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AROS Consulting, an organizational solutions and services group created and managed by doctoral students from Louisiana Tech University’s industrial and organizational psychology program, is offering a free social media seminar for all campus and community members. “Friends, Fans, and Followers: Using Social Media for Competitive Advantage” will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., [more]
Dr. David Szymanski, an associate professor of kinesiology and strength and conditioning coach for baseball at Louisiana Tech University, will present research during a poster session at the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) 60th Annual Meeting on Friday, followed by a 90-minute presentation at the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Midwest Regional Conference [more]
The adage states, “It takes a village to raise a child,” and if that’s the case, this community is doing its part through Louisiana Tech’s SciTEC Center and its hands-on museum, IDEA Place. Seven exhibits were donated from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, though SciTEC had to cover the $3,800 shipping costs. However, [more]
Hands-on learning has always been a staple of Louisiana Tech’s tradition of turning out graduates immediately prepared to make an impact in the workplace. And Louisiana Tech’s Department of Kinesiology is hitting a home run in maintaining that tradition with three graduate students receiving internships this summer to work with athletics teams on the professional [more]
Put together motivated high school students with equally motivated college students at a weeklong educational camp, and the sky’s the limit. Louisiana Tech has taken the lead in the state in offering a variety of different camps for La Gear Up, which has been operating since 2003 and offers camps for aviation, film, sports medicine, [more]
Three Louisiana Tech faculty members received major university awards during spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 19. Dr. Carrice Cummins, the Gerald and Shirley Cobb Endowed Professor of Education, received the University Foundation Professorship Award. The Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award went to Dr. James Nelson, the associate dean of undergraduate studies in the College of Engineering [more]
Louisiana Tech’s department of kinesiology received the KEYS Champion Award from Lincoln Parish for volunteer work with Ruston Junior High students. The KEYS, Keep Encouraging Youth to Succeed, Award is given to businesses, groups or organizations who establish a partnership school initiative sustained throughout the year. Dr. Tammy Schilling, an associate professor of kinesiology, organized [more]
The SciTech Education Center at Louisiana Tech has the chance to bring students more learning opportunities this summer thanks to a $50,000 grant they have been awarded by NASA’s Summer of Innovation Program. All Louisiana students in grades fourth through ninth will have the opportunity to attend free on-campus non-residential camps throughout this summer. Students [more]
Dr. Susan Adams, an alumna of Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education, will receive the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA) this month at the national American Counseling Association’s conference in San Francisco, California. Adams, who earned an associate’s degree in general studies and a bachelor of arts [more]
A free workshop to enrich kindergarten through fourth grade students in the areas of science and social studies will be hosted at Louisiana Tech. Minds-On Science, inquiry-based and hands-on explorations, will be held April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2 and May 9. Integrated Learning Workshops, reviewing social studies, language arts and visual arts, [more]