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  • Chemistry Student Claudia McDavid Selected for ACS Student Leadership Award

    Chemistry Student Claudia McDavid Selected for ACS Student Leadership Award

    The Department of Chemistry would like to recognize Claudia McDavid from Kingsport, TN for receiving the 2023 Student Leadership award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). Claudia is a junior pursuing dual degrees in Chemistry and Biology, and minors in Sociology and Honors. She is a peer mentor for the Honors program and the Secretary of the Tech chapter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Claudia is one of the 14 students selected by ACS to receive this award. Recipients of this award are selected from competitive pools of students from United States and international universities based on their leadership skills and extracurricular activities. The students selected possess the skills and potential to become future leaders within the ACS professional society.

    As part of her selection Claudia attended the ACS Leadership Institute in Atlanta, GA in January. The Leadership Institute is an invitation-only conference that allows students to attend workshops and network with other student leaders from around the world, as well as ACS leaders from local sections, technical divisions, and the ACS national board.

  • Audit or Review Reports Received from External Agencies 1/23

    To comply with State Audit directives and Tennessee Tech Policy #130, any audit or review reports received from external agencies should be forwarded to Internal Audit when they are received throughout the year. If you or your department have received any audit or review reports from external agencies during FY 2022-23 that have not already been forwarded to Internal Audit, please send them to Deanna Metts (dmetts@tntech.edu) at this time. As you receive reports in the future, please send them to the same address.

    Please note – this request does not apply to accreditation reports.

  • General Complaint Reporting – Spring 2023

    General Complaint Reporting

    In addition to the Fraud, Waste, or Abuse reporting form, Tennessee Tech also has a form on Internal Audit’s website for confidentially reporting complaints about accounting, internal control, auditing matters, code of conduct, discrimination/harassment/retaliation, and other issues that are NOT fraud, waste, or abuse. Complainants remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS to Internal Audit unless the last section of the form is completed. General complaints received on this form are routed to appropriate campus departments for follow-up.

    The form can be submitted online or completed, printed, and mailed to Internal Audit, PO Box 5154, Cookeville, TN 38505.

    The online form can be found here.
    The printable form can be found at here.

  • Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse – Spring 2023

    Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

    Tennessee Tech endeavors to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to investigate allegations of such. If you have any knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse, please report it to one of the following:

    Additional information along with reporting options that allow the complainant to remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS can be found here or by contacting Tech Internal Audit at (931) 372-3045.

  • Student Spotlight Nominations Now Open- Spring Semester

    Student Spotlight Nominations Now Open- Spring 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://tf.tntech.edu/view.php?id=1192540.

  • iLearn Features You Might Not Know Exist

    iLearn Features You Might Not Know Exist

    Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) for our next Tuesday workshop, iLearn Features You Might Not Know Exist, on January 24th at 11 AM. iLearn is loaded with many practical timesaving features that instructors might not be aware of.  In this session, Dr. Kelvin Norman and Lauren Neal will elaborate on how to locate and use these hidden gems so that instructors can get the most out of their iLearn experience.  Included in this list of top features are copying assignments within a course, Quick Eval, restoring assessments, setting default availability dates, and more. Register below and contact the CITL with questions at CITL@tntech.edu.

    Register

  • Renovation Temporary Locations for Multicultural Affairs/Black Cultural Center

    For the spring semester, the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center and the Multicultural Affairs Office will be undergoing renovations. The office will be temporarily relocated to other spaces on the 2nd floor of the Roaden University Center.

    The temporary locations will be RUC 241 (formerly the Noble Cody Suite) for the Multicultural Affairs Graduate Assistant and the Administrative Associate, Mrs. Corinne Johnson. This is the newly renovated student lounge area.

    Charria Campbell, Director of Student Engagement & Intercultural Affairs, is in office 214 in the Center for Student Engagement Suite.

    Dr. Rob Owens has moved to his permanent office location for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, RUC 235.

    If you have any questions or need to contact us, you may call (931) 372-3392 or email MulticulturalAffairs@tntech.edu. You may also contact us and find updated information on the website: https://www.tntech.edu/multicultural-affairs/contact.php .

  • Take the Office of Sustainability’s January Survey: Wings Up-Cycled!

    Take the Office of Sustainability’s January Survey: Wings Up-Cycled!

    Take a moment to answer some questions from the Office of Sustainability about eco-friendly shopping habits, and learn about a FREE resource available on campus: Wings Up-Cycled!

    Survey link here

  • Counseling Center Closure this week

    The Counseling Center will be closed January 11th, 12th, and 13th as we move back to our space in RUC 307. In case of emergency please contact Eagle Eye After-Hour Crisis Hotline at 855-206-8997. For immediate crisis or emergency please contact Volunteer Behavioral Health at 1-800-704-2351, or University Police at 372-3234, or go to nearest emergency department.

  • Part-Time Student Worker Neeeded

    Part-Time Student Worker Neeeded

    Tennessee Tech Office of Graduate Studies is seeking a part-time student worker! This position offers flexible hours, but student is able to work up to 20 hrs/week. Preference will be given to applicant who can work in the afternoon (12pm-4pm). This position is applicable for undergraduate or graduate students. Applicant will need to acquire interpersonal/customer-service skills and will need to be comfortable with Excel as well as social media usage. All majors are welcomed! Please email resume or CV to Gradstudies@tntech.edu to apply!

    For any questions, please email Gradstudies@tntech.edu.