Tech Times

Category: Events

  • Transportation, hotel, event and tickets for Tech versus Georgia game Sept. 7

    Transportation, hotel, event and tickets for Tech versus Georgia game Sept. 7

    Your Golden Eagle football team will take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Sept. 7 in Athens! The Tennessee Tech Alumni Association will host a pre-game gathering for alumni, donors, friends and fans. We offer charter bus travel, hotel, event and game tickets, and you can sign up for the options that work best for you.

    Visit the registration page for more information: Tennessee Tech Alumni Association – Tech vs Georgia Event (tntech.edu)

    The deadline to register for the bus and hotel is June 28 at 4:30 p.m. Space is limited, so register as soon as possible!

    If you wish to purchase ONLY tickets for the Georgia game, contact the Tennessee Tech Ticket Office M-F 8-4:30 p.m. The deadline to purchase tickets is June 28.

  • Tech’s Barry Wilmore to host video chat from the International Space Station

    Tech’s Barry Wilmore to host video chat from the International Space Station

    Watch on Tuesday, June 11 at 2:15 PM CT as Tennessee Tech trustee, alumnus and NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore participates in a video chat from the International Space Station with children of Tennessee Tech faculty and staff. Portions of this event have been pre-recorded. You can view the event on NASA TV here.

    Please join us in sending our well wishes and support for Barry as he continues his historic mission aboard the Boeing Starliner!

     

  • Clerical and Staff Day 2024 Vendor Request

    We are so excited to offer the opportunity for you to join us at our 4th annual clerical and support staff day on Friday August 9, 2024!

    The Staff Advisory Committee is hosting our next Staff Day and need vendors! We had a lot of positive feedback on vendors last year and want to have booths again this year where staff in attendance can learn more about the different departments, organizations, and resources on campus. The event will be in Stonecipher Hall and doors will open at 7:30am for set up with registration starting at 8am. Attendees can browse vendor booths until the 8:30 welcome and during breaks.  The event ends at 1pm.

    Please contact Eric Carlile at ecarlile@tntech.edu to reserve your spot or ask questions.

  • Week of Welcome – Faculty & Staff Participation

    Week of Welcome – Faculty & Staff Participation

    Get ready for Week of Welcome 2024! 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, College Day, and more events that are available on the Week of Welcome website – www.tntech.edu/weekofwelcome. More events will be added to the website once they are finalized. For ways you and/or your department can get directly involved with Week of Welcome, please visit www.tntech.edu/weekofwelcome/getinvolved.php and join us for our virtual Campus Partner’s Meeting on July 16 at 11am by clicking here. 

  • SOAR and Transfer Orientation Parking this Summer

    The red zone parking lot across from Bryan Fine Arts and Pennebaker Hall will be reserved this summer for incoming students attending SOAR and transfer orientation. Please make arrangements to park elsewhere on these dates:

    • May 17
    • May 28 to May 31
    • June 3 to June 4
    • June 6 to June 7
    • June 10 to June 111
    • June 13 to June 14
    • June 17 to June 18
    • July 19
    • July 22 to July 23
    • July 25 to July 26
    • July 29 to July 31

  • Hats On! for Mental Health Awareness Month

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Please join the Counseling Center by wearing an appropriate hat on Friday, May 17 to bring about awareness for Mental Health Awareness month. Please share your photos to social media using the hashtag #HopeStrong Eagles . Other hashtag suggestions are:

    • #mentalhealthmonth
    • #mentalhhealthadvocate
    • #mentalhealthmatters
    • #EndTheStigma

    For more information please contact the Counseling Center at 372-3331

  • College of Education Appreciates Regional School Districts

    College of Education Appreciates Regional School Districts

    Recently, representatives of Tech’s College of Education visited schools and central offices in Clay and Pickett Counties. These visits are part of the college’s annual celebration and recognition of teachers/educational professionals.

    “We delivered padfolios and cakes decorated with “We Appreciate You” to each of the schools and offices,” said Lisa Zagumny, Dean. “It’s essential to recognize and thank those who give so much of themselves through their dedication to and passion for educating Tennessee’s students.”

    For more information, please email education@tntech.edu.

  • Employee Celebration on Wednesday

    We are celebrating the end of a successful academic year and the collective contributions of our employees that made it possible. We want to celebrate you, so we hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 8th, from 11am – 2pm.  Festivities will be held rain or shine on Centennial Plaza and in the Tech Pride Room of the RUC.

    The event will include a dunk tank, lots of fun games with chances to win prizes like gift cards and Dollywood tickets, a complimentary picnic-style lunch, and a Tech’s Got Talent show.  Our sponsor for the event, Ascend Federal Credit Union, will be on-site giving away concert cash at their booth in the Tech Pride Room so please be sure to stop by and say hi.  Come take a break and have some fun with us!  We hope to see you there.

  • Students Recognized for IMPACT Service-Learning Course Projects

    Tennessee Tech students are making an impact on their campus and in their communities through their service work and projects in a new IMPACT Cookeville Service-Learning (SVCL 4150/6150) course. This course was first offered in spring 2024 by College of Education instructor Kinsey Simone, PhD. On April 8th, students Tyree Cripps, Heather Bertram, and Melody Newman presented on their individual community resource packets, which included resources on equal opportunity, benefits of young adult literature (YAL), and promoting STEM for all to City of Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton and Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. Each student was gifted an iPad in recognition of their service from IMPACT Cookeville and the College of Education’s Jeffers Technology Endowment. For more information, please email ksimone@tntech.edu. Wings up!

  • Dunk Tank During Employee Celebration to Benefit Food Pantry

    Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable food item to dunk some of Tech’s finest during our Employee Celebration Wednesday, May 8th, at Centennial Plaza.  The schedule for our dunkees will be:

    11 am – Kevin Vedder, AVP of HR

    11:20 am – Frank Tittle, Director of Admissions

    11:40 am – Amy Brown, Director of Teacher Education

    Noon – Mark Wilson, Director of Athletics

    12:20 pm – Ted McWilliams, Assistant Director of Admissions

    12:40 pm – Dennis Tennant, Director of Interdisciplinary Studies

    All donations will be given to our Campus Food Pantry.  Come have a laugh for a good cause.