Do you love being a Golden Eagle? Do you enjoy making a difference? Have you been looking for your place and community on campus? Do you look awesome in purple and gold? If you answered YES to any or all of those questions, you’ll love being a Trailblazer! The Tech Trailblazers are a brand new organization on campus and we want YOU to apply to be a founding member! More info and the link to apply can be found at www.tntech.edu/beatrailblazer. You should also follow us on Instagram: @tntechtrailblazers. If you have any questions about the position, please email visit@tntech.edu. We hope to receive your application SOON!
Category: General
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Capital Quad Parking During Spring Break
The parking in Capital Quad will be closed during spring break due to paving and striping. All vehicles must be moved out of this location by the end of day Friday, March 12, 2021.
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IFC Donates 2,100+ Items to Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter
The Tennessee Tech Interfraternity Council (IFC) donated more than 2,100 items to the Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter on Friday, March 5, thanks to the generosity of the IFC’s 10 fraternities and the College Panhellenic Association’s five sororities. Items donated to the shelter included dog food, cat food, puppy training pads, dish soap, laundry detergent, and bleach.
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Calling all writers! Creative Writing Contest on Water
The Office of Sustainability is hosting our first ever Creative Writing Contest for this year’s Water Week (March 22-26)! We are open to all forms of creative writing, such as short stories, plays, poems, comics, etc. The only criteria is that your work must be centered around the theme of WATER and be no longer than 1,000 words! Submissions open March 8th and will close on March 26th! The winner will receive a sustainability gift bag and be featured on our website and social media! Please email submissions to TTUGreen@tntech.edu.
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Free LISS Workout!
Join Campus Recreation for a free LISS workout Tuesday the 9th and Thursday the 11th at 11 am.
What is LISS? LISS stands for Low Intensity Steady State. It’s a great workout for beginners, anyone needing active recovery, and an enjoyable workout! We will be walking through campus for 30-40 minutes. Carrying weights will be offered to those wanting a slightly more challenging workout.
We will meet in the lobby of the BURN. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Health Promotion Coordinator Garrett Lucas at glucas@tntech.edu.
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Chance to win a 2021 Tech yearbook ends Monday, March 8 at 6 p.m.!
Submit a photo of yourself for a chance to win a 2021 Tech yearbook! Submit a photo by 6 p.m. on Monday, March 8 for a chance to win and be included in the 2021 yearbook!
link: https://forms.gle/arEzLTYPC9RAse5fA
Email Shelby Campbell at sdcampbell43@tntech.edu for any questions or technical difficulties.
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Final Week to Pre-Order the 2021 Yearbook!
Purchase your 2021 Eagle Yearbook by March 15! Yearbooks are available for purchase by going to ybpay.lifetouch.com and entering the Yearbook ID Code 11096421. Yearbooks are $35 and personalization is an extra $5. Contact Shelby Campbell at sdcampbell43@tntech.edu for questions about purchasing yearbooks.
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Register today for the Eagle Works competition! $10,000 first prize!
Eagle Works registration is now open! Join students from programs across campus to compete for awards totaling $20,000. Eagle Works is a Shark Tank-style competition focusing on innovation & entrepreneurship, problem-solving, creative thinking, and teamwork!
The competition is open to all Tech students from all programs of study. Find out more at our next workshop on Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m. in the iMakerSpace (watch Wednesday’s Tech Times for more details!)
This year’s competition will be held on Saturday, April 10 at 2 p.m. on Zoom. For complete details, deadlines, and to register for the competition, visit www.tntech.edu/eagleworks or email akruszka@tntech.edu
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Mindfulness March
The TN Tech Counseling Center is sponsoring Mindfulness March with an interactive tabling event on March 11 from 10am-2pm in the RUC Lobby. Mindfulness tips will be posted to the Counseling Center Instagram page on Wednesdays during the month of March. In addition, the counseling center will host the “Be Kind to Your Mind” virtual workshop via Zoom on March 25@11:00am. Meeting Id is 83187277942 Passcode:58374377 For more information please contact Dr. Christina Mick at the counseling center.
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Adopt and share insights about text books and course materials
We’re excited to introduce the Adoption & Insights Portal, your source for researching, adopting and sharing insights about textbooks and course materials.
In partnership with the University Bookstore, we are introducing this new portal to help us achieve our goals of student success and retention by ensuring course material adoptions are submitted at a 100% submission rate by our adoption deadline of March 29th, 2021.
We invite you to attend one of our live webinars to learn how to adopt your course materials:
Wednesday, March 3rd 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Register Now
Thursday, March 4th 11:00 am – 12:00pm Register Now
Tuesday, March 9th 10:00 am – 11:00 am Register Now
Thursday, March 11th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Register Now
When registering for one of these sessions, disregard the password field and select the green “register” button. You will be prompted to enter your information and once completed a meeting invite will be emailed to you.
If you are unable to attend one of the webinars, we will be recording one of sessions and sending that out in follow-up communication. In the meantime, we have attached a brief video introducing AIP.
As a part of this launch, we have also integrated the platform with the campuses Single Sign On (SSO) technology. You can conveniently access AIP from: Tech Express. Search for the “BN AIP” application under your QuickLinks.
Once you access AIP, if you do not see any information and you believe you should please contact the bookstore so they can make sure you are loaded in the system with the appropriate permissions.
Kerri Demeri
Director of Auxiliary Services
Elizabeth Owens
Manager, University Bookstore
931-372-3131