NEWS
Educators, parents, administrators dive deep with inclusion support
More than 50 teachers, parents, school administrators and service providers from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky learned new instructional techniques to work with students on the autism spectrum in a variety of settings, including virtual learning.
Origin Bank makes investment in diversity, inclusive excellence
Origin Bank has donated $40,000 to Louisiana Tech’s Department of Inclusion Initiatives and Student Success, part of $700,000 the bank distributed to a variety of charitable organizations and other educational institutions in its markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Grant allows LACAL to spread service learning across the state
Ganucheau, a Metairie native who serves as director of the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Learning in the SciTEC division of the Louisiana Tech’s College of Education, said he recognized the demand for service learning in the greater New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina.
Top 5 – Novels
Top 5 Novels from Professor Emeritus Dr. Pat Garrett
Endowed Professorship in Accountancy established in College of Business
An anonymous benefactor has established an Endowed Professorship in Accountancy within Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business. The professorship will provide critical research support to a distinguished faculty member in the School of Accountancy.
Study: Active play, even while physical distancing, necessary for kids, families
Dr. Jordan Blazo, an assistant professor in Louisiana Tech’s College of Education, was co-investigator on a study that determined that COVID-19-related restrictions could be widening the gap between those who have access to free play, organized training, and competitive training – and those who don’t.
University Police gets more modern with a new MULE
To better serve and protect the campus, Louisiana Tech’s University Police Department has secured a four-door all-terrain vehicle, a first for the department.
Top 5 – Reasons to love Ruston
Top 5 reasons to live in Ruston with Assistant Director of Communications in the University’s Department of Recruitment and Admissions Mary Ramsey
Campus improvements continue with demo of Harris, Harper
Harris Hall is no more and Harper Hall will soon be gone to make room for more green space, pleasant walks, and noble trees that will enhance Louisiana Tech’s Centennial Plaza, link to the Quad, and better connect Spirit Park to the campus core.
English professor Bergholtz published in triannual journal
Dr. Benjamin Bergholtz, assistant professor of English at Louisiana Tech University, has an article in the latest issue of Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture, a 50-year-old journal published by Duke University Press. Titled “The ‘Pursuit of Knowledge’...