Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_5-8-20.mp3.
This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes the Celebration of Excellence award winners for student workers, diversity, advising, clerical, professional and Derryberry, including interviews with each winner.
7th St, from Mahler Ave to Walnut Ave, will be closed to through traffic on Monday, May 11th, through Wednesday, May 13th in order to make necessary repairs to the building.
Annually the School of Human Ecology recognizes outstanding students during a reception scheduled in April. This year’s awards will be presented virtually on Friday, May 8.
Students will be recognized in these categories: Outstanding Freshman – Hannah Bernhardt; Outstanding Sophomore – Kaylee Case; Outstanding Junior – Katy Hitchcock; Outstanding Senior – Sydney Elrod; Outstanding Child Development & Family Relations – Mary Lee; Outstanding Food Systems Administration – Julia Vesely; Outstanding Nutrition & Dietetics – Alyssa Lewin; Outstanding Child Life – Emily Reynolds; Outstanding Family & Consumer Science Education – Abby Bohannon; Outstanding Housing & Design – Jacob Williams; Outstanding Merchandising & Design – Kiara Blain and the Outstanding Human Ecology Award – Hannah Petty. A list of recipients is available on the website: https://www.tntech.edu/cahe/hec/
Stadium Drive will be closed beginning Monday, May 11th from 7th Street to the end of Browning Evins Residence Hall. It will remain closed until the completion of roof replacement work on Browning Evins Hall. Armstrong Avenue will be open from 7th Street and Wings Up Way will be open from the new Student Recreation Center to Stadium Drive.
This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes Jennifer Shank, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, talking about taking commencement to her graduating seniors; Michael Aikens, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and students Libby Baldwin, Daniel Hines and Annalicia Larsen discussing Eagle Works; and Allen Mullis, Executive Director for Student Success, and Simone McElvey, Director of Advising and Retention Services, discussing registration for summer and fall semesters.
The TN Tech Counseling Center will be hosting a virtual academic success workshop each day on Monday, May 4-Thursday, May 7 at 2pm each day. The format of this virtual workshop will be Q & A with counselors from the counseling center regarding final exam prep topics such as study tips, time management, academic stress management, sleep hygiene etc. Please join at https://zoom.us/j/94118748718, with meeting ID 941 1874 8718. For more information please contact Dr. Christina Mick at the counseling center.
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The Commission on the Status of Women is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual awards. Yvette Clark, Executive Director of IT, has won the CSW Excellence Award for her outstanding service for women and gender equity during her time at Tech. Amy Bosley, a graduate student in Counseling & Psychology, has received the Alison Piepmeier Outstanding Student Award for her incredible efforts to promote gender equity. We are honored to announce these winners and look forward to a rescheduled awards ceremony in the fall.
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_4-17-20.mp3.
This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes Tech alumnus and astronaut Barry Wilmore discusses isolation and distancing from COVID 19; Christina Mick, counseling center assistant director, talks about counseling services for students; and Eric Brown, assistant director of Tech’s Cybersecurity, Education, Research and Outreach Center, praises Cyber Eagles for their showing in a recent competition.