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Business students pitch innovative ideas in annual Top Pup Competition
Team Harmony Brew took home the first-place prize in the 2024 Top Pup, an entrepreneurial pitch competition designed exclusively for first-year students in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business. Providing early exposure to entrepreneurship and...
LA Tech integrates Innovation Enterprise and University Advancement, Norris named senior VP/CEO
Louisiana Tech University President Jim Henderson is integrating two of the institution’s primary external functions—University Advancement and its Innovation Enterprise—under a new senior vice president for innovation and advancement and CEO of the...
Pipes Foundation gifts $250,000 to Future LA Tech Forest Products Center
The Pipes Foundation, established by Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert C. Pipes in 1977 with the sole purpose of generating funds to benefit Louisiana Tech University, has made a $250,000 gift to the University’s College of Applied and Natural Sciences (ANS) to...
LA Tech student Olivia Grace George crowned Miss Louisiana 2024
Aspiring educator and Louisiana Tech senior Olivia Grace George was recently crowned Miss Louisiana 2024. George competed in the pageant as Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival and received the health and fitness preliminary award, which earned her a spot...
Tech reaches 100-episode milestone of Beyond 1894 podcast
Louisiana Tech celebrated the 100th episode of the University’s Beyond 1894 podcast. Episode 100 features Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker as the guest, interviewed by Tech President Jim Henderson. Walker was selected for the episode because of Tech’s notable...
Students save money and time with Bulldog Bundle
Louisiana Tech University students participating in the Bulldog Bundle program saved over $2.5 million collectively on course materials during the 2023 – 24 school year. Students paid 48 percent less through the program compared to the retail prices of...
CEHS fosters future innovators during Camp Invention
The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) welcomed 60 students to Louisiana Tech University to participate in Camp Invention. This weeklong summer program features STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities catered to...
75 bankers advance skills at Tech’s School of Banking
Bankers from across Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi participated in the third year of the Louisiana Tech University School of Banking, June 3-7, in Ruston. Presented by the College of Business in collaboration with the Louisiana Bankers Association,...
University Advancement names COES director of development
The Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science welcomed Rosilynn Gillum as its new director of development under the Division of University Advancement. Gillum most recently served in the same capacity for Tech's College of Education and Human...
Engineering graduate earns elite NSF fellowship award
Louisiana Tech biomedical engineering graduate Catherine Lacey was recently awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), paving the way for continuing her education. Lacey—one of a select few among more than...