Tech adds cyberspace tracks, I/O Ph.D. program

The state will soon have more doctoral graduates from Louisiana Tech to help boost economic development.The university has been approved to establish two cyberspace tracks for two Ph.D. programs: the Ph.D. in engineering and the Ph.D. in computational analysis and...

Music Camp adds to summer experiences

The chorus at Louisiana Tech’s Summer Music Camp performs at the week’s final recital with Lana Hebert Carver, of Ruston, conducting. Performing are (front row from left) Courtney McKinney, Ruston; Jessie LaRae Dunham, Delhi; Jordan Miller, Little Rock,...

Tech graduates 303 'academic Olympians'

Louisiana Tech held summer commencement exercises today, and 303 graduates were rewarded for the mettle.Dr. Jo Ann Dauzat was the keynote speaker for summer graduation.’You are academic Olympians, the intellectual Olympians,’ said Dr. Jo Ann Dauzat, dean...

Tech's China expert speaks on Beijing Olympics

The Redeem Team and Michael Phelps aren’t the only names in the limelight during the 2008 Olympics. Louisiana Tech’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Kenneth Rea also said that the host country, China, is making a splash as well.Rea, a specialist in...

First-Year Convocation set for Sept. 3

Louisiana Tech’s Division of Student Affairs and the Bulldog Achievement Resource Center (BARC) invite all first-year students to attend the 2nd Annual First-Year Convocation on Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. in Howard Auditorium.The First-Year Experience centers around...

College of Education to sponsor School Law Institute

Louisiana Tech’s College of Education is sponsoring the 10th Annual School Law Institute in Baton Rouge, Sept. 25-26. This event, which will be led by law firm Hammonds and Sills, will educate public school officials, school administrators and attorneys on both...

Simonsen returns from 525-mile bike ride across Iowa

As Lt. Col Daniel Simonsen, Louisiana Tech’s Air Force ROTC commander, drove back to Ruston from Iowa, he saw a sign relaying the message that he was only 79 miles from Monroe. As he passed the sign, he thought to himself, ‘I could bike...