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Sisters Rising film screening on 11/16 at 6 p.m. via Zoom
Join the Women’s Center for a screening of Sisters Rising, a sixty-minute film followed by a short discussion. Sister’s Rising is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States. This is a free virtual screening on Monday, November 16, at 6 p.m. Register for an event invitation by 5pm on Nov. 16th here.
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Volleyball In Need of Line Judges for Spring 2021
Tech Volleyball is looking for line judges for the 2021 spring season. Volleyball/Line Judging experience is preferred, but not necessary. Training will be required and provided by the volleyball staff in late January/early February at an informal scrimmage. Line judges will receive compensation on a per match basis. Matches will tentatively be on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings.
Interested participants please reach out to Assistant Coach, Tierney Flaherty at tflaherty@tntech.edu or 502-550-1470.
Thank you! Wings Up!
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Tiffany Haddish Virtual Q & A
Tennessee Tech SGA SOLO Events Presents A Virtual Q & A with Tiffany Haddish on Thursday November 12th at 8:00p.m. This virtual Q & A will be held on Microsoft Teams and attendees must used their tntech.edu email to attend the show. Tech students, faculty and staff can join the show by going to www.tntech.edu/solo.
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Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Mina Kemp, TTU Computer Science
This week’s (virtual) Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar will feature Computer Science major Mina Kemp. Mina is developing software that utilizes the open source 3D visualization software Blender as a front end to a Monte Carlo simulation code used to calculate the behavior of ultracold neutrons in fundamental physics experiments. In her talk A Graphical User Interface-Based Framework for Ultracold Neutron Monte Carlo Simulations, Mina will describe her approach to developing an intuitive and powerful interface aimed in part at reducing the barrier for new researchers who wish to utilize the simulation code. The seminar will be this Friday, November 13th 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 to see Mina’s full abstract and the current schedule for upcoming talks.
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Virtual talk with The Color of Law author, Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein, author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” will discuss his book virtually, Wednesday, November 11 at 5 p.m.
“The Color of Law” documents the ways that local, state, and federal governments systematically imposed residential segregation through zoning, public housing, builder subsidies, tax exemptions, court orders, and routing of highways. Rothstein examines the ways these policies negatively affected African-American communities, and how we are still seeing repercussions today.
Rothstein is a distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, and a senior fellow, emeritus, at the The Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California-Berkeley.
Virtual talk via Zoom at 5 p.m., link below:
https://tntech.zoom.us/j/9621203972
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NTSO meeting in Vet Center JWB on 11/17 at 11:15 am
The next meeting will be on November 17, 2020, at 11:15 am in the Veteran/Military Center in Jere Whitson Building on the 2nd floor. Join us in person or on Teams (through your Outlook email). Send an email to cderlinga@tntech.edu to be added.
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Orientation Distribution List Updates
The Office of New Student & Family Programs is preparing for Spring Orientation. If you are responsible for helping coordinate your department or college during orientation and would like to ensure you receive our communications, please email Courtney Brehm (cbrehm@tntech.edu) to request to be added to the orientation distribution list. Additionally, if staffing changes have occurred in your department and you need to remove someone from the list, please let us know.
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Sweet Salute for Veterans at the STEM Center
To celebrate Veterans Day we will be hosting a Sweet Salute at the Oakley STEM Center on Wednesday, November 11th because freedom is sweet thanks to you!
Student Veterans! Enjoy a sweet treat on us at the STEM Center Lobby! Feel free to stop by any time from 8:00 AM -4:30 PM *While supplies last
Thank you so much for your service!
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Now Accepting Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment Submissions
Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments- Call for Submissions
Proposals are now being accepted from faculty seeking Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments for the 2021-2022 academic year. The purposes of the non-instructional assignments are: to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; to improve the teaching and the curriculum across the University; and/or to enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of the regular workload assignments. Submission Deadlines: Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 – Suggested Deadline for Proposals to Department Chairs; Friday, January 29, 2021 – Deadline for Proposals to Academic Affairs. Winners will be announced after Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Visit the website for eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and additional timeline dates.
https://www.tntech.edu/provost/noninstructionalassignments.php
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Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments (NIFA)- Call for Submissions
Now Accepting Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments
We are now accepting proposals from faculty seeking Non-Instructional Faculty Assignments for the 2021-2022 academic year. The purposes of the non-instructional assignments are: to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; to improve the teaching and the curriculum across the University; and/or to enhance the scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of the regular workload assignments. Submission Deadlines: Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 – Suggested Deadline for Proposals to Department Chairs; Friday, January 29, 2021 – Deadline for Proposals to Academic Affairs. Winners will be announced after Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Visit the website for eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and additional timeline dates.
https://www.tntech.edu/provost/noninstructionalassignments.php
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Reminder of Nov. 13 deadline for Caplenor Faculty Research Award
The Office of Research wants to remind you that nominations for the Caplenor Faculty Research Award are due Friday, Nov. 13. Complete guidelines and the nomination form are contained on the Office of Research’s website at https://www.tntech.edu/research/committees/caplenor.php. Please send the forms to Amanda Gallop at agallop@tntech.edu.
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Nominations for Scholar-Mentor Award due Nov. 13
The Office of Research wants to remind you of the Friday, Nov. 13, deadline for submitting nominations for the Scholar-Mentor Award. For more information, contact Amanda Gallop at agallop@tntech.edu. Complete guidelines and the nomination form are contained on the Office of Research’s website at https://www.tntech.edu/research/committees/scholar-mentor-award.php.
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Angel Tree
The Student Involvement & Leadership Center will be sponsoring an angel tree again this year. The tree is located in the RUC lobby and the ornaments will be ready for selection within the next two weeks.
Thanks for your continued support of our angel tree project.
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HOMECOMING 2020 – FOOD PANTRY CAMPAIGN
Tennessee Tech students voted to include a drive for the food pantry as part of this year’s Homecoming activities. Student organizations compete to see who can raise the most money for the pantry, and alumni, donors, and the entire Golden Eagle community are invited to join Tech students in this campaign. Donors can choose to have their gift to the pantry benefit a campus organization or residence hall in the Homecoming competition if they wish, or they can simply make a gift on their own. If you feel led to donate to this campaign today Tuesday November 10, please visit giving.tntech.edu
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Pixeled Past: Senior Thesis Exhibition in Clay by Jonathan Strong
Pixeled Past: Senior Thesis Exhibition in Clay by Jonathan Strong
School of Art, Craft, and Design candidate Jonathan Strong presents his final work in his BFA Thesis Exhibition, “Pixeled Past”, opening Wednesday, Nov. 11, thru Nov. 24, in the Appalachian Center for Craft Joe L. Evins Gallery.
In this exhibition, “Pixeled Past”, Jonathan uses a wide range of clay bodies as well as multiple building and firing techniques to achieve an aged appearance. Using these techniques, he hopes to invite the viewer into another world- a world where the heroes from our childhood video games were real. Jonathan strives to bring the viewer to a simpler time, where the heroes and villains told stories that inspired hope, taught principles of right and wrong, good and evil, and immersed the player in a fantastic world.
Contact The School of Art, Craft & Design for more information: 931-372-3738.