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New Process for Student Absence Notifications Available
A new, paperless process for requests and delivery of student absence notifications is now available. Students who are unable to attend classes for a period of time due to an emergency or extenuating circumstance, including illness, injury, or hospitalization, bereavement, military, or legal obligation, may request an absence notification from the Student Affairs Office by completing the Student Absence Notification Request form and providing appropriate documentation. If approved, the student’s faculty members/instructors will receive a notification via email with a link to the absence memorandum with documented dates of absence.
For more information, please visit the Student Affairs website.
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Volunteers Needed Magic STEM Bus Safari Saturday!
Volunteers are needed for a family outreach event on Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM at the Oakley STEM Center.
Volunteers will assist with hands-on STEM activities, event logistics, set up, and tear down. The event is open to families & their children ranging from Pre-K to 3rd grade. Please consider taking the time to help & please share this opportunity with others who may be interested.
Food and refreshments will be provided for volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering for the event please follow this link: https://tf.tntech.edu/view.php?id=1360152
Please contact Carlos Galindo at cgalindo@tntech.edu if you have any questions.
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Counseling Center Drop in space
On Wednesday, February 1 from 9:00am-11:00am , the counseling center in collaboration with multicultural affairs and student engagement will be holding space for reflection and conversation in Roaden University Center room 246. This space aims to provide a confidential, safe, and trusting environment for reflection or a space to process the events happening in Tennessee and nationally.For more information please contact the counseling center at 931-372-3331.
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Social Skills Group – Counseling Center
If you have struggled to connect with other people or feel uncomfortable in social interactions, come join our social skills group to help explore these topics and more as we all learn together! The group will be meeting on Tuesday afternoons from 3-4pm at the Counseling Center office, starting Feb 14th. If interested, please contact bhiggins@tntech.edu or call the Counseling Center 931-372-3331 for more information and to confirm your spot.
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Careers n’ Coffee featuring Tennessee Valley Authority on February 1
Take a break and enjoy a FREE cup of iced coffee while speaking with recruiters from Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday, February 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Roaden University Center Swoops Food Court (ground floor). Tennessee Valley Authority provides electricity for 153 local power companies serving 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states, as well as directly to 57 large industrial customers and federal installations.
Do not miss this opportunity to network with recruiters as they share information about available positions, which include full-time internships and jobs within company. Get a step ahead and APPLY NOW in Handshake before speaking to recruiters!!!
Careers n’ Coffee events are hosted by the Center for Career Development
931-372-3232
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Custodial Survey
HES is interested in hearing from faculty, staff, and students. We are interested in understanding the needs of our customers and how we can better serve. We have made available a link to our online survey that only takes a few moments. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and we look forward to hearing from you.
https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_czIOEIFGxtq3ymO
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Black History Month 2023 Events
Join the Tennessee Tech Multicultural Affairs Office, Center for Student Engagement, SGA, Diversity & Inclusion Office, History Department, Commission on the Status of Blacks (CSB), Human Ecology, The Women’s Center and the Music department in celebrating and honoring Black History Month.
The events include a Daily Trivia & Prize Give away;
February 2, Jonathan Blanchard 11am in RUC Tech Pride Room, “History of Hip Hop”, and 6pm in RUC Multipurpose, Concert “The Block Party”; February 7, Anthony Ray Hinton, 6pm, Derryberry Auditorium who will share his story of being wrongly convicted and exonerated after 30 years through the efforts of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI); February 9, RUC Tech Pride Room, Jeff Hobbs speaks on “Cherokee Freedmen” with Associate Professor Troy Smith; February 19, Gospel Extravaganza, Location TBD; Feb. 21st, 11am Tech Pride Room “Racing Through Time” Student led History Exhibit, and 5:30pm RUC Multipurpose Room, Soul Food Night; Feb. 22, 7:30pm Derryberry Hall Auditorium, Center Stage Event with Ebone Bell; February 26, 5:30pm IMPACT Banquet, Leslie Town Center honoring Mary Alice McClellan and Lori Jackson Stode (tickets required); February 27, 6pm, RUC Tech Pride Room, Paint Night with Marc Burnett, alumnus and former VP of Student Affairs.See a full list of events and contact information for questions here: https://www.tntech.edu/multicultural-affairs/events.php
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Trauma Recovery Group
Are you struggling to work through unresolved trauma? Join our trauma recovery group to learn about the different ways trauma can affect us, develop techniques that may help in times of distress, as well as being a positive support for others who also struggle with the same experiences. This is a safe space. The Counseling Center will be hosting this group every Friday, starting on February 10, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in RUC 387. Contact Tessa Benefield at tbenefield@tntech.edu to join. A minimum of three group participants is required for the group to start.
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Resume and LinkedIn Workshop with Alpha Kappa Psi
EVERYONE can benefit from career readiness and professional development!!!
Alpha Kappa Psi is hosting a resume and LinkedIn profile workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6:00 pm.
Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional co-ed fraternity open to all majors and classifications, so everyone is welcome. Don’t miss out on this opportunity; being a part of AKPsi helps you with career readiness and networking opportunities, community service, and alumni connections. For further information on AKPsi and our events, join our Interest Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/63870805/wamUs5vT or follow us on Instagram @akpsi_tntech, a link to our membership application is in our bio.
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Mandatory Training – Title VI
All Tennessee Tech employees must complete annual Title VI training by April 10, 2023. This training can be accessed in Tech Express by locating the red tab for Title VI training on the Campus Resources Card.
Completion of this training is a component of employee performance evaluations. In addition, failure to complete the training by April 10, 2023, will result in the termination of access to Tennessee Tech computer resources.
If you have questions, contact the Compliance Office at compliance@tntech.edu
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Rural Reimagined Faculty Grant Program Recognizes Dr. Erica Bower and Her Team
Rural Reimagined would like to recognize Dr. Erica Bower (Sociology & Political Science), Dr. Rene Grimes (Curriculum &Instruction), Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey (Human Ecology), Dr. Steven Seiler (Sociology & Political Science), and their community collaborators for receiving Level 3 funding ($10,000-$25,000) from our Faculty Grant Program. Dr. Bower’s team proposed their project titled “Uniting, Empowering, and Engaging our Upper Cumberland Community to Reduce Mental Health Issues and Substance Misuse: Community-Based Training in Mental Health First Aid & Adverse Childhood Experiences,” which aims to educate Upper Cumberland community members about “the impact of adverse childhood experiences, identification of mental health issues and substance misuse, and actionable steps” to help struggling individuals by conducting at least 24 necessary training courses before June. We congratulate Dr. Bower’s team and encourage other faculty members to submit their ideas in the future!
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How to win Eagle Works – Business Model Canvas and the Judging Rubric!
Join us Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. in the iMakerspace to find out what the Business Model Canvas is and how it’ll give you the best chance at winning Eagle Works!
Jeff Brown from The Biz Foundry will be leading this session on how to make your idea come to life. Business Model Canvas is a great tool for you to learn if your idea or product is viable, how to identify your customers, find any issues, and give yourself and your team the best chance for success!
The Eagle Works judging rubric is based off Business Model Canvas, so if you’re thinking about competing, this workshop is essential!
The iMakerspace is on the third floor of Volpe Library. Use the north staircase (past the MyTECH helpdesk) to access. If you need an accessible entrance, please email Andrea at akruszka@tntech.edu before 4:30 p.m. that day to arrange.
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Come See Jonathan Blanchard Live!!
SGA Solo Events Committee presents Jonathan Blanchard Live
February 2, at 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room!! Come check out some student organizations and enjoy some food at this event!
Jonathan Blanchard will also host a History of Hip Hop Workshop at 11 a.m. in the Tech Pride Room!
https://www.tntech.edu/engagement/solo.php
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Rubrics
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) on Tuesday, January 31st at 11 AM for a workshop on rubrics. Rubrics are a best practice for communicating criteria and achievement levels of assignments to students in both online and on-ground courses. Well-developed rubrics show alignment between assignment criteria and overall module/unit and course learning objectives. Before the assignment, rubrics help students understand the connections between the “what” and “why” of learning. After the assignment, rubrics also help instructors provide quicker, more consistent feedback to students, often helping answer a common student question: why did I receive the grade I received? In this session, participants will hear from Tennessee Tech faculty who utilize rubrics and see examples of digital rubrics in iLearn. Register below and contact the CITL with questions at citl@tntech.edu.
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Co-op Meetup #1 is on Tuesday, January 31, at 11 a.m.
Are you interested in Co-op? Need to find out how YOU can be Co-op Eligible? Attend the first Co-op Meetup of the semester on Tuesday, January 31, in Roaden University Center, Multipurpose Room (second floor) at 11 a.m. New guidelines, which went into effect Fall 2022 for student enrollment, will be shared.
The Co-op Meetup will explain the eligibility guidelines for enrolling in the Cooperative Education Program, which applies to all students. You may review the updated eligibility guidelines at: https://www.tntech.edu/career/students/co-op/eligibility.php
Please note, any student interested in accepting a Cooperative Education position with an employer or a long-term internship MUST attend a Co-op Meetup, prior to accepting an offer.
Bring your Eagle Card for attendance credit of event.
https://tntech.joinhandshake.com/events/1215866/share_preview
Center for Career Development
(931) 372-3232