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Canvas Assignments & Discussions Tools
Join the CITL this week to learn about Canvas Assignments and Discussions. Explore the Canvas Assignments tool on Tuesday, April 21 at 11:00 AM via Teams and join us again on Thursday, April 23 at 9 AM to learn about the Discussions tool. Register on the CITL website and contact citl@tntech.edu with questions.
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2026 Celebration of Excellence
Join campus in celebrating student, and staff recognition, as well as Wings of Kindness awards! Everyone is welcome to attend.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
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Liquid Nitrogen Flower Smash Fundraiser- April 22
The Student Members of the American Chemical Society will be holding a fundraiser for Earth Week on Wednesday, April 22 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the LSC porch. You can buy a flower to freeze in liquid nitrogen and then smash it for some end of the semester stress relief! The event will go while supplies last. Questions can be sent to smacsttu@gmail.com.
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Bamboo Cutlery Set Giveaway- April 21
Join the Student Members of the American Chemical Society in celebrating Earth Week with a giveaway of bamboo cutlery sets on Tuesday, April 21 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the south LSC atrium (by the periodic table sculpture). Each set contains a knife, fork, spoon, straw, straw brush, and chopsticks in a carrying case. The sets are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. This event is funded by SOLO. Questions can be sent to smacsttu@gmail.com.
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QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Join the Center for Counseling and Mental Health Wellness on Tuesday, April 21st at 11:00am for QPR Training. This will be held in RUC room 371. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Counseling and Mental Health Wellness at 931-372-3331.
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Psych Club’s Annual Succulent and Poster Sale
Come support the Psychology Club at their annual Succulent Sale THIS THURSDAY, April 23, from 11 AM–12 PM on the back porch of the Roaden University Center. All succulents are just $5!
But wait, there’s more! The Tennessee Tech University Psychology Club will also be selling exclusive posters featuring two different designs. Posters are available in both large (12 × 16) and small (8.5 × 11) sizes.
To pre-order your succulents see the attached QR code!
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Shawn Zeringue-Krosnick receives CAS Award for Research & Scholarly Activities
Shawn Zeringue-Krosnick of the Department of Biology is the recipient of the 2025-2026 College of Arts & Sciences Award for Research and Scholarly Activity. This award recognizes a significant research publication or creative project appearing during the previous two years and receiving expert critical review. The award recognizes Dr. Zeringue-Krosnick’s joint work with Dr. Kelly Moore of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction to increase student knowledge and appreciation of plants and to immerse students in the use of herbaria as a resource of information about the natural world. Their work led to a paper in Plants People Planet.
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Eagle Drive magazine has landed
Tennessee Tech’s Department of Computer Science has released its 2026 Eagle Drive magazine.
This commemorative issue celebrates the 40th anniversary of the department and spotlights alumni through the decades, going back to the 1970s. Take a look and explore the stories behind the milestone.
To request a copy of Eagle Drive, email Amy Davis, communications and marketing specialist, at aldavis@tntech.edu
View Eagle Drive at this link.
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Iris Review Launch Party
To celebrate the release of this year’s Iris Review, we are hosting a launch party at Plenty Downtown Bookshop in Cookeville on May 3rd at 4-7pm. Join us for food, drinks, and hear the work we published this semester!
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Tony Lamantia receives Kurt Eisen Excellence in Liberal Arts Award
Tony Lamantia, a senior pursuing a double major in Geoscience and Computer Science, is the recipient of the 2026 Kurt Eisen Excellence in Liberal Arts Award. This is the highest student award given by the College of Arts and Sciences. In her award nomination letter, Dr. Jeannette Luna wrote that Tony, “is an exceptional student with a bright future as a creative thinker at the intersections of geoscience, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, and computer science.” Tony is recognized for completing a detailed geologic map of a lunar landing site, designing a project and leading a small team to map more than 90,000 boulders around the lunar south pole, and participating in a geospatial project mapping invasive rhododendron on the Isle of Raasay, Scotland. His work will result in two publications on which he is lead author.
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Tech students compete in 2026 Ron Jon Cocoa Beach Triathlon
Tennessee Tech students and faculty competed in the 2026 Ron Jon Cocoa Beach Triathlon on April 12 in Florida. Participants included Clay Wesley (Business), Nolan Merchant (Business Management), Brayden Clark (Mechanical Engineering), Carson Hall (HR/Management), Davis Hesselrode (Finance), and Gracie Gore (Civil Engineering). Gracie won Female First Timers, Nolan placed top 10 Male First Timers, and Brayden took third in the 20–24 age group.
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AI Month – ORNL Guest Speaker
The Machine Intelligence and Data Science (MInDS) Center is hosting Dr. Amir Sadovnik, Research Lead at the Center for AI Security Research (CAISER) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on Tuesday, 4/21 from 11 – 11:50 am in BRUN 228. He will be discussing “What do we mean when we talk about AI Safety and Security?” This event is open to everyone!
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April 21st, Careers n’ Coffee with US Air and Space Force
Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of coffee while speaking with recruiters from the US Air and Space Force on Wed, April 22, at 10 a.m. in the RUC’s Swoops Food Court.
The US Air Force defends the country in the air through air superiority, global strike, and intelligence operations.
The US Space Force unites space capabilities from across the military to boost national security.
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
To learn more about this and upcoming events, visit: tntech.edu/career/events.php
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Bedazzle with us, Today! End of Year Celebration, Fibers Studio & the GSC
Bedazzle With Us! Today! April 21st at 5:00pm, RUC Room 371
Bring whatever you want to embellish with our bedazzlers! We will have some blank tote bags as well. All BYO materials and projects welcome and be advised by Tech’s School of Art Craft and Design’s Associate Professor, Rena Wood! ! Pizza dinner, with dessert provided! Email gsc@tntech.edu for more information. GSC events are open to all, and everyone is welcome!
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Shelley Brown and Michael Olsen receive CAS Award for Innovating Teaching
Shelley Brown of the Department of Sociology and Political Science and Michael Olsen of the Department of Foreign Languages are recipients of the 2025-2026 College of Arts & Sciences Award for Innovative Teaching. This award recognizes a recent significant innovation in undergraduate teaching. Professor Brown is recognized for integrating ePortfolios into internship courses, AI Fact Check assignments into introductory sociology, and a real-world theory application project titled Theory in the Wild. Dr. Olsen is recognized for the development and implementation of a hybrid Latin American Culture and Civilization course (SPAN 2550) that explores the culture and cultural influence of Latin America through music.