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TTU associate professor and team of student researchers are going through WHO list to see how many  compounds they can create using environmentally friendly methods and materials.

For Roane State Community College student Dalton Powers, the mentorship tnAchieves provided was just as valuable as the scholarship it offered.

The Green Zone program was designed to give veterans transitioning to student life a way to recognize staff and faculty who have been trained to provide a resource and ally for student veterans and active duty service members

The Tennessee Board of Regents today approved increases in tuition and fees that are among the lowest on average since 1996.

 The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations.

To view the TBR 2015 June Quarterly Board meeting at Columbia State Community College on June 18 and 19, visit the meeting website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/june-2015-quarterly-board-meeting.  The video is available without a password and will be archived immediately following the meeting.

For years, Tennessee Tech University students have created technologies and systems to solve problems facing society. Recently, the university expanded those opportunities by building a makerspace and expanding innovation and entrepreneurship efforts on campus.

This week, several university representatives will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the second National Maker Faire. TTU is also part of the Make Schools Alliance, a coalition of schools dedicated to the maker movement that works in partnership with the White House.

Maps are helping people discover where they can find affordable and often much-needed medical care

Tuition and fee rates will be considered during the Finance and Business Operations Committee meeting Thursday. The full Board will meet on Friday, when members will vote on the committee’s recommendations for tuition and fees.

Three Tennessee Tech University trumpet students have been awarded scholarships by the International Trumpet Guild to attend the group’s annual conference.

The Tennessee Board of Regents today appointed new presidents at Chattanooga State Community College, Motlow State Community College in Moore County, and Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, and a new director for the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology at Covington and Ripley.

Anthony G. Kinkel, current president of Wichita Area Technical College in Kansas, has been recommended by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan as the next president to lead Motlow State Community College.

Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan will recommend Youlanda Jones-Wilcox as the next director to lead the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology at Covington and Ripley.

Pending approval by the Tennessee Board of Regents Wednesday, Tracy D. Hall is in line to become the next president at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Flora Tydings is expected to be named the next president to lead Chattanooga State Community College pending approval by the Tennessee Board of Regents at a special called meeting on May 27.

The Tennessee Board of Regents will convene a special called meeting at 9:30 a.m. CDT May 27 to receive recommendations for presidential vacancies at community colleges and the director position at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Covington/Ripley. Scheduled to meet the same day will be the Audit Committee, Finance and Business Operations Committee, and Committee Chairs. All of the meetings are scheduled at the TBR System Office in Nashville.

The inaugural class of nuclear professionals from the Tennessee Valley Authority began training Monday in a new workforce development program offered by Chattanooga State Community College.

In an effort to keep costs down and identify more efficient ways of operating, Tennessee Board of Regents colleges and universities have identified more than $15 million in recent savings, most of which has been reallocated to programs to support student services.

TnAchieves, the forerunner of Tennessee Promise, offered students two years of community college tuition-free.

Tennessee Tech University graduates are among the best-prepared in the state for successful careers, according to a study by the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program.

TTU is the top-ranked public university in the state; across all of Tennessee’s four-year institution, it is second to Memphis’ Rhodes College.