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Commencement speaker Hegab gives guidance to new graduates
Louisiana Tech University conferred 253 degrees on new graduates in the Summer 2023 Commencement ceremony at the Thomas Assembly Center, the University's 345th commencement overall. Dr. Hisham Hegab, retiring College of Engineering and Science (COES) dean...

Business students gain global consulting experience through travel
Through international travel, students in Louisiana Tech’s College of Business are gaining real-world knowledge of the global business world. Last month, online and traditional/on-campus Master of Business Administration students came together in...

COES names interim dean, associate dean, and academic directors
After 10 years as dean and nearly three decades as a faculty member, Dr. Hisham Hegab has retired from Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES). Dr. Collin Wick is serving as interim dean of the College while the University...

Retiring COES Dean Dr. Hisham Hegab to keynote Summer ’23 Commencement
Retiring College of Engineering and Science Dean, Dr. Hisham Hegab, will serve as the keynote speaker for Louisiana Tech University’s summer commencement ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 19, in the Thomas Assembly Center on the Tech campus....
CIL graduate encourages reading with new book
Sarah Ryan, a 2020 College of Education and Human Sciences graduate in elementary education and mild/moderate elementary (grades 1-5), has published a new book titled “Inch by Inch - Becoming a Bookworm!” The book, co-written with her father Greg Ryan,...
Keith-Vincent appointed by governor to LEEC
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education and Human Sciences has announced that Dr. Lindsey Keith-Vincent, Associate Dean for Research, Outreach, and Innovation, has been appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to serve as a distinguished member of...
Louisiana Tech University SciTEC Division hosts OpenSciEd Elementary Pilot Training Photo Information
According to educational specialist Jenny Taylor, the research is clear: too few students currently have access to a high-quality science curriculum and too few teachers have the supports necessary to ensure that students are building science knowledge...
Tech scholar publishes research on embracing AI, now a part of COB curriculum
Louisiana Tech’s Dr. Craig Van Slyke, an expert in the field of information systems, recently published an article in Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Titled “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Information Systems Education:...
New Teacher Experience project tackles teacher retention with Affinity Groups
The New Teacher Experience project, funded by the Louisiana Department of Education, aims to tackle teacher retention challenges by introducing Affinity Groups. Affinity Groups are teacher-led monthly virtual meetings designed to foster support,...

Technical writing student presents at International Health Communication conference
Ella Goodwin, a junior technical writing student at Louisiana Tech University, presented at the 2023 Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics (COMET) held in Cork, Ireland in late June. Goodwin’s presentation, “Culture and...