As of Jan. 1, students, faculty, staff and all visitors will no longer be allowed to smoke or use any tobacco products in university buildings and grounds, TTU affiliated off-campus locations and facilities, and all state vehicles. Previously, smoking was restricted to outdoor areas at least 25 feet beyond exterior doors. (0) comments
Students will soon be able to hop on a bus to get to class, go to the movie theater and go shopping when the city's new bus service begins in February. The best part? Rides are free with a TTU student I.D. The service-called CATS or the Cookeville Area Transit System-is part of a new city bus service offered by the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency. (0) comments
Tech will soon be implementing several changes across campus-some occurring as early as next semester-as part of a massive overhaul of Tennessee's higher education. This fall, students at Tech-or any other four-year college-will not be able to take any developmental classes taught by the University. (2) comments
Tech police are searching for suspects and looking for ways to prevent future vandalism after responding to two incidents in one morning. According to a Tech police report filed on Jan. 26, a faculty member found graffiti in the east stairwell of Foster Hall, between the second and third floors at approximately 7:35 a. (0) comments
Tech's chemistry department recently received $50,000 from the National Science Foundation for new instruments in the laboratory and new technology in the classroom. The chemistry department has experienced rapid growth throughout the last 10 years. "The faculties treat students like family and are planning to manage growth of the department in the future with potentially less resources," Boles said. (0) comments
The Service Learning Center's big project this semester is going to be Haiti relief. In partnership with The Gathering from the River Community Church, the Service Center will be collecting items to send to the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. There are drop centers set up around campus for items such as water, wipes, canned food, wash cloths, pasta, peanut butter, batteries, flashlights, hygiene products, medical supplies, sheets, thin blankets, diapers, and formula. (1) comment
Tech's $8 million budget for renovations of Tech Village begins this summer and is expected to last into summer 2013. According to Charles Macke, director of residential life, the state law is requiring new sprinkler systems throughout all residential housing by 2012. (0) comments
Tech Village residents on the east side will be forced to find a new place to live starting June 1 due to renovations. Many of the students living in Tech Village are international students, here on a stipend from their country. The renovation will occur in three phases: east, middle and west. (0) comments
The 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award reception and dinner are tonight at the Leslie Towne Centre in Cookeville. The reception starts at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow around 7 p.m.. "Our alumni come from a wide variety of backgrounds and achieve success in many different fields from their degrees at Tennessee Tech," said Tracey Duncan, director of alumni relations. (0) comments
As the unemployment rate across the nation and within our own state rises to staggering heights, some Tech students are finding job security under the branches of our armed forces in this country. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics the national average unemployment rate has risen to 10 percent. (0) comments
The Office of Career Services now offers more resources to better prepare students for the job search because of the bleak market. This year, in addition to the usual career fairs, Career Services will conduct two resume-building seminars. "They should be really helpful," said Jade Smith, a senior business major. (0) comments
