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  • College of Education Celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week

    College of Education Celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week

    In its sixth year the Annual Teacher Appreciation Celebration, coordinated by the College of Education and in partnership with local businesses, strives to recognize dedicated P-12 teachers and up-and-coming teacher candidates. This year’s Teacher Appreciation awards, in a variety of categories, have been presented virtually.

    Future educators awards went to Kaitlyn Eastin, a graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in Secondary Education/Math; the undergraduate award was presented to Richard Hendricks, an Elementary Education major.

    The 2020 Alumna of the Year was Hunter Zanardi. She is an Instructional Specialist / RTI2 Interventionist at Algood Elementary providing a multi-tiered approach to assisting students with their learning, social, and behavioral needs.

    Current P-12 educators were recognized in numerous categories, from art education to administration. A complete list is available on the college’s website, https://www.tntech.edu/education/award-recipients.php.

  • Faculty, Student, and Staff Awards Presented by the College of Education

    Faculty, Student, and Staff Awards Presented by the College of Education

    Annually the College of Education recognizes outstanding members of their faculty, students, and staff during a reception usually scheduled for National Teacher Appreciation Day. This year’s awards have been presented virtually.

    Faculty award categories and recipients: Teaching/Jeremy Blair, Asst. Prof.; Research/Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Inst.; Service/Jennifer Meadows, Asst. Prof.; Team Player/Christy Killman, Chair of Exercise Science.

    Graduate and undergraduate students were recognized in these categories, respectively: Leadership/Lindsey Braisted and Kayla Hill; Service/Ashley Gilbert and Laura Scarborough; Professionalism/Jordan Killmon and Staci Dildine; Go-Getter/Jake Warwick and Barrett Streeter.

    Charles Craig received the Outstanding Advisor Award and Kathy Falkner in Curriculum & Instruction, the Outstanding Staff Award.

    Also recognized were P-12 teachers and future educators. A list of recipients is available on the website: https://www.tntech.edu/education/award-recipients.php

  • Hot Water Outage May 10-23

    There will be no hot water or steam on campus May 10-23, 2020 during the annual steam system outage.  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.

  • Annual Performance Evaluations

    Your Human Resources team wanted to send a reminder that the end of the 2019/2020 performance evaluation rating period is quickly approaching. Please review the below deadlines:

      • Supervisor Completes Employee Evaluation: May 16th

     

      • Reviewing Officer Approves Evaluation: May 31st

     

      • Evaluation Review Meeting: May 31st

     

      Employee Acknowledges Evaluation: June 6th

    Please feel free to contact us if you have additional questions.

  • Director of Institutional Assessment, Research and Effectiveness Zoom Interview

    The final four candidates for the Director of Institutional Assessment, Research, and Effectiveness (IARE) will have full-day Zoom interviews with campus on May 8th, 11th and 12th. Candidate information, open forum/presentation times, survey links, and all other information is available at the following link: https://www.tntech.edu/iare/director-iare.php

    We strongly encourage you to attend the open forums, and look forward to hearing your feedback on each of the candidates.

  • Human Resources Training Academy: COVID-19 Training Series

    Your Human Resources Training Academy is excited to announce that we have partnered with community and university partners to bring you COVID-19 focused training’s during the month of May.

    May 07: Dr: Bedelia Russell:

      Healthcare Tips and Information

        This training will offer healthcare related information regarding COVID-19. Tips and safe practices will be discussed.

        (Date: TBD) Regions Bank:

          Finances in the COVID Era and Beyond

            This training will focus on how to remain financially secure during the COVID pandemic and beyond.

          May 19th: Thomas Heard:

            Transitioning Back to Work after COVID and Managing Telecommuting

              This training will focus on issues, tips, and concerns relating to telecommuting, transitioning back from telecommuting, and how to be successful in any work setting.
              • May 27th:

             John Woodard and Eric Brown:

              Cyber Security Awareness During and After COVID

                This two-part training will focus on ensuring best security practices during telecommuting and upon return to campus. Tips on safeguarding yourself will be provided.

              Additional training’s will be added during the month.

              Register Now: https://its.tntech.edu/display/MON/Training+Course+Registration+-+HR

            • Tennessee Tech Today

              Tennessee Tech Today

              This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes Jennifer Shank, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, talking about taking commencement to her graduating seniors; Michael Aikens, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and students Libby Baldwin, Daniel Hines and Annalicia Larsen discussing Eagle Works; and Allen Mullis, Executive Director for Student Success, and Simone McElvey, Director of Advising and Retention Services, discussing registration for summer and fall semesters.

               

            • This year’s Research and Creative Inquiry Day winners announced

              The winners and proceedings from this year’s Research and Creative Inquiry Day are now available online at https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/index.php. Just as the entire campus was adapting to conditions surrounding COVID-19, the 2020 Research and Creative Inquiry Day event was modified from its usual in-person format to a digital one this year. The digital format allowed students to still be able to showcase their research by submitting a digital poster or paper that was judged online. Of the 222 abstracts originally received, 184 digital posters/papers were submitted for judging. Also special this year were three creative media inquiry projects developed in the Social Problems (SOC 1650) class taught by Dr. Ada Haynes, Professor of Sociology, during the Fall 2019 semester. The videos from those projects can be found on the event web page. The Office of Research congratulates the winners and sincerely thanks everyone who contributed to making this event so successful despite the unusual circumstances.

            • Congratulations to Research and Creative Inquiry Day winners

              Visits https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/index.php to see the winners and proceedings from this year’s Research and Creative Inquiry Day. Just as the entire campus was adapting to conditions surrounding COVID-19, the 2020 Research and Creative Inquiry Day event was modified from its usual in-person format to a digital one this year. The digital format allowed students to still be able to showcase their research by submitting a digital poster or paper that was judged online. Of the 222 abstracts originally received, 184 digital posters/papers were submitted for judging. Also special this year were three creative media inquiry projects developed in the Social Problems (SOC 1650) class taught by Dr. Ada Haynes, Professor of Sociology, during the Fall 2019 semester. The videos from those projects can be found on the event web page. The Office of Research congratulates the winners and sincerely thanks everyone who contributed to making this event so successful despite the unusual circumstances.

            • Vickie Floyd Retiring

              Vickie Floyd Retiring

              After 35 years with Tennessee Tech University, Vickie Floyd of the Business Office is retiring. Today, Friday, May 1, 2020 is her last day with Tennessee Tech. There will be a retirement celebration held for Vickie at a later date when we can all gather together. Vickie will be greatly missed; however, we wish her the best retired life!

            • Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Presentation of Senior Physics Projects

              Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Presentation of Senior Physics Projects

              In the final Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar of the semester, Alex and Zach Chaney will give a talk on their senior physics research. The work involves a study of beam-driven neutron production via computer simulation, and will be of interest not only to computer science and physics majors, but also to folks studying a wide variety of subjects since neutron sources are used in many fields: manufacturing, medicine, geology, and materials science to name a few. The seminar will be this Friday, May 1st, at 3pm, and is geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to attend! Visit the seminar webpage (or contact Dr. Holley at aholley@tntech.edu) for connection information to the Zoom session, which will be the same as for last week’s seminar.

            • Undergraduate Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2020 is May 1

              The deadline to apply for undergraduate graduation for Fall 2020 is May 1. Students apply online using their Eagle Online account and must have earned 80 credit hours. Students should review their Degree Works audit located in Eagle Online; check to make sure the catalog term, major and minor are correct before applying. See https://www.tntech.edu/records/graduationapplication.php for more information.

            • Counseling Center Virtual Workshop

              Counseling Center Virtual Workshop

              The TN Tech Counseling Center will be hosting a virtual academic success workshop each day on Monday, May 4-Thursday, May 7 at 2pm each day. The format of this virtual workshop will be Q & A with counselors from the counseling center regarding final exam prep topics such as study tips, time management, academic stress management, sleep hygiene etc. Please join at https://zoom.us/j/94118748718,  with meeting ID 941 1874 8718. For more information please contact Dr. Christina Mick at the counseling center.

            • Last call for the Campus Climate Survey!!

              Last call for the Campus Climate Survey!!

              The campus climate survey is ending soon!!

              Please take 20-30 minutes out of your busy schedule and complete the campus climate survey. The survey was sent to your Tech e-mail on Wednesday, January 29th from Student Affairs, and it will close on April 30th.

              We value your thoughts and opinions AND they will help shape our current campus community culture!!!

            • Campus Climate Survey Ends Soon

              Campus Climate Survey Ends Soon

              The campus climate survey is ending soon!! Please take 20-30 minutes out of your busy schedule and complete the campus climate survey. The survey was sent to your Tech e-mail on Monday, April 20th from Academic Affairs, and it will close on April 30th.

              We value your thoughts and opinions AND they will help shape our current campus community culture!!!