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  • Open Call to Artists and Curators

    Open Call to Artists and Curators

    The Appalachian Center for Craft (ACC) is pleased to receive submission proposals from artists/craftspeople and curators for exhibitions for 2022 and 2023.

    The ACC is interested in cultivating and showcasing work that strengthens the role of craft in contemporary culture. ACC Galleries exhibit traditional and contemporary fine craft by emerging, mid-career, and established craft artists. We are seeking work that highlights mastery in craftsmanship, celebrates craft and/or pushes the boundaries of craft. Exhibitions can be individual or group shows.

    The selection committee will be looking for bodies of work/installations that are cohesive, well-considered, informative, and which promote craft and contemporary craft practices. Exhibitions are two months in duration and a $200 honorarium per exhibition is offered to help support shipping/delivery of artwork. Artwork is insured while on the premises.

    Please contact: Email: accexhibits@tntech.edu

    Phone: 931-372-3051

    Submit your proposal to: Email: accexhibits@tntech.edu

    https://www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/exhibitions.php

    Applications will only be accepted by email or through www.WeTransfer.com . Proposals for this call will be accepted until midnight, Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

  • Final Virtual Rural Reimagined Club Meeting of the Semester- Tues, Apr. 13, 11am

    Final Virtual Rural Reimagined Club Meeting of the Semester- Tues, Apr. 13, 11am

    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 next meeting on Tuesday, April 13th, at 11 am via Zoom at https://tntech.zoom.us/j/8385216627. The meeting will be joined by guest speaker Michelle Huddleston, Assistant Director of the Service Learning Center. They will be discussing the previous Rural Journeys Speaker Series session, as well as continue to talk about various opportunities to get involved in rural outreach. They will also host officer elections and vote on amending the club’s constitution. For more information, visit https://www.tntech.edu/grand-challenge/students/index.php or contact RRC President Kester Nucum at knucum42@tntech.edu.

  • We are about to break ground on activity field project

    We are about to break ground on activity field project

    Members of our Golden Eagle Marching Band won’t have very far to march in order to practice their on-the-field routines.

    We will be breaking ground for phase one of a $150,000 activity field project across North Dixie from the Bryan Fine Arts Building. The band practice tower will be relocated on the 6.6 acres green space in front of Walton House.

    “The School of Music is excited about the relocation of the marching band tower and looks forward to a much closer practice field,” said Colin Hill, our interim director for the School of Music. “The President’s lawn is directly across the street from the Bryan Fine Arts building, which is significantly closer than the seven-minute walk to Sherlock Park. Especially when inclement weather hits, getting students and instruments indoors quickly will be much easier in this new location. Further, this location eliminates some occasional noise issues between marching band rehearsals and soccer games.

    The band currently practices in Sherlock Park, so the move to the new green space allows groundbreaking to begin in the fall for the new Engineering Building.

    “We really want to get the band tower relocated here before school starts up in August,” said Chuck Roberts, vice president for facilities and business services during a recent interview on a local radio station. “So, we should have that band tower relocated out there in the June-July time frame. They’ll be able to utilize that when they have camps starting to open up at the beginning of the school year.”

    Roberts said the field is not specific to the band, students will be able to use the space for outdoor recreation. He said it will function similar to Sherlock Park. There will be some lighting, water stations and benches included in the area.

    Roberts also said an architect is working to design our vision for the field moving forward and that phase one can be completed with funds already allocated.

  • Apply for Board of Trustees Student Representative

    Apply for Board of Trustees Student Representative

    Are you interested in representing the student body as the student member of Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees?

    Applications for the Student Representative position are now being accepted. Details and application are posted at tntech.edu/sga

  • Save the date for Solidarity with Survivors

    Save the date for Solidarity with Survivors

    In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, please save the date for Solidarity with Survivors on Wednesday, April 14th at 7 P.M. via Zoom. To register, e-mail awaken@tntech.edu. This event is sponsored by the Peer Empowerment Program, Project Awaken, Merchandising & Design, a concentration of the School of Human Ecology, and the Women’s Center.

    Solidarity with Survivors is an empowering speak out against power-based violence in all forms. Anyone is welcome to share their story and/or their support for survivors of violence.

    Stories can be submitted ahead of time at this link: https://tntech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cASgMXeXcn0oY98

    Please join us in supporting survivors in our community!

  • Community Service Project Opportunities

    Community Service Project Opportunities

    Alpha Phi Omega is looking for students interested in joining them for community service opportunities on and near campus. We’re having an  organizational meeting on Tuesday, April 13, at 7 pm in LSC 1207 (also on zoom).

    We have a campus cleanup scheduled for Friday, April 16 at 11:30 am. We’ll be cleaning up a portion of the bicycle trail adjacent to Foundation Hall near campus.

    https://tntech.zoom.us/j/86271987993?pwd=SjBBWDBrNktzSzFKWmhiWm1ERDBNUT09

    Please contact Warren Sims (wcsims42@tntech.edu) or Mitchell Schultz (mbshultz42@tntech.edu) if you were interested or would like more information.

  • Attention GAs: Tax Implications-’21 SP

    The Office of Graduate Studies is now sending a listing of the tuition benefits paid each semester on your behalf to the Payroll/Business Office. For Support Graduate Assistants the amount will be added to the taxable income on your April 30th paycheck and will increase your tax liability and possibly your federal income tax deduction. This amount does not increase your net pay.

    If you want to change your W-4 to prevent or lessen the withholding amount, the form is here. This form must be returned to the Payroll Office by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15th, to process on the April 30th paycheck.

    If you have questions regarding the W-4 process, contact the Payroll Office by e-mailing payroll@tntech.edu.

    Here is an explanation of how the IRS treats assistantships:
    Tuition benefits offered to graduate assistants are generally excluded from taxable income under section 117(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). However, section 117(d) only excludes from taxable income tuition benefits for graduate students who are engaged in teaching activities or research activities at the University. Graduate assistants not engaged in such teaching or research activities at the University cannot be excluded from taxable income under section 117(d). These assistantships do not qualify for the $5,250 exclusion.

  • Careers n’ Coffee featuring Trinity School of Medicine is Wednesday, Apr. 14

    Careers n’ Coffee featuring Trinity School of Medicine is Wednesday, Apr. 14

    Are you planning to attend medical school? Trinity School of Medicine, located in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Eastern Caribbean, offers an allopathic (MD) program with a small class size and supportive atmosphere that is cultivated to prepare students for licensure in the U.S. and Canada. Students are taught Basic Sciences in St. Vincent and undergo clinical training in medical centers in the U.S.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to network with recruiters from Trinity Medical School at Careers n’ Coffee on Wednesday, Apr. 14, from 11am to 1pm in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor). Enjoy casual conversation about their programs PLUS a FREE cup of coffee!

    Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
    career@tntech.edu
    931-372-3232

  • Careers n’ Coffee featuring Fastenal is Tuesday, Apr. 13

    Careers n’ Coffee featuring Fastenal is Tuesday, Apr. 13

    Join Fastenal at their Careers n’ Coffee event on Tuesday, Apr. 13, from 11am to 1pm in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor). Enjoy a FREE cup of coffee while speaking with recruiters about their full-time entry-level positions and internship opportunities in sales and customer supply chain. Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW on Handshake!

    Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
    career@tntech.edu
    931-372-3232

  • Gold Career Readiness Makeup Workshop on Apr. 13

    Gold Career Readiness Makeup Workshop on Apr. 13

    Do you still need to attend one more workshop to complete your Gold Career Readiness Application? Join the Center for Career Development on Tuesday, Apr. 13, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor) for our final Gold Career Readiness Workshop with Russ Coughenour, Director of the Center for Career Development, of the semester!

    This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards the Gold Career Readiness Certificate for freshman and sophomore students. Bring your Eagle Card for a quick sign-in.

    To attend virtually, access the link for TEAMS in Handshake Events. To receive credit for attending, you must log in with your Tennessee Tech email, participate if asked to during the workshop and be present for at least 80% of the presentation. In order to join the TEAMS call, copy and paste the link below into your web browser, click to open the TEAMS app or continue with TEAMS on your web browser, and log in with your Tennessee Tech email.

    https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/651257/share_preview

    Career Readiness Workshops are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
    career@tntech.edu
    931-372-3232

  • Alien Citizen screening + Q&A

    Alien Citizen screening + Q&A

    Who are you when you’re from everywhere and nowhere?  The answer: I’m not from a place. I’m from people.

    IMPACT TTU invites you to a Center Stage event bringing Elizabeth Liang to screen her film, do a Q&A session, and a workshop. Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey an award-winning film about growing up in the intersections of identity as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in six countries.

    This experience will be fun, engaging, thought provoking, surprising, & insightful. The event takes place over 2 evenings via Zoom:  film screening and Q& on Monday, April 12 at 6 pm and the workshop will happen Wednesday, April 14 at 6 pm. If you can only attend one of the two dates, please do so and know you are welcome!

    Registration and additional information: https://www.tntech.edu/centerstage/events

    Contact: Ashley Akenson (aakenson@tntech.edu) or Liz Kassera (lkassera@tntech.edu) with any questions.

  • Annual Performance Self-Evaluations Reminder

    Reminder: All full time staff performance self-evaluations are due by Thursday, April 15, 2021.

    By now all supervisors should have logged into People Admin and created the plan, initiating self-evaluations. Please log into People Admin via Tech Express to complete your 2020-2021 self-evaluation in a timely manner.

    Training materials as well as training sign-ups can be located on the TTU HR website: https://www.tntech.edu/private/hr/employment/performance-eval.php

    If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Ayla Whittaker. Phone: 3713  email: amwhittaker@tntech.edu

  • ”It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney

    Come and spend your Thursday with the Disney club! Get ready to hang out with all your Disney pals friends as we enjoy a laid back week. Our expedition starts at 6 p.m. at Johnson Hall room 409. Come on out and be our guest!

  • Congratulations to March externally funded award winners

    Externally sponsored award winners from March:

      • Indranil Bhattacharya: ORNL
      • Joe Biernacki and Barry Stein, George Chitiyo, Elizabeth Lisic, Indranil Bhattacharya (Co-PIs): NSF
      • Jeff Boles, Jeremy Wendt (Co-PI): NSF
      • Pingen Chen and Stephen Canfield, Joseph Ojo, Indranil Bhattacharya, Vahid Motevalli (Co-PIs): USDOE
      • Brad Cohen: TWRA
      • Lewis Crouch: Private Funder
      • Glenn Cunningham and Ethan Languri (Co-PI): USDOE
      • Tania Datta: S. Department of State via IREX
      • Dennis Fennewald: Private Funder
      • Mike Gotcher and Ferdinand DiFurio, Yolunda Nabors (Co-PIs): TBR
      • Stephen Idem: USDOE via ASME via McHale and Associates
      • Mary Kidd: NSF via University of South Dakota
      • Mohamed Mahmoud: Private Funder
      • Jennifer Meadows: Battelle Memorial Institute
      • Susan Piras: Cookeville Regional Medical Center
      • Mark Rogers: TWRA
      • Mark Rogers: USGS

      • Daniel VandenBerge: S. Navy via National Institute of Building Sciences

    Visit https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/grants-awarded.php.

  • Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Prof. Jason Fry, EKU

    Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Prof. Jason Fry, EKU

    Professor Jason Fry from Eastern Kentucky University will be visiting (virtually) Friday to give this week’s talk in the Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar series. Professor Fry and his students work on a set of experiments designed to identify nuclear systems that are capable of enhancing the effect of possible “time violating” interactions, cases where “playing the movie backwards” would not describe what happens in an actual “reversed” experiment! The talk, The (A)Symmetry of Time and Space, will be this Friday, April 9th 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.