New graduate students are invited to orientation August 15th! This is a great opportunity to learn more about Tech, your program, and meet your new classmates! Check your email for information on registration. An online orientation will be provided for all new students prior to this event.
If you have any questions, please reach out to gradstudies@tntech.edu!
Join us on Thursday, August 15th (4pm-7pm) for Graduate Student Orientation. Come and learn about the resources available to you as
grad students, ask questions, pick up your parking passes, meet your classmates, and eat great food. If you’re new to Tennessee Tech or not, you will be glad you came!
Please contact gradstudies@tntech.edu with any questions! Online orientation will be available online. Look in your tech email for registration information.
There is nothing like a fresh picked tomato or cucumber and we now have tomatoes and cucumbers ready for purchase! Orders must be made through Marketplace by making pre-payment before noon on Wednesday for Friday’s pick-up. For questions, contact lrice@tntech.edu
This week Prof. Melissa Geist and Assoc. Prof. Jennifer Mabry of Tech’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing will return to Belize in Central America.
May’s health outreach initiative focuses on Pediatric Critical Care Training for area health professionals (American Heart Association Certified). The trip follows their Dec. ‘23 Adult Critical Care program.
“I appreciate the efforts of Bobby Taylor in University Advancement and our generous donor who made this and December’s outreach trip possible,” said Geist. “The Cookeville-based company, STAT CPR is continuing to provide staff and equipment for delivering the training.”
You can do a lot with an extra $35 in your pocket – dinner at Canes, Zaxby’s or Chick-fil-A -OR- 3 weeks-worth of Soul Craft Coffee -OR- a rom-com book -OR- almost enough gas for your car. If that sounds good to you then save big today by submitting your graduate school application in May – this is a savings of $35. For the month of May, the College of Graduate Studies will accept graduate admissions applications for domestic students for free – that’s right – free – (you got it – a savings of $35). So, if you are considering attending graduate school in the next 12 months – we encourage you to apply – and enjoy that extra money. www.tntech.edu/graduatestudies
We are pleased to share the good news that Environmental Sciences-Biology PhD student Brooke Grubb has received a Smithsonian Fellowship award, and Brooke will be in residence at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, for the 10-week period from July 1-September 6, 2024. Brooke worked really hard for this award, and we are quite proud of her.
The class toured the Bledsoe Co. Correctional Complex, the main intake facility for the state of TN. Students got to speak with the Warden and correctional staff and toured all areas of the prison. They saw the intake and classification areas, housing of all security levels (from minimum to maximum), the medical facility, cafeteria, and education/programming wings. The highlight of the tour was touring the women’s facility which operates on a nearby “campus” adjacent to the main facility. Throughout the tour, students asked questions pertaining to the daily operation of the prison, what it is like to live in prison, and what it is like to work in prison.
Cory Highway, PhD student, Environmental Science, was awarded the Waterfowl Research Foundation Fellowship from Ducks Unlimited. This prestigious international award recognizes a graduate student who is engaged in research that will provide critical scientific information about waterfowl and wetland conservation. Cory’s research will focus on examining how waterfowl respond to a network of private land rest areas. He works closely with government agencies, private landowners, and NGOs to enhance the impact of his research.
Liezl Laurel, a junior pursuing a double major in Foreign Languages (Spanish) and Computer Science, is the recipient of the 2024 Kurt Eisen Excellence in Liberal Arts Award. This is the highest student award given by the Tennessee Tech College of Arts and Sciences. Ms. Laurel is recognized for her excellence in three vital functions of a liberally educated person: (1) critical thinking; (2) context-consciousness; and (3) communication.
Are you an upcoming SPRING 2024 Graduate who formally participated in the Cooperative Education Program? The Co-op Office is offering a graduation gift to students graduating in the Spring 2024 semester, who were formally enrolled in the Co-op Program, during their entire assignment. If you would like to request your gift, you MUST complete the following form by our May 1 deadline: Spring 2024 Co-op Graduate Gift
You will receive an email notifying you when your gift is ready to be picked up from the Co-op Office.
Congratulations!
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