Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by Dave Guerin
James Cochran, Bank of Ruston, Barnes, Thompson, and Thurmon Endowed Professor of Business at Louisiana Tech University, gave the opening plenary presentation at the third International Conference on the Mathematical Sciences held recently in Buea, Cameroon. The conference was organized by the University of Buea, the Cameroon Academy of Science, African Studies and Mathematics at [more]
Posted on April 26th, 2013 by Dave Guerin
Student innovators and entrepreneurs took home a total of $14,500 in cash and prizes as winners of the 2013 TOP DAWG New Venture Championship held this past week at Louisiana Tech University. Awards were presented to the top three teams in the competition as well as to teams demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit and best presentation. Each [more]
Posted on April 16th, 2013 by Dave Guerin
Students entrepreneurs at Louisiana Tech University will have an opportunity to showcase their innovative product and service ideas during the 2013 TOP DAWG New Venture Championship, April 23 in the Louisiana Tech Student Center. The annual event provides an opportunity for students to create business investment decks based on ideas pitched during the TOP DAWG [more]
Posted on April 5th, 2013 by Dave Guerin
Local and national business experts will deliver economic forecasts for the nation, region and state at the 9th Annual Business Outlook Summit, Friday, April 19. Sponsored by Community Trust Bank, the event will be held at the CenturyLink headquarters in Monroe from 8:30 a.m. to noon with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Delivering the economic [more]
Posted on April 5th, 2013 by Dave Guerin
The College of Business at Louisiana Tech University will host its annual William D. Tindol Bankers Day, Wednesday, April 10, featuring executives from local and regional banking institutions. The bankers will speak to economics and finance classes in the morning followed by a 2 p.m. session in University Hall that will feature Princeton Williams, senior [more]
Posted on December 23rd, 2012 by Dave Guerin
A Louisiana Tech business professor recently presented research to faculty and graduate students at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, Germany as part of their Research Seminar Series. Rebecca J. Bennett’s presentation was titled “The Impact of Perceived Job Alternatives: Examining the Destructive Effects of Work Frustration and Turnover Intentions on Employee Deviance.” Bennett is a [more]
Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Dave Guerin
A Louisiana Tech College of Business professor is co-author of an article about predicting presidential elections that has been published in a national popular magazine. The article by Dr. James J. Cochran is titled “Frankenstein for President: Statistics and operations research come together to create the optimal candidate for the U.S. presidency” and is featured [more]
Posted on November 1st, 2012 by Dave Guerin
One highlight of the Louisiana Tech University 2012 Homecoming will be the dedication of the new College of Business building at Louisiana Tech University at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Louisiana Tech President Dan Reneau will be the master of ceremonies for the event which precedes a reception and open house until 1 p.m. Other [more]
Posted on October 4th, 2012 by Dave Guerin
A Louisiana Tech marketing professor has received the first-ever Academy of Marketing Science Berkman Endowment Service Grant. Dr. Julie Guidry Moulard, assistant professor of marketing and analysis, has served the academy in numerous roles including as track chair and as a member of the executive committee. Moulard joined the College of Business in 2011. Her [more]
Posted on September 6th, 2012 by Dave Guerin
A Cedar Creek School alumnus Rohan S. Rangaraj will present the 7th annual Marbury Lecture on Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in Davis Auditorium in the College of Business building at Louisiana Tech. The lecture, open to Tech students and the public, is part of the annual William Ardis Marbury, Jr. and Virginia Lomax [more]