-
ARE YOU AWAKE? A Human Trafficking and Drug Endangered Child Conference
Tech ASPIRES, Power of Putnam, Willow Bend Farms, and other area agencies are co-sponsoring, ARE YOU AWAKE? A Human Trafficking and Drug Endangered Child Conference. The conference will be at The River Church in Cookeville on May 5th and 6th from 8am-5pm. Participants will receive advanced training on signs of Human Trafficking, develop trauma informed and strength-based responses and more. To register, please contact Willow Bend Farms at 423-250-5700. For more information or to receive support, please call ASPIRES at 931-372-6566 during business hours, or The Eagle Eye Crisis Hotline after hours at 855-206-8997. Tech ASPIRES is a federally funded grant program that provides free trauma informed forensic exams and compassionate advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault from trained Registered Nurses and Victim Advocates.
-
German Professor Selected as Fellow
Martin Sheehan, Associate Professor of German and Interim Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, has been named a Fellow of the Berlin Seminar on German Literary Institutions. Sponsored by the Max Kade Foundation and the University of Notre Dame in partnership with the University of Georgia, this prestigious program brings together scholars of German literary and cultural studies with experts and leading figures of Germany’s contemporary literary scene. Past fellows have come from all academic ranks and many different institutions, including Duke, Brown, Michigan State, UCLA, the Ohio State University, Virginia Tech, and Fudan University in China. As a Fellow, Dr. Sheehan will share his most recent research on German theater, disability studies, and digital humanities.
-
Register for Eagle Works – over $10,000 in prizes!!
Eagle Works registration is now open! Join students from programs across campus to compete for awards totaling over $10,000. Eagle Works is a Shark Tank-style competition focusing on innovation & entrepreneurship, problem-solving, creative thinking, and teamwork!
The competition is open to all Tech students from all programs of study.
This year’s competition will be held on Saturday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in Bell Hall auditorium. For complete details, deadlines, and to register for the competition, visit www.tntech.edu/eagleworks or email akruszka@tntech.edu
-
Television Services In Full HD
Digital HD television services are available to all students living in the Residential Halls and Tech Village. Telecommunications offers 84 channels of high-definition programming tailored to the University environment. To learn more visit the Telecommunications website at https://www.tntech.edu/facilities/telecom/services/cabletv.php
-
Beginners’ French Conversation Hour on Thursday, March 10!
Come and practice your French at Beginners’ Conversation Hour on Thursday, March 10 from 11-11:45 in Oakley 214. Organized and run by students, French Conversation Hour is open to all speakers of French, regardless of level, and uses games and activities to help everyone get involved. The atmosphere is fun, laid-back, and designed to help you feel as comfortable as possible speaking French. For more information contact Debbie Barnard at dbarnard@tntech.edu or 931-372-3773
-
TTU Wildlife Society Meeting Today- Free Pizza!
TTU Wildlife Society Meeting – Free Pizza!
The TTU Wildlife Society Chapter will be having a meeting this week. The goals of the TWS are to aid wildlife professionals in research and education. As a group, we do volunteer work, participate in competitions, make professional contacts in the wildlife field, and have a good time doing so!When: this Thursday, March 10th @11-11:45am
Where: PENN 320
Anyone interested is welcome to attend! Also, pizza will be provided!
If you have any questions email Hmgiffey42@tntech.edu
Hope to see you there!
-
I Heart Tech Students Spotlight: Golden Eagle Media Fund
Tech’s student media tell the stories of campus and provide excellent hands-on learning experiences in journalism. The student-run newspaper, magazine, radio station, television station and yearbook offer students the chance to gain practical skills for their future careers. The Golden Eagle Media Fund was established to support paid positions on the student media so that students can participate while earning pay to cover their college living expenses.
Any gift of any amount to any area made online at https://1915.tntech.edu between Feb. 14 and Mar. 28 counts in the I Heart Tech Students total. Check out the causes featured this year and make a gift to an area on campus that is meaningful to you. Visit https://1915.tntech.edu to learn more.
-
Women’s Center Monday Social with Project ASPIRES
Did you know Tech now has 24/7 services available for survivors of sexual assault? Project ASPIRES is the new federally funded project that brings Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners and Victim Advocates to Tech’s campus. Come by the Women’s Center (RUC 339) from 3-4 p.m. on Monday, March 21 for hot chocolate, coffee, donuts, and conversation with the team behind Project ASPIRES!
-
Annual Celebration of Craft at the Appalachian Center for Craft
Join us in-person at the Appalachian Center for Craft’s annual Celebration of Craft, Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. This free event features live demonstrations in blacksmithing, clay, fibers, glass, metals and wood; live music; hands-on craft activities for kids; a 25% discount on handmade items in the gallery; a silent auction of donated artwork, and tasty food from a variety of vendors. Celebration is FREE and open to the public, Saturday, April 2! Bring the family for great art, music and fun! Visit www.tntech.edu/celebrationofcraft or email craftcenter@tntech.edu for additional information. This is a Center Stage sponsored event!
-
March Water Week Creative Writing Contest!
CALLING ALL WRITERS!
The Office of Sustainability is hosting our second annual Creative Writing Contest for this year’s Water Week (March 21-25)! We are open to all forms of creative writing, such as short stories, plays, poems, comics, etc. The only criteria is that your work must be centered on the theme of WATER and be no longer than 1,000 words!
Submissions opened March 7th and will close on March 25th! We cannot wait to see what you come up with!
Oh, and the winner will receive a sustainability gift bag and be featured on our website and social media!!
Good luck, everyone!
ttugreen@tntech.edu -
APO Pictionary Night
Please Join APO for a Night of Fun!
Come show off your artistic abilities during our Pictionary night!
Food and refreshments will be provided! I look forward to seeing you all there!
Alpha Phi Omega is Co-Ed Service Organization based on the Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. A few examples of what we do include: Blood Drives, Personal Care Product Drives, Relief Drives, Campus Cleanups, Nursing Home and Emergency Services Card Making, etc. We strive to embody the aforementioned Cardinal Principles in all that we do in order to help others, build lifelong friendships, and develop ourselves as professional individuals. If this sounds like something that you are interested in, please join us during our event tomorrow night, or if you are unable to make it and would still like to learn more please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. (Contact info below.)
Warren Sims
APO President
Email: wcsims42@tntech.edu
Cell: (423) 582-6483 -
Title IX at 50: Women make Sports History
Join us as we make an exciting dive into the amazing history of women in sports with Dr. Banton. This event is sponsored by the Women & Gender studies and Race & Ethnic Studies Minor, along with Athletics, Title IX, and Project Aspires. The event starts at 8pm on March 21 in Derryberry Auditorium.
For more information visit https://www.tntech.edu/women/events.php.
-
R.A.C.E. (Reaching Achievement and Committed to Excellence) Program Applications
Apply now to become a R.A.C.E. Mentor, an Ambassador, or to participate in R.A.C.E. PLUS! Details highlighted in the flyer along with QR codes to take you to the application! R.A.C.E. Program information here! Ambassador information here! Email Niya Sparks at nsparks42@tntech.edu if you have any questions or want more information!
-
CITL Small Group Instructional Diagnostics
This semester, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) will be conducting Small Group Instructional Diagnostics (SGID) from March 21-28th. A facilitator from the CITL will guide your students through a series of questions about your course which will be used to provide helpful feedback to improve your course prior to the end of the semester. To find out more about this process and to book your SGID, please use the link below. Contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu with any questions.
-
Data Science League Presents a Talk with Dr. Rina Singh Thursday March 10th
Join the Data Science League this Thursday March 10th at 11 A.M. in Bruner Hall 327 to hear Dr. Rina Singh speak on Machine Learning and more! Financial institutes routinely use machine learning models for a broad range of activities, including credit risk management, regulatory compliance, and fraud detection. In this presentation, we will investigate how to build a simple NLP model for detecting fraud. We will explore simple improvements that can be made to our model and conclude with a discussion on model interpretability.
For questions, email President Katie Brown at kebrown46@tntech.edu. Hope to see you there!