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Faculty Success Story: Dr. Mike Gotcher Receives Grant to Provide Free Wifi Access to Rural Students

Rural Reimagined recognizes Dr. Mike Gotcher for his recent success in receiving a grant to provide 200 TN Tech students in rural counties with free, unlimited Wifi access. Students living in rural areas frequently struggle to establish much needed Wifi access needed to complete assignments, attend Zoom lectures, or be able to download course content. The grant will go a long way in helping students meet their educational needs. Dean Gotcher states, “We wanted to address the digital divide and help students succeed academically. The grant provides a much-needed resource for our students.”  Interested students can contact Dylcia Cowan at  dcowan@tntech.edu to obtain the form needed to receive hot spots. Students are also welcomed to drop in at Southwest Hall, Room 141A between the hours of 8:00 am-4:30pm. Mrs. Cowan can also be reached at 931-372-3366. Wings up!

Join the Center for Career Development on Thursday, Aug. 26, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor) for the first Purple Career Readiness Workshop of the semester! A panel of employers from Enterprise, Eastman Chemical, Aphena Pharma and Flex-Tek will share their tips and advice on how to impress a potential company after graduating college.

This event is open to all students in all majors and counts towards the Purple Career Readiness Certificate for junior and senior students. Bring your Eagle Card for a quick sign-in.

To attend virtually, access the TEAMS link in Handshake Events. To receive credit for attending, you must log in with your Tennessee Tech email, participate if asked to during the workshop and be present for at least 80% of the presentation, and make sure that your camera is turned on during your attendance.

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Center for Career Development
career@tntech.edu
931-372-3232

Professor Emeritus Dale Ensor will present a seminar titled “Alfred Nobel: Chemist, Inventor, Businessman, and Founder of the Nobel Prizes” at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Aug 27 in SLH 126. The presentation is for both technical and lay persons. Questions: acarroll@tntech.edu

Abstract: Alfred Nobel is best known as the founder of the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.  He was a very prolific inventor with 355 patents, a chemist, and a businessman that created an industrial empire in the late 19th century.  He was fluent in Swedish, Russian, French, English, and German with an interest in literature and poetry.  Alfred’s discovery that nitroglycerine could be stabilized using the diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, and patented as dynamite changed the construction industry.  He once described his greatest weaknesses as having neither wife or children, lacking a sunny disposition, and having only a commonplace life. This presentation will focus on the chemistry and inventions of Alfred Nobel as well as the personal stories that provide us with an insight into his life and the reason for his gift to the world.

Bring us a shirt from your previous academic institution and we will give you a brand new Tennessee Tech shirt!

Find us in the RUC 1st floor lobby from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, August 26th!

All shirts donated will be given to charity. Wings Up!