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  • UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES: TORNADO & COVID-19 DOCUMENTATION PROJECT

    The Tennessee Tech University Archives is documenting, preserving, and making accessible the experiences of the university community and the Upper Cumberland following the March 3rd tornadoes and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Archives is already collecting the official response of the university to the pandemic and tornado, but the nature of university records neglects the personal experiences of people like you! Future researchers will value documentation of the day-to-day lives of people during the pandemic, no matter how mundane it might feel now.

    The Archives encourages students, faculty, staff, alumni, and residents of the Upper Cumberland to submit written, visual, audio, or video documentation of their experiences during the pandemic. There are no requirements for style, spelling, or grammar. The Archives will accept materials in any language. Participants are welcome to document what they wish as it relates to their life following the tornado and during the pandemic.

    To learn more and submit, go to: https://www.tntech.edu/library/archives-project.php

    Para español: https://www.tntech.edu/library/pdf/archives-project-spanish-version.pdf

  • Student Spotlight: Payton Womack Accepts G.A. through TCRI CARES Grant

    Student Spotlight: Payton Womack Accepts G.A. through TCRI CARES Grant

    Congratulations to Payton Womack, Ph.D student in the Program Planning & Evaluation (PPE) Program in the College of Education, for accepting the Graduate Assistant position through TCRI CARES! Payton will collaborate in the project’s research design seeking to develop and implement an accessible, sustainable, and responsive PPE model that will promote rural economic resiliency during and beyond the pandemic, specifically within our service region but also replicable in rural regions across the nation. Payton states, “After seeing the effects of the coronavirus in my rural community, I felt very drawn to the TCRI CARES project. The applied research within the grant provides me with an innovative opportunity to put my passion for rural communities to work with the intention to become stronger and better within the Upper Cumberland and across other rural areas.” Wings up! View the story here: https://www.tntech.edu/grand-challenge/news/articles/20200803-paytonwomack-tcricares.php

  • Center Spotlight: The Water Center & Rural Conservation with Paper Mulch

    Center Spotlight: The Water Center & Rural Conservation with Paper Mulch

    The Water Center, a Rural Reimagined partner, is working with the Defenders of Wildlife reduce plastic waste in streams, specifically in the Walden Ridge on the Cumberland plateau – the only TN stream containing the Laurel Dace, one of the rarest fishes in the world. The area’s tomato growers use plastic mulch to prevent weeds, but plastic often ends up in streams after windstorms or during post-season removal. The Water Center is testing paper mulch, a safer environmental alternative, at Tech’s Shipley and Oakley Farms to rectify the problems caused by plastic mulch in our region. Director Schaeffer states, “Paper mulch is a novel product with potential advantages to both growers and the environment as it controls weeds but also eventually turns into compost.” Wings up, Water Center! Contact the Water Center for more information on how you can get involved, and view the full story here: https://www.tntech.edu/grand-challenge/news/articles/20200803-watercenterpapermulch.php

  • University Drive Road Closure

    University Drive Road Closure

    University Drive will be closed Tuesday, August 4th, from Peachtree to Stadium Drive.  This will be for Tuesday only, and will re-open for traffic on Wednesday.

  • Website Update: Express Link

    Website Update: Express Link

    The Express link in the top navigation has been updated to link directly to Tech Express! In Tech Express, you have quick and easy access to resources and services such as Tech Email, iLearn, Self Service, Banner, and more. With this change, the drop-down menu (visible when you hover your mouse over “Express”) has been updated, as well as the Faculty, Staff, and Student Resource pages, to focus on campus resources and services.

    If you have any questions about Tech Express, please contact the myTECH Helpdesk at (931) 372-3975 or helpdesk@tntech.edu.

  • Spotlight: STEM Center Receives $50,000 Grant

    Spotlight: STEM Center Receives $50,000 Grant

    Congratulations to PI Mr. Carlos Galindo (STEM Center) and Co-PIs Dr. Andrea Arce-Trigatti (College of Education) and Dr. Stephanie Jorgensen (Chemical Engineering) for being awarded the Science Olympiad Collegiate Scholars (SOCS) program grant of $50,000. The SERS-funded SOCS program will go through the Oakley STEM Center and will target underrepresented and minority student populations in the STEM fields. The program will recruit 20 undergraduate and 10 graduate students who represent these characteristics and who will gain skills that positively impact both their academic success and the communities they serve while working towards the goal of coordinating next year’s Regional Science Olympiad.  Mr. Galindo states, “I am personally really excited to be able to work with students to develop their professional skills while at the same time working on a project that can positively impact k-12 students in the Upper Cumberland.” Wings up!

  • New Campus COVID-19 Signs & Fliers Available

    New signage and fliers related to health and safety precautions for COVID-19 are available for offices and departments to download and print. Custom signage is available upon request. Visit: https://www.tntech.edu/return/signage.php.

  • Tennessee Tech Today this week

    Tennessee Tech Today this week

    This week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_7-24-20.mp3

    This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes Michael Aikens explaining a $300,000 CARES Act grant for the TCRI CARES project; President Phil Oldham, Pingen Chen and Mohan Rao commenting on the EV Charging Station project; and, in-coming freshman Hailey Jennings and her mom Natalie talking about attending a SOAR session on campus.

  • Cell Phone Stipends

    Due to the budget reductions that Tennessee Tech is facing due to COVID-19 and international student declines, there were several items presented to the Board of Trustees. Effective immediately, phone stipend benefits will be eliminated.  This means that no phone stipends will be processed or credited for July paychecks going forward.

    While we understand this may not be the news you were hoping for, these reductions are necessary to allow Tennessee Tech to focus on our core values and mission, our students.

  • Policy 803 Email Use

    Effective May 1, 2020, TN Tech policy 803 Email Use was published. The purpose of this policy is not only to detail the appropriate usage of University email but also to add an additional layer of security to help protect the privacy of our students, employees, and University data. Specifically, this policy prohibits the “bulk forwarding of *tntech.edu emails to personal or private email addresses”

    Examples of Violation

    Creating a rule that sends your tntech.edu emails to another organization or to a personal address.

    Forwarding student worker emails to a student email or vice versa.

    Exceptions

    Managers may request to have the email for individuals in certain job roles who have left the University or have retired to be forwarded to another email within the University.

    Please note that all email forwarding rules violating this policy will be removed on 7/30/2020.

    For clarification or questions, please contact the Information Security Office at ociso@tntech.edu.

  • Seeking Feedback on the AVP of Facilities Candidates

    The Search Committee seeks constructive feedback from the campus community as it relates to the candidate’s qualifications for the Associate Vice President of Facilities and Business Services position.  The three candidates are:

    Charles Roberts – Interviewed Tuesday, July 7, 2020

    Brian Wilcox – Interviewed Wednesday, July 8, 2020

    Daniel Papay – Interviewed Tuesday, July 14, 2020

    Please complete the survey by July 24, 2020 at https://tntech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7PT8Xl7PVBytZzL

  • Tennessee Tech Today this week

    Tennessee Tech Today this week

    Here is this week’s Tennessee Tech Today radio show: https://www.tntech.edu/news/files/TNTech_Today_Show_7-17-20.mp3

    This week’s Tennessee Tech Today includes provost Lori Bruce discussing her lecture that reached more than 14,000 students and faculty world-wide; and, Tennessee Tech alum Scott Stallings talks about life on the PGA Tour, his mentor Bobby Nichols and a life-changing physical transformation.

  • Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Training Program

    Fostering diversity and cultivating inclusion is a core value of Tennessee Tech. The Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program is designed to provide employees with the knowledge and skills to help Tennessee Tech achieve our diversity goals and create an inclusive environment for everyone. This program will also provide employees with the skills to foster inclusive excellence in all they do.

    The certificate program is an 8-week virtual program that partners with colleagues across campus. Each participant will be awarded a certificate, recognized in Tech Times, receive a specialty item, and invited to the Scholars luncheon.  Participants must be able to devote a minimum of 2-3 hours a week for 8-weeks to complete the program and have supervisor approval to participate in the full program.

    The next class starts August 3, 2020.

    For more information and to register for the program visit: https://www.tntech.edu/hr/training/dei_training.php

  • Congratulations to those who earned externally funded awards in June

    The following individuals earned externally funded awards last month:

      • Jeff Boles (PI) and Jeremy Wendt (Co-PI): National Science Foundation

     

      • Adam Holley (PI): National Science Foundation

     

      • Martha Kosa (PI): Private Agency

     

      • Satish Mahajan (PI): Oak Ridge National Lab

     

      • Ambareen Siraj (PI): Private Agency

     

      • Daniel VandenBerge (PI): Private Agency

     

      Liqun Zhang (PI): Private Agency

    Please visit https://www.tntech.edu/research/reports/grants-awarded.php for more information.

  • Dinner with Dean Zagumny

    Dinner with Dean Zagumny

    Greetings College of Education Alumni!
    Please join us for “Dinner with the Dean.”
    Monday, July 27 | 6:00-6:30 p.m. (central)
    Held in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Prepare your favorite dish while your host, Dean Lisa Zagumny, prepares hers, and dishes on updates and good news about the College of Education!
    For more information, please email education@tntech.edu
    or call 931-372-3124.
    For planning purposes, please register via the button below by
    Friday, July 24.

    Register Now