NEWS

Endowed professorship in STEM Education established in College of Education
Bill, ’77, and Mary Anne, ’77, Waldrip, of San Antonio, Texas, have established the University of Louisiana System Foundation and Linda Woodard Hensley and Dorothy Woodard Patterson Endowed Professorship in STEM Education in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education through gifts from the Waldrip Family Foundation and the University of Louisiana System Foundation.

Nine Louisiana Tech programs receive national ranking from Intelligent.com
Nine Louisiana Tech University programs have been recognized as top programs in the U.S. by student recruitment website Intelligent.com, and the University has been recognized as the second best in Louisiana. Seven of Louisiana Tech’s graduate programs and two of the University’s undergraduate degrees were ranked in the listing.

Top 5 – Trees
Dr. Gordon Holley, professor in Louisiana Tech’s Agricultural Sciences and Forestry Department, describes his five favorite trees

CASE recognizes collaborative communication work at Louisiana Tech
In a year that demanded innovative and responsive communication from higher education leaders, Louisiana Tech University earned four CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Accolades awards.
Debate Team third overall, wins four individual titles in Southern Forensics Championship
The Louisiana Tech University Debate Team brought home four state titles and was third place overall out of more than 30 teams nationwide in its most recent virtual competition, the 2021 Southern Forensics Championship tournament the final weekend of January.

Top 5 — Reasons I Loved Being an OSL
Recent graduate and current MBA student Lauren Fletcher shares why she loved being an Orientation Student Leader.

Louisiana Tech earns two USNWR Best Online Program rankings
Louisiana Tech University’s online bachelor’s degree programs and Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of Best Online Programs released this week.

Civil Engineering alum named to LeadershipITE program through Institute of Transportation Engineers
Louisiana Tech University alumna Anamaria Torres (civil engineering ’12), has been selected for the 2021 LeadershipITE program through the Institute of Transportation Engineers, an international association of transportation professionals.

Debate team adjusts, competes virtually
Although the pandemic hampered many campus activities, the Louisiana Tech Debate Team adjusted with much success.

Tech alumni honored as Teachers and Principals of the Year
Six Louisiana Tech alumni have been selected to represent the Lincoln Parish School District as Teacher of the Year or Principal of the Year.