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Dr. Joe M. Pullis, professor of business communication at Louisiana Tech University, will serve as commencement speaker for Louisiana Tech’s spring graduation ceremony, Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center. Graduation will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will officially end the spring quarter. Summer quarter classes will begin May 30. Pullis has served as a professor [more]
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]
Louisiana Tech University’s International Affairs Lecture Series comes to an end on May 8, with a lecture by Dr. Ahmad Nazir Atassi, assistant professor of history, titled, “Making a Place for West Asia in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective on the Syrian Crisis.” Atassi will speak at 4 p.m. in room 105 of George [more]
– Seniors using annual project conference to help solve complex industry, community issues – The College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University will hold its 2013 Senior Projects Conference Friday, proving a platform for senior students to showcase their skills and their collaborations with community and industry partners. The public and campus community [more]
The Louisiana Tech choirs will perform Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Spring Choral Concert in Howard Auditorium. The theme for this year’s concert is “Earth, Air, Fire and Water,” said Sean Teets, director of choral activities. “We are doing songs about the four elements,” Teets said. “We will sing jazz songs from the scholarship [more]
Diane Madden, science educator for the IDEA Place and SciTEC at Louisiana Tech University, has received a grant from the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) for “Project ‘Way’ Water and You” – a program designed to educate people on the problems affecting America’s waters and to bring awareness to the naturally-occurring and human activities that [more]
Louisiana Tech University Nursing 210 students opened the door to “GTM Memorial Hospital” and found a “victim” of domestic violence weeping in a wheelchair. The 17 students enrolled in Nursing 210 were part of a pilot simulation, “Application of Forensic Nursing to High Risk Pregnancy,” developed by Tanya Sims, associate professor of nursing, and Patti [more]
Alexandre Buck, an Air Force ROTC cadet and a freshman in the professional aviation program at Louisiana Tech University, is one of just three Air Force ROTC students in the United States to have been selected to participate in the University of Pittsburg’s Intensive Beginning Russian program this summer on a ROTC Project GO (Global [more]
The Louisiana Tech Student Health Center and Lambright Sports and Wellness Center are sponsoring a Health Fair that will be open to the public from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center. Green Clinic will be doing complete blood tests for $20 with PSA and lipid blood tests set for $10 [more]
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]