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  • Careers n’ Coffee featuring Kimley-Horn is Monday, Sept. 13

    Careers n’ Coffee featuring Kimley-Horn is Monday, Sept. 13

    Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of coffee while speaking with recruiters from Kimley-Horn on Monday, Sept. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor).

    Kimley-Horn is a professional engineering planning and design consulting firm with over 80 offices nationwide. Kimley-Horn offers services to the private and public sectors in a wide range of disciplines including land development, transportation planning, roadway design, urban development, and more!! Do not miss this opportunity to network with recruiters as they share information about available positions within their company!! Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW in Handshake before speaking to recruiters!!!

    https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25869/student_preview?token=qcIkw2OTZgtLlo1rGj57BZbDdtqMN4lzJirI1zYYDWQiZCsLELzw8w

    Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development

    career@tntech.edu

    931-372-3232

  • Extended Chick-Fil-A Hours

    Extended Chick-Fil-A Hours

    For the month of September Chick-Fil-A will be opening at 8am on Saturday mornings!

  • First Rural Reimagined Club Meeting Fall 2021 

    First Rural Reimagined Club Meeting Fall 2021 

    First Rural Reimagined Club Meeting Fall 2021

    The Rural Reimagined Club (RRC), a student-led organization representing Tennessee Tech’s Grand Challenge initiative to transform rural living through science, technology, and innovation, wants to invite you to their first meeting on Tuesday, September 21st, during dead hour in STEM Center Room 139. This meeting will be discussing what Rural Reimagined is and what the club’s focus is. Come learn more about Rural Reimagined at TN Tech and get to know the officers of RRC! For more information, contact RRC Marketer, Sarah Brown at sabrown44@tntech.edu .

     

  • Office of Research Congratulates External Funding Winners from August

    Externally sponsored award winners from August:

    • Alice Camuti, Alfred Kalyanapu (Co-PI), John Brackins (Co-PI): NSF (Graduate Research Fellowship Program)
    • Julie Baker, Lisa Zagumny (Co-PI), Jeremy Wendt (Co-PI): S. Dept. of Education via TN Dept. of Education
    • Steve Click and Shirin Noei (Co-PI): S. Dept. of Transportation via University of Florida
    • Brad Cohen: USFWS via TWRA
    • Ismail Fidan: NSF via Sommerset Community College
    • Terry Guo and Allen MacKenzie (Co-PI): NSF
    • Carla Hurt: NSF
    • Kevin Liska: S. Small Business Administration Center via TN Small Business Development Centers via MTSU
    • Jennifer Meadows: Battelle Memorial Institute
    • Shirin Noei: S. Dept. of Transportation via University of Florida
    • Amanda Rosenberger: National Park Service
    • Ambareen Siraj, Eric Brown (Co-PI), Akond Rahman (Co-PI), Denis Ulybyshev (Co-PI), Maanak Gupta (Co-PI): NSF
    • Tom Timmerman: CARES Act Funding via TN Small Business Development CenterVisit https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/grants-awarded.php.
  • American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Membership Drive

    American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Membership Drive

    Have you always wanted to be like Einstein?  He was an AAUP member! The TTU chapter of the AAUP is seeking renewals and new members for the Tech chapter of AAUP.  Please e-mail Daniel Ernst, Treasurer and Membership Chair, at dernst@tntech.edu for the current form (campus mailbox English Dept. Box 5053).  Payroll deduction forms are due this week; for payroll deduction, we must have your renewal or membership form in hand no later than Sept. 14. The first meeting of the year will be Wed. Sept. 15 4:30-5:30 via googlemeet.  Contact Andrew Smith (asmith@tntech.edu) for the link. We hope you will consider joining or renewing your membership to this vital organization amid such transformative times in higher education.

    You can also join directly on the AAUP website, but the TTU AAUP chapter asks for a modest local fee of $10 which we ask you to send us separately.

    We hope for a great academic year 2021-2 and you can help make it so by joining the AAUP. We are also here for you whether you are a member or not:  AAUP HAS YOUR BACK!!!

    https://www.aaup.org/membership/join (preferable to go through Daniel Ernst, contact information above)

  • Fitness Classes

    Campus Rec offers free fitness classes for students and only $1 per class for everyone else! Come take advantage of our awesome classes at The Burn!

    Monday:
    Highburn HIIT 5-6 pm

    Tuesday:
    Strength Cardio 12:15-12:50 pm
    Spin It 6:30-7:15 pm

    Wednesday:
    Calorie Killer Cardio 5-5:45 pm
    Fox Dance Collective 6-7 pm

    Thursday:
    Strength Cardio 12:15-12:50 pm
    Highburn HIIT 6-7 pm
    Vinyasa Flow Yoga 5-6 pm
    Spin It 6:30-7:15 pm

    For questions, please contact Garrett Lucas at glucas@tntech.edu.

  • CAFÉ Conversations: President’s Cabinet

    CAFÉ Conversations: President’s Cabinet

    Join us on September 15 for our next CAFÉ Conversations session with the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Career Placement, Dr. Brandon Johnson. During this session, Dr. Johnson and his team will provide an overview of Enrollment Management and Career Placement and current resources and activities that promote student success. The conversation will also serve as an opportunity to engage with faculty on how they can partner with Enrollment Management and Career Placement on student success initiatives.

    Coffee, tea, water, and individual snacks will be provided. 

    Register 

  • Gamification and Awards Part 1

    Gamification and Awards Part 1

    Awards provide a way to lead students through your content to give order, engagement, and inspiration. In this session, Kyle and Kelvin will cover the broader picture of using awards to encourage students toward a goal. They will discuss different structures for utilizing awards in iLearn and applying these structures to a gamified scenario.

    Register

  • SHPE Celebrates Mexican Independence

    SHPE Celebrates Mexican Independence

    Celebrate Mexican Independence with SHPE!

    Learn about the history and Celebrate the culture!

    Food, games, and prizes!

    When: September 15, 2021 @ 5:00pm

    Where: Prescott 215

  • Fall 2021 Friday Cafe

    Fall 2021 Friday Cafe

    Friday Café is the hands-on learning experience for foods and nutrition students in Human Ecology. Friday Café will serve six meals for fall semester. Dates will be Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 22 and Oct 29. Menus are posted on Marketplace and on the Human Ecology Friday Café webpage. This fall semester students will utilize vegetables grown at Shipley Farm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, meals will be a carryout option only. If COVID restrictions change and we are able to move meals to the dining room, an update will be provided.  There will be three time pick-up options each week (11:45 am, 12:00 pm, and 12:15 pm) with a limit of 12 meals for each time slot. Meals will be available for pickup inside the front door of Oakley Hall. Meal purchase is made through Marketplace by making prepayment by noon on Wednesday. Meal cost will be $8.50. We are unable to process refunds at this time. A portion of the increase will be used to provide free Friday Café meals to students who utilize the Food Pantry this semester. Contact the Human Ecology office at 372-3157 with any questions.

    https://epay.tntech.edu/C20205_ustores/web/classic/store_main.jsp?STOREID=141&SINGLESTORE=true

     

  • Data Science League Meeting TODAY (Sept. 9, 2021)

    Data Science League Meeting TODAY (Sept. 9, 2021)

    The Data Science League invites you to join TODAY, Thursday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. in Bruner Hall 410 for their first meeting of the semester. New and returning students are welcome to attend and learn about DSL and their mission to highlight Data Science and Artificial Intelligence activities, research, and education happening on and off campus! Pizza will be served. Please contact Katie Brown (kebrown46@tntech.edu), Dr. Doug Talbert (dtalbert@tntech.edu), or Dr. Bill Eberle (weberle@tntech.edu) for additional information. Those unable to attend in-person are welcome to join virtually at https://bit.ly/3thr0OG. All are welcome to join their Discord server https://discord.gg/suEYEvg.

  • Calling All Ladies in Civil Engineering! Back-to-School Breakfast Night

    Calling All Ladies in Civil Engineering! Back-to-School Breakfast Night

    All Ladies in Civil Engineering (ALICE) will be hosting a Back-to-School Breakfast Night on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 6:00 pm in PRSC 215. All ladies who are majoring in Civil Engineering or who would like to major in Civil Engineering are welcome to attend. There will be free coffee and bagels from Einstein Bros Bagels. Stop by to learn about this new group and have a fun time with fellow civil engineering majors!

  • CAFÉ Conversations: Diversity & Inclusion Series

    CAFÉ Conversations: Diversity & Inclusion Series

    Join us on September 13 for our next CAFÉ Conversations session in the Diversity & Inclusion Series and meet the Center Directors for the Women’s Center and Office of International Education. The Directors will provide an overview of each area and the current resources and activities that promote success for diverse student populations. The conversation will also serve as an opportunity to engage with faculty on how they can partner with each Center to improve inclusive teaching efforts and promote student success.

    Coffee, tea, water, and individual snacks will be provided. 

    Register

  • Tech Men’s Soccer Club Takes on Vanderbilt at Home

    Tech Men’s Soccer Club Takes on Vanderbilt at Home

    Come support the Tennessee Tech Men’s Soccer Club as they take on Vanderbilt at home this Sunday (08/12)! Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30PM at the Putnam County Sports Complex (497 Whiteaker Springs Rd, Cookeville)!

    TTUMSC is undefeated so far after picking up wins against Murray State and WKU and look to continue building on their win streak against Vanderbilt University in their biggest test of the year.

  • Social Anxiety Group

    Tennessee Tech Counseling Center will begin a Social Anxiety Group on September 17th at 3:00 P.M. via zoom.  If interested in joining this group, please email Angela Rector at arector@tntech.edu, or you may call 372-3331.