Friday Focus sessions are designed to provide just-in-time resources and information for faculty throughout the semester. Each session focuses on a different resource, tool, or program available to faculty. During this session, Dr. Kevin Harris, the Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Assessment, Research, and Effectiveness (IARE) will provide an overview of the University course evaluation process, called IDEA. He will discuss how to select appropriate Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) prior to student completion of the IDEA evaluations and provide tips on how to garner a good response rate. Join us on Friday, October 22nd at 12 PM.
Category: General
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Suicide Prevention Booster
Join Angela Rector, with the Counseling Center, via Zoom on October 19th at 11:00am for information on Tennessee Tech’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plan. Zoom link: 3421837206, passcode: 95007171. Email arector@tntech.edu for more information.
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Research 101 Series: Identifying Funding
Don’t miss the next session in our Research 101 Series, Identifying Funding on October 21st at 11 AM. During this session participants will walk through the process for identifying funding including learning more about funding resources such as SPIN, Grants.gov, and Cornerstone OpsWATCH.
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Group Work Part 1
Student engagement and community are characteristics of a quality course regardless of the modality. While poorly structured group projects can lead to frustrations and stifle motivation for students, well-organized projects can pull students together as a team allowing them to learn from each other by sharing perspectives, mindsets, cultural expectations, and ideas. Join us for part 1 of this two-part series and learn how to successfully plan and utilize group work in your courses, as well as have a chance to hear from a student’s perspective.
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CAFÉ Conversations: President’s Cabinet Series
Join us on October 20th at 3 PM in Derryberry Room 200 for our next CAFÉ Conversations session with Dr. Cynthia Polk-Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs. During this session, Dr. Polk-Johnson and members of the Division of Student Affairs will provide an overview of their area and current resources and activities that promote student and faculty success. The conversation will also serve as an opportunity to engage with faculty on how they can partner with Student Affairs for overall student success.
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Traffic/Road Changes on Saturday, October 16 on Dixie Avenue
On Saturday, October 16, the Haunted Half Marathon will start and finish on campus. Traffic will be briefly affected the morning of the race in order to provide a safe race route. Vehicles exiting residence halls on the east side of campus will NOT be able to use Dixie Avenue and must exit through 9th Street only from 5 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m. The campus community is advised to avoid Dixie Avenue north of 7th Street the morning of October 16 if at all possible. Student residents are also advised that the start of the race will be signaled by ROTC firing the cannon at 7 a.m. Please contact University Police at 372-3234 with questions.
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CAFÉ Conversations: Inclusive Teaching
Our next CAFÉ Conversations brings together representatives from the Accessible Education Center and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Join us on Monday, October 18th at 3 pm in Derryberry Hall 200 to learn about best practices for creating inclusive teaching environments and practical ways to make your classrooms more accessible with the use of instructional technology resources.
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Socktober – New Socks for the Homeless
Research shows that the number one requested item among the homeless population is new socks. TN Tech Residential Life’s Tech Wars Committee is partnering with the University Service Center to collect brand new socks for the month of October. The halls are competing to see who can collect the most.
These new socks will be donated to the Cookeville Police Department, PC Sherriff’s Department, Independence Again, Rescue Mission and other organizations that work with Cookeville’s homeless population.
If you are interested in donating to this cause, you can bring your donation by to the University Service Center, RUC 119 (just beside the information desk on the first floor, in the lobby)
We will collect for the entire month of October, so bring them in before the 31st.
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Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Colleen Mestayer, Oct 14, at 11 am SWH 145
Please join us on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 11 am in Southwest Hall Room 145 to hear Dr. Colleen Mestayer, Lecturer in Communication. Dr. Colleen Mestayer has been at Tennessee Tech for the last 5 years where she teaches a variety of communication courses including Teamwork, Interpersonal Communication, Research Methods, and several courses in the new Event Planning Minor.
View live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/623429679029280/?ref=newsfeed
If you have an interest in the minors, Event Planning or Teamwork, or the Communication/Journalism majors, we highly recommend you mark your calendar for this event.
Pizza will be served!! Hope you can join us! Contact Jeannie Smith, jeanniesmith@tntech.edu, for information.
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CITL Small Group Instructional Diagnostic Opportunity
Small Group Instructional Diagnostic (SGID) Consultations are now available for Fall 2021! You can book your session any time between October 13-22, 2021. A Small Group Instructional Diagnostic (SGID) is a simple and straightforward evaluation process that uses structured small group discussions among students to provide confidential feedback to the instructor around the midpoint of a term. The benefit of incorporating a SGID into your course is that it allows you to receive feedback before the end of the term, so you can begin making adjustments. Don’t miss this opportunity to get feedback on your course and improve your end of course IDEA student evaluations.