Brantley Gray, Louisiana Tech Honors student, recently received a Pioneer Award worth $1,000 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. As the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society, Gray is one of 50 students nationwide to receive...
Louisiana Tech University enrolled 11,898 students in the fall quarter. Within that total are 2,432 first-time freshmen, the largest domestic class and most academically prepared class in Tech’s history. The number of freshmen with a 30 or higher...
Louisiana Tech University College of Business freshmen used technology and AI to turn ideas into marketable businesses in a matter of hours during Freshman Night on September 10.
This summer, 19 Louisiana Tech students traveled through Spain and Morocco as part of a School of Design study abroad program offered in collaboration with the Louisiana Tech Honors College. Faculty members, Nicole Duet and Marla Emory led the three-plus-week...
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2026 Summer Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the president’s honor list. That distinction signifies achievement...
Aurora McCain, a student in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry at Louisiana Tech University, was awarded the 2026 National Association of Women in Timber (NAWT) Scholarship on June 5 during the 7th Annual NAWT Conference in Georgetown,...
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2026 Spring Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists.
Louisiana Tech University has announced graduates from its Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies held May 23.
Forty-seven Louisiana Tech University students received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony the evening of May 22 then graduated at Spring 2026 Commencement Saturday, May 23 in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Several fourth-year Louisiana Tech University Architecture students competed in the Gulf Coast Green Conference Student Competition in Houston in April. The competition challenged students of all fields to design for the conference theme, Cycle:...
Jacob Brown, a graduate student in the Department of Kinesiology, has been named a 2026 National Scholar Award recipient by the American Kinesiology Association (AKA), an award given to only two master’s students nationwide.
The Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI) hosted a signing day for the Air Force Global Strike Command National Security Fellowship on April 15, 2026. The signing showcased Louisiana Tech University students who were selected to aid in research...
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science will represent the University at two national championships in 2026.
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2026 Winter Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the president’s honor list.
Thirty-six Louisiana Tech University students received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony the evening of March 3 then graduated at Winter 2026 Commencement Saturday, March 7 in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Louisiana Tech University senior Jesse Webb will represent the United States this April at the NYU Abu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good, one of the world’s premier student quantum computing competitions.
338 degrees were awarded to Louisiana Tech graduates of the Class of Winter 2026 during Saturday’s commencement ceremony in the Thomas Assembly Center. The global total of University alumni now stands at nearly 118,000.
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently added six colleges and universities — including Louisiana Tech — to its Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a five-year, funded pilot program that...
Five Louisiana Tech students have been nominated to the Goldwater Scholar Competition, a highly selective, national scholarship awarded by the federal government to the top undergraduate researchers in various STEM fields.
Students and faculty from Louisiana Tech’s Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (PBS) recently attended the Leading Edge Consortium (LEC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference, titled Advancing People Analytics, brought experts together...
Louisiana Tech received a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) to purchase branded reusable water bottles for use on campus, one part of a statewide initiative to engage college students in environmental stewardship and sustainability practices...
Heirloom took home first place in the 2025 Top Dog New Venture Championship, Louisiana Tech University’s premier entrepreneurial pitch competition and one of the oldest in the state. Hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the...
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2025 Fall Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the president’s honor list. That distinction signifies achievement...
Louisiana Tech Construction Engineering Technology (CET) students were awarded a $11,500 grant from the North American Society for Trenchless Technology to attend to the 2026 No-Dig Show in Palm Springs, California.
Louisiana Tech University conferred degrees upon 325 graduates in the Class of Fall 2025 — a group of students who join nearly 118,000 Tech alumni worldwide — during commencement on Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Technical Writing students at Louisiana Tech University are expanding their international perspectives through a new partnership with Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) in Norway. The unique program — Engineering Communication in Global Contexts...
Louisiana Tech senior Biology major Lillian Blanchard was recently awarded a Pioneer Award worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
For the third consecutive year, students from Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design have placed in the national ACSA Steel Design Competition. The 2025 team earned second place for their project, Nor-Cal 101 Fire Station, continuing an impressive...
Two Louisiana Tech University students from the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) were recognized nationally for their academic research at the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) National Conference.
Louisiana Tech University enrolled 12,145 students in the 2025 Fall Quarter, the highest total enrollment since 2018 and the third consecutive year of increase. The freshman class of 2,416 represents the largest domestic class in the institution’s...
Louisiana Tech University’s School of Theatre is thrilled to announce its cast for the fall quarter production of Tim Bauer’s Zombie Town: A Documentary Play. The show runs Tuesday, Oct. 28, through Sunday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. each night, except...
Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its Summer Quarter 2025 President’s and Dean’s honor lists.
Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design presents Japan Unpacked: Recollections of Study Abroad June 2025, an exhibition showcasing the creative reflections from students who participated in the school’s summer study abroad program in Japan....
Louisiana Tech University’s Nursing Freshman Advanced Summer Term (NursesFAST) program will continue in 2026 after being awarded renewed support through the Louisiana Department of Health’s Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.)...
The Cyber Technology Practitioner Program (CTPP), developed by the Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI) in partnership with Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), continues to grow in both size and impact. Since February 2025,...
Louisiana Tech University added 245 graduates to the all-time total of over 117,000 alumni on Saturday during a brisk but buoyant commencement ceremony in the Thomas Assembly Center on campus.
Bayou Star Search, an inaugural statewide talent competition with a first-place prize of $10,000, will hold its main event in Howard Auditorium on Louisiana Tech University’s campus on August 16. Singers, dancers, musicians, and other performers...
Teachers across North Louisiana stepped out of the classroom to engage in environmental studies thanks to UP:STREAM, a hands-on, place-based education initiative aimed at equipping educators and students with tools to develop environmental skills...
With enhanced programming, record student participation, and new leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation are reaching new heights at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business.
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2025 Spring Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists.
Louisiana Tech University has established the Security Operations Center, designed to enhance cybersecurity defenses while offering advanced educational opportunities for students. With a $122,000 hardware contribution from the Louisiana Board of...
Captain’s Launch, a fully accessible floating pedal boat facility that allows wheelchair-bound campers to enjoy getting out on the water, was dedicated May 23 in a brief celebration ceremony at MedCamps of Louisiana at Camp Alabama in Choudrant.
At 75 years old, Loretta Wiley walked across the stage at Louisiana Tech University to receive her master’s degree in counseling and guidance with a specialization in human services, completing a goal nearly twenty years in the making.
Thirty-seven Louisiana Tech University students received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony the evening of May 23 in Howard Auditorium then graduated at Spring 2025 Commencement Saturday, May 24 in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Louisiana Tech University’s two full-length Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies bestowed degrees on 1,094 new graduates on Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center. The all-time total number of Tech graduates now stands at 116,874.
In a quiet corner of Lincoln Parish, 77-year-old Harry L. May is living proof that it’s never too late to chase a dream — or earn a Ph.D.
Tobias Misicko, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Science Laboratory led by Dr. Yang Xiao at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science, has been awarded the highly competitive U.S. Department...
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science hosted its Annual Design and Research Conference in the Integrated Engineering and Science Building. The conference spotlights the creativity and accomplishments...
Eleven scientists from Louisiana Tech University are among the global team of researchers honored with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. This recognition, shared...
Louisiana Tech University placed fourth overall at the 66th Annual Southern Forestry Conclave, hosted by Alabama A&M University last month.
The Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science received three Louisiana Board of Regents grants totaling $327,420. These competitive grants will support student learning, faculty research, and technological advancement, enhancing...
Louisiana Tech University’s Honors College recently hosted its annual Undergraduate Research and Service-Learning Symposium, an event showcasing the academic research, scholarly activity, and service-learning experiences of students from all five...
The Women in the Woods program, developed by Louisiana Tech University professors Dr. Heidi Adams and Dr. Nan Nan, is designed to encourage young women to explore careers in forestry through mentorship, community outreach, and hands-on learning....
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2025 Winter Quarter President’s and Dean’s honor lists.
Louisiana Tech’s School of Theatre has announced the cast for Pride and Prejudice, the spring production from the Kate Hamill script created to bring the classic novel by Jane Austen to modern audiences.
Louisiana Tech Ph.D. student Zannatul Tulona represented Louisiana Tech in the regional Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in Dallas, TX, during the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools.
The Louisiana Tech University Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium, held March 7–9 at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. Competing...
Forty Louisiana Tech students received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony Thursday, February 27 in Howard Auditorium, then graduated at Winter 2025 Commencement Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Louisiana Tech University concluded its 2025 Winter Quarter with commencement on Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center, handing degrees to 335 new graduates to bring the all-time worldwide total of Tech alumni to 115,768.
Louisiana Tech University is adopting a groundbreaking research experience for freshmen biology students through the Tiny Earth Program, becoming the only institution in north Louisiana to incorporate the international initiative. Tiny Earth is a...
Peek into the creative minds of Louisiana Tech’s up-and-coming artists at “Novel Perspectives,” a collaborative art exhibition hosted by Tech’s School of Design’s Bachelor of Fine Arts seniors.
The Louisiana Tech University Estimating Team demonstrated excellence in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 5 Estimating Competition, securing first place in the Heavy Civil Division. The student organization, hailing from the construction...
As part of Black History Month, Louisiana Tech University’s College of Applied and Natural Science is highlighting the achievements of Jazmyn Ford, an alumna who received an Outstanding African American Achievement Award during the Shreveport-Bossier-DeSoto...
Louisiana Tech University was awarded a grant to create a workforce development program to fill critical needs in the cybersecurity industry sector. The Cyber Technology Practitioner Program (CTPP), under the direction of Warren Ward and the Louisiana...
High school students recently visited the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS), learning from the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership (CIL) and experiencing a career in education at the annual Engage Education event.
The Clinical Residency and Recruitment Center (CRRC) in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) hosted a Mid-Year Recruitment event to allow Louisiana school districts the opportunity to recruit future teachers...
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2024 Fall Quarter President’s and Dean’s honor lists.
Louisiana Tech mechanical engineering and math junior Trilby Hill has been awarded a US Department of Defense Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship and will be presenting her research at the American Geophysical...
To address food insecurity among Louisiana Tech students, Dr. Catherine Fontenot, associate professor in the University’s School of Biological Sciences in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences (ANS), established the Good Nutrition Mission...
The National Science Foundation has awarded a group of physics faculty at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) a grant to collaborate with other U.S. and international groups to design, build, and commission parity-violating...
Eleven Louisiana Tech graduates were awarded the University’s first Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees at Fall 2024 Commencement on Saturday, Nov. 16. The graduates represented both the end of a long and difficult journey to create the program...
The Louisiana Tech University Fall 2024 graduating class—299 students in total—gathered with faculty, friends, family, and beloved bulldog Tech XXII in the Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday to celebrate their success at commencement. The worldwide...
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) has set a new enrollment record, welcoming over 3,100 students for the Fall 2024 Quarter. This achievement reflects significant growth across various programs, including a 9.8%...
Louisiana Tech University students recently elected 14 students to represent the student body on the 2024 Homecoming Court.
Halloween is close, and so is the opening of Dracula: The Failings of Men, the Louisiana Tech University School of Theatre’s first production of the 2024-25 season.
In response to the critical shortage of highly trained professionals in cybersecurity, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Louisiana Tech University a $4.06 million renewal grant through their CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS)...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Louisiana Tech University along with its partner, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), to receive $1.432 million in funding to help modernize America’s aging power grid.
Louisiana Tech University engineering students recently played a role in developing a prototype for a new B-52 Stratofortress towbar. The design promises to enhance global B-52 operations by making the towbar easier to transport and quicker to assemble,...
Online and traditional/on-campus Master of Business Administration students came together in Costa Rica this summer to learn about the country’s culture and provide business consulting expertise to global clients.
Louisiana Tech University enrolled more than 12,000 students in the 2024 Fall Quarter including 2,453 freshmen, the largest freshman class in its 130-year history. Total enrollment for the quarter is 12,039, a nearly 4 percent increase over 2023...
Building on the success of last year’s Illustrating Health Exhibition, which featured outstanding undergraduate work at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tech’s VISTA Center has introduced a traveling exhibit to showcase...
