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  • Apply to be a Resident Assistant! Applications close February 16th

    Apply to be a Resident Assistant! Applications close February 16th

    Are you looking for a job that is a great resume builder and provides transferrable interpersonal skills all while working from the comfort of your Residence Hall?

    Then this is for you!

    The Office of University Housing and Residential Life is looking for student leaders to hire as Resident Assistants for the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Academic Term. This position includes creating programs for your floor, serving Help Desk a few hours a week, serving Duty Nights a few nights a month, and participating with a Commitee.

    Benefits include: Monthly Stipend, Early Class Registration, and an Assignment to a Private Room at a Traditional Double Room Rate.

    Apply Using the Link Attached: Residential Life – Student Employment (tntech.edu) (https://www.tntech.edu/reslife/employment.php#RA_info)

    For More Information, Reach out to your Hall Director!

  • CSB Black History Month Trivia Feb. 1 question

    Once again, the Committee on the Status of Blacks is hosting a daily Black History Month trivia contest. Links to each day’s question will be posted to Tech Times, with cool prizes for winners. Here are the names of only a few of the contributors (the rest to be named soon):

    290 Barbeque and Jerk

    Lamp and Light House/Cumberland Mountain Outdoor Store

    City Girl Soaps

    ZagSwag

    The College of Education

    SMASH Martial Arts Studio

    Today’s question can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/9Drw8E4h8m

    If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Troy Smith: tdsmith@tntech.edu

  • Free Medicare Classes

    Join a FREE class to learn more about how Medicare coverage works. Registration is required. Call Upper SHIP directly at 931-432-4150 or 1-877-801-0044 to save your seat or for questions.

    Cookeville at Upper Cumberland Development District

      • Feb. 14th @ 10am-12pm

      • March 14 @ 10am-12pm

    Crossville at Art Circle Library on

      March 16 @ 1pm-4pm

    Livingston at Millard Oakley Library

      • Feb. 27 @ 10am-12pm

      • March 27 @ 10am-12pm

  • Counseling Center Drop in space

    On Wednesday, February 1 from 9:00am-11:00am , the counseling center in collaboration with multicultural affairs and student engagement will be holding space for reflection and conversation in Roaden University Center room 246. This space aims to provide a confidential, safe, and trusting environment for reflection or a space to process the events happening in Tennessee and nationally.

    For more information please contact the counseling center at 931-372-3331.

  • Custodial Survey

    HES is interested in hearing from faculty, staff, and students. We are interested in understanding the needs of our customers and how we can better serve. We have made available a link to our online survey that only takes a few moments. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and we look forward to hearing from you.

    https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_czIOEIFGxtq3ymO

  • Black History Month 2023 Events

    Black History Month 2023 Events

    Join the Tennessee Tech Multicultural Affairs Office, Center for Student Engagement, SGA, Diversity & Inclusion Office, History Department, Commission on the Status of Blacks (CSB), Human Ecology, The Women’s Center and the Music department in celebrating and honoring Black History Month.

    The events include a Daily Trivia & Prize Give away;
    February 2, Jonathan Blanchard 11am in RUC Tech Pride Room, “History of Hip Hop”, and 6pm in RUC Multipurpose, Concert “The Block Party”; February 7, Anthony Ray Hinton, 6pm, Derryberry Auditorium who will share his story of being wrongly convicted and exonerated after 30 years through the efforts of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI); February 9, RUC Tech Pride Room, Jeff Hobbs speaks on “Cherokee Freedmen” with Associate Professor Troy Smith; February 19, Gospel Extravaganza, Location TBD; Feb. 21st, 11am Tech Pride Room “Racing Through Time” Student led History Exhibit, and 5:30pm RUC Multipurpose Room, Soul Food Night; Feb. 22, 7:30pm Derryberry Hall Auditorium, Center Stage Event with Ebone Bell; February 26, 5:30pm IMPACT Banquet, Leslie Town Center honoring Mary Alice McClellan and Lori Jackson Stode (tickets required); February 27, 6pm, RUC Tech Pride Room, Paint Night with Marc Burnett, alumnus and former VP of Student Affairs.

    See a full list of events and contact information for questions here: https://www.tntech.edu/multicultural-affairs/events.php

  • Mandatory Training – Title VI

    All Tennessee Tech employees must complete annual Title VI training by April 10, 2023. This training can be accessed in Tech Express by locating the red tab for Title VI training on the Campus Resources Card.

    Completion of this training is a component of employee performance evaluations. In addition, failure to complete the training by April 10, 2023, will result in the termination of access to Tennessee Tech computer resources.

    If you have questions, contact the Compliance Office at compliance@tntech.edu

  • Rubrics

    Rubrics

    Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) on Tuesday, January 31st at 11 AM for a workshop on rubrics. Rubrics are a best practice for communicating criteria and achievement levels of assignments to students in both online and on-ground courses. Well-developed rubrics show alignment between assignment criteria and overall module/unit and course learning objectives. Before the assignment, rubrics help students understand the connections between the “what” and “why” of learning. After the assignment, rubrics also help instructors provide quicker, more consistent feedback to students, often helping answer a common student question: why did I receive the grade I received? In this session, participants will hear from Tennessee Tech faculty who utilize rubrics and see examples of digital rubrics in iLearn.  Register below and contact the CITL with questions at citl@tntech.edu.

    Register 

  • Summer 2023 Undergraduate Graduation Application Deadline

    The deadline to apply for graduation for Summer 2023 is February 1. If you intend to complete your degree in Summer 2023 and have not yet applied for graduation, you can apply directly from your Degree Works audit! You can access your degree audit by clicking on the DegWork link in Tech Express.

  • Employee Appreciation Event! Thursday, January 26th — Basketball at the HOOP

    Employee Appreciation Event! Thursday, January 26th — Basketball at the HOOP

    Get ready for an evening of fun as we celebrate employees who make Tennessee Tech an awesome place to be!

    On Thursday, January 26th, employees can present their Eagle Card/ID at a table in the Hooper Eblen Center Lobby to obtain tickets to a doubleheader of Tech basketball. Each employee will be given the number of complimentary tickets in their immediate family.  You will also receive a voucher to redeem for a drink and popcorn OR a drink and hotdog at any concession stand.

    Games are at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. and you can attend one or both games.   The men’s game at 6 p.m. will be televised on ESPNEWS.  Appropriate annual leave will need to be taken, and don’t forget supervisor permission, but what a good reason to ask!

    For questions about tickets, call the Athletics Ticket Office at 931-372-3940 or e-mail Jessica Morgan at jlmorgan@tntech.edu.