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Nursing students pinned in winter ceremony
Twenty-three Louisiana Tech nursing graduates were pinned during the Division of Nursing’s winter pinning ceremony held in Howard Auditorium. Several of the new graduates were honored during the ceremony. Those awarded were: Ashley Archer, of...
Journalism faculty, alumna to present research at national conference
Dr. Beth Barfoot Christian, an assistant professor of journalism, and Ashley Dison, a 2011 Tech graduate in journalism, will present research at the 2012 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held in...
University Senate hosts ‘Future of Ruston’ forum
The University Senate at Louisiana Tech will host a forum titled, “The Future of Ruston: The Progress and Development in Ruston and How it Will Impact the University,” April 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the University Hall Auditorium....
Engineering students take top honors at ASCE competition
Louisiana Tech University’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) won first place in the concrete canoe competition during the 2012 Deep South Regional Conference held last week at The University of Tennessee-Martin....
Award-winning pianist to perform at Tech
Tickets are still available for the April 10 concert featuring Spencer Myer, the winner of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition. Myer performs orchestral, recital and chamber music and has presented his musical talents in North...
Student places first at international convention, English honor society members present research
Seven members of Louisiana Tech’s English honor society, the Rho Gamma chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, made a mark on the organization’s international convention held recently in New Orleans, including a first place award for scholarly research....
Tech's chapter of National Society of Black Engineers earns national honor
The Louisiana Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has been named the 2011-2012 National Distinguished Chapter of the Year. The group received the honor during the 38th Annual NSBE Convention held last week in...
Assistant history professor studies early Islamic books
Written texts that recorded oral traditions were essential to the initial establishment and spread of Islam. But how were books produced, authenticated and distributed in the Middle East during the centuries before the printing press was...
Tech Talk staff, editors receive first from SPJ
Editors and the staff of Louisiana Tech’s student-run newspaper, The Tech Talk, received top honors from the regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards for Region 12. The Tech Talk staff received first place in Best...
Business professor to speak at international conference
Dr. James J. Cochran, Bank of Ruston Endowed Research Professor and Associate Professor of Quantitative Analysis at Louisiana Tech University, will give the plenary presentation at the 17th International Conference on Mathematical Modeling and...