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CIS undergrad represents Tech at Congressional Round Table
Kylie Kalinowski, a computer information systems major at Louisiana Tech and prospective member of its Class of 2022, participated as a panelist at a Congressional Round Table event in Washington, D.C. recently that showcased both the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) and the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC) as a thought leader in K-12 Cybersecurity Education.

Connelly to read from new book
The Louisiana Tech English Department will present a book reading and signing by visiting author Neil Connelly at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in G. T. Madison Hall, Room 105. The public reading from his latest young adult novel, Brawler, will be followed by a book signing.

Celebrate Homecoming at Tech Nov. 7-9
A highlight of Louisiana Tech University’s year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary will be Homecoming 2019, Nov. 7-9, when events will be going on all over the Ruston campus.

Tech faculty, staff commit $1 million to Forever Loyal campaign
Monday, Louisiana Tech University honored faculty and staff members who have committed nearly $1 million in the past year to support their University as a part of the Forever Loyal campaign. In the University’s 125th anniversary year,...

‘Neon Art’ exhibit opens in Visual Arts Center
Memory & Desire: A Personal Exploration of Neon Art, Past & Present by Missouri-based artist David Hutson opens Oct. 1 with an artist talk at 5 p.m. and opening reception at 6 in the Bethea Gallery of the F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center on the Louisiana Tech campus.

School of Design keeps building winners
The ARCH 335 Tech Design team, instructed by Tech faculty Robert Brooks and Brad Deal, was recently recognized at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2019 Louisiana Design Awards with another Member’s Choice award for its Peregrine Zip Line and Tree House at MedCamps.

Dr. Bess Haley: ‘Louisiana Tech shaped my life’
Dr. Elizabeth G. “Bess” Haley, Louisiana Tech Class of ’66, recently retired as the only woman at Texas Tech University to serve as a professor, a college dean, an interim president, and a deputy chancellor for operations; she’s had...

First Sigma Xi Science Café of 2019-20 to feature ‘The Parkinson Resource Center’
Louisiana Tech nursing faculty members Dr. Donna Hood and Tara Haskins will discuss “The Parkinson Resource Center at Louisiana Tech University: A Collaborative Journey” to launch the University’s chapter of the Sigma Xi Research Honor Society’s 2019-20 Science Café discussion series at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Ruston Artisans, 203 West Alabama Avenue.

Taylor Guitars Exec to Headline College of Business Sustainability Lecture
Aaron Dablow (’99, ’01), Sales Manager of The Americas for Taylor Guitars, will present the 2019 College of Business Sustainability Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m. in Davis Auditorium (College of Business 101) on the Louisiana Tech...
Cast of ‘The Addams Family’ announced
Louisiana Tech School of Theatre has announced its kooky and creepy cast for The Addams Family, its first production of the 2019-20 season.