The rapid advancement of technology, the ubiquity of automation, and seemingly endless applications for artificial intelligence are changing the very nature of work. If any portion of your job is predictable or repetitive, there is high probability that, at minimum, that piece of your job will be automated in the coming years.
Tech brings home six CASE awards for Advancement, Communications
Louisiana Tech University brought home six awards from the 2019 CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District IV annual conference, including a gold award for the University’s newly redesigned alumni magazine – 1894. Each year, the CASE Accolades competition recognizes the best advancement-focused work in over 50 categories from social media to print […]
Preservation Project: Archives hold onto history for University, city, parish
There is an air of mystery about being an archivist. Old papers, books, photographs, video – archivists work with these items every day. What exactly does an archivist do? Why does Louisiana Tech need an archive in the digital age? “My mission as the archivist for Louisiana Tech and its unique collection is to ensure […]
Tech’s Madison Kaufman Earns Student Broadcaster of the Year Award
Louisiana Tech communication graduate Madison Kaufman (right) was named the Student Broadcaster of the Year following the announcement of winners at the 2019 Prestige Awards Luncheon. “I know I couldn’t have done it without lots of help,” said Madison, who graduated in May with both her degree and a minor in sports marketing. Her entry […]
Jaylon Ferguson ‘Sack Daddy’ moves on to NFL
The NCAA’s all-time leader in sacks got his first one as a redshirt freshman in October 2015 in San Antonio and his last one in December 2018 in the SoFi Hawaii Bowl. Jaylon Ferguson wore No. 45 for Louisiana Tech. That’s the number others will chase now that Sack Daddy did something no NCAA player […]
University Foundation announces significant progress toward campaign goal
Eight months after announcing the beginning of its Forever Loyal Capital Campaign, Louisiana Tech University is 90 percent of the way to its goal of $125 million.