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Volunteer for Week of Welcome Events
Week of Welcome and the start of the fall semester are right around the corner. Want to help make sure students have a fun and wonderful first week? Volunteer to help during several Week of Welcome events. The Student Engagement team is looking for employees to assist during three events: Live Team Trivia on Friday night, August 11, Club Golden Eagle on Sunday night, August 14, and Mix & Mingle on Tuesday evening, August 16. Please consider registering for a shift! Working the events will be a great way to welcome new students and welcome back returners, and an excellent opportunity to get to know other Tech colleagues.
Do you know of a department or student organization that would like to volunteer to help residents during the Great Move-in Days? Group leaders can register their organization for a shift or two August 11-14.
Please contact Ben Stubbs at bstubbs@tntech.edu for more information.
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University Convocation August 16
University Convocation will be Tuesday, August 16, at 3 p.m. Information is available on the University Convocation website: www.tntech.edu/convocation/. For any faculty that would like to participate, please RSVP to nsfp@tntech.edu no later than Friday, August 12.
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August iLearn Updates
On August 3rd, the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) will implement an updated navigation bar and new features to iLearn(Brightspace) to improve the overall experience for students and faculty. The navigation bar will be updated to reflect the most commonly visited tools and to make the bar more accessible for screen readers. We are also adding new tools to the course homepage to better inform students of their progress in their courses and to make it easier to view important course announcements.
To learn more about the updates, including the selection and review process, visit the CITL website. Contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu with any questions.
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Budget Office – August Training
Budget Office training sessions for August are now scheduled if anyone is interested! Below is a brief description of each training:
General Budget Training: This training helps provide a better understanding of the overall budgeting process and timelines from the university level. Other topics presented include information regarding budget revisions, revenues and expenses, budget monitoring, general guidelines, etc. This training is required for signature authority on budget revisions.
Budget Banner Screen Training: This training focuses specifically on Banner screens frequently used for budgeting purposes. This is an optional training course.
Budget Shadow System Training: This training focuses specifically on our Shadow System Template that can be used for reconciliation purposes. This is an optional training course.
Position Control Budget Training: This training focuses specifically on topics related to position control including new position set ups, personnel action forms, budget revisions for permanent positions, how to verify permanent position funding, lapsed salary, etc. This is an optional training course.
Please click here to register. We look forward to meeting with you!
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Final Presentations for REU: Secure & Privacy-Preserving Cyber-Physical Systems
The Center for Manufacturing Research is excited to announce the final presentations of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students. This REU site is funded by NSF and is titled “Secure and Privacy-Preserving Cyber-Physical Systems Software and Hardware Approaches”. Ten students who have been conducting collaborative research with TN Tech faculty and students will be presenting the culmination of their summer work. This event is Friday, July 29 from 9:30 – 12:00. Join for part or all of the presentations either in person in Prescott Hall Room 225, or virtually at https://tntech.zoom.us/j/8978016564?pwd=U4qxot7-6zTq1rT6QgYMv3xZiEyx6I.1
For more information, contact Michelle Davis at mdavis@tntech.edu.
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Student Centered Learning
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning on Tuesday, August 2nd at 11 AM for our next workshop session on Student Centered Learning. Student Centered Learning (SCL) is a teaching method broadly defined as a shift in the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student. In this interactive session, we will discuss how to implement student-centered learning in your courses and address both benefits and challenges of SCL. Register below and contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu with any questions.
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Microsoft MFA Transition Dates Announced
It’s Finally Time! The university is nearing completion of migrating to Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication & Self-Service Password Reset system. The new system supports push notifications via an app, phone call, or text message for one-time passcode. We want to remind you to register two methods for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) if you have not done so already. If you need to check to see if you have enrolled, you will want to go to the MS Info QuickLink in TechExpress.
The transition dates to the new method from the current IDme solution are:
- August 3rd – Faculty and Staff will be migrated to using Microsoft MFA.
- August 8th – Students will be migrated to using Microsoft MFA.
You will not be able to sign in to most of the applications without completing enrollment. For more information about this new system, visit https://go.tntech.edu/mfa for course links, how-to videos, and instructions. If you have questions, contact the IT Help Desk for more information.
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Southeastern STEM Education Research Conference 2023 – Call for Proposals
Submit a proposal for the 17th Annual Southeastern STEM Education Research Conference.
The conference will take place on Friday and Saturday, January 13 and 14, 2023 on Tennessee Tech’s campus.
This event brings together great minds to engage in conversations about empirical studies in STEM education and their applications to practice in K–20 learning environments. Those who wish to contribute to the conference may submit a proposal at https://mtsuorsp.awardsplatform.com
The Deadline for Submissions is Friday, September 9, 2022, at 11:59 pm CST
For more information about the conference please visit: https://www.tntech.edu/education/stem/tennessee-stem-education-research-conference.php
If you have any questions please email Carlos Galindo at cgalindo@tntech.edu
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New Associate Vice President of ITS
We are excited to announce the arrival on campus on July 25th of our new Associate Vice President of ITS, Mr. Brian Seiler. Mr. Seiler comes to campus with more than 17 years of experience in Information Technology, recently working at Princeton University. He received his B.A. in Psychology and Masters in Technology from Eastern Illinois. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Seiler to campus!
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Human Resources’ Office Closed – July 27
The Human Resources’ Office in Derryberry, Room 146, will be closed on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 for Employee Training.
The office will reopen Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 8:00 AM.
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iLearn Semester Wrap-Up Summer 2022
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning for our next workshop session on Tuesday, July 26th at 11 AM. The end of the semester is the time to prepare iLearn courses for copying components to the next semester’s courses. This process involves updating Master iLearn courses, as well as cleaning up existing semester courses. In this session, we will discuss the exact procedures for adding, deleting, and modifying content topics, quizzes, assignments, discussions, and other iLearn components. The process of copying, exporting, and importing entire courses and between semesters is also explained in detail. Lastly, we will elaborate on the steps for selecting specific items to be copied as well as how to manage or offset start, end, and due dates. Register below and contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu with any questions.
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Chemistry Student Chance Morris Wins TENSOS Scholarship Competition
Chance Morris, a senior chemistry major with minors in biology and environmental studies, recently received the Student Scholarship Program Award from the Tennessee Environmental Network Show of the South (TENSOS) at their conference earlier this summer. TENSOS is a meeting for environmental professionals in the Southeast to meet and work together on tackling large environmental problems. Chance participated in a three round competition where he first submitted an abstract over his research project and was then invited to submit a poster over his work in the second round. He was one of the finalists to be invited to the third round of the competition to present his poster in person and give a short presentation at the TENSOS conference. Chance received one of two scholarships awarded at the meeting, and was the only undergraduate recipient. Chance conducts environmental chemistry research with Dr. Amanda Carroll working to remediate heavy metal contaminants from water sources.
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Assistant Professor VanNeste receives patent
Assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering Charles VanNeste recently received a patent for an omnidirectional sensing device that can help determine an object’s change in position, velocity or speed, which is important in fields ranging from robotics systems to electric vehicles. Other sensing devices are available in the market, but most require numerous sensing components and large amounts of energy. They are also expense, and few are omnidirectional. VanNeste also recently published a manuscript for this work, available online (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9827944), in the IEEE Sensors Journal. The Office of Sponsored Programs congratulates Assistant Professor VanNeste on this achievement.
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Women in Higher Education Drive-in Workshop Invitation
Join us for the upcoming Women in Higher Education Tennessee (WHET) workshop that will take place on TTU’s campus on Friday, August 12. TTU is honored to host the event in the new Sciences Building. This gives us a chance to showcase our campus to other women across the state. The program begins at 10:00 and concludes at 2:00. The ‘timely’ theme of the event is “Leading Out of a Crisis” with keynote speaker Dr. Lori Bruce. Additional speakers include Susan Wells J.D., and Cigi England. There is no registration fee to attend and a catered lunch is provided. This workshop is open to the entire campus community including faculty, staff, administrators and students. To RSVP for the event just go to: https://tntech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3okMkP3aOIbT4G. If you have additional questions, contact Alice Camuti, TTU WHET representative.
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Designing Assessments
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning on Tuesday, July 19th at 11 AM for our next workshop session, Designing Assessments. Assessments are a tool designed to help measure student mastery of course outcomes and objectives. In this workshop, we will review the types of assessments as well as the purpose and reasoning behind implementing effective assessments in your courses. We will walk through the importance of both formative and summative assessments along with the tools available for each one. Register below and contact the CITL with any questions at CITL@tntech.edu.