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  • Call for EDGE QEP course grant applications

    Call for EDGE QEP course grant applications

    EDGE: Enhanced Discovery through Guided Exploration is TTU’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The EDGE Creative Inquiry Course Grant Program offers Faculty the opportunity to redesign undergraduate or graduate courses to include creative inquiry projects and assignments. In addition, the EDGE rubric is now an optional method of assessing student work – faculty may propose another method for assessment. The limit on individual course grants is $5,000. The limit on multiple-course curriculum grants is $15,000. April 14 is the application deadline.

    https://www.tntech.edu/oci-qep/edge-curriculum-grant.php
    lweathers@tntech.edu | (931) 372-6539

  • Submit Your A23 & F23 Course Material Requests To The Bookstore

    Submit Your A23 & F23 Course Material Requests To The Bookstore

    We wanted to let professors and department administrators  know that AIP (adoption information portal) is live for the Summer and Fall 2023 terms, meaning you can submit your course materials for both Summer and Fall.  If you are using the same material for both semesters, please make sure to put in an adoption for both terms! Course material information needs to be submitted by March 24th. Students begin Advisement on March 27th and Registering for classes on April 3rd. Per HEOA (Higher Education Opportunities Act) students should have access to the price of course materials when they begin registering for classes.

    If you need assistance accessing AIP please call the Bookstore 931-372-3131 and ask for Shannon, textbook manager. You can also email her at srdavis@bncollege.com and she can send you instructions.

  • WEST Workshop: Engineering Writing

    WEST Workshop: Engineering Writing

    Working on an Engineering project that involves writing a report or project narrative? Have you mastered design and testing, but aren’t quite sure how to communicate your results? WEST is here to help you! The Writing Excellence Studio at Tech will be hosting a workshop on writing conventions in Engineering disciplines. We will discuss structure and content, formatting, citation, and other common practices involved in writing by and for engineers or engineering courses. Come join us during Dead Hour on Tuesday, March 21, in Henderson Hall 304B. The workshop is open to all students, regardless of what stage you’re at in your writing. 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!

  • 2023-2024 Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment Recipients

    Congratulations to Dr. Duckbong Kim and Dr. Justin Murdock as the 2023-2024 academic year Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment Recipients!!

    The purpose 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. Congratulations!!

     

     

  • WEST Workshop: Brainstorming and Writer’s Block!

    WEST Workshop: Brainstorming and Writer’s Block!

    Are you having trouble getting started on your midterm essay? Stuck on page 2, with 3 more pages to go? Staring at a blank page for hours on end? WEST is here to help you! The Writing Excellence Studio at Tech will be hosting a workshop on dealing with brainstorming, drafting, and writer’s block. We will discuss strategies for organizing your ideas, for getting your thoughts down on paper, and ways to cope with the terrors of that empty white screen. Come join us during Dead Hour on Thursday, March 2, in Henderson Hall 304B. The workshop is open to all students, regardless of what stage you’re at in your writing. 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!

  • CISE Grant Applications Due March 24

    CISE Grant Applications Due March 24

    Creative Inquiry Summer Experience (CISE) grant applications are due March 24. Grants are for a maximum of $4,000 with up to $3,500 as a paid stipend. Please email your application as a single combined PDF file to lweathers@tntech.edu. Application materials are available on the CISE website.

  • Faculty-Led Program Abroad Workshop

    Faculty-Led Program Abroad Workshop

    Have you considered adding an international travel component to your course and taking a group of students abroad?  Here at TTU, we send many faculty-led groups around the world every year to gain experiential learning and open student’s minds to a global perspective.  If you would like to learn more about this opportunity,  you should join us on Tuesday, February 21st from 11 am to 12 pm in the Provost’s Conference Room in Derryberry Hall for a Faculty-Led Program Abroad Workshop. Dr. Amy Miller will explain the application process and there will be experienced Faculty Leaders who will share their experiences and be able to answer any questions.   If you have any questions, please email studyabroad@tntech.edu

  • Call for Proposals- OER training and stipend opportunity

    Call for Proposals- OER training and stipend opportunity

    Provost Bruce has expanded the OER (Open Educational Resources) program to save students money on textbooks. This cycle will involve prepping your course during the Spring and Summer and teaching the course with the new materials in the Fall and the TTU OER team will be supporting you through the entire process.  Through the TTU OER program efforts, we have saved students over $250,000. This OER program offers stipends to selected faculty to transition their courses from traditional textbooks to zero-cost course materials. This program will help increase equity in access to quality, zero-cost educational materials. Faculty interested in receiving OER training and a stipend must submit an application proposal by March 15, 2023. A link to additional information and the application form can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/library/textbooks/oer-program.php. Then click on Fall 2023.

  • Dr. Ray Jordan – Receives Robert Hatcher Conservation Achievement Award

    Retired faculty member Dr. Ray Jordan was awarded the 2022 Robert Hatcher Conservation Achievement Award. Dr. Jordan taught for 44 years in the Department of Biology including courses in Herpetology, Ornithology, and Comparative Anatomy, among others. He was well known as an understanding and passionate instructor, and was very popular with students and faculty at TN Tech.

    Dr. Ray Jordan was selected for the Bob Hatcher Award because his career exemplified in teaching, research, and service, a lifetime commitment to the study and conservation of Tennessee’s reptiles and amphibians. His greatest contribution to the conservation of Tennessee’s herpetofauna is probably his tremendous effort to educate students and the public about reptiles and amphibians with his coursework, specimen collection, and outreach efforts. He established a legacy of excellence in herpetological education at Tennessee Tech that continues to this day and will certainly do so for decades to come.

  • Spring 2023 Career Readiness Programs have begun!

    Spring 2023 Career Readiness Programs have begun!

    The Center for Career Development announces that Career Readiness Certification (workshops) are underway! We encourage faculty interested in inserting Career Readiness into their curricula to take advantage of these programs.  The GOLD program is designed for Freshman and Sophomore students and introduces them to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career ready competencies and the importance of building skills through campus activities, organizations and experiential education.

    The PURPLE program is designed for Junior and Senior level students, assisting them with a deeper dive into how to translate their skills and experiences to employers.  Greater focus is placed on where skills come from and what employers will want to discuss and see on resumes.  In addition, PURPLE stresses areas such as making great impressions, succeeding when making presentations, attending job fairs and what to expect during personal interviews.

    Faculty can encourage full certification or pick and choose select workshops for their classes.   Interested faculty may contact Russ Coughenour rcoughenour@tntech.edu for details on how these programs can benefit their curricula. Details can be found here: https://www.tntech.edu/career/students/career-ready.php