Tech Times

Category: Academics

  • Arts and Sciences Open Educational Resources Program Awardees

    The Open Educational Resources Program (OER), made available by Academic Affairs, is designed to save students money on textbooks. OER supports faculty to transition courses from traditional textbooks to zero-cost course materials. Students have saved students over $320,000 since OERs inception in Fall 2021.

    Arts and Sciences faculty who received the award for Spring 2024 are Lori Maxwell (Chair, Sociology & Political Science), Jennifer Gray (Assistant Professor, English), Clark Carlton (Associate Professor, Sociology & Political Science), Andrew Hetzel (Associate Professor, Math) and Troy Brachey (Senior Instructor, Math).

    Congratulations and a big thanks to faculty who have applied this program to their courses!

  • Tennessee Tech Physics Students Win National Recognition

    Tennessee Tech Physics Students Win National Recognition

    The Tennessee Tech chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS National Office. The chapter has been recognized for its excellence as a top-tier student-led physical sciences organization, a designation given to fewer than 10 percent of all SPS chapters at colleges and universities in the world.

    Tennessee Tech’s SPS chapter is advised by Professor Adam Holley and is led by student officers. The 2022-2023 officers are Mateo Cacheiro, Ethan White and Michael Potts (physics majors), and Emma Krebs (math major).

    Dr. Holley stated, “This recognition is a high honor for Tennessee Tech University and for science achievement at the higher education level in Tennessee!”

  • Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment Submission 2023-2024

    Proposals from faculty are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 academic year for the Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments. The purposes of the non-instructional assignments are: to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; to improve the teaching and the curriculum across the University; and/or to enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of the regular workload assignments. Submission deadlines: January 16, 2024 – Suggested deadline for proposals to department chairs; January 26, 2024 – Deadline for proposals to Academic Affairs. Recipients will be announced after February 22, 2024. Click the link to visit the website for the eligibility requirements, application guidelines and additional timeline dates.

    https://www.tntech.edu/provost/noninstructionalassignments.php

  • Rented books due back by Thursday, Dec. 7th!

    Rented books due back by Thursday, Dec. 7th!

    Did you rent a textbook for the fall semester? Don’t forget that the return deadline is the last day of finals, Thursday, December 7th. Are you done with your book now? No need to wait, your book can be returned early.

    Finals Week Store Hours Dec. 4th – 9th

    Monday – Wednesday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm

    Thursday 7:30 am – 7:00 pm

    Friday 7:30 am – 5:00 pm

    Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00pm

     

  • Tech Nursing Students Travel to Belize in December

    Tech Nursing Students Travel to Belize in December

    Professor Melissa Geist has led more than 10 nursing-training outreach visits to Belize, a country on Central America’s northeast coast. Next month she and Associate Professor Jennifer Mabry will lead a group of graduate and undergraduate students to the village of Punta Gorda continuing these valuable hands-on clinical experiences.

    In partnership with the local hospital, students will work in the areas of emergency medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Undergraduates will be paired with grad students as they interact with the staff and patients. The group will also visit an orphanage providing wellness checks, hearing/vision screenings, and vaccinations for the children.

    This clinical outreach trip includes assistance from a Cookeville-based firm, START CPR (safety techniques and response training), offering Advanced Cardiac Life Support training for 20 of the local healthcare providers.

    For more info, see https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/estar/news.php or email behealthy@tntech.edu.

  • 2026-2031 QEP Topic Selection Survey Results

    As a key step in shaping our 2026-2031 Quality Enhancement Plan, we recently carried out a survey with faculty, staff, and students. The survey featured twelve potential topics, inviting participants to choose and rank their top eight in order of importance. You can now access the findings of the survey at Tennessee Tech’s QEP Topic Selection Survey Results.

  • PAID Summer Internships Available with the Elinor Ross CDF Freedom School

    PAID Summer Internships Available with the Elinor Ross CDF Freedom School

    The annual Elinor Ross CDF Freedom School (ERFS) is a FREE, six-week literacy and cultural enrichment program (June 5 – July 12, 2024), that is age-appropriate for children in grades 1st-5th. Participating students’ families qualify for free/reduced lunch programs.

    We are accepting applications for this summer’s internship program, which is a unique, experiential (paid) opportunity for university students of all majors.

    The program engages local children and their families in a variety of interactive learning projects and activities, events, field trips, and more while providing daily healthy meals and snacks throughout the summer.

    Applications Due: MARCH 1
    Interviews: MARCH 19
    Notification of Hire: MARCH 26

    Link to Internship Application: https://tinyurl.com/24ERFS
    For more info, visit https://www.tntech.edu/education/freedomschool/index.php or email freedomschool@tntech.edu.

  • FINAL Gen Ed town hall Thursday, Nov. 16

    FINAL Gen Ed town hall Thursday, Nov. 16

    This is the last of the 14 town halls held this semester. Make sure you come and share your thoughts on the future of Tech’s Gen Ed program.

    General Education impacts all students in all colleges. This is an opportunity to share your ideas of what Tech graduates are expected to know as a foundation for both their academic studies and future lives.

    General Education Vision Committee town hall meeting
    for faculty, staff and administrators (all employees welcome)
    Thursday, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m.
    Ray Morris Hall 137 (location of the Oakley STEM Center)

    Let us know what skills and knowledge Tennessee Tech graduates should have to best prepare them for their intended careers and their future as informed citizens of the state, region, nation and world. We want to hear from you!

    Light refreshments will be provided.

  • WEST Workshop: The Writing Process and Revision

    WEST Workshop: The Writing Process and Revision

    Is this the semester when you stop letting your first draft be your final draft? When you actually have the time to plan, write, and then rewrite your paper? Does your instructor keep telling you to revise your work, and you’re just not sure what they want? WEST, the Writing Excellence Studio at Tech, is here to help! On Thursday, 11/16, we will be leading a dead hour workshop on the writing process and revision strategies. We will talk about organization, how to see your work with new eyes, how to focus on cohesion and flow, and all sorts of useful things that will help you revise your papers like a professional writer. The workshop will be in Henderson Hall 304B. No registration is required, and all are welcome! And 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!

  • FINAL student town hall on the future of Tech’s Gen Ed Nov. 14

    FINAL student town hall on the future of Tech’s Gen Ed Nov. 14

    We want to hear from you! Make sure you come to the last student town hall about the future of Tech’s Gen Ed program! Tell us your thoughts about what the vision for Tech’s general education curriculum should be.

    Gen Ed Vision town hall meeting for students
    Tuesday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m.
    TJ Farr Building 106

    Help us answer this question: What skills and knowledge do you as a future Tech graduate need to better prepare you for your intended career and your future as an informed citizen of the state, region, nation and world?

    Light refreshments will be provided.

    This is the final student town hall meeting about gen ed. Make sure your voice is heard.