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Oakley Farms Produce
We have a new delivery of tomatoes and produce available for purchase from Oakley Farm! This week, we have Big Beef, Cherokee Purple, Sungold and Roma tomatoes available for $2 per pound. We also have cucumbers available for pickup, two for $1. We can accept cash and check payments. Pick up produce in Oakley Hall room 102. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lisa Rice at lrice@tntech.edu or extension 3149. Thank you!
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Educational Benefits Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Deadlines and Reminders
Educational discount forms may be submitted to Human Resources by Thursday, July 14, 2022.
The first day to register for a course at Tech if you are using a fee waiver is July 21, 2022.
Please submit forms before 08/05/2022 to ensure processing before the confirmation deadline. Forms are processed in the order they are received.
Tennessee Tech fee payment/enrollment confirmation deadline for Fall Term is August 16, 2022.
Tennessee Tech Fall Term classes begin Thursday, August 18, 2022.TN eCampus classes begin Monday, August 22, 2022.
Please review the Tennessee Tech Master Calendar for additional dates and deadlines.
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Veteran’s Service-Connected Disability Leave
Effective July 1, 2022
In accordance with State of Tennessee House Bill 1578, Tennessee Tech University made the following addition to TTU Policy 617 – Family, Medical, and Service Member Leave, Section IV., E., 3.
A Tennessee Tech employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability of thirty percent (30%) or more receives thirty-six (36) hours of leave each year that can be used to attend appointments related to the service-connected disability. However, no unused leave remaining at the end of the year may not be carried to the subsequent year.
Please direct any questions regarding eligibility or the reporting process to ttubenefits@tntech.edu.
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OER training and stipend opportunity
Provost Bruce is funding an OER (Open Educational Resources) program to save students money on textbooks. This program continues last year’s TBR grant work, which saved students over $162,000 in Spring 2022. This OER program offers stipends to selected faculty to transition their courses from traditional textbooks to zero-cost course materials. This program will help increase equity in access to quality, zero-cost educational materials. Faculty interested in receiving OER training and a stipend must submit an application proposal by Aug. 31, 2022. A link to additional information and the application form can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/library/textbooks/oer-program.php.
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Attention GAs: Tax Implications-’22 SU
Financial Aid is now sending a listing of the tuition benefits paid each semester on the behalf of Support GAs to the Payroll/Business Office. This will increase taxable income and possibly the federal income tax deduction. If you do not have enough gross pay to cover the tax calculated, then no tax will be deducted. This amount does not increase your net pay. If you have any questions feel free to contact Dustin Agee in Payroll at extension X3041.
Here is an explanation of how the IRS treats assistantships:
Tuition benefits offered to graduate assistants are generally excluded from taxable income under section 117(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). However, section 117(d) only excludes from taxable income tuition benefits for graduate students who are engaged in teaching activities or research activities at the University. Graduate assistants not engaged in such teaching or research activities at the University cannot be excluded from taxable income under section 117(d). These assistantships do not qualify for the $5,250 exclusion. -
Student Job Portal is LIVE!
Student Job Portal is LIVE!
Need an on-campus job? Need additional help in your department? The Student Job Portal is now live for the 22-23 Academic Year! Now accepting applications, job postings for Federal Work Study (FWS) students. Please contact Office of Financial Aid, financialaid@tntech.edu, to inquire on eligibility of the FWS award.
To find out more about this amazing opportunity visit Federal Work Study.
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General Complaint Reporting – Summer 2022
General Complaint Reporting
In addition to the Fraud, Waste, or Abuse reporting form, Tennessee Tech also has a form on Internal Audit’s website for confidentially reporting complaints about accounting, internal control, auditing matters, code of conduct, and other related issues that are NOT fraud, waste, or abuse. Complainants remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS to Internal Audit unless the last section of the form is completed. General complaints received on this form are routed to appropriate campus departments for follow-up.
The form can be submitted online or completed, printed, and mailed to Internal Audit, PO Box 5154, Cookeville, TN 38505.
The online form can be found at https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=322625
The printable form can be found at https://www.tntech.edu/internalaudit/pdf/generalcomplaints/gencomp2.pdf
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Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse – Summer 2022
Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Tennessee Tech endeavors to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to investigate allegations of such. If you have any knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse, please report it to one of the following:- Your supervisor
- Tennessee Tech Internal Audit – (931) 372-3045
- Tennessee Tech Online Reporting at https://tf.tntech.edu/machform/view.php?id=42101
- Tennessee State Hotline – (800) 232-5454
- Tennessee State Online Reporting at https://comptroller.tn.gov/office-functions/investigations/fraud-waste-and-abuse.html
Additional information along with reporting options that allow the complainant to remain COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS can be found at www.tntech.edu/internalaudit/fwa.php or by contacting Tennessee Tech Internal Audit at (931) 372-3045.
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Annual Enrollment is Sat. Oct 1 to Fri. Oct 14.
This is your chance to choose your ParTNers for Health insurance benefits or make changes to your benefit selections for plan year 2023.
We’re here to help as you make Annual Enrollment decisions. We’ll email you information and resources in the coming months. We’ll also post Annual Enrollment details, more about the enrollment process and what to expect for 2023 on our website under Annual Enrollment > About Enrollment here:
https://www.tn.gov/partnersforhealth/ae/about-enrollment.htmlImportant update for 2023:
You will receive Annual Enrollment notices by email this year. This information will not be mailed.If you have any questions please contact the Office of Human Resources or email at us at ttubenefits@tntech.edu.
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Engagement Strategies
Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning for the Engagement Strategies Workshop on Tuesday, July 12th at 11am. In this session, we explore increasing attendance by designing for student interaction with the instructor, the content, and with one another. We will discuss including participation as a graded item, activities that encourage student motivation, and creating a welcoming classroom culture and environment. For more information contact the CITL at citl@tntech.edu and register below.
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Clerical & Support Staff Day!
Registration is now open for this year’s annual Clerical & Support Staff Day, Friday, July 15th! There will be valuable training, fun activities, campus resources and hear about what’s next for Tech. Don’t forget Free Lunch and Door Prizes too! We hope to see you there!
Please register by July 8th at https://forms.office.com/r/gZZa1wDgvN to guarantee lunch!
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Cashless Notice
Starting August 1, 2022, The Post will be taking cashless payments only.
We will accept credit cards, debit cards, checks, and mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
For questions, contact The Post at 931-372-3282.
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Budget Office – July Training
Budget Office training sessions for July are now scheduled if anyone is interested! Below is a brief description of each training:
General Budget Training: This training helps provide a better understanding of the overall budgeting process and timelines from the university level. Other topics presented include information regarding budget revisions, revenues and expenses, budget monitoring, general guidelines, etc. This training is required for signature authority on budget revisions.
Budget Banner Screen Training: This training focuses specifically on Banner screens frequently used for budgeting purposes. This is an optional training course.
Budget Shadow System Training: This training focuses specifically on our Shadow System Template that can be used for reconciliation purposes. This is an optional training course.
Position Control Budget Training: This training focuses specifically on topics related to position control including new position set ups, personnel action forms, budget revisions for permanent positions, how to verify permanent position funding, lapsed salary, etc. This is an optional training course.
Please click here to register for training. We look forward to meeting with you!
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Guidelines to Student Employee Compensation (Non-Federal Work-Study)
The Guidelines for Student Employee Compensation have been established to provide consistent classification and compensation for all student employees throughout the University. The position level and salary that is selected for a student employment position should be based on job responsibilities, supervision needed, and level of expertise required for the job. These guidelines are effective as of July 1, 2022, and will be reviewed and adjusted as necessary based on internal and external factors that may include but are not limited to changes to minimum wage, market, etc.
Please use the guidelines as you are hiring student employees for the upcoming Fall Semester. https://www.tntech.edu/private/hr/empforms.php
Please contact Human Resources at 931-372-3034 if you have any questions.
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New Team Member!
The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships is pleased to welcome Ms. Latisha Scarlett as our newest team member. Latisha will be handling all discounts, waivers, and graduate assistantships. In addition, Latisha will serve as a valuable member of our customer service team. Latisha is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University and previously worked as a lab instructor and teaching assistant under Human Ecology. We are very excited to have Latisha as part of our team!
You may reach Latisha at EXT 3313 or by lscarlett@tntech.edu.