Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) on September 26th at 11 AM for our replay “Generative AI: Making ChatGPT Work for You” to discover some ideas and tips for using generative AI in education. Learn how to integrate AI technology into your classroom, explore innovative ways to leverage AI for assessments, and gain practical strategies to prevent academic misconduct. Register below and contact the CITL with questions at citl@tntech.edu.
Category: General
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Putnam Proud: Annual Countywide Cleanup Sept. 23 – 30
Do your part to make Putnam County beautiful! From September 23-30, teams will pick up litter throughout the community and clean up roadways. Sign up as a campus group, an organization or just as a group of friends! Participants have the option to choose their own area to clean up or to be assigned an area. Register through the TN Tech’s Office of Sustainability and all supplies will be provided.
Email ttugreen@tntech.edu to register your team today!
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Free headshot day.
Free headshot day is here!!!! My name is Nick Fantasia, and I am the Photographer for the Office of Marketing and Communications. Once a year, we do a free headshot day for all new employees at Tech. This year we will be doing them on September 25 and 26 we will also be doing them for all employees. Space is limited. Please follow this link https://tf.tntech.edu/view.php?id=1467799 to sign up for a day and time.
We will be holding this event at our new studio located on the second floor of Foundation Hall, room 217. Please come dressed and ready to go for your time slot. If you have any questions, you can email me at Nfantasia@tntech.edu. Parking is very limited at Foundation Hall; the university shuttle may be the best option. You can find its route and schedule here: https://www.tntech.edu/parking/shuttles.php.
Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
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Open Water Swim Event
The Tennessee Tech Swim Club is hosting an open water swim event on Saturday, September 23 at 10:45 am at Floating Mill Park on Center Hill Lake. Triathletes, competitive swimmers or any strong swimmers interested are encouraged to join us for it. There will be lifeguards and kayakers serving as safety lookouts throughout the swim. We will have a cookout at the park after the swim for those that attend. Please contact Brad Westrick at bwestrick@tntech.edu for anyone interested in swimming or kayaking and for further information.
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Student Spotlight Nominations Now Open – Fall Semester
Do you know a student deserving recognition? The Division of Student Affairs is requesting nominations for the Student Affairs Student Spotlight. This project aims to highlight Golden Eagles students who excel both in and outside the classroom. Selected students will be featured in a Tech Times article and a Student Affairs Instagram post. Help us spotlight what outstanding students we have at Tennessee Tech. The nomination form can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/sa (link at bottom of page)
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Chess Table Dedication Ceremony
Join us as we dedicate the chess table in front of Henderson Hall to Professor Emeritus and former Dean Paul Semmes this Thursday, September 21, 11 a.m. on Centennial Plaza in front of Henderson Hall.
Dr. Semmes was a physics faculty member for 33 years, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for 6 years and Dean of the College for 14 years. In addition, Dr. Semmes was faculty leader of Tennessee Tech’s chess club for 28 years and is still an avid player.
Come out this Thursday to celebrate Dean Semmes, play chess and enjoy a treat! Tennessee Tech’s Chess Club will join to play chess and celebrate.
For additional information, email cas@tntech.edu.
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College of Arts & Sciences Stonecipher Lecture on Sept. 25
The College of Arts and Sciences, in celebration of this year’s Stonecipher Lecture, will host the University of Pennsylvania’s Adelheid Voskuhl for a lecture at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 25th, in Stonecipher Lecture Hall 113. The topic of the event, which is free and open to the public, is “Engineers and the World They Made: Machines, Policies – and Social Status in the Industrial Boom.”
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Retirement of Dr. Francis Otuonye
Please join us in celebrating the retirement of Dr. Francis Otuonye.
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
3:00-5:00 pm
Roaden University Center
Tech Pride Room
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Personalized Learning – Data Driven Decisions
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning for our next workshop on Tuesday, September 19th at 11 AM. Personalized learning is an approach to education that tailors instruction to students’ needs. In this session, we will discuss the importance of data-driven decisions and provide information about Small Group Instructional Diagnostics. SGID’s are a simple and straightforward evaluation process that uses structured small group discussions among students to provide confidential feedback to an instructor, generally around the midpoint of a term. Join this session to learn some practical strategies for integrating data-driven decisions in your course. Register below and contact the CITL with questions at citl@tntech.edu.
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Minecraft Server of Tennessee Tech
We are a group of Tennessee Tech students joined under a common interest of playing Minecraft. The server IP is ttumc.tech, but the server is whitelisted so you need to join our Discord at discord.ttumc.tech
(Note: if you join from the internet in the RUC or residential halls you can bypass the whitelist but it is still recommended to get whitelisted)
The server also supports Bedrock Edition cross-play! To join on Bedrock Edition use IP: bedrock.ttumc.tech Port: 25566. You will still need to get whitelisted so please join our Discord.
The server runs on a plugin that is coded by Tennessee Tech students and the server supports both Bedrock and Java Edition cross-play. The game mode is survival multiplayer or SMP and we do not allow griefing or theft. Feel free to join the Discord or email us at tntechmcserver@gmail.com to get verified and play on the server with other students.