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.
Category: General
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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.
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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:
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- Your supervisor
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- Tech Internal Audit – (931) 372-3045
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- Tech Online Reporting –
https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=42101
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- Tennessee State Hotline – (800) 232-5454
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- 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.
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2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ENDS Friday, October 16 at 4:30 PM CST
2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ends Friday, October 16, 2020, at 4:30 pm CT. This includes submission of all dependent verification documents.
Register for Virtual HELP SESSIONS 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.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday, October 16, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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REMINDER – Sick Leave Bank Enrollment – Faculty & Staff
The annual enrollment period for Faculty and Non-Faculty Sick Leave Banks is October 1 through October 31, 2020. If you are already a sick leave bank member, you do not need to re-enroll.
Please complete your enrollment form via DocuSign at Sick Leave Bank Form. Your form must be received by 4:30 pm on October 31, 2020. Please note that if you do wish to participate, the assessment will be fifteen (15.0) sick leave hours for full-time employees (prorated for permanent, part time). This will be deducted from your November Leave Report which will be turned in at the first of December.
NOTE: You may receive sick leave donations from other employees only if you are a sick bank member. Since the beginning of the program in 1989, there has not been a need to require more than the initial assessment of 15 hours for each full-time member.
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Tennessee Tech Today this week
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_10-9-20.mp3
This week’s show includes astronaut Barry Wilmore, an alumnus and Board of Trustees member, discussing his new opportunity to return to space; archivist Megan Atkinson talking about the new addition to the Tech archives; and, project design manager Christine Daniels offering up insight into the new west patio area.
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DON’T FORGET – 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment Ends October 16
2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ends Friday, October 16, 2020, at 4:30 pm CT.
Register for Virtual HELP SESSIONS 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.
Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday, October 16, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Join TTU Water Pros & EWB as they hear from their first speaker of the semester!
TTU Water Professionals and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) will be having our third joint meeting of the semester on Thursday, October 8th on Zoom from 11:00 – 11:45 am. At this meeting, we will be hearing from our first speaker of the semester, DeLayne Miller P.E.. DeLayne currently serves as Tennessee Tech’s Sustainability Manager and has a background in mechanical engineering. All are welcome to join!
To join through Zoom, please use https://tntech.zoom.us/j/82384979667?pwd=V2I3K1F1cUtFRkI5UW16Rm1jbFhHdz09
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Drive Thru Drop-off Holiday Food Drive
The National Society of Black Engineers has joined the annual efforts of the Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Club and the Campus Food Pantry in order to provide more holiday food baskets this year. We predict that there will be more folks in need this year than in years past. The first event, kicking off the Holiday Food Basket Project, will be Thursday, October 8, 2020. From 4pm – 6pm you can bring your items you want to donate and we will pick them up, curbside, at the campus food pantry. Tech Village 910 N. Willow Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501. This first drive thru drop-off will be hosted by NSBE. Keep an eye out for the next event toward the end of the month being hosted by the Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Club.
Items being collected: mashed potatoes, stuffing mix, gravy mix, corn bread mix, canned sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, and other canned veggies, cranberry sauce, pineapples, cream of mushroom or chicken, cake and brownie mixes, pie filling and pie crusts, salt/pepper packets, and other items you would expect to see on a holiday food table.
More information to come about how you can sponsor a ham or turkey for the baskets.
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REMINDER – Help Sessions for 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment
REMINDER to register for 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment Virtual 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.
Registration Link: Help Sessions
Thursday, October 8, 2020 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday, October 16, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm