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Winter ’24 Tower Medallion honorees: Tech’s dynamic duo — Jeanette and Justin Hinckley
If generosity had faces you could see on the Louisiana Tech campus, if it had feet and hands and hearts in action you could witness, if generosity were a couple, it would look a lot like Jeanette and Justin Hinckley. Since the pair graduated from Tech in...
Argent commits $1.5 million to establish Argent Innovation Fund
Argent Financial Group, along with Argent founder, CEO, and Louisiana Tech University alumni Kyle McDonald and his wife, Tisdale, have committed $1.5 million to the Louisiana Tech University Foundation to establish the Argent Innovation Fund. This fund...

Dr. Les Guice, recently retired Louisiana Tech president, to keynote Winter ’24 Commencement
Louisiana Tech’s upcoming keynote commencement speaker should be familiar with the ceremony. For the first time since he was a student 50 years ago, Dr. Les Guice will attend commencement without being a student, on faculty, or on staff. He’ll be the...

Louisiana Tech’s Decoster leads discovery of potentially revolutionary healthcare advance
An international team of scientists is reporting on the antibacterial and angiogenic properties of a nanomaterial discovered at Louisiana Tech University. The material, discovered by Dr. Mark DeCoster’s Neuroscience lab at Tech, is copper high aspect...
UL System Board approves Louisiana Tech provost and executive vice president
Today during its regular board meeting, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System approved two important leadership positions for Louisiana Tech University. Cami Geisman will serve as executive vice president for external affairs...

Louisiana Tech launches new RN to BSN program
Louisiana Tech University’s Division of Nursing has announced the addition of the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN). The program is designed to address the evolving needs of the healthcare industry while offering an expedited...
SCILS hosts Math Regional Refresh Tour with CEHS and LADOE
The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) and the Louisiana Department of Education (LADOE) partnered to organize the Math Regional Refresh Tour at Louisiana Tech University on January 9, 2024. The Math Regional Refresh Tour was hosted by the...

Fred Phillips Endowed Scholarship in Aviation takes flight at Tech
Fred L. Phillips, well-known in Shreveport-Bossier City for his loyal business practices, service to his community, philanthropy, and kind heart, passed away in 2021 at age 73. Fred was a pillar within the oil and gas industry and was proud to be...

CEHS names Pichon as dean
Louisiana Tech University has announced the appointment of Dr. Henrietta Williams Pichon as dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS). Pichon is a graduate of Louisiana Tech and has over 25 years of experience in higher education. "It...

Louisiana Tech hosts nearly 100 middle school students for STEMinist Fest
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education and Humans Sciences (CEHS) held its STEMinist Fest in early February with the help of the Colleges of Engineering and Science and Applied and Natural Sciences. More than 70 students from middle schools...