With the semester coming to an end, we wanted to share with you all what we have been up to! It has been a busy semester over here at the Office of Sustainability, and we are excited to tell you all about it! Follow the link below to check out our newsletter!
Category: General
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CITL iLearn: Import/Export/Copy Course Components Workshop Session
The end of the semester is the time to prepare iLearn courses for copying components to the next semester’s courses. This process involves updating Master iLearn courses as well as cleaning up existing semester courses. In this session, we will discuss the exact procedures for adding, deleting, and modifying content topics, quizzes, assignments, discussions, and other iLearn components. The process of copying, exporting, and importing entire courses and between semesters will be explained in detail. As well as elaboration on the steps for selecting specific items to be copied as well as how to manage or offset start, end, and due dates.
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Return Your Rented Textbooks
Return Your Rentals
Don’t forget to return your rented textbooks during finals week. The Bookstore will have extended hours.
May 3rd – May 6th 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM
May 7th 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
May 8th 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
OR
Ship your books by printing a label from the link below.https://tenn-tech.bncollege.com/shop/tenn-tech/page/rental-book-return
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Tennessee Tech Today
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTechTodayforApril302021.mp3
This week’s show includes Allen Mullis, the executive director for student success, and Simone McKelvey, the director of the Launchpad Student Success Center, talking about Launchpad; and, Tania Datta and Alfred Kalyanapu, associate professors in civil and environmental engineering, along with students Maci Arms and Thomas Harris, discussing water research in Gainesboro.
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Swim Instructors Needed
Campus Recreation is looking for Swim Instructors to teach kid swim lessons over the summer. If you or someone you know is looking for a summer job and has experience teaching lessons, please contact Garrett Lucas for more information at glucas@tntech.edu.
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COB Career Ready Advocate Awards – Winners Announced
The Professional Readiness and Leadership Center in the College of Business wishes to recognize this year’s winners of the Career Ready Advocate Award. This award is given to the faculty, staff, and campus community members who have had an impact in the development of young professionals.
The faculty award for 2021 goes to Leigh Waggoner of the Accounting Department. Also of the Accounting Department, Cindy Gates has won the staff award. As for the campus community, Erin Bullington from the Center for Career Development is recognized.
Congratulations to these excellent leaders!
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Food Pantry Finals Week Hours
Monday, May 3, 2021 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Congratulations EXPW Grads!!!
Congratulations to all of our EXPW Pre-Professional graduates!!! We are so proud of all that they have accomplished. We know that they will go on to do great things in their fields. Many of our Exercise Science Students have been accepted to the top graduate programs in the country. We are grateful for our top-notch faculty that go above and beyond to help our students succeed!!
Look at where some of our students are today:
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- University of Delaware (#1 PT school in the country: US News & World Report Top PT Schools in US, 2016)
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- UAB
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- Belmont
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- Brenau
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- Columbia Medical School
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- East Tennessee State University
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- University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center- Memphis
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- Howard University
And many others!
We are so excited for what the future holds for each of our students!
Are you a graduating senior in the College of Education?? Tell us your story! Contact the College of Education Student Success Center at 931-372-6036 or email edadvising@tntech.edu.
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Tech Togetherness Award Nominations
Although things have looked a little different this year, we still want to reach out and acknowledge those that have helped us remain together in spirit. This year we will be awarding six (6) Unsung Hero awards. All regular full-time and part-time Tennessee Tech employees are eligible for nomination. Any Tech employee, student or friend of the university may fill out this online application: https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=89760
The goal of Tech Togetherness is to bridge the gaps and create stronger relationships between administrators, faculty, staff, and the Tech community at large. With everyone moving in the same direction we can all individually and collectively reach this goal.
More information about the Tech Togetherness Initiative can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/provost/tech_togetherness.php
Winners will be recognized during a Tech Togetherness Award Ceremony (details on the ceremony will be forthcoming). Nominations will be accepted through May 10, 2021.
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A History of Black Students & Employees at Tennessee Tech
The Tennessee Tech University Archives’ newest digital exhibit is now live! “‘Imagine Going Half a Day and Not Seeing Anybody That Looks Like You’: A History of Black Students & Employees at Tennessee Tech” provides a survey of the Black history of the university from its founding in 1915 through the present day. It features over 175 photographs, oral histories, clippings, flyers, and other documents.
The exhibit can be viewed at: https://tntecharchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/blackhistory
The exhibit is part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center. The previous two digital exhibits for the anniversary can be browsed here.
For more on the 30th Anniversary events, check out the website here.