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Ask the Director offered by Career Development Tuesdays and Thursdays
Are you uncertain about your career? Need help finding a job? Have questions? Gain answers to job searching, career readiness, resume and interview tips and more. Join Tech’s Center for Career Development via ZOOM from 11:00 a.m. – noon Tuesdays and Thursdays for an informal discussion of topics impacting employment. Zoom access links and passwords will be sent to your Tennessee Tech email via Handshake. Ask the Director is open to Tennessee Tech students and alumni registered on Handshake.
Tuesdays:
Apr 21, 2020 11:00 AM
Apr 28, 2020 11:00 AM *Special Employer Guest Regan Bragg of Alliance Bernstein
May 5, 2020 11:00 AM
May 12, 2020 11:00 AM
Thursdays:
Apr 23, 2020 11:00 AM
Apr 30, 2020 11:00 AM
May 7, 2020 11:00 AM
May 14, 2020 11:00 AM
Center for Career Development
career@tntech.edu
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Nominate an Excellent Advisor
Nominate an advisor for the 2020 Excellence in Advising Award.
The selection committee will evaluate the types of evidence listed here to select recipient(s).
Visit the Excellence in Advising Awards page here for additional details and instructions on submitting nomination(s) online.
Deadline for submission is Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Please contact Simone McKelvey at smckelvey@tntech.edu if you have questions.
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Apply to be a Fall 2020 Peer Mentor!
The application for Fall 2020 Peer Mentors is now open! Visit our website at tntech.edu/connections for more information and to apply.
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This week’s Tennessee Tech Today Show
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_4-10-20.mp3.
This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes Tech alumnus and former Golden Eagle football player Jake Hoot, winner of season 17 of The Voice, who talks about writing and recording the song “Tennessee Strong,” as a tribute to the tornado victims and as a way to help with the tornado relief fund. Eric Brown, the assistant director of Tech’s Cybersecurity, Education, Research and Outreach Center, discusses what to do and what not to do while you are working or taking classes online.
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Consent Karaoke Competition
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, join Project AWAKEN for Consent Karaoke! Make a video (you can use TikTok!) singing, lip syncing, dancing or signing a song that talks about consent. Share your video on social media with Project AWAKEN.
Project AWAKEN will post all of the videos on Facebook on Monday, 4/20/2020, and everyone gets to vote to select the winner!! Check out @TNTechAWAKEN (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter) for song suggestions, rules and details.
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Join us for ASK THE DIRECTOR on Tuesday, April 14 at 11am on ZOOM!
Join Center for Career Development Director Russ Coughenour and staff for ASK THE DIRECTOR, a 40 minute conversation on career Tuesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. A lot of you have questions concerning internships, co-ops, resumes, job searching, interviewing and the state of the job market during this unprecedented period in time. Dial in and be part of the conversation!
See you then!
ZOOM Meeting Details:
ASK THE DIRECTOR
Time: Apr 14, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time
Join Zoom Meeting https://tntech.zoom.us/j/5196632151
Meeting ID: 519 663 2151
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Trivia Tuesdays with Project AWAKEN
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, join Project AWAKEN each week for Trivia Tuesday! A question will be posted each Tuesday, DM us your answer by Friday each week for a chance to win a prize. Answers for each week will be posted on Saturdays. Follow Project AWAKEN on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (@TNTechAWAKEN) to play along.
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Sign up for a Pen Pal
Social distancing can be incredibly isolating, but have no fear – Project AWAKEN is here! Sign up for a pen pal to stay connected and make new friends. Fill out this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/WDMfkAmS8bDk8tU28. All are welcome!
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Counseling Center support during COVID-19
The counseling center is still available to support students. Students may make an appointment to speak to a counselor via secure Zoom at https://www.tntech.edu/counsel. From there click the link to scheduling appointments. Then follow the directions to click on the Eagle Wellness Portal. In addition our Eagle Eye After Hours Hotline is still available to support students who may be in crisis. Please do not hesitate to reach out- the counseling center is here to support you.
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CITL Here to Assist Faculty!
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) continues to provide support to faculty and departments during the campus transition to delivery of online and alternative delivery of courses. The CITL can advise you on course redesign and development and how to better leverage technology and other educational tools to engage and retain students. The Center can also provide ideas on alternative assessment of student learning outcomes within an online learning environment. The CITL staff, including your College’s or School’s dedicated Online Instructional Designer, are available Monday through Friday 8-4:30 through consultations by phone (931) 372-6950, via iLearn Help Email, or through Virtual Consultations. You can also Email the Center directly as we continuously monitor the CITL Email and respond promptly throughout the day. The CITL also provides frequent updates to the COVID-19 Faculty FAQs related to instruction in an online learning environment.
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Online Teaching Workshop this Thursday via Zoom!
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) announces its last Tech Teaches workshop for the spring semester. Dr. Sandi Smith-Andrews will provide a final workshop in her Online Teaching Series on Thursday, April 9th from 3:00-4:30 pm via Zoom. The focus of this workshop is on Assessments and Rubrics. Join us to discover alternative learning assessments and rubrics available through iLearn. The session link will only be provided to those who have registered in advance. Please REGISTER HERE!
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Human Resources Notification: EAP
Your HR team wanted to remind you that if anyone feels that they need additional support during this time, please contact the Employee Assistance Program (toll free 1-800-548-6549) in order to speak with a counselor over the phone or to obtain referrals for counselors in their communities. This service is available to employees 24 hours per day / 7 days per week. Additional resources can be obtained through the EAP website, www.here4tn.com.
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Tennessee Tech Today
Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_4-3-20.mp3.
This week, Provost Lori Bruce talks about Tennessee Tech classes going totally online for the first time in school history; Bedelia Russell, interim CITL director, discusses how CITL was very instrumental in helping the faculty take classes online; Kerri Demeri, director of auxiliary services, talks about auxiliary services and the affect COVID 19 has had on those services at Tech; and Kristen Smith and Sam Holm talk about the affect COVID 19 has had on dining services at Tech.
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Student Government Association Elections
Do you want to represent student interests and collaborate with the administration to make a difference at Tennessee Tech? If so, the Student Government Association is the place for you!
Visit tntech.edu/sga for candidate rules, election information, and deadlines.
Questions? Contact the SGA President at sgapresident@students.tntech.edu
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Congratulations to those who earned externally funded awards in March
The following individuals earned externally funded awards last month:
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- Indranil Bhattacharya (PI) and Joseph Biernacki (Co-PI): National Science Foundation
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- Glenn Cunningham (PI) and Ethan Languri (Co-PI): U.S. Department of Energy
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- Dennis Fennewald (PI): Private Funder
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- Gail Gentry (PI): Tennessee Arts Commission
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- Sheikh Ghafoor (PI): Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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- Alfred Kalyanapu (PI) and Sheikh Ghafoor (Co-PI): U.S. Department of Defense (via ORNL)
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- Kevin Liska (PI) and Julie Brewer (Co-PI): ALMMII LIFT
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- Vahid Motevalli (PI) and Darek Potter (Co-PI): U.S. Department of Transportation (via University of Florida Transportation Institute)
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- Anthony Paradis (PI) and Samantha Hutson (Co-PI): Private Funder
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- Andy Pardue (PI): Private Funder
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- Amanda Powell (PI) and Kevin Liska (Co-PI): Tennessee Department of Health
- Ying Zhang (PI): Private Funder
Please visit https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/grants-awarded.php for more information.
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