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SGA picks final three for student board seat By LACEY RENFRO Beat Reporter
Tech SGA members nominated three student trustee candidates, one of whom will join the nine other members approved last week by the Tennessee General Assembly. The nominees are graduate student Bobby Adams, president’s council member Nick Russell and Micayla Holton, College of Arts and Sciences senator. State legislatures approved Gov. Bill Haslam’s eight nominees and Tech’s faculty representative after a two-day legislative committee hearing in Nashville. Tech is one of six state universities implementing a board of trustees under Haslam’s Focus on College and University Success Act which took effect in 2016. The Tennessee Board of Regents previously governed these
schools. The other five universities are Austin Peay, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University and The University of Memphis. The FOCUS Act is designed to give universities increased autonomy and local control to improve educational goals. Each board has nine voting members and one nonvoting student trustee. The three Tech student nominees spoke during the SGA meeting Jan. 31 about the opportunity to serve the students’ interest. “I’ve always been passionate about Tennessee Tech so the opportunity to serve the students in such a capacity to do real change, have real impact on their lives is one of the biggest motivators for me,” Adams said. See “Board of Trustees” >> Page 2
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Millionaires Club teaches Tech students about finance Student forms new club as a place for others to exchange entrepreneurial ideas. The Tech Millionaires club will cover many topics over the semester including stocks, real estate and business plans.
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For those asking the question “How do I become a millionaire?” or “How do I become that rich?” there is a new Tech club for those like-minded entrepreneurial students who share that seven-figure goal. C.J. Houff, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, founded the TTU Millionaires Club this semester to teach students about stocks, real estate and businesses through real-world success stories. “Even though the club is still in its developing stages, we have big ideas on the direction we are wanting to go with this club,” Houff said. “We are planning to have successful business people from the Cookeville region … share their experiences and success stories with us.” Houff also said he wants to use the club as an opportunity to learn about money-making issues
The club would act as a space for members to collaborate and share ideas with one another.
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like getting the fair share of market returns through index investing, building wealth with rental properties or building a business. “We are looking for members who share the same entrepreneurial mindset,” he said. “The club would act as a space for members to collaborate and share ideas with one another. (We also) could learn from successful entrepreneurs in order to provide a better understanding of the business world, discover resources and connections to help our business ideas flourish.” Houff said anyone interested in joining the club may contact him at (865) 804-2086.
Valentine’s Day Build-a-Bear
BUILD-A-BEAR: Rex Gamble, an international civil engineering major, makes a colorful new friend for Valentine’s Day at the Tech Activities Board’s annual Build-a-Bear event at the RUC Multipurpose Room. Students were able to skip the long lines for an express lane to their fluffy friends by bringing in two canned food items. The items were donated to the Tech Food Pantry after the event. TAB presented the Valentine’s Day Build-a-Bear in conjunction with the Office of Orientation and Student Success and the Counseling Center.
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Groves speaks to students on success in future endeavors By SYDNEY COWEN & DILLON EAKES Beat Reporters
Tech housing and design students obtained professional advice by alumnus and current professor John Groves on Feb. 14 in Room 202 of Oakley Hall. Groves graduated from Tech in 2003 and pursued a career in housRead More Online
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ing and design by interning and working at firms where he met with clients, drew plans and worked on fixtures. He launched his own business two years ago and told students about his success in the field of design and the importance of following their dreams. Groves advised students to find their passion. “The quicker you can take ownership, the further you will go. You will find passion, doors will open, you get connected
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and people learn they can trust you,” he said. Groves said his goal is to give students insight for their future careers and endeavors. “The worst thing you can do is go to your desk and hibernate. Asking questions does not annoy people. To me, that means they care and want to be productive,” Groves said. He stressed the importance of communication, and discussed the satisfaction when ideas are acted upon within a
company. Groves told about his career, his accomplishments within his own business and what inspired him to overcome his struggles. “Looking back, if I didn’t have experience I wouldn’t have made it. I would say get as much experience as you can and don’t ever get caught up in getting your name on the door,” Groves said. Groves told students to expect obstacles in the field and addressed how
to conquer them. Student Kaylan Gannaway said Grove’s advice was helpful. “I could see myself facing the challenges he did later on in life, considering I would like to open my own design firm one day,” Gannaway said. “Overall it was really great to hear that someone was out in the community being successful. It was nice to hear everything he learned in the housing and design program at Tech was beneficial.”
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