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Volunteers Needed! Science Fair Judging
Volunteer student judges are needed for a Science Fair at Jackson County Middle School on March 31, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Students interested can register here: https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=1268528
We are also looking for Judges for the Science Fair at Dekalb County HS on April 9, 2022, from 9-noon.
Students interested can register here: https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=1270841
Please contact Carlos Galindo at cgalindo@tntech.edu if you have any questions.
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Data Science League Meeting With Ryan Eberle from Chick-Fil-A on March 24th
Join the Data Science League as we welcome Ryan Eberle from Chick-Fil-A on March 24th in Bruner Hall 327!
Ryan Eberle is a Lead Analyst of Customer & Digital Insights at Chick-fil-A on the Customer & Market Insights Team. He will be sharing what data science looks like at Chick-fil-A, what tools and skillsets are used by analysts, and what types of analysis they are currently working on in support of growing Chick-fil-A sales and customer engagement.
Chick-fil-A catering will be served!
For questions, email President Katie Brown at kebrown46@tntech.edu!
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Apply Now for LeaderShape’s Catalyst Program (Deadline April 1)!
Catalyst is a one-day, intensive leadership program focused on learning to develop your own authentic path, connect to groups and causes you care about, and commit to a plan to be a catalyst for yourself and the groups you’re part of. This program is designed to help student leaders at Tech find their unique path to becoming a stronger leader.
In partnership with the Center for Student Engagement, Center for Career Development, and Student Success, we are bringing LeaderShape’s Catalyst program and facilitators to campus to provide undergraduate students a chance to strengthen their leadership abilities and enhance their impact on campus and within the community.
There is a limited number of spots for this year’s Catalyst program. Undergraduate students that are interested in participating within this program should complete the online application (on the website linked below). The in-person program will be hosted Saturday, April 23 from 9:30a – 4:30p (central) hosted on Tennessee Tech’s campus. Additional information will be communicated to those candidates chosen for this year’s program.
Deadline to apply is noon, Friday, April 1, 2022. Visit https://www.tntech.edu/studentactivities/catalyst.php for more information and to apply!
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Faculty & Staff who give to I Heart Tech Students invited to April 1 event
Thank you to the Tennessee Tech faculty and staff who have supported the 4th annual I Heart Tech Students fundraising initiative! This initiative concludes on March 28, so there’s still time to make your gift.
All Tech faculty and staff who make a gift to this year’s initiative are invited to the Varsity Building on April 1 for breakfast, door prizes and more. If you have a busy morning that day, no problem! We’ll provide to-go breakfast and coffee options. Be sure to make your gift by March 28 to receive your invitation. Your co-workers will be talking about this event, so you don’t want to miss it!
Visit https://1915.tntech.edu and make a gift to the cause that is meaningful to you by March 28.
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Announcing the 2021-22 CSW Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021-2022 Commission on the Status of Women Awards!
Commission on the Status of Women Excellence Award: Dr. Sandi Smith-AndrewsAlison Piepmeier Outstanding Student Award: Hannah Eitzen
About the AwardsThe CSW Excellence Award: This award is presented annually to an individual employed by Tennessee Tech University who has contributed significantly to gender equity. The award honors three qualities that characterize the tradition of women’s leadership at Tech: perseverance, generosity, and mentorship. The award celebrates the efforts of Tennessee Tech employees to provide ongoing leadership and mentoring for the campus community and work towards gender equity for all.
The Alison Piepmeier Outstanding Student Award: This award celebrates Piepmeier’s legacy of fierce feminism by recognizing an exceptional Tennessee Tech student whose research, activism and/or outreach advances gender equity. It acknowledges a student who shows a passion for learning, goes the extra mile to assist others, and contributes significantly to campus and/or the local community.
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Call for EDGE QEP course grant applications!
EDGE: Enhanced Discovery through Guided Exploration is TTU’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The EDGE Creative Inquiry Course Grant Program offers Faculty the opportunity to redesign undergraduate or graduate courses to include creative inquiry projects and assignments. In addition, the EDGE rubric is now an optional method of assessing student work – faculty may propose another method for assessment. The limit on individual course grants is $5,000. The limit on multiple-course curriculum grants is $15,000. April 8 is the application deadline.
https://www.tntech.edu/oci-qep/edge-curriculum-grant.phplweathers@tntech.edu – (931) 372-6539
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Meet the CITL’s New Instructional Designers!
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) on Tuesday, March 22nd at 11 AM to meet the newest members of our Instructional Design team, Heather Rippetoe and Taylor Chesson. Heather and Taylor will share about their roles as Instructional Designers and discuss the services they provide. Register using the link below. Please contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu with any questions.
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CAFÉ Conversations: Golden Eagles Take CARE Training
Join the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3 PM in the Volpe Library Room 117 for our next CAFÉ Conversations session in the Diversity & Inclusion Series and meet the Director of the Women’s Center, Dr. Helen Hunt, for Golden Eagles Take CARE Training. Come learn about four basic principles of bystander intervention to help make a safe and inclusive environment. Practice implementing them with your colleagues in situations relevant to your life. Register using the link below. Please contact the CAFÉ with any questions at CAFE@tntech.edu.
Coffee, tea, water, and individual snacks will be provided.
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Microsoft MFA Rollout Continuing
Back in January, ITS informed all campus users that Tennessee Tech had selected Microsoft to replace IDME as our Multi-Factor Authentication and Self-Service Password Reset system. Part of this transition required all users to register in the new system. For those who haven’t completed the registration process, we have enabled a guided experience that will display when you begin accessing Tennessee Tech web-based applications. Please follow the steps outlined in the new Microsoft system to complete registration. While the work for migrating users is completing, the application migration into our new Microsoft system is continuing. As a result, you will start to see a different experience when logging in to some applications, which may include additional prompts for your email address until the migration has completed.
For more information about this new system, visit the Tennessee Tech Self-Service Portal and search “Microsoft MFA”. If you have questions, contact the IT Help Desk.
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I Heart Tech Students Spotlight: Tennessee Tech Athletics
Tennessee Tech Athletics is home to more than 300 student-athletes representing 14 varsity sports. This proud tradition is a century in the making. Your support through the I Heart Tech Students fundraising initiative allows Tech Athletics to provide student-athletes with an incredible academic and athletic experience. As Tech Athletics prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, we hope you will get your Wings Up because there are many projects that will benefit from your gift. Hiring additional tutors, providing nutritional support to all teams, supplementing the softball and baseball complex improvements, adding to the golf short-game facility construction and providing equipment and resources for the cross country and track recovery room are just a few of the projects worthy of your support.
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.
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Writing Workshop: Writing Abstracts!
Do you have to write an abstract for your final paper or research project? Struggling with how to shorten a massive paper into a concise yet informative blurb? WEST, the Writing Excellence Studio at Tech, is here to help! On Thursday, 3/24, we will be leading a dead hour workshop on writing abstracts. Whether you have no idea how to start, or just want some tips, we can help you polish up that research statement! The workshop will be in Henderson Hall 304B, from 11:00-11:50. No registration is required, and all are welcome! For more information, contact Dr. Brian Williams (bjwilliams@tntech.edu).
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Last Chance – Annual Performance Evaluation Training
There are only a few more opportunities for 2021-2022 Annual Performance Evaluation Training for Supervisors and Employees.
The final Supervisor Trainings are scheduled for the following:
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- Wednesday, March 23 at 3:00 PM
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- Thursday, March 24 at 11:00 AM
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- Monday, March 28 at 3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 29 at 10:00 AM
The final Employee Trainings are scheduled for the following:
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- Tuesday, March 22 at 11:00 AM
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- Friday, March 25 at 2:00 PM
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- Monday, March 28 at 9:00 AM
Tuesday, March 29 at 2:00 PM
The Registration Link for Supervisor Training is
https://tntech-its.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=12868638
The Registration Link for Employee Training is
https://tntech-its.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=12868600
If you have any questions regarding the Performance Evaluation Process, please contact Human Resources at TTUEmployment@tntech.edu.
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Tn Tech students Spring Breakers help clean up Panama City Beach
The link of the new story in Florida is at https://www.mypanhandle.com/spring-break-2022/spring-breakers-help-clean-up-panama-city-beach/
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Diaper and Baby Wipe Drive to benefit The Food Pantry
The Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO) at Tennessee Tech is hosting a Diaper and Baby Wipe Drive to benefit The Food Pantry on Tuesday, March 22, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Help us help our fellow non-traditional students who are also parents by donating new and unopened packages of diapers and wipes. We will be collecting outside of the RUC lower-level entrance.
Researchers generally consider nontraditional students to have the following characteristics: being independent for financial aid purposes, having one or more dependents, being a single caregiver, not having a traditional high school diploma, delaying postsecondary enrollment, attending school part time, and being employed full time (U.S. Dept. of Education, 2017).
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The difference between making a living and making a life
March 22nd @ 11 AM in the Johnson Hall Auditorium
Join the College of Business for the spring semester’s Tech Talk series! This program features faculty/staff that have extraordinary stories or experiences to share…or maybe a unique hobby or interest. We will feature a different guest speaker each session, giving each 17 mins to present and allowing time for discussion, questions, etc.
Real connections with the TN Tech family of faculty and staff are becoming increasingly important in student persistence efforts. As you explore and engage in transformational experiences on campus, why not come see a side of us that is both engaging and potentially transformational.
Any questions about this event can be sent to Clay Wesley at cwesley@tntech.edu.