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  • Last chance for C&S Staff Day registration!!

    Last chance for C&S Staff Day registration!!

    Better late than never – late registration is open through July 28 for this year’s annual Clerical & Support Staff Day on Friday, August 4th! Come join us for breakfast, valuable training, fun activities, and campus updates!

    Check out our new webpage https://www.tntech.edu/president/cs-day.php for additional information and to register.

    We will be collecting food for the TN Tech Pantry so please bring your non-perishables!

    Email Bethany Jones, Staff Advisory Committee Chair, with any questions – bjjones@tntech.edu

  • Week of Welcome Message – Faculty & Staff Participation

    Week of Welcome Message – Faculty & Staff Participation

    We’re excited Week of Welcome 2023 is almost here and filled with events for our campus and students. Week of Welcome is one of Tech’s most popular traditions and we’re inviting faculty and staff to join in participating in this year’s event. There will be Spirit Days with office decoration contests, Convocation, Mix & Mingle, and so many other events which are available on the Week of Welcome website – www.tntech.edu/weekofwelcome. For ways you and/or your department can get directly involved with Week of Welcome, please visit www.tntech.edu/private/facstaff/nsfp/wow-information.php and register to join us for our virtual Campus Partner’s Meeting on July 28 at 11am by clicking here.

  • Register now for Clerical & Support staff day on August 4!

    Register now for Clerical & Support staff day on August 4!

    Registration is now open for this year’s annual Clerical & Support Staff Day, Friday, August 4th!  There will be valuable training, fun activities, campus resources and free T-shirts for all who attend (must register by July 20)!

    Check out our new webpage  https://www.tntech.edu/president/cs-day.php  for additional information and to register.

    Breakfast and light snacks provided. We will also be collecting food for the TN Tech Pantry so please bring your non-perishables!

    Email Bethany Jones, Staff Advisory Committee Chair, with any questions – bjjones@tntech.edu

  • Save the Date: Family Weekend 2023 (Sept. 22-24)!

    Save the Date: Family Weekend 2023 (Sept. 22-24)!

    The Office of New Student & Family Programs is excited to announce that Family Weekend 2023 will be hosted Sept. 22-24! We ask the campus community to join us this fall in welcoming our parents and families back to campus for a weekend full of events. If your department, college, or school is interested in hosting an event during the weekend, please contact us at (931) 372-3245 or at nsfp@tntech.edu.

  • Fire of Love – Award Winning, Oscar Nominated Documentary Screening

    Fire of Love – Award Winning, Oscar Nominated Documentary Screening

    The Millard Oakley STEM Center presents FIRE OF LOVE, National Geographic’s award-winning, Oscar-nominated documentary. PG

    Join us for a FREE screening and conversation on Friday, May 26th at 5pm at the Oakley STEM Center. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Evan Hart, Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences at Tennessee Tech!

    If you are interested, please RSVP here: https://tf.tntech.edu/view.php?id=1425172

    If you have any questions, please contact Carlos Galindo at cgalindo@tntech.edu or James Isbell at jmisbell@tntech.edu

  • Alumni Association to host Dear Evan Hanson event in Chattanooga May 25

    Alumni Association to host Dear Evan Hanson event in Chattanooga May 25

    On Thursday, May 25, the Tennessee Tech Alumni Association will host a pre-show reception at 6 p.m. EDT at the Tivoli Theatre in Chattanooga, prior to a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which begins at 7 p.m. EDT. The cost is $60 which includes a ticket to the musical (rear orchestra center section — a $9 discount off the Ticketmaster price) and a pre-show reception with heavy appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages. Tickets are limited so register as soon as possible if you are interested: TTU Alumni Association at The Tivoli in Chattanooga (tntech.edu)

  • Alumni Association to host Atlanta Braves event May 26

    Alumni Association to host Atlanta Braves event May 26

    On Friday, May 26, the Tennessee Tech Alumni Association will host an alumni event at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA, when the Atlanta Braves take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Game time is 7:20 EDT with a pre-game event beginning at 5:30 p.m. EDT. The cost is $86 which includes the pre-game event, dinner and ticket to the game. The menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, desserts, soft drinks, popcorn, kettle chips and peanuts.

    While this is an alumni event, all faculty and staff are invited as well! Tickets are limited, so if you are interested, please register online as soon as possible:  Tennessee Tech Alumni Association – Atlanta Braves 2023 (tntech.edu)

  • Annual Onsite Biometric Screening 9/21/2023

    Registration is now open for our Annual Onsite Wellness Screening on Thurs, September 21, 2022.

    The ParTNers for Health Wellness Program is a voluntary wellness program available to all state and higher education employees and spouses enrolled in health coverage. Each participant will be able to earn up to $500/year ($250/year for the eligible member and $250/year for eligible spouses). IMPORTANT! State and higher education members/spouses MUST complete the ActiveHealth online health assessment annually to be eligible for any cash incentives.

    For returning users: Log in to your Quest Diagnostics account to schedule your wellness screening.

    For New Users: Visit our ParTNers for health Wellness Program website with instruction on how to enroll.

    For more information please contact our Office of Human Resources at 931-372-3713 or email us your question at ttubenefits@tntech.edu

  • Join Communication and Marketing for Social Hour

    Join Communication and Marketing for Social Hour

    Join the Office of Communication and Marketing for social hour on Wednesday, May 10, in the Roaden University Center Room 369 at 10 a.m. This month, we will be talking about the summer slump and why higher education social media drops in the summer and what to do about it. For questions, contact socialmedia@tntech.edu

  • The Iris Review Release Party

    The Iris Review Release Party

    We are pleased to invite you to the launch party for our newest edition of the Iris Review!

    The annual print literary magazine is run by Tennessee Tech students enrolled in the ENGL 4460 Literary Magazine Editing/Iris Review class each Spring. The course encourages students in the promotion, editing, and design of the publication.

    The print journal features the talents of literary and visual artists in Cookeville and the surrounding area.

    We would love for you to celebrate the contributions made from Tennessee Tech students, alumni, faculty and staff, including Cookeville’s neighboring creatives in our latest edition.

    The magazine also features the poetry and prose of TTU undergraduate students that received awards in the English Department creative writing contests and the winners of the Iris Review Young Writer’s Competition, a new contest for high school students launched this year.

    Please join us for readings of poetry and prose, and some light refreshments at the Backdoor Playhouse on Thursday, May 4th from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

    For more information please contact: theirisreview@gmail.com

    A special thank you to Dr. Hoover for her endless support, the English Department for funding the refreshments, and the Backdoor Playhouse for hosting the Iris Review launch party.

    Visit our website:

    https://theirisreview.wixsite.com/home