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REMINDER – Sick Leave Bank Enrollment – Faculty & Staff
The annual enrollment period for Faculty and Non-Faculty Sick Leave Banks is October 1 through October 31, 2020. If you are already a sick leave bank member, you do not need to re-enroll.
Please complete your enrollment form via DocuSign at Sick Leave Bank Form. Your form must be received by 4:30 pm on October 31, 2020. Please note that if you do wish to participate, the assessment will be fifteen (15.0) sick leave hours for full-time employees (prorated for permanent, part time). This will be deducted from your November Leave Report which will be turned in at the first of December.
NOTE: You may receive sick leave donations from other employees only if you are a sick bank member. Since the beginning of the program in 1989, there has not been a need to require more than the initial assessment of 15 hours for each full-time member.
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Door/Office Halloween Decorating contest by Graduate Studies
Please join in on the fun again this year! Door/office decorating contest. Email your department participation by October 23rd for the October 30th judging. See flyer for more details. Gradstudies@tntech.edu
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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/TNTech_Today_Show_10-9-20.mp3
This week’s show includes astronaut Barry Wilmore, an alumnus and Board of Trustees member, discussing his new opportunity to return to space; archivist Megan Atkinson talking about the new addition to the Tech archives; and, project design manager Christine Daniels offering up insight into the new west patio area.
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DON’T FORGET – 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment Ends October 16
2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment ends Friday, October 16, 2020, at 4:30 pm CT.
Register for Virtual HELP SESSIONS at the following link: Help Sessions
The time frame for the Help Sessions is two hours, however it is not required for you to attend the whole time. The Help Sessions are a drop-in opportunity for you to ask questions and speak with our TTU Benefit Specialist regarding Open Enrollment.
Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday, October 16, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Holistic FUEL Program: Recruiting 30 Hispanic/Latinx Engineering Students
The Holistic FUEL program is recruiting 30 Hispanic/Latinx undergraduate freshmen and sophomore engineering majors interested in participating in impactful research. FUEL students will collaborate in student-team research projects geared towards positively affecting the Upper Cumberland region. Students will start in Spring 2021 and can also earn a $600 stipend! If you are interested, please watch Luis’s video here: https://youtu.be/Qf9AVXrDTj0 and contact us at: https://www.tntech.edu/holistic-fuel
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HOT WATER OUTAGE
There will be no hot water or steam on campus Saturday, October 10. Natural gas and electric water heaters will continue to operate at Tech Village, New Hall North, Southwest Hall, RUC (for food service only), East Stadium, West Stadium, APC, Foundation Hall, Hooper Eblen and Fitness Center.
This outage is necessary to perform preventative maintenance, and is scheduled annually following spring commencement to minimize impact on other campus events. Hot Water and steam will be restored on Saturday afternoon.
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“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney
Unleash your inner writer on Fanfic night with the Disney club! Join us for our writing workshop as we Mad Lib our own Disney story! We are meeting this Thursday the 8th at 6pm in TJ Farr room 308. So come on out for a night of fun!
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Retirement Reception for Vickie Floyd
Please join us for a retirement reception honoring Vickie Floyd on Monday, October 12, 2020 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the multipurpose room on the 2nd floor of the RUC. Vickie retired in May after 35 years of service with Tennessee Tech. Come help us celebrate with Vickie as she enters this next phase of life. Refreshments will be served.
COVID-19 safety guidelines for events will be followed.
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SEDS Flat Earth Symposium
Join Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, Wednesday October 7th at 7pm in Prescott 215, for a viewing of the hit documentary “Behind the Curve.” Hear the argument, weigh the data, and come to your own conclusion. Individual bags of Chips and Cans of soda will be provided to maintain Covid-19 Standards. We hope to see you there for a fun afternoon. Information on our current projects and what we are as a club will also be provided. Including our rocket academy, in which we walk new members through there NAR level one flight. Also, our prep flight of our eventual circumnavigation flight of a weather balloon will be discussed briefly at this meeting.
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Join TTU Water Pros & EWB as they hear from their first speaker of the semester!
TTU Water Professionals and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) will be having our third joint meeting of the semester on Thursday, October 8th on Zoom from 11:00 – 11:45 am. At this meeting, we will be hearing from our first speaker of the semester, DeLayne Miller P.E.. DeLayne currently serves as Tennessee Tech’s Sustainability Manager and has a background in mechanical engineering. All are welcome to join!
To join through Zoom, please use https://tntech.zoom.us/j/82384979667?pwd=V2I3K1F1cUtFRkI5UW16Rm1jbFhHdz09
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Drive Thru Drop-off Holiday Food Drive
The National Society of Black Engineers has joined the annual efforts of the Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Club and the Campus Food Pantry in order to provide more holiday food baskets this year. We predict that there will be more folks in need this year than in years past. The first event, kicking off the Holiday Food Basket Project, will be Thursday, October 8, 2020. From 4pm – 6pm you can bring your items you want to donate and we will pick them up, curbside, at the campus food pantry. Tech Village 910 N. Willow Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501. This first drive thru drop-off will be hosted by NSBE. Keep an eye out for the next event toward the end of the month being hosted by the Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Club.
Items being collected: mashed potatoes, stuffing mix, gravy mix, corn bread mix, canned sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, and other canned veggies, cranberry sauce, pineapples, cream of mushroom or chicken, cake and brownie mixes, pie filling and pie crusts, salt/pepper packets, and other items you would expect to see on a holiday food table.
More information to come about how you can sponsor a ham or turkey for the baskets.
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REMINDER – Help Sessions for 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment
REMINDER to register for 2021 Annual Benefit Enrollment Virtual HELP SESSIONS.
The time frame for the Help Sessions is two hours, however it is not required for you to attend the whole time. The Help Sessions are a drop-in opportunity for you to ask questions and speak with our TTU Benefit Specialist regarding Open Enrollment.
Registration Link: Help Sessions
Thursday, October 8, 2020 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday, October 16, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Holistic FUEL está Focalizado en Reclutar 30 Estudiantes de Ingeniería
El programa de “Holistic FUEL” está focalizado en reclutar 30 estudiantes de primer y segundo año cursando las carreras de ingeniería. Estudiantes Hispan@s/Latinx que estén interesados en participar en investigación académica enfocada en temas socialmente relevantes están especialmente invitados. En el programa van a trabajar en proyectos que son en colaboración con la iniciativa de “Rural Reimagined” y que serán beneficiosos para la región del “Upper Cumberland” en Tennessee. El programa comenzará en la primavera del año 2021 y ofrecerá una beca de $600. El siguiente video ofrece más información acerca del programa de Luis aqui: https://youtu.be/9_mGcxcg210 y se solicita completar la siguiente encuesta: https://www.tntech.edu/holistic-fuel
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Suit Sale
If you’re looking for a new professional outfit or are in the thrifting mood, come visit Student to Career’s annual Suits2Cheap Sale! It ends tomorrow, Thursday, October 8! We’re open 9 am – 1 pm in JOHN 402 and are putting out new items DAILY! Suits, jackets, and dresses are $2. Everything else is $0.50! We accept cash and card!
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Food Pantry Closed Monday and Tuesday
The campus food pantry will be closed during fall break on Monday and Tuesday, October 12th and 13th. However, we are open until 6pm this Thursday, October 8th, to accommodate those who need to stock up for fall break. Please remember to sign up before you arrive in order to fast track your shopping experience. See link below.