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Louisiana Tech University Graduates First Class of K-12 Cyber Education Certificate Recipients
Updated 11:44 AM on August 28, 2017 Summer 2017 marks the graduation of the first 20 Cyber Education Certificate recipients. K-12 educators and administrators from Caddo and Bossier Parishes in Louisiana, as well as Arkansas and South Carolina,...
‘Dogs With a Cause’: Raising the Prestige of the Education Profession One Athlete at a Time
(Editor’s note: Originally printed Aug. 22, 2017, in EdPrepMatters, a blog associated with the American Association of College for Teacher Education (AACTE). Reprinted by permission.) This article is the second in a series of three showcasing...
COES students to launch high-altitude balloon experiment during eclipse
A group of Louisiana Tech University engineering students and professors will travel to Carbondale, Illinois to launch a high-altitude balloon during the solar eclipse on August 21. The students have worked with Dr. Arden Moore, assistant...
Napper fills in a piece of the puzzle for 276 of Tech’s newest graduates
Graduation speaker Stan Napper gave each of the 276 newest Louisiana Tech University graduates a jigsaw puzzle piece before they entered the floor of the Thomas Assembly Center Thursday morning for the school’s 321st Commencement Exercise. The...
SciTEC provides professional development for Louisiana teachers
The Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) in the College of Education at Louisiana Tech University had the privilege this summer of serving as a state-recognized provider of professional development for teachers of science statewide....
Louisiana Tech friends, alumni gather again for annual Happening
For the 36th straight year, it’s Happening for Louisiana Tech University. The annual tradition continues starting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 17 as Blue Bayou: The Happening, a celebration of Louisiana Tech’s athletics, alumni and academics, is held at...
History professor delivers keynote address at national convention
Dr. Andrew C. McKevitt, assistant professor of history at Louisiana Tech University, delivered the keynote address recently at the 2017 Anime and Manga Studies Symposium at Anime Expo, the United States’ largest convention celebrating the world...
College of Education dean selected for national leadership group
Dr. Don Schillinger, dean of Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education, is one of six new members of the Deans for Impact – an exclusive group of national education leaders who are united behind a shared vision for a transformed...
Nursing graduates earn 100 percent pass rate on national exam
It was aces all the way for highly recruited Louisiana Tech University nursing graduates meeting a critical need in the health care industry. Louisiana Tech’s Division of Nursing reported a 100 percent pass rate for the National Council...
Napper to serve as Louisiana Tech summer commencement speaker
Dr. Stan Napper, retiring vice president for research and development at Louisiana Tech University, will serve as the keynote speaker for Louisiana Tech’s summer commencement ceremony at 10:00 a.m. August 17 in the Thomas Assembly Center (TAC)....