NEWS

School of Design students collaborate in experiential design course
An experiential design course in Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design brings graphic design and interior design students together in a collaborative studio.

ASCE team wins 12 at regional symposium, will host society-wide competition
Louisiana Tech University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student organization won second place at the 2022 Gulf Coast Student Symposium after finishing in first place in 12 competitions. The team also placed second in a competition and third in two others.

Louisiana Tech’s Teddy Allen to be inducted into Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
This June, Louisiana Tech University writer and editor Teddy Allen will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame for his work as a sports journalist and broadcaster.
Counseling Services plans Out of the Darkness Walk
Close to 10 percent of the student population have sought mental health services from June 2021 to January 2022, Garza said. The need inspired Counseling Services and its Peer Leadership Council to sponsor the University’s Out of the Darkness Walk, which benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Colleges partner to lead math workshop for local teachers
Louisiana Tech University’s Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) and Department of Mathematics & Statistics will partner to offer a two-day math workshop for local teachers interested in preparation for teaching dual enrollment classes.
Western District releases A.E. Phillips from judicial supervision
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana released A.E. Phillips Laboratory School from judicial supervision March 21; the school is being dismissed from a long-standing desegregation lawsuit.
School of Design plans busy April
Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design will be host two artist talks and an exhibition during the month of April at the F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center (TVAC).

Louisiana Tech professor recruiting for Department of Defense project
Dr. Brad Glisson, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana Tech University, is recruiting a team to work on a U.S. Department of Defense project that will culminate in an annual red-teaming competition for high school students.

College of Education launches Living with Technology series
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education will begin a quarterly seminar series titled Living with Technology with an event focused on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, at 4 p.m. April 20 in University Hall. The event will also be livestreamed, and registration is available online.

Louisiana Tech boasts strong ties to Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Almost a quarter of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame’s 456 inductees since the first class was enshrined in 1959 have ties to Lincoln Parish—far and away the most well-represented parish in the Hall.