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Fall graduates encouraged to ‘enjoy the journey and attack life’
Life is about changes, and learning to roll with them is the most important lesson of all. That was the message presented by William E. Bradley, senior vice president for cyber engineering and technology services at CenturyLink, to 268 new...
TTC director, professor elected to the National Academy of Construction
Dr. Tom Iseley, professor of civil engineering and construction engineering technology and director of the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University, has been elected to the Class of 2016 of the National Academy of Construction...
TOP DOG Idea Pitch winners announced
Louisiana Tech University student teams recently pitched their new product and service ideas during the 2016 TOP DOG Idea Pitch sponsored by Bulldog Entrepreneurs. This year’s event featured 19 teams delivering five-minute pitches about their...
History professor appointed to Oxford editorial board
Oxford University Press announced recently the appointment of Louisiana Tech University history professor Dr. Stephen Webre to serve as a senior editor of its long-term online reference project, the “Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin...
French professor elected president of consortium
Dr. Dolliann Margaret Hurtig, professor of French in the modern languages department in the School of Literature and Language at Louisiana Tech University, has been elected the new President of the CODOFIL Consortium. The Consortium of...
Louisiana Tech student elected to lead Louisiana Association of Student Nurses
Louisiana Tech University nursing student Caleb Faul has been elected as president of the Louisiana Association of Student Nurses for 2016-17. Faul was elected as he joined nine Louisiana Tech Student Nurses Association members along with...
Louisiana Tech creates scholarship to honor first African-American students
Louisiana Tech University and its Office of Multicultural Affairs have created a scholarship to honor the legacy of James Earl Potts and Bertha Bradford-Robinson, who were the first male and female African-American students to attend Louisiana...
Campus police wear body cameras to help protect and serve
Louisiana Tech University police officers are now wearing body cameras. They’re the first law enforcement agency in the parish to use the palm-sized Axon cameras. Tech’s 16 officers began wearing them Thursday. “It’s been great,” Sgt. Mickey...
New Frontiers research series welcomes precision medicine, healthcare expert
Tim Cooley, former executive vice president of operations for molecular health and former director for health outcomes and economics at Eli Lilly, will visit Louisiana Tech University on November 14 to speak to faculty, students and staff as...
Louisiana Tech to celebrate distinguished alumni at Alumni Awards Luncheon
Louisiana Tech University honored some of its most distinguished and faithful alumni Friday at its annual Alumni Awards Luncheon as part of the university’s Homecoming 2016 celebration. The event recognized the Alumnus of the Year, Young...