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Tennessee Tech Physics Majors in Taiwan
Three Tennessee Tech Physics majors accompanied by Dr. Mary Kidd attended the Partnerships for International Research and Education: Germanium Materials and Detectors Advancement Research Consortium (PIRE-GEMADARC) Summer School hosted by Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. Pictured are Joel Watson, Caleb Eldridge, Mary Kidd, and Ethan White at a scenic overlook on the east coast of Taiwan. Starting in 2018, PIRE-GEMADARC has hosted a summer school and international undergraduate research experience. The summer school specializes in teaching about the uses of germanium detectors in physics experiments involving double-beta decay and the direct detection of dark matter and is attended by students worldwide. Participants attended seminar-style lectures on germanium detectors, neutrino physics, dark matter, and cosmology. In addition, our hosts planned multiple cultural and scientific excursions. The students will remain in Taipei completing their research experience until July 21!
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Music City Drum Corps Final Run-Through
If you haven’t been able to check-out a Music City Drum Corps rehearsal yet, there is still time! Prior to leaving our campus on July 3rd, Music City Drum Corps will be performing a final run-through of their 2023 show in Tucker Stadium this Saturday, July 1st, at 8pm.
Music City Drum Corps is a touring marching band from Nashville, TN and are comprised of brass, percussion, and color guard members. Participants are ages 16-21 and spend their summer traveling the country, competing in DCI competitions.
We are excited to host this world-class ensemble on Tech’s campus and hope you can come check it out!
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New University and Foundation Sales Tax Exemptions Effective 7/1/2023
The current University and Foundation sales tax exemption forms will expire on June 30, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2023, please request the new sales tax exemption forms by emailing salestaxform@tntech.edu. All previous sales tax exemption forms should no longer be used after June 30, 2023. Please remember that any new vendor forms must be completed by the Business Office and should not be modified or altered.
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Save the Date! Clerical & Support Staff Day returns August 4!
Hey C&S staff!
Mark your calendar NOW for Friday, August 4th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for this year’s annual Clerical & Support Staff Day! We’ll have valuable training, fun activities and hear about what’s next for Tech. Attendees who register before July 20 will get a shirt!
Registration opening soon! Watch Tech Times and https://www.tntech.edu/president/cs-day.php for updates!
Breakfast and light snacks provided!
This event is <strong>optional</strong>!
We will also be collecting food for the TN Tech Pantry so bring your non-perishables!
Email Bethany Jones, Staff Advisory Committee Chair, with any questions – bjjones@tntech.edu
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Financial Analyst Job Opening
The division of Enrollment & Communication is hiring for a Financial Analyst! This position advises the Associate Vice President for Communications & Marketing and all directors under Enrollment & Communication on all budget related matters, as well as maintains multiple types of indexes, including expenditure, deficits, revenue accounts and auxiliary accounts, while ensuring proper use of funds and conforming with Tennessee Tech policies, procedures and designated restrictions. Please see the full job description here: https://jobs.tntech.edu/postings/16148. The screening date for applicants is July 5.
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Eagle Pay Payment Site and Eagle Online Registration unavailable from 4:30 June
The Eagle Pay Payment Site and Eagle Online Registration will be offline during the following timeframe due to fiscal year-end processing:
Friday, June 30, 2023 from 4:30pm CST until Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 10:00am CST
Students will not be able to make online payments or access registration during this time. This affects services such as Eagle Online Registration and Eagle Pay Payment Site.
Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact the Business Office at 931-372-3311 or bursar@tntech.edu.
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Budget Office – July Training Available
July budget trainings are now scheduled for anyone who is interested in attending. Please click here to register for General Budget Training needed for signature authority on budget revisions, Position Control Budget Training, Budget Banner Screen Training, and Shadow System Training. For more information, please contact Emalee Hamblen at ehamblen@tntech.edu.
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Music City Drum Corps on Tech’s Campus!
The School of Music is excited to host Music City Drum Corps for their pre-tour band camp! They arrived on our campus Sunday, June 18th and will be on Tech’s campus until Monday, July 3rd.
Music City Drum Corps are a touring marching band from Nashville, TN and are comprised of brass, percussion, and color guard members. Participants are ages 16-21 and spend their summer traveling the country, competing in DCI competitions.
Music City will be holding large ensemble rehearsals in Tucker Stadium each night from 7pm-10pm, and these rehearsals are free and open to the public. All other sectional rehearsals throughout the day are also open to the public.
We are excited to host this world-class ensemble on Tech’s campus and hope you can come check it out!
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Carving in the Round: Hand Tools and Power Carving with Stacy Motte
In this class we will learn wood carving with a focus on 3D forms for sculpture or furniture embellishment. We will work in Bass wood and cover all of the tricks and techniques for making a block of wood into a realistic representation of something else. We will learn how to use and sharpen knives and gouges and how to shape and add texture with rasps, files and rotary tools.
Open to all levels.
Weekend – July 21-23, 2023Our campus is located in Smithville, just 30 minutes from Tennessee Tech. We offer a lodging on our secluded campus overlooking the beautiful Center Hill Lake. If you’re interested in woodworking, blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, glassblowing, metalworking or fermentation, check out our wide array of workshops! Reminder that Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!
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Illustrated Adornment – Alternative Powder Coating Techniques with Brie Flora
This workshop will introduce alternative ways to apply powder coats. Students will learn how to add patterns and illustrations to the powder coated surface using liquid powder, Prismacolor, graphite, micron pens and more. Then, students will look at two options of setting the illustrated metal pieces to create a brooch or a pendant through tab setting and/or riveting.
Basic skills such as sawing, and soldering are recommended but not required.
Weeklong- July 30-August 4, 2023Our campus is located in Smithville, just 30 minutes from Tennessee Tech. We offer a lodging on our secluded campus overlooking the beautiful Center Hill Lake. If you’re interested in woodworking, blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, glassblowing, metalworking or fermentation, check out our wide array of workshops! Reminder that Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!
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Campus Space Allocation & Utilization Committee – June 29
The next Campus Space Allocation & Utilization Committee meeting is scheduled for June 29, 2023 at 8:30am. For more information, please contact Karin Kopinski-Gilbert at kkgilbert@tntech.edu.
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HR Office Hours
HR Office Hours will be held June 28th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Christa Blair will be presenting this month’s topic on Worker’s Compensation. There will also be time for open questions as well. Join the Teams meeting by clicking on this link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDQzYmFhNjktNzUxNy00NjIzLWFiOGItODExYzU1NzExMmQy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2266fecaf8-3dc0-4d2c-b8b8-eff0ddea46f0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22be27ec80-9518-4f16-8cb3-f76562a70aab%22%7d
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Postponed: Orientation for Tennessee Tech’s new research network June 27
Notice: This event has been postponed due to the Data Center outage.
A new research network called Science DMZ is set to launch at Tennessee Tech. The official opening and an orientation session for users will take place June 27, 10-11 a.m., at Stonecipher Lecture Hall 113. Researchers and administrators are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and learn about accessing this specialized network.
“The Science DMZ is an advanced network architecture designed to optimize data transfer and collaboration among researchers, institutions and external partners,” Computer Science Assistant Professor Susmit Shannigrahi said. “It offers an efficient, secure and high-bandwidth pathway for transferring large datasets.”
The network was funded through a two-year, $263,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and implemented by Tech’s Information Technology Services Assistant Director for Network Operations David Hales and HPC Systems Administrator Mike Renfro. Shannigrahi serves as the principal investigator alongside co-PI Mike Rogers, associate professor of computer science.
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CITL Summer Series Week 4
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) for the fourth week of our Summer Series Book Club! Tuesday, June 27th at 11 AM on Microsoft Teams. We will continue our discussion with chapter 5 of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain. Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech library. Register below and contact the CITL questions at citl@tntech.edu.
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Tennessee Tech Student Interns for U.S. Representatives Rose
Washington, DC—Last week, United States Rep. John Rose (TN-06), a ’98 graduate of TTU, welcomed an impressive group of summer interns for 2023. Cameron Legge and two other interns from Tennessee will assist in constituent services, capitol tours, issues research, and more while working in the Congressman’s Washington, DC, office.
Cameron Legge will graduate next year with a major in Political Science. He was recently elected the President of the Associate Scholar’s Guild (ASG) and will also serve as Deputy Chief of Staff for next school year’s Student Government Association (SGA).
“It’s an honor to serve our nation and Tennesseans this summer in Representative Rose’s office in Washington DC,” said Legge. “I am excited to get to work and to gain valuable information and insight that will better prepare me for my roles in ASG and SGA to make for a better student experience at TTU.”
Students interested in interning in Rep. Rose’s Washington D.C. or Tennessee offices may apply here.