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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Tech Campus Space Utilization and Allocation Committee has failed to post meeting minutes online since Sept. 29, 2021, a violation of the Tennessee Open Meeting Act. The committee is responsible for monitoring the utilization and space allocation of academic and administrative buildings and facilities across campus. They plan and […]
Tech, over summer break, was named in a federal lawsuit after an associate professor claimed she was discriminated against when seeking a promotion. Associate professor of English Kristen Deiter filed the federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee alleging civil and human rights […]
Concern regarding staffing levels within the Office of Research and Economic Development has been on the minds of the Tennessee Tech Faculty Senate for nearly nine months, and now some faculty members describe the situation as dire. The ORED has set a record of more than $23 million in external […]
Tech’s Counseling Center is holding a support group for coping with current events every Friday from 10-11 a.m. in RUC Room 387. “There is a lot going on in the lives of our students personally, but there is a lot going on in the world that could really impact their […]
Tech chemistry students, Courtney LaPointe and Rebecca Firth, received a prestigious Student Leadership Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2021-22, respectively. Along with being an award recipient, students receive invitations to attend the ACS leadership conference. Student members of the American Chemical Society from universities around the world […]
TikTok is now ranked as the seventh most popular domain, putting Google and other platforms behind it. The app is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance. In September of 2020, former President Donald Trump attempted to ban the popular app for security reasons. TikTok has made an impact on college […]
Tech faculty and students have recently expressed frustration over what they call unsafe working conditions and learning environments. According to one faculty member, Johnson Hall – the home of Tech’s College of Business – has fallen into disrepair; and although the structure is slated for renovation, they believe the building […]
The Tech Players will debut their production of “The Wolves” on Feb. 3 at the Backdoor Playhouse. Directed by Joe Clark, “The Wolves” features an all-female cast and follows the lives of a soccer team as they prepare for their matches. The characters, who are all referred to by their […]
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Commission on the Status of Blacks (CSB) held two community service events on Jan. 21 and 28. “A lot of the events that we are doing focus on MLK’s philosophy of service and looking at […]
In the hopes of bringing laughter, the Backdoor Improv Troupe is rehearsing for their spring semester season in the Jere Whitson Building every Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Backdoor Improv Troupe was established in November 2020 by its current president Briley Barnett, a junior communications major at Tech. […]
