Sam Wyly shares '1,000 Dollars & an Idea'

Many college students ask the question, “What can I do with my education?” For Louisiana Tech University students, alumnus and billionaire Sam Wyly has a pretty good answer.Wyly will join Louisiana Tech President Dan Reneau on the first floor of the...

Marbury Lecture to be held Tuesday

Jack Taylor, executive vice chair-operations with KPMG, a Shreveport firm which provides audit, tax and advisory services, will be the featured speaker for Louisiana Tech’s next Marbury Lecture, which will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16.Taylor will discuss...

Phi Kappa Phi announces scholarship recipients

Louisiana Tech’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society has chosen Brittany S. Hopkins and Richard R. Roe as the recipients of the organization’s 2008-2009 scholarship awards. Hopkins, a biology major from Ponchatoula, has a 4.0 GPA and is also the...

Prospective students can plan for Time out for Tech

Louisiana Tech will welcome prospective students and their families Saturday, Sept. 20, when the university hosts Time Out for Tech.The event, which will begin with check-in from 12:20-1 p.m., costs $10 (nonrefundable) per person. That charge includes dinner and...

A well-deserved reputation for innovation

A good university uses its intellectual and innovative strengths for the betterment of the institution. A great university uses these assets for the betterment of us all.Once again, Louisiana Tech is leading the way in measures of innovation productivity and...

Art galleries to open new year with two shows

Louisiana Tech’s first art exhibits of the new school year will run from Tuesday, Sept. 16, through Oct. 10, spotlighting a mother-daughter duo and a photographer-sculptor.The mother and daughter are Sarah Hollis Perry and Rachel Perry Welty, whose exhibit will...

Louisiana Tech helps charter national learning consortium

Louisiana Tech is one of seven charter members of the New Century Learning Consortium – a group whose mission is to assist universities in implementing high quality, large-scale online and blended learning programs.Representatives from six universities from...

IDEA Place plans Sci-Fri Parents' Nights

Louisiana Tech’s IDEA Place will soon be the site of Friday night fun — and scientific ideas, of course — during Sci-Fri Parents’ Nights, when children can visit the center while their parents have a night of respite.Parents will soon be able...