NEWS

French professor elected to CODOFIL Consortium
Dr. Dolliann Hurtig, professor of French in the School of Literature and Language,has been elected as vice-president of the CODOFIL Consortium of Colleges and Universities in Louisiana for a two-year term at the CODOFIL Consortium meeting in...
Mervin Parker
As a senior out of Sikes High School in Winn Parish in the mid-60s, Mervin Parker was awarded a four-year forestry scholarship from Continental Can Company to the forestry school of his choice. He chose Louisiana Tech over LSU. “I value my...

Singh is Louisiana’s USGBC Innovation Champion 2018
An architect and associate professor in the School of Design, Louisiana Tech’s Kevin Singh is more interested in designing students than buildings. This fall the Louisiana chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), dedicated to...

Tech junior invests in others’ health
Louisiana Tech junior biology major Lauren Cox hopes to take her final tests in medical school in five years. In 10 years, she hopes to complete her training as a pediatric neurologist. But she’s not waiting to earn an advanced degree before...

Debate Team Heating Up For Winter
Louisiana Tech’s Debate Team earned second place in debate and overall sweepstakes at the October LSU-S competition. Estevan Garcia and Maura Yeagle were first in team debate preliminary rounds with a perfect 5-0 record, the only 5-0 team in...

Open auditions for ‘On The Verge’ Monday
The Louisiana Tech University Department of Theatre will hold auditions for On The Verge, or The Geography of Yearning, at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in Stone Theatre in Tech’s Howard Center for the Performing Arts. Those auditioning for female...
TEAM Model headlines national conference on co-teaching
Dr. Dawn Basinger, associate professor in the College of Education, and Dr. Amy Vessel, director of the Clinical Residency and Recruitment Center served as keynote speakers at the National Conference on Co-Teaching Oct. 24. Basinger and Vessel...

Dr. Heidi Adams
Dr. Heidi Adams grew up by the Missouri River in the little town of Blair, Nebraska, where camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing were a big part of her childhood, “and I learned that I could truly be at ease when in nature,” she said. She...

Orie Morris
Orie Morris knew he wanted a career in forestry, but what he didn’t realize was the passion he’d develop for what he calls “the art, science, and business of practicing forestry.” “Forestry combines practices from several different...

Taylor Jennings
Senior forestry major Taylor Jennings chose wildlife habitat management as a concentration, or maybe it chose her. “I always knew that no matter what career path I chose in life, it would be wildlife-related,” said Taylor, who serves as the...