The semester is quickly coming to an end. If you have not turned in your Summer or Fall book orders please do so before you leave for the summer.
The Bookstore has a new order submission site, AIP (Adoption & Insight Portal). It can be found on your Tech Express. It is the a green box with a book icon and says “BN AIP”. Please reach out to the Bookstore if you have any questions about submitting your bookorder. Thank you! Elizabeth Owens, Store Manager.
The library has created a Textbook Affordability website: https://www.tntech.edu/library/textbooks/index.php. This page is for faculty to learn the options to save students money. The website includes options related to the library, free OERs (Open Educational Resources), and the bookstore. The library is available for individual help so faculty members can find the best option for their students.
Zoe Dennis, a senior double major in History and Political Science, is the recipient of the Kurt Eisen Excellence in Liberal Arts Award. This is the highest student award given by the Tennessee Tech College of Arts and Sciences. Ms. Dennis is recognized for her excellence in three vital functions of a liberally educated person: (1) critical thinking; (2) context-consciousness; and (3) communication.
Dr. Kristen Deiter of the Department of English is the recipient of the 2020-2021 College of Arts & Sciences Award for Research and Scholarly Activity. This award recognizes a significant research publication or creative project appearing during the previous two years and receiving expert critical review. Dr. Deiter is recognized for her paper, “Recasting and Refashioning the Tower of London in Milton’s Eikonoklastes and Paradise Lost,” published in the journal The Seventeenth Century in 2020.
Dr. Jeannette Luna of the Department of Earth Sciences is the recipient of the 2020-2021 College of Arts & Sciences Award for Innovative Teaching. This award recognizes a recent significant innovation in undergraduate teaching. Dr. Luna is recognized for her use of Google Earth, Virtual Rocks and Mineral Sets in SketchFab, and ArcGIS Pro. Her curated collections of Google Earth assignments and SketchFab 3D renderings of rocks and minerals enabled courses in Earth Sciences to switch to online lab delivery during the pandemic.
You are Invited!
Event: 2021 Senior Design Expo (virtual presentations)
Dates: April 22 and following (projects posted daily upon completion)
You are invited to view student presentations of Capstone projects at the 2021 Senior Design Expo. This year’s Capstone projects will represent more than:
30 industry sponsors/mentors, many with several employees helping with multiple projects
Log in any time after April 22 to view the exceptional work our students are presenting. For more information about the projects, contact the program chairs. Contact information is available on the Senior Design Expo page.
Each year, the Provost’s Office, along with the Service Learning Center, recognizes one student and one faculty member who have best demonstrated exceptional service learning and service leadership.
“Service learning is defined as a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities.”
These values are important to Tennessee Tech University and support our rich tradition of community and service.
Any student, faculty member, administrator or staff member may nominate a student or faculty member for this award. If you have someone in mind that you would like to nominate, please follow this link for instruction on how to do so: https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/slaward.php
The Service Learning Awards Committee will be accepting nominations through Friday, April 23, 2021. When making a nomination, remember the difference between community service and service learning, described at the top of the above link.
Do you want the skills you will need to thrive in a global society? If you answered yes, you should learn Spanish at Tennessee Tech!
SPAN 1020-541 (3 credits) will be offered this summer.
Dates: SPAN 1020= 6/28/2021 – 7/30/2021
Meeting: 100% Online
We will learn basic vocabulary and grammar and continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to be able to communicate in the Spanish language. We will also identify common beliefs and cultural practices in the Spanish-speaking world. Course activities will consist of reading, videos, asynchronous conversations, grammar exercises, and quizzes.
Taking SPAN 1010 offered during the first summer term and this class will also fulfill foreign language requirements you may have for your BA degree!
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Olsen: molsen@tntech.edu
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Join the Launchpad Student Success Center for our Effective Communication Strategies Workshop on Wednesday, March 31st at 2:00pm. Learn how to improve your communication skills through various media with professors, university staff, and other professionals.
What: Effective Communication Strategies Workshop
When: Wednesday, March 31st at 2:00pm CST
Where: Join virtually through Microsoft TEAMS at https://www.tntech.edu/ssc/launchpad/launch.php
Bookorders for Summer and Fall are needed by 3/29. Please submit your book orders as soon as possible. Students begin registering for classes on April 5th and when they register they should be able to see book requirements for their classes.
The Bookstore has a new order submission site, AIP (Adoption & Insight Portal). It can be found on your Tech Express. It is the a green box with a book icon and says “BN AIP”. Please reach out to the Bookstore if you have any questions about submitting your bookorder. Thank you! Elizabeth Owens, Store Manager.