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Tech’s 2026-2031 QEP: Call for Mini-Proposals!
Following the results of our recent campus-wide survey, we are moving to the next phase in developing Tech’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for 2026-2031. We invite members of the Tech community to participate in this important process by submitting mini-proposals for the new QEP topic.
Guidelines for Submission:
- Respond to the University’s vision, mission, and current strategic plan, Tech Tomorrow, a multi-year strategic plan to prepare and strengthen Tennessee Tech for the future;
- Respond to current institutional assessment data; and
- Respond to the results of the QEP topic survey referenced above.
Selection Process:
- All proposals will be assessed by the QEP Topic Selection Committee using the rubric in the announcement.
- Three proposals will be selected for potential further development.
Rewards: Authors of selected proposals will receive monetary honoraria as detailed in the announcement.
Deadline: Jan. 26, 2024.
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Fall 2023 iMakerSpace Training: Hands-on Electronics Manufacturing, Nov. 30
Time: November 30 (Thursday), 5:00-6:30pm
Location: iMakerSpace (Library 348)
Speaker: Dr. JW Bruce
* Please register for the event by emailing imakerspace@tntech.edu with your name, major, and T-Number.
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Physics Department Represents Tennessee Tech at Physics Conference
A group of physics faculty and students recently attended the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS) meeting in Richmond, Kentucky.
Dr. Mary Kidd (chair-elect of SESAPS) was one of the local organizers for the conference and chaired the Panel on Workforce Development. She also supervised Luke Parsons (physics) who presented a contributed talk and Joel Watson, Michael Potts and Emma Krebs (physics) and Ethan White (engineering) who presented posters.
Dr. Paula Engelhardt gave a contributed presentation titled, “Making the Leap to Online Labs” highlighting research completed during her Innovation in Teaching and Learning Faculty Academy for Course and Program Development grant.
Dr. Mustafa Rajabali supervised Cricket Bergner and Zeke Vespie (physics) who presented posters and Dakota Moye (electrical engineering) who presented a contributed talk.
Mateo Cacheiro (physics) was a Society of Physics Students reporter for the conference and presented a poster.
Congratulations to all!
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Rented books due back by Thursday, Dec. 7th!
Did you rent a textbook for the fall semester? Don’t forget that the return deadline is the last day of finals, Thursday, December 7th. Are you done with your book now? No need to wait, your book can be returned early.
Finals Week Store Hours Dec. 4th – 9th
Monday – Wednesday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 7:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00pm
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Tech Men’s Basketball Hosts Alice Lloyd for Faith & Family Day
Cheer on your men’s basketball team as they host the Eagles of Alice Lloyd on Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. Your Golden Eagles will be celebrating Faith and Family Day! Bring your church bulletin and receive $5 admission. Tech students receive free admission to all home athletic events!
Wings up! | TTUsports.com
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Celebrate Debbie Holm’s 33-year career at TN Tech
Please join us Friday, December 1 as we celebrate Debbie Holm’s 33-year career at TN Tech – the School of Human Ecology welcomes you to her retirement party in Oakley Hall. For more information, call 372-3378.
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Stress Less With the Launchpad Student Success Center
The end of the semester can be very stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Come learn coping strategies to de-stress before finals week. Join the Launchpad Student Success Center for Stress Less, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m, Thursday, November 30 in Room 371 in the Roaden University Center.
For more information contact Tenika Burgess, Launchpad Student Success Center Assistant Director at tnburgess@tntech.edu or 931-372-6850.
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Star Party on Wed, Nov. 29, 6 – 7 pm
Weather permitting, students in this semester’s ASTR3100 class (Observational Astronomy) will host a ‘star party’ on Wed, Nov 29 from 6 to 7 pm in the parking lot behind Foundation Hall. Telescopes will be set up to show you planets, stars, nebulae, and even another galaxy. The students will also demonstrate to you how they have been capturing images of some of these objects using the techniques of astrophotography. So, wrap up warmly and come out to see some of the wonders of the universe. All are welcome. For questions, contact sjrobinson@tntech.edu
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Cohen’s Research Part of Permanent Exhibit at Discovery Park of America
Dr. Brad Cohen (Biology) and his students contributed their research to the recently opened permanent exhibit “Duck, Duck, Goose” at The Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. This exhibition explores the history of waterfowl conservation and biology.
Dr. Cohen’s lab research is one of the focal points of the exhibit that portion explores how Tennessee Tech students and research contribute to the understanding and management of these dynamic ducks. Dr. Cohen (pictured center) and two of his graduate students (Nick Masto on the left and Cory Highway on the left) recently attended the grand opening and are pictured in front of their portion of the exhibit.
The Discovery Park welcomes an average of 250,000 visitors annually and Cohen’s lab research will expand the impact of their research to all those who visit. This is a link for more details on the exhibition: https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/duck/.
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Deadline Extended: Nominations to Honor Women’s Leadership at Tech
Tennessee Tech’s Commission on the Status of Women invites you to submit your nominations by (NEW DEADLINE) Wednesday, December 6 for the following two awards:
The CSW Excellence Award is presented annually to an individual employed by Tennessee Tech University who has contributed significantly to gender equity. The award honors three qualities that characterize the tradition of women’s leadership at Tech: perseverance, generosity, and mentorship.
https://tinyurl.com/CSWexcellenceThe Alison Piepmeier Outstanding Student Award celebrates Piepmeier’s legacy of fierce feminism by recognizing an exceptional Tennessee Tech student whose research, activism and/or outreach advances gender equity. It acknowledges a student who shows a passion for learning, assists others, and contributes significantly to campus community.
https://tinyurl.com/CSWPiepmeierEmail Julie Howard (jstepp@tntech.edu) for more information.
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Tech Women’s Basketball Welcomes Lincoln Memorial
Head to the Hooper Eblen Center on Wednesday, November 29 as your women’s basketball team take on Lincoln Memorial at 6:00 p.m. Tech students receive free admission to all home athletic events. Tech faculty and staff can purchase their tickets by calling the ticket office at 931-372-3940.
Wings up! | TTUsports.com
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2023 Angel Tree
The Center for Student Engagement is sponsoring an angel tree again this year. Please select your ornament(s) from the RUC tree, register at the info desk and return the unwrapped present(s) by Friday, December 8.
Thanks for supporting our angel tree project.
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Dr. Erin Hoover Publishes Second Collection of Poetry
Erin Hoover (Department of English @tntechenglish ) recently published a second poetry collection, “No Spare People,” to critical acclaim. The book’s publisher is Black Lawrence Press.
Cate Marvin wrote, “Erin Hoover’s second collection, No Spare People, recalls to me the sobering effect of encountering Adrienne Rich’s work in the late ’80s. These poems deal in reality, eschewing the fantastic … This is a deeply intellectual and expertly wrought collection.”
Poet Kaveh Akbar wrote, “These are hard poems in that they press far past the facile reductive binaries of good and evil, savior and saved, and into something—a lyric, a voice—that feels a little more complicated, a little more like our own world.”
You can find more about Erin at www.tntech.edu/cas/english or www.erinhooverpoet.com.
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Tech Nursing Students Travel to Belize in December
Professor Melissa Geist has led more than 10 nursing-training outreach visits to Belize, a country on Central America’s northeast coast. Next month she and Associate Professor Jennifer Mabry will lead a group of graduate and undergraduate students to the village of Punta Gorda continuing these valuable hands-on clinical experiences.
In partnership with the local hospital, students will work in the areas of emergency medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Undergraduates will be paired with grad students as they interact with the staff and patients. The group will also visit an orphanage providing wellness checks, hearing/vision screenings, and vaccinations for the children.
This clinical outreach trip includes assistance from a Cookeville-based firm, START CPR (safety techniques and response training), offering Advanced Cardiac Life Support training for 20 of the local healthcare providers.
For more info, see https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/estar/news.php or email behealthy@tntech.edu.
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Pre-sale for hot chocolate reindeer extended through Nov 27!
The Student Members of the American Chemical Society is extending the Hot Chocolate Reindeer (hot chocolate mix and marshmallows- each reindeer makes approximately three cups of hot chocolate) pre-sale through Nov 27! You can order through our Square Store through Nov 27. We will deliver them to a Tech mailbox (for students) or office (for faculty and staff) on Nov 30 or Dec 1. One reindeer is $2 or you can buy 3 for $5. You will be contacted via email after you order to determine your delivery location. Any questions can be sent to smacsttu@gmail.com. These make cute gifts, so consider ordering for yourself or for someone else. We can deliver your order to other people on campus if you want to send some end of the semester cheer!