Rural Reimagined would like to recognize Dr. Pedro Arce (Chemical Engineering), Dr. Andrea Arce-Trigatti (Curriculum and Instruction Adjunct), and Dr. J. Robby Sanders (Chemical Engineering) for receiving Level 3 funding ($10,000-$25,000) from our Faculty Grant Program. Dr. Arce’s team proposed their project titled “Expanding Sustainability Efforts through Intentional Learning: Using a Mixed Method Approach to Exploring Student Perceptions of the BioFoundry Initiative,” which discerns “student perceptions of sustainability efforts and design” by combining survey methods design and content analysis. Their project’s social implications for rural research relate to water resources utilization and recycling. Our Faculty Grant Program seeks to promote faculty research and development inside Tech and surrounding rural communities. We congratulate Drs. Arce, Arce-Trigatti, and Sanders and encourage other faculty members to submit their ideas in the future!
Category: Events
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Financial Wellness with the Women’s Center
Join us Wednesday, February 1st at 4:00pm (Johnson Hall 208) for Session 1: Our Money Stories: a roundtable discussion of women’s experience with money, focusing on perceptions and feelings around money, especially related to big life transitions.
RSVP with the link below!
For more information contact the Women’s Center:
womenscenter@tntech.edu
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Purple Career Readiness Workshop on January 26: Interview Skills
Join the Center for Career Development on Thursday, January 26, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor) for this Purple Career Readiness Workshop. Mr. Russ Coughenour, Center for Career Development Director, will share the best way to answer tough interview questions utilizing the STAR-L Method!
This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards the Purple Career Readiness Certificate for junior and senior students. Bring your Eagle Card with you to receive credit for attendance.
https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/1207265/share_preview
Career Readiness Workshops are hosted by the Center for Career Development
931-372-3232
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Women’s Center Gallery Opening
Celebrate the work of Rebecca Hahnert, this semester’s winner of the WMC Exhibition Award, at the opening of her exhibition!
Thursday January 26, 4:00 pm, Women’s Center (RUC 339)
For more information contact the Women’s Center:
(931)372-3850
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Bowling Night with Alpha Kappa Psi
Come bowl with Alpha Kappa Psi! We will host our second recruitment event at Bowling World on 1/25th at 7:00 pm. Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional co-ed fraternity open to all majors and classifications, so everyone is welcome. Don’t STRIKE out on this opportunity; being a part of AKPsi helps you with career readiness and networking opportunities, community service, and alumni connections.
For further information on AKPsi and our events, join our Interest Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/63870805/wamUs5vT, or follow us on Instagram @akpsi_tntech, a link to our membership application is in our bio.
Also, feel free to email zuvpcommunications@gmail.com with any direct questions.
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Careers n’ Coffee featuring Wilson Sporting Goods on January 25
Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of hot coffee while speaking with recruiters from Wilson Sporting Goods on Wednesday, January 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor). Wilson is the brand behind more winning moments in sports every day than any other brand in the world. They have been at the heart of sports history for a century, and no other company has been as influential and intimately involved in shaping the games of tennis, golf, baseball and American football as Wilson. They are actively recruiting for their part-time Student Associate positions, which can be eligible for tuition reimbursement benefits!
Do not miss this opportunity to network with Wilson Sporting Goods. Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW in Handshake before speaking to recruiters!
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development
931-372-3232
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Meet and Eat with Alpha Kappa Psi
Rush Alpha Kappa Psi!!!
Looking for a community on campus? AKPsi is kicking off our Spring recruitment on January 23rd in Johnson Hall 411 at 6pm. Join our brothers in business for pizza and learn more about Alpha Kappa Psi’s mission to develop business leaders! For questions, contact zuvpcommunications@gmail.com.
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Call for Submissions: Attune Women’s Center Journal
The Women’s Center is looking for submissions for its semesterly journal, Attune. Attune is a student-edited publication produced each semester that focuses on the lives of women and gender minorities and contemporary issues in gender equity. We accept non-fiction articles and essays, creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, photography, and other art in any medium that can be printed in our pages.
Pitches for contributions should be submitted via email to the executive editor, Nicki Parish, by Feb. 1. Pitches should be 100-200 words describing the contribution and include the author’s affiliation (Tech student, staff, faculty, or community member). Final contributions should be no more than 650 words or a single 8 1/2 by 11 spread. Contributors may submit multiple pieces for consideration, which should be indicated at the pitch stage. Send all submissions to lnparish42@tntech.edu.
For more information, please email lnparish42@tntech.edu.
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Gold Career Readiness Workshop on January 24: Writing My First Resume
Join the Center for Career Development on Tuesday, January 24, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Roaden University Center in the Multipurpose Room (second floor) for the first Gold Career Readiness Workshop of the semester! Mr. Russ Coughenour, Center for Career Development Director, will be describing the qualities of a strong, foundational resume.
This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards the Gold Career Readiness Certificate for freshman and sophomore students. Bring your Eagle Card with you to receive credit for attendance.
https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/1207225/share_preview
Career Readiness Workshops are hosted by the Center for Career Development
931-372-3232
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Careers n’ Coffee ft. University of Tennessee Space Institute on January 23!
Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of HOT coffee while speaking with representatives from University of Tennessee Space Institute on Monday, January 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor). The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) is a graduate education and research institution located in Middle Tennessee. UTSI is an internationally recognized institution for graduate study and research in engineering, physics, mathematics, and aviation systems and has made remarkable contributions at the local, state, national, and global levels.
Do not miss this opportunity to network with representatives as they share information about their program. Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW in Handshake before speaking to recruiters!!!
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development
931-372-3232