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  • Drive Thru Drop-off Holiday Food Drive

    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.

    https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/outreach.php

  • 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

     

  • Suit Sale

    Suit Sale

    If you’re looking for a new professional outfit or are in the thrifting mood, come visit Student to Career’s annual Suits2Cheap Sale! It ends tomorrow, Thursday, October 8! We’re open 9 am – 1 pm in JOHN 402 and are putting out new items DAILY! Suits, jackets, and dresses are $2. Everything else is $0.50! We accept cash and card!

  • Food Pantry Closed Monday and Tuesday

    Food Pantry Closed Monday and Tuesday

    The campus food pantry will be closed during fall break on Monday and Tuesday, October 12th and 13th.  However, we are open until 6pm this Thursday, October 8th, to accommodate those who need to stock up for fall break.  Please remember to sign up before you arrive in order to fast track your shopping experience.  See link below.

    https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/pantry.php

  • Free Faculty & Staff Swim Clinic

    Free Faculty & Staff Swim Clinic

    The EXPW Department is hosting a free 5- week swim clinic for faculty & staff at Memorial Gym Pool
    2 convenient times to chose from including:
    Tuesday afternoons from 4:00- 5:00 pm and also from 7:00- 8:00 pm: October 20, 27, November 3, 10 & 17

    Please email Brad Westrick at bwestrick@tntech.edu to register or for further information.

  • Tennessee Tech Today this week

    Tennessee Tech Today this week

    Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_10-2-20.mp3

    This week’s show includes graduation rates climbing higher; Lee Wray, chief of staff, talking about being the new Board of Trustees secretary; and, Eric Brown, assistant director of CEROC, discussing Cybersecurity Month.

  • Sick Leave Bank Enrollment – Faculty & Staff

    The annual enrollment period for Faculty and Non-Faculty Sick Leave Banks will be 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.

  • Digital Exhibits on the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center

    Digital Exhibits on the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center

    The Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! The Tennessee Tech Archives is partnering with Multicultural Affairs to curate a series of three digital exhibits on the Center’s history and the history of Black students, faculty, and staff at Tennessee Tech.

    The first exhibit covers events held by the Center from 1990 to 2019. The exhibit features over 55 photographs, flyers, programs, invitations, clippings, and other documents that show the range of the Center’s activities.

    Check out the exhibit here: https://tntecharchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/bcce

  • University email signature templates available

    University email signature templates available

    The Office of Communications and Marketing provides email signature templates for use by faculty, staff and students. These templates allow Golden Eagles to add their contact information to emails with official university colors, logos and branding. Updated templates that can be personalized are available in the university’s Marketing Toolkit at https://www.tntech.edu/ocm/templates.php.

     

    Consider updating your email signature to the provided template now. Older versions of university email signatures may contain URLs that have expired or been updated.

  • Register for HELP SESSIONS – Annual Benefit Enrollment

    For Annual Enrollment Assistance, please register for one of the following virtual help sessions.

    Registration Link:   Help Sessions 

      • Tuesday, October 6, 2020                9:30am – 11:30am

     

      • Thursday, October 8, 2020              1:30pm – 3:30pm

     

      • Monday, October 12, 2020              9:00am – 11:00am

     

      • Wednesday, October 14, 2020        9:30am – 11:30am

     

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