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Webinar Series – Preparing Rural Communities for EVs
Tennessee Technological University (TNTech) presents the 2021 Spring Webinar Series “Preparing Rural Communities for Electric Vehicles – The User Experience” that is part of TNTech’s “Developing an EV Demonstration Testbed in the Upper Cumberland” Project.
Register for this free webinar via the following link, where current electric vehicle (EV) drivers from the area will describe their experiences on test driving an EV for two weeks in the “Upper Cumberland” (UC), largely rural area of Tennessee, a 14-county region in the middle of the state.
Link to event: Preparing Rural Communities for EVs: Light-Duty Passenger EVs Tickets, Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
This is the second webinar of this Spring 2021 series where our focus will be on light-duty electric vehicle (EV) user experiences – Wed, April 21st. We will have some high-level EV 101 included before several EV OEM representatives that will provide a broader perspective on their EV development plans.
Last but not least, we will highlight that project and the opportunity it presents to regional citizens to test drive an EV at no cost to them for up to two weeks. Register today! We look forward to talking with you.
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ASU Movie Night
TnTech’ African Student Union movie night!!
You’re invited to the Tennessee Tech’ ASU movie night. The movie that will be showing gives insight into Africa like never before. Entry is free and this even promises to be totally worth your time. Come relax with us!! See details below:
Title: LION HEART
Date: 22nd April, 2021
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Careers n’ Coffee featuring Altium Packaging is Tuesday, Apr. 20
Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of coffee while speaking with recruiters from Altium Packaging on Tuesday, Apr. 20, from 11am to 1pm in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor).
Altium Packaging is a leading provider of top-quality rigid packaging with proven expertise in the areas of custom design, supply chain fulfillment, an diverse manufacturing platforms. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with recruiters as they share information about their full-time job opportunities in manufacturing. Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW in Handshake before speaking to recruiters!
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
career@tntech.edu
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Diversity & Inclusion Seminar Series April 20
Join Computer Science on April 20 at 11 a.m., for the final speaker of the Spring semester Diversity and Inclusion Seminar Series! Larry Whiteside is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer at CyberClan. He is also a co-founder and the president of the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals. Come hear him speak about his journey to becoming a technology executive. Register to attend at the Computer Science Diversity Committee’s website!
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Virtual Employer Spotlight feat UAB School of Health Professions is Tues, Apr 20
Are you interested in attending medical school? The School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is one of the nation’s largest schools of health professions with more than 2,000 students enrolled in over 20 different academic prgrams. SHP is recognized for its efforts in preparing top-level healthcare executives and outstanding practitioners who provide leadership to their communities and disciplines, as well as quality care to their clients.
This Virtual Employer Spotlight will be held on Zoom, so register for this event in Handshake Events to receive access information. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with recruiters from the UAB – School of Health Professions on Tuesday, Apr. 20, from 10am to 12pm about their great opportunities!
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development.
career@tntech.edu
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French Trivia Night on April 20
Join Avant-Garde and Wild Guess Trivia on Tuesday, April 20 for a night of French trivia! All questions will be in English and will cover the language, history, and culture of France. Prizes for first, second, and third-place will be gift cards to local restaurants. There are also 3 chances to win macarons! Everyone who plays will take home party favors.
The event is from 7-8 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of the UC, is open to all Tech students, and is free of charge.
Due to COVID protocols, all teams are limited to 3 people, and no eating or drinking will be allowed during the event.
Teams are asked to reserve their tables by emailing Dr. Debbie Barnard at dbarnard@tntech.edu by 4 pm on the day of the event.
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Jonathan Blanchard and His Band “History of Hip Hop” 3pm, “Block Party” 6pm
On Tuesday April 20 join us for two great events. First join Jonathan Blanchard and his band with an educational musical performance, “The History of Hip Hop” at 3PM in Wattenbarger Auditorium in the Bryan Fine Arts Building. Then join us for the Live on the Plaza Concert Series featuring Jonathan Blanchard’s “The Block Party”! This free event will be from 6-8PM on Centennial Plaza. Join your friends for a fun night on the Plaza. These great events are presented by The Office of Multicultural Affairs, The School of Music and The Student Government Association. See you there!
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Research and Creative Inquiry Day virtual Award Ceremony coming up Apr. 20
The virtual Awards Ceremony of the 16th Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 20. The attendee link is provided here and on our website at https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/. Please plan to join us.
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Research and Creative Inquiry Day virtual award ceremony to be Tuesday, Apr. 20
Please plan to join us from 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 20, for the virtual Awards Ceremony of the 16th Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day. The attendee link is provided here and on our website at https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day/.
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Donation Drive for God’s Grace Food Pantry
TTU Delight Ministries is hosting a donation drive for God’s Grace Food Pantry. Delight TTU will be accepting donations of the items listed below until April 22, 2021 to help serve the Cookeville community.
Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Deodorant, Toilet Paper, Feminine Hygiene Products, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body wash, Hand soap, Shaving cream, and Razors
If you have any questions contact Hannah C. at 615-925-9657 or Delight TTU on Instagram @delight_ttu
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Happy Earth Day! Drive Electric event April 17th at Sam’s Club in Cookeville TN
Tennessee Tech is leading a project to develop a rural EV testbed to demonstrate and evaluate the applications of EVs over a diverse range of activities serving a rural and largely economically depressed UC region in TN to help fleet owners make right decision in EV adoption in rural areas before making significant financial investment. As part of this project, the project team will host an EV Ride-n-Drive and Show-n-Tell event on this Saturday (April 17th). Please see information below for the detailed date, time and location, and registration.
Date and Time: April 17th, 2021, 10 am – 3 pm CT
Location: Sam’s Club, 1177 Sam’s St., Cookeville TN, 38506.
Link of event and registration: https://driveelectricearthday.org/event?eventid=2733This Ride & Drive event will give all participants a chance to test drive an EV firsthand. Participants will also gain current information on charging, maintaining and future use of EV’s. Finally, participants will have the chance to use an EV for two weeks free of charge.
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Congratulations to those who earned Faculty Research Awards
The Office of Research recently announced the winners of its latest Faculty Research awards. To see the complete list of awardees, please select the 2020-2021 drop-down at https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/fra-i.php. Congratulations to those winners.
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iLearn Quiz Tool
The iLearn Quiz Tool enables instructors to create exams using multiple question types while implementing a wide range of settings to facilitate administering the exams. In addition, this versatile tool captures analytics, reports, and exportable data that can be used as valuable feedback for evaluating student progress and teaching effectiveness. In this session, one of our Educational Technology Specialists, Kelvin Norman, will discuss how to create questions in the Question Library, how to add the questions to a quiz, and how to apply quiz settings to give the instructor granular control. Other topics will include question pools, advanced grading options, special access, and analytics.
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Tech NSBE student group holds PI throwing event to raise funds and relieve stress
Studying for a degree in engineering can be both challenging and fun. On Tuesday, it was all about fun as members of the National Society of Black Engineers in the College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech held a π (Pi) throwing event on the main quad. Along with relieving a little stress, the event also raised almost $300 to help fund student activities.
Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is key to calculations used by engineers in a variety of tasks, from the design of electric motors on airplane flaps, to calculating the volume in oil refinery tanks, or determining the length of time for a spacecraft to orbit a planet. Sometimes, after studying Pi and other complex theorems and calculations you need a little recreation, which is just what NSBE offered.
“We were just trying to provide some relaxation and fun before finals week,” said Triston Whitescarver, president of NSBE and a junior majoring in Computer Engineering. Whitescarver recently accepted a co-op position with Bridgestone’s IT Infrastructure team in McMinnville, Tennessee.
Holly Stretz, NSBE faculty advisor and interim chair of Chemical Engineering, and Harry Ingle, director of Diversity, Recruitment and Student Success were recipients of the friendly pie launch.
“Anything I can do to help our students make friends with other students and build community, is fine with me – even getting hit with a pie,” said Ingle. “Triston and all the NSBE team have worked hard this year to grow their organization and make it accessible to anyone who wants to join them. They are exceptional students.”
NSBE is the largest student-run organization in the U.S. Its mission is to increase the number of minority engineers who excel academically and succeed professionally, and to be a positive influence in their communities. The local chapter at Tennessee Tech was established in 1983, and was recently recognized by the college with an Outstanding Student Group Eminence award. The award honored the group for modeling leadership and participating in acts of service to the college and the community. NSME members at Tech are involved in providing tutoring for other students, helping with resume writing, helping their peers develop good study skills, creating social activities for its members, and creating a welcoming campus for students of color and all students at Tech.
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Disney Club Meeting on Apr. 15
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney
Come join the Disney Club this Thursday, April 15th! It will be a night of laughs and fun as we talk about all things Disney! We meet at 6pm in Johnson Hall room 409. Come on out and be our guest!