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Love Potion Pre-sale Fundraiser Feb 2-10
Are you looking for an easy and convenient Valentine’s gift? How about a tube of Love Potion #9? The Student Members of the American Chemical Society will be pre-selling Love Potions (plastic test tubes filled with M&Ms) through our Square Store (https://smacsttu.square.site/) from Feb. 2-10 and will deliver them to your Tech mailbox (for students) or office (for faculty and staff) on Feb. 12. Individual love potions are $2 or you can buy 3 for $5. You will be contacted via email after you order to determine the delivery location. Any questions can be sent to smacsttu@gmail.com.
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CITL Technology Workshop: Student Video Assignments, Resources Available
Video assignments can be a helpful tool for allowing students to do virtual presentation, respond to a prompt, reflect on a topic, and more! Learn about the different options for including video assignments in your course!
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Sustainable Eating & Shopping Survey
Each month the Office of Sustainability posts a new survey for students on a variety of green topics. This month’s theme is Sustainable Eating & Shopping! Take the survey today to show how much you know about eating and shopping green.
Access survey here: https://forms.gle/SL2k2gHrWZ1wh45a9
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Eagle Works Podcast – Episode 1: How to Compete. Listen Now!
Learn what you need to know about Tennessee Tech’s EagleWorks competition, a shark-tank style entrepreneurship and innovation challenge that could land YOU $10,000 in prize money. For more information on competition details, judging rubric, FAQs, and contact information visit us online at www.tntech.edu/eagleworks. Watch the podcast on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gHFRKjD-W0 or find it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wings up!
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BIDE changes meeting days/times!!
BIDE will now be meeting on a new day/time this semester. BIDE meetings will be held on Wednesday afternoons at 4:00pm. Our first Wednesday meeting is on February 3. The rest of the meeting dates for the semester are as follows: February 17, March 3 & 24, and April 7 & 21.
BIDE is an all-inclusive peer support group that promotes self-growth and self-acceptance. Have a body and not sure how to feel about it? You are welcome here. To receive the Zoom information or if you have questions you can contact rlpearson43@tntech.edu or bidepeers@gmail.com.
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Call for Nominations for the General Education Teaching Award 2020-2021
Call for Nominations for General Education Award 2020-2021
This teaching award recognizes outstanding teaching in general education courses—1000- and 2000-level courses that fulfill general education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities/Fine Arts, Math, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences. Eligible nominees are currently full-time or part-time faculty members, instructors, or graduate teaching assistants who have taught general education courses at Tech for at least the past two full semesters. Each nominee will be contacted to submit additional application material. Each of the two winners will receive a cash award and a plaque. Any student, faculty member, administrator, or recent graduate may nominate an outstanding teacher of general-education courses by submitting a letter of nomination that must be received by Wednesday, February 24, 2021, in print or via email, and addressed to: Linda Null, Chair, General Education Awards Committee; lnull@tntech.edu; Campus Box 5053.
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Data Science League Spring first meeting
Welcome to Spring 2021! We are continuing our virtual, seminar-style meetings this semester. This week, Katie Brown will be presenting information regarding the data science platform, Kaggle, and fielding questions regarding data science competitions. The meeting will be on Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, February 2nd. Hope to see you there! Link: https://bit.ly/39zfN41
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Tennessee Tech Today this week
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTechTodayforJanuary30.mp3
This week’s show includes Julie Baker, associate dean of the College of Education, Chief Randy Evans, Major Ken Sircy and Major Scott Winfree of the Cookeville Police Department, and students Jamaal Thompson and Chanel Bishop, discussing the Service Learning in the Community in Collaboration with the Cookeville Police Department class; and, Golden Eagle basketball standout Anna Jones talking about the women’s basketball season.
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Bryan Terrell Clark Virtual SOLO Event
On Wednesday February 3rd at 8 p.m. Join Bryan Terrell Clark, Star of the Hit Broadway Show Hamilton, For A Live Keynote Discussion, Q&A and Music From Hamilton. This Show Will Be Presented on the Looped Virtual Platform. F0r Log In Instructions and To Join The Show Visit www.tntech.edu/solo
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Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Research at Mississippi State University
We’ll kick off the Spring 2021 semester of (virtual) Undergraduate STEM Research Seminars with a presentation describing research activities at Mississippi State University (MSU). Professors Lamiaa El Fassi and Dipangkar Dutta (Experimental Nuclear Physics) and Professors Donna Pierce and Angelle Tanner (Astronomy and Astrophysics) will join us to describe their research as well as the overall program at MSU, which includes astronomy, atomic, molecular, optical, and plasma physics, computational physics, condensed matter physics, and nuclear physics. These research activities include work in both physics and engineering, so this will be an opportunity to hear and ask questions about a wide assortment of exciting scientific work! The seminar will be this Friday, February 5th at 4pm. It is geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to attend. Contact Dr. Holley (aholley@tntech.edu) for connection information to the Zoom session. Visit the seminar webpage for more information and the current schedule for upcoming talks.
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Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking
Guest speaker, Natalie Ivey, who is the Executive Director of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT), will be giving a virtual presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 2 during dead hour (11 a.m. until noon). CCAHT is the only counter-trafficking organization in East TN that unites and equips our community to end human trafficking while providing survivors with comprehensive, trauma-informed aftercare services, including case management, safe shelter, food and clothing, transportation, therapeutic services and community resources.To access, go to the Center Stage Events page for the Zoom link. No pre-registration required. https://www.tntech.edu/centerstage/events/index.php -
Rural Reimagined Club virtual meeting
The Rural Reimagined Club (RRC), 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, February 2nd, at 11 am via Zoom. Guest speaker Andrea Kruszka, the Rural Outreach Coordinator at the Tennessee Center for Rural Innovation, will be sharing about innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities at TN Tech. Come learn more about Rural Reimagined at TN Tech and how you can get involved in rural service and outreach, as well as the upcoming Rural Journeys speaker series. For more information, contact RRC President Kester Nucum at knucum42@tntech.edu.
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Alpha Kappa Psi Walkathon
Alpha Kappa Psi Walkathon
When: February 1-28th
Where: Online
Why: Friendly competition and exercise
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Alpha Kappa Psi Events
Check out Alpha Kappa Psi’s events for February
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English Club meets Feb 02
Hey everyone! We are excited to have you back on campus! Please join us Tuesday, Feb 02, during dead hour (11 a.m.), for the first English Club meeting of the semester on Zoom. We will catch up and talk about our plans for the semester. All majors are welcome! If you’re interested in joining, please contact Lena Albro (lkalbro42@tntech.edu). We are looking forward to seeing you!