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Tech 2020 Overview

Louisiana Tech University will be recognized as a top public research university with an unparalleled integrated educational experience.
 
Theme One:
 
RECRUITING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT BODY AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
 
 
 
 
 
Theme Two:
 
INTEGRATING LEARNING, DISCOVERY, AND DEVELOPMENT FOR AN UNPARALLELED EDUCATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theme Three:
 
ELEVATING OUR RESEARCH AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theme Four:
 
MAXIMIZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR INNOVATION ENTERPRISE
 
 
 

 

Focus Areas

Tech 2020 identifies strategic focus areas for the University:

  • To support high quality education from birth through life
  • To enrich the learning outcomes for all students through highly integrated and interdisciplinary programs that encompass service learning and global awareness
  • To build an innovative research and graduate program that is nationally prominent and aligns with Louisiana and national economic interests

Benchmarks

Tech 2020 sets challenging goals by which the University will benchmark its progress   Graduation rate of 70%

  • First-year retention rate of 85%
  • 25% of first-time freshmen in the top 10% of their high school class
  • 20-25% graduate students
  • Triple our research productivity
  • 10 patents granted per year
  • 20 active tenants & five graduates per year from our Technology Incubators
  • Research Park with six tenant companies
  • Triple our endowment

  It is the considered judgment of the Louisiana Tech University Family that an enrollment of 15,000 students would maximize the achievement of these goals.