written one, or perhaps you need some pointers on how to make yours pop? WEST, the Writing Excellence Studio at Tech, is here to help! On Tuesday, 11/5, we will be leading a dead hour workshop on writing annotated bibliographies. We can talk about the genre and discuss specific concerns you might have. The workshop will be in Henderson Hall 304B, from 11:00-11:50. No registration is required, and all are welcome.  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!

  • Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments 2025-2026 – Call for Submissions

    Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments 2025-2026 – Call for Submissions

    Faculty may now submit 2025-26 Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments proposals. Non-instructional assignments are designed to contribute to the professional growth of faculty; improve teaching and curricula across the University; and/or enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of Tennessee Tech.

    Important Dates: January 10, 2025 – Proposals due to Department Chairs; January 24, 2025 – Proposals due to Academic Affairs; February 14,2025 – Recipients and Chairs notified of awards.

    Details and submissions at tntech.edu/handbooks/faculty/noninstructionalassignments.php

  • Looking for an intense challenge? Register now for the Putnam Math Competition!

    Looking for an intense challenge? Register now for the Putnam Math Competition!

    Are you looking for a challenge of epic proportions?
    The preeminent college math competition, the Putnam Exam takes place on the first Saturday in December, and is given here on campus. It consists of two 3-hour sessions, comprising a dozen fiendishly constructed puzzles that call upon both your math knowledge and your problem-solving skills. Top performers receive scholarships, and all leave with the knowledge that they have scaled the Mount Everest of math.
    To learn more, contact Mark Rogers in the Math Department (at mcrogers@tntech.edu). Fame and glory await you!