Tech Times

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  • The Center for Rural Innovation seeks Graduate Assistant

    The Center for Rural Innovation seeks Graduate Assistant

    Graduate Assistant — The Center for Rural Innovation

    TCRI is hiring a Graduate Assistant to support program operations for the Tennessee Rural Fellowship. Responsibilities include building and maintaining workflows/SOPs, templates, and program documents, coordinating calendars, agendas, and notes, organizing shared resources, and assisting with reporting and logistics for meetings, webinars, and communications.
    Compensation:$1,200/month + course fee support
    Term: Spring 2026 (may be renewable) • Hours: 20/week
    Open until filled • Questions/Apply: Stefanie Byrd/sbyrd@tntech.edu

  • Help Brighten a Child’s Day – TACRAO Service Project

    Help Brighten a Child’s Day – TACRAO Service Project

    Show your Tech Pride and help us make a difference at this year’s TACRAO Annual Meeting!  We’re collecting new children’s books for Chattanooga’s Erlanger Children’s Hospital to share comfort, joy, and the love of reading.

    📚 What to Bring:
    New books for infants through teens (no used books, please) – you can find inexpensive options at Dollar Tree, Ollie’s, and more!  Best of all, books are easy to pack!

    💪 Make it Fun:
    Turn it into a campus or office competition to see who can bring the most books!

    📅 When: Now – November 17

    📍 Where: Office of the Registrar, Jere Whitson Building Room 221

    Every book helps bring smiles and comfort to a child in the hospital. 💛

    Thank you for helping us make this year’s conference not only memorable, but meaningful.

  • Fall 2025 Research Series: Professional Profiles

    Fall 2025 Research Series: Professional Profiles

    Join us on Thursday, November 6, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM via Teams for the next session in our Research Series: Professional Profiles. Learn how to navigate professional profile databases and track your research efforts throughout your career. Discover strategies to keep your academic and professional presence organized and impactful. Register here and contact cafe@tntech.edu with questions.

  • How to Make Your Discussion Posts More Engaging

    How to Make Your Discussion Posts More Engaging

    Want to boost student interaction in your online discussions? This session offers practical strategies to create compelling prompts, encourage meaningful responses, and use D2L tools to enhance engagement. You’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas and templates to energize your course discussions. Join us Tuesday, November 4th at 11 AM via Teams to learn more. Register here and contact citl@tntech.edu with questions.

  • Sawmill Poetry Series & Brownbag Workshop- Alison Townsend

    Monday, November 3rd- two featured events with 2020 Winner of the Rattle Poetry Prize!

    Brown Bag Workshop: November 3 at 2:00pm, Henderson Hall 214- Join Alison Townsend for an informal discussion about craft and building a career in creative writing!

    Sawmill Poetry Series Reading: November 3 at 7:00pm, at Plenty Bookshop in Cookeville. View more event details here.

    Alison Townsend is the author of The Green Hour and The Blue Dress. For more information, please contact womenscenter@tntech.edu

  • Diploma Frame Sale

    Diploma Frame Sale

    Diploma Frame Sale Oct. 29th – Nov. 4th

    Save 20% in-store or online

    https://tenn-tech.bncollege.com

     

  • Tennessee Tech University on TikTok

    The university has updated guidelines for the use of TikTok as a communications platform. Managed by the Office of Communications & Marketing and operated through approved, non-university networks, the official university TikTok account is now active and complies with state regulations. Creation of additional university TikTok accounts is not permitted. For more information, visit tntech.edu/socialmedia/guidelines.php.

  • Upcoming Cutover Dates – Important Talon Transition Information

    Upcoming Cutover Dates – Important Talon Transition Information

    The full cutover schedule is available at the Talon website.

    November 1

    • Any new software contract requests (SDSRFs) must be at Final Review by 11/1. *Multiple approvals are required prior to the Final Review.

    November 3

    • Last day to change W-4 via Self-Service – can be set up/changed via paper from 11/3 – 1/2
    • Last day to process direct deposit via Self-Service – can be set up/changed via paper from 11/3 – 1/2
    • Last day to change home address via Self-Service – can be set up/changed via paper from 11/3 – 1/2
  • Nominate a Faculty Member for Scholar-Mentor Award 2025-2026

    Nominate a Faculty Member for Scholar-Mentor Award 2025-2026

    The University established the Scholar-Mentor Award to honor TTU’s long history of close relationships between faculty and their students. The award honors a faculty member who displays outstanding mentorship, integrating scholarship, research, and teaching excellence. The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2025-26 Scholar Mentor Award is Friday, November 21, 2025. Complete guidelines and the nomination forms are on the Office of Research’s home page at the link below. Please send the forms to Bethany Jones at bjjones@tntech.edu.

    https://www.tntech.edu/research/scholar-mentor-award.php 

  • Reducing Student Ghosting: Don’t be Spooked by AI

    Reducing Student Ghosting: Don’t be Spooked by AI

    It’s that spooky time of year when some students begin to disengage, and when learners vanish, it can feel like a course mystery. AI can provide strategies and clues to help bring them back into focus. In this session we’ll explore how AI can support you with chunking content, generating retrieval practice questions, scaffolding assignments, and designing activities that keep students engaged and connected to your course. Join us Tuesday, October 28th at 11 AM via Teams to learn more. Register here and contact citl@tntech.edu with questions.