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.
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.
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
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.
For Annual Enrollment Assistance, please register for one of the following virtual help sessions.
Registration Link: Help Sessions
Annual Benefit Enrollment for 2021 opens Thursday, October 1, and closed Friday, October 16, at 4:30 pm CT.
Helpful Enrollment Materials can be found at the following links.
Annual Enrollment Newsletter
Employee Self Service Instructions
How to Retrieve your Edison Access ID
How to Reset your Edison Password
Benefits Administration Service Desk
1-800-253-9981 or 615-741-3590, M – F, 8am – 4:30pm CT.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the TTU Food Pantry will only be open from 10am – 1pm today. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will be back on regular schedule Tuesday and for the rest of the week.
Remember to sign up: www.tntech.edu/volunteer
TTU Food Pantry | Tech Village | 910 N. Dixie Ave. | Cookeville, TN 38505 | 931.372.6143
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_9-25-20.mp3
Julie Baker, associate dean of the College of Education, discusses the success of the HIPSTER program; Pedro Arce, a chemical engineering professor, talks about teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, Steve Frye, director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, explains what it is like to have COVID-19.
Tennessee Tech’s chapter of AAUP will hold its next meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 via Zoom. All are welcome to attend the meeting. Previous members are encouraged to renew and non-members are invited to join our chapter. For more information or questions, please contact Chapter President Elizabeth Propes (History) at epropes@tntech.edu (or, if preferred elizabethpropes1870@gmail.com ) or Chapter Vice-President Dr. Josie McQuail (English) at jmcquail@tntech.edu Zoom link: https://tntech.zoom.us/j/97094001601?pwd=dENSeVlBUG1uSVpYbEVzWUdpb2YvQT09.
The Oakley STEM Center is honored to be one of the recipients of the 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine for their STEM 4 All Initiative. This award recognizes unique and innovative efforts for improving access to science, technology, engineering, and math for underrepresented students. These exceptional programs are dedicated to introducing and encouraging students of all ages and at all levels of education to pursue exciting academic opportunities and careers in these vital disciplines.
STEM 4 ALL is an inclusive program for K-12 students as well as adults with intellectual disabilities. Tennessee Tech faculty, STEM majors, and teacher candidates co-plan and co-teach STEM activities for participants and their families. The overall goal of STEM 4 ALL is to motivate this underserved student population to learn more about and pursue STEM disciplines.