Tech Times

Category: General

  • Operation Christmas Child 2020

    Operation Christmas Child 2020

    The Annual Service Learning and Nursing Collaborative Project, Operation Christmas Child, will continue this year. However, it will look a little different in order for us to follow proper health and safety precautions. You can pick up a flyer at RUC Room 119. You can also learn more about the program at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/

      • Donation Drop-off:

    October 19 – November 17

      • | RUC 119 and TTU Campus Food Pantry in Tech Village. More locations may be added along the way.

     

      • Drive-thru Drop-off:

    November 17, 2020

      • between 11am and 2pm at the Roaden University Center. Pull down to the unloading zone where volunteers will collect bags from vehicles. Please have your items in a clear plastic grocery or Ziploc bag and include your $9 shipping fee.

     

      • Outside Packing Party:

    November 19, 2020

      11am – 2pm on Centennial Plaza. We will have all collected items sorted on tables for you to make boxes onsite and donate to the shipping fee. Volunteers will be wearing gloves and masks to assist you in making boxes.

    Please check the website for suggested items for a box and prohibited items.

    If you have questions please contact the Service Learning Center, 931-372-6120

  • Apply for Next Year’s Scholarships by December 15

    The general scholarship application for the 2021-2022 academic year is due Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. All students must complete this application in order to be eligible for Tennessee Tech scholarships in the 2021-2022 academic year.

    Even if you have a renewable departmental scholarship this year, you have to re-apply in order for that scholarship to be renewed!

    To apply, log into your Eagle Online account, choose the “Student” tab and select the “Apply for Scholarships/Accept Scholarships” link. For additional assistance and information, please visit the Scholarship website.

    www.tntech.edu/scholarships/apply

    For questions, email scholarships@tntech.edu or call (931) 372-6159.

  • Tennessee Tech Today for this week

    Tennessee Tech Today for this week

    Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_10-16-20.mp3

    This week’s show includes head football coach Dewayne Alexander talking about playing conference football in the spring; and, Dawson Hassler discussing being the student representative on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

  • Flu Vaccines

    Please come see Health Services at the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing on:

    Monday, October 19 (9a-12p) at Centennial Plaza

    Tuesday, October 20 (1p-4p) at MS Cooper Pinkerton breezeway

  • VIRTUAL Eagle Works workshop Oct. 21 – FREE SHIRTS!

    VIRTUAL Eagle Works workshop Oct. 21 – FREE SHIRTS!

    Design Thinking is a process that can be used for any problem in any career! Join this virtual workshop that will take you through the process and help you prepare for the Eagle Works Idea Challenge on Nov. 11! Everyone who joins will get a secret code to pick up a free Eagle Works t-shirt!

    This Eagle Works workshop will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m.

    Teams link: http://bit.ly/TTUDesign

  • 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ENDS FRIDAY at 4:30 PM CT

    2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ends Friday, October 16, 2020, at 4:30 pm CT.  Submission of all dependent verification documents is due by Friday, October 16, 2020, at 4:3o pm CT. 

    Register for the final Virtual HELP SESSION at the following link:  Help Sessions

    The time frame for the Help Sessions is two hours, however it is not required for you to attend the whole time. The Help Sessions are a drop-in opportunity for you to ask questions and speak with our TTU Benefit Specialist regarding Open Enrollment.

    Friday, October 16, 2020                          2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Reporting Vending Machine Issues

    Auxiliary Services has updated the process of reporting vending machine issues on campus.  You are now able to report service issues via work order request on the campus vending website. https://www.tntech.edu/aux/vending.php

     

  • National Chemistry Week Oct. 18 – 24

    The Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) invite you to join us in celebrating National Chemistry Week (NCW) next week. The theme this year is “Sticking with Chemistry” and focuses on glues and adhesives. The goal of NCW is to educate people about how chemistry impacts their lives and promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. We have several events planned throughout the week that we invite the campus and general community to participate in: Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. we will be giving away take home activity bags in the STEM center lobby; Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Foster 233 undergraduate Rebecca Firth will be giving a presentation over Green Chemistry and Pollution Prevention; Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 5-7 p.m. we will paint pumpkins and have hot cider in Foster 406; Thursday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Foster 233 we will show the webinar “Strange Tales from the Periodic Table: the Disappearing Spoon”, and Friday, Oct. 23 we will host a spirit night at Panda Express from 4-8 p.m. Make sure to check Tech Times next week for more details on all of these fun events. Please email smacsttu@gmail.com for more info.

  • General Complaint Reporting – Fall 2020

    General Complaint Reporting

    In addition to the Fraud, Waste, or Abuse reporting form, Tennessee Tech also has a form on Internal Audit’s website for confidentially reporting complaints about accounting, internal control, auditing matters, code of conduct, and other related issues that are NOT fraud, waste, or abuse. Complainants remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS to Internal Audit unless the last section of the form is completed. General complaints received on this form are routed to appropriate campus departments for follow-up.

    The form can be submitted online or completed, printed, and mailed to Internal Audit, PO Box 5154, Cookeville, TN 38505.

    The online form can be found at https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=322625.

    The printable form can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/internalaudit/pdf/generalcomplaints/gencomp.pdf.

  • Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse – Fall 2020

    Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

    Tennessee Tech endeavors to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to investigate allegations of such. If you have any knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse, please report it to one of the following:

      • Your supervisor

     

      • Tech Internal Audit – (931) 372-3045

     

      • Tech Online Reporting –

    https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=42101

      • Tennessee State Hotline – (800) 232-5454

     

      • Tennessee State Online Reporting –

    https://comptroller.tn.gov/office-functions/investigations/fraud-waste-and-abuse.html

    Additional information along with reporting options that allow the complainant to remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/internalaudit/fwa.php or by contacting Tech Internal Audit at (931) 372-3045.