| TTU chemistry professor
and students concoct award-winning ice cream recipes
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onlooker snaps a photo as fog billows from the mixing
bowl where students Aileen Guerrero and Daniel Roubik
make a batch of their award-winning liquid nitrogen
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“I just wanted a root beer float.”
That’s what student Daniel Roubik of
Smyrna says prompted him to ask Tennessee Tech University
chemistry professor Dan Swartling — known on campus
simply as Dr. Dan — for some liquid nitrogen earlier
this summer.
Little did either of them realize that the
request for the minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit liquid would
result in the concoction of several innovative and award-
winning ice cream recipes — but the TTU professor
and several students swept the competition at the recent
Cream City Crankin’ Ice Cream contest in Cookeville,
sponsored by Mayfield Dairy.
Dr. Dan’s first place concoction was
Liquid Nitrogen Strawberry, and students Amanda Nguy of
Smyrna and Aileen Guerrero of Cookeville took second and
third place, respectively, with Liquid Nitrogen Chocolate
Mocha and Liquid Nitrogen Peppermint Chocolate Curl.
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Australian research scientist
visits TTU to study Legionnaire's disease
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Michelle
Critchley and Sharon Berk |
As air conditioning cooling towers
work overtime during summer heat here in the United States,
leading Australian research scientist Michelle Critchley
left the frigid temperatures of her country to visit Tennessee
Tech University and further her knowledge of a mysterious
killer linked to cooling towers -- Legionnaire's disease.
Critchley, who works for Australia's national
science agency, CSIRO, chose a six-week visit to TTU over
all other U.S. universities, lured by the chance to collaborate
with TTU professor Sharon Berk, a top international researcher
with a special interest in Legionella. Australia's worst
outbreak of Legionnaire's disease, linked to cooling towers
at a newly opened aquarium in 2000, prompted her government
to establish a comprehensive strategy to minimize public
health risks.
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| Enrollment
hits 10,321 and tops record for seventh straight year
Tennessee Tech
University achieved the largest enrollment in its
history this fall, 10,321 students, according to final
census numbers.
This is the seventh
consecutive year that enrollment has reached record-setting
levels at TTU. In addition, more first-time freshmen
than ever before chose TTU. The number of first-time
freshmen is 1,661, which is 134 more than when the
university last year registered more than 1,500 new
freshmen for the first time in history.
For the
second consecutive fall, TTU's enrollment is up by
a higher percentage than any other four-year university
in the Tennessee Board of Regents system.
TTU
2007 summer graduates announced
About 418 graduates
walked across the stage at Tennessee Tech University’s
Hooper Eblen Center this summer,
bringing TTU’s overall graduation total to more
than 61,000 since 1915.
A member of the
Tennessee Board of Regents, TTU ranks first in alumni
satisfaction among all other TBR universities. The
university offers 44 undergraduate degree and 21 graduate
degree programs, including the Ph.D. in engineering,
environmental sciences and education.
The university’s
newest alumni came from 37 states, including Tennessee,
76 Tennessee counties and 43 foreign countries.
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TTU moves into ranks of U.S.News
Top 10 Public Universities in the South 
U.S.News & World Report ranks
Tennessee Tech University among the south's best universities
and one of the Top 10 Public Universities in the South in
its 2008 America's Best Colleges guide.
Tennessee Tech University tied for 8th place
in the Top Public Universities in the South-Master's category
rankings according to the guide, available online at www.usnews.com/colleges.
This marks the sixth year U.S.News &
World Report has given TTU top billing among Tennessee
public universities. TTU is also ranked among the Best Universities
(which includes both public and private institutions) for
the southern region this year, placing 25th, and up eight
places from the 2007 rankings.
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TTU again ranked as "Best
Southeastern College" by The Princeton Review
Tennessee Tech University ranks
in The Princeton Review's "Best Southeastern College"
listings again this year.
This is the fourth consecutive year the publication
has recognized TTU with the honor.
Of 18 schools listed for all of Tennessee,
TTU remains one of only five public universities to earn
the designation.
"Our inclusion in this list again this
year reflects the commitment of our faculty and staff to
making the student experience on campus positive and conducive
to lifelong success," said TTU President Bob Bell.
"The lifelong success of our students is the true indicator
of excellence, and rankings remind us to constantly measure
our progress and strive to serve our students."
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TTU faculty and students made the news
locally, regionally and across the nation.
While not an exhaustive listing
(radio stations and wire services, for instance, spread
TTU news beyond our tracking capabilities), the following
is a good representation of where our news has run recently.
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| Electric
car drives TTU's launch to green power
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President
Bob Bell drives new electric vehicle around campus.
Photo: TTU.
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Green power just got wheels at
Tennessee Tech University, where maintenance workers have
begun using the first electric-powered car purchased with
the sustainable campus fee.
The Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, or NEV, which
features an egg-shaped cab with a short bed, reaches a top
speed of 25 mph. Approved by the Tennessee Department of Transportation
for public roads, the vehicle is ideal for saving energy while
driving around campus at slow speeds, said Larry Wheaton,
TTU facilities engineer.
"Purchasing an electric car fits into our
concept of making the campus greener," said Wheaton.
"Driving this car will be much more efficient than using
one with the gasoline motor idling at 15 mph, plus it has
a zero smog index rating."
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Planning already underway for
Oct. 28 Bacchanal to benefit TTU art scholarships
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Bacchanal
2007 committee members
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Members of the Bacchanal Committee are already
busy planning this year’s event, which supports art
scholarships at Tennessee Tech University
and the Appalachian Center for Craft.
“This scholarship fundraiser has become
one of Cookeville’s must-attend annual events,”
said Jane Dudney Roberts, promotions and development manager
at the Craft Center and Bacchanal coordinator.
The event offers wine and beer tastings, a decadent
cocktail buffet, the smooth sound of jazz music and —
of course — a live auction of art and fine craft.
Bacchanal 2007 is scheduled for Sunday, Oct.
28, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Spankies Restaurant in Cookeville.
The auction will begin at 2:30 p.m. Guests will receive commemorative
wine and pint glasses and free valet parking.
Reservations for the Bacchanal are $35 per person
in advance — through Friday, Oct. 26 — and $40
per person at the door.
To make reservations for Bacchanal 2007, call
Shannon Terry at 931/372-3051 or e-mail her at sterry@tntech.edu.
For more information, visit the Craft Center
web site and click on the Bacchanal icon at www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/.
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Alumnus makes a difference by
storytelling through images
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| "Lament" |
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| "Understanding" |
Skip Rohde tells stories through his images.
He examines deep issues in life, such as war, politics and
aging. His goal is to make art that makes a difference to
viewers’ lives.
Rohde grew up in Memphis, Tenn. He earned an
engineering degree from Tennessee Tech in 1977 and entered
the Navy as an officer that fall. During his career, he was
often deployed, including stints in the Far East, Persian
Gulf, Central America, northern Europe, Desert Storm, and
Bosnia.
Along the way, he earned an MBA from Marymount
University in 1991. After retiring from the Navy in 1999,
Rohde entered the University of North Carolina at Asheville
in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, graduating with honors
in 2003. In addition to his degree at UNCA, he has studied
art at Memphis State University, the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria,
Va., and Maryland Institute, College of Art.
Rohde’s paintings and photographs have
been critically acclaimed. He is represented by Bill Hester
Fine Art in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Touchstone Gallery in Hendersonville,
N.C.; and Bella Vista Art in Asheville, N.C.
Rohde maintains a studio in Asheville's historic
River Arts District, where he was the President of the River
District Artists for three years. He teaches art classes in
the College for Seniors at the University of North Carolina
at Asheville. Additionally, he is the courtroom artist for
WLOS-TV in Asheville.
Rohde's work will be displayed in Tennessee
Tech's Joan Derryberry Art Gallery from Monday, Oct. 29, through
Tuesday, Nov. 27. There will be a gallery talk on Tuesday,
Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m., with a reception immediately following.
Andy Wilson takes post as TTU's
associate vice president for University Development
Tennessee Tech University begins the new academic
year with a new associate vice president for University Development.
Andy Wilson, who joined the University Advancement
team this summer, is responsible to the vice president for
University Advancement for managing a comprehensive university
development program that includes annual programs, planned
giving, corporate/ foundation relations, and major gifts.
"Andy brings a breadth of experience
in higher education fund-raising in the areas of major gift,
corporate and foundation giving," said Mark Hutchins,
vice president for University Advancement. "This combined
with his excellent communication skills and friendly demeanor
will make him a true asset to our university development efforts."
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For more
Alumni news, check out Tennessee Tech's alumni magazine, at
www.tntech.edu/publicaffairs/visions/.
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