EDGE: Enhanced Discovery through Guided Exploration is TTU’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Since 2015, the EDGE Creative Inquiry Course Grant Program has offered Faculty the opportunity to redesign undergraduate courses to include creative inquiry projects and assignments. Starting fall, 2021, the program will be opened to graduate classes as well. Additionally, 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 5 is the application deadline.
Category: Academics
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CISE Grant Applications Due Friday, March 26
Creative Inquiry Summer Experience (CISE) grant applications are due Friday, March 26. 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.
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Fidan receives Kinslow award for best published paper on 3D printing research
Ismail Fidan, Ph.D. was honored with the Kinslow Engineering Research Award from the College of Engineering for the best paper published in a refereed professional journal.
Fidan’s winning article on research into additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – was conducted through the Center for Manufacturing Research, which was established at Tech in 1985. The article on, was published– An International Journal, volume 202, which was released August 2020.
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Ghafoor recognized for excellence with Brown-Henderson award
Tech Computer Science Professor Sheikh Ghafoor has received the Brown-Henderson Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award by the College of Engineering for his accomplishments in preparing students through innovative courses, service, and research accomplishments.
Ghafoor has developed impactful courses and steered curriculum, in addition to securing external funding for research totaling $7.7 million – with Tech’s portion almost $4.7 million – from the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Department of Energy, the National Security Agency, and other sources.
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Hawkins honored by faculty, students and industry partners
Wayne Hawkins received praise from students, faculty and industry partners to win the 2020-2021 Outstanding Staff Award from the College of Engineering for his work as manager of the Math and Materials Science Lab. He was recognized for the impact his knowledge, respect, and efficiency on the job have made to these groups.
Hawkins is also involved in the Governor’s School for Emerging Technologies, and Tech After Dark, for potential students to view areas of the College of Engineering they might not see on a regular campus tour.
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Jorgensen is recognized for new course challenging the way students view ethics
Stephanie Jorgensen, has received the Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award from the College of Engineering. She was selected for her innovative redesign of a Chemical Engineering Process, Products, Ethics course, which students have described as “changing the way we think.”
“Engineering ethics became less of something we should do, and more of an actual ideology to follow through our lives and careers,” said Phoebe Dawson a recently graduated student who completed the new course. With the new format, topics are viewed and discussed through five different lenses: global, economic, societal, environmental, and societal impact.”
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Crockett’s Braille models for computing concepts garner McCord Award
April Crockett has received the T.S. McCord Innovation and Techno-Entrepreneurship Award from the College of Engineering for her work on Braille modeling for computing, innovative course delivery, and diversity initiatives. Crockett is a lecturer in the Computer Science program at Tech, who has worked closely with visually impaired students to create models and diagrams in Braille to support better comprehension of computing concepts. She is passionate about improving education and expanding opportunities in this field for persons with disabilities and minority populations.
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Online Master of Arts in Physical Education Ranked #8 in the Nation by OnlineU
The Department of Exercise Science’s online Master of Arts degree in Physical Education is now ranked #8 in the nation by OnlineU.
OnlineU bases these rankings on a college’s 10-year return on investment supported by its graduates’ salary and debt data sourced from U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
“The outcomes from real alumni are extremely relevant to prospective students,” related Adria Vaughan, OnlineU. “The impressive 10-year ROI of Tennessee Tech physical education alumni led to this ranking.”
“We are thrilled with the national ranking for the Physical Education online master’s,” beamed Professor Christy Killman, department chair. “The program is convenient, flexible, and affordable – giving our alumni a proven path to professional success.”
For more information, please visit www.tntech.edu/exercise-science or call 931-372-3467.
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CISE Grant Applications Due March 26
Creative Inquiry Summer Experience (CISE) grant applications are due March 26. 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.
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Join Us at the Self-Care 101 Workshop with the Launchpad Student Success Center
Discover how to take better care of yourself throughout the academic year by healthy living, stress management, and planning ahead.
What: Self-Care 101 Workshop
When: Tuesday, March 9th at 10:30am
Where: Participate virtually through Microsoft TEAMS at https://www.tntech.edu/ssc/launchpad/launch.php