NEWS

Visiting campus important step in choosing a college
For a senior in high school, choosing a college can be nerve-racking. To help ease the stress, experts recommend touring campus to figure out which college feels like home.

Symposium showcases student scholarship
Louisiana Tech University recently hosted its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium to celebrate the academic research, scholarly activity, and service-learning experiences of students within each of the university’s five colleges.

Columbia University scholar to deliver March 17 Presidential Leadership Colloquium
Louisiana Tech University will host Human, Humanism, Humanities: Refections on an Education for Freedom – a lecture by Dr. Roosevelt Montás – at 4 p.m. March 17 in Wyly Auditorium as the University’s next Presidential Leadership Colloquium.
COES Graduate Student Council to host research symposium
The Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science Graduate Student Council (COES GSC) will host its 2022 COES Graduate Student Symposium from 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Room 108 of the Integrated Engineering and Science Education Building (IESB).

Band of Pride to perform in Rex Parade
Mardi Gras is approaching fast, and the Louisiana Tech Band of Pride is preparing to perform March 1 in the Rex Parade.

Sophie Fijneman finds family 5,000 miles from home
Three years ago, Sophie Fijneman made the 5,000-mile journey from the Netherlands to Ruston to play soccer for Louisiana Tech University. Since that time, she has played 51 matches and started in 32 for the Lady Techsters.
School of Theater to hold ‘River Pirates’ auditions
Have you ever wanted to find your own treasure and fight pirates till dawn? Now is your chance to show off your fighting skills in this intense treasure hunt.

EngageEducation welcomes potential young educators to campus
Identifying a need for more targeted recruitment in area parishes and counties, Louisiana Tech’s Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership (CIL) in the College of Education decided to create an event that would welcome students to campus and show them the types of things that go on in the day-to-day lives of educators.
Upcoming research symposium to celebrate academic research and service learning
The Undergraduate Research and Service Learning Symposium will be held Feb. 11-12 in University Hall. The event will be open to friends, family, and members of the Louisiana Tech and Ruston community.
Louisiana Tech is 2022 State Debate Champion
Louisiana Tech’s annually strong Debate Team won multiple first-place awards at late-January’s virtual Southern Forensics Tournament, which serves as the yearly state tournament for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas collegiate debate and speech teams.