Louisiana Tech University has always been a leader in developing innovative academic programs that respond to community needs. Take a look at these new academic programs... Bachelor Of Science, Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineering Technology The College of Engineering and Science rolled out a new Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering Technology degree ... Continue Reading
Academics
McConathy and Johnson: Spearheading westward expansion
If you are in Shreveport or Bossier City, Louisiana Tech is no longer an hour’s drive east to Lincoln Parish. “Visitors can see Tech and talk to Tech representatives on site,” Provost Dr. Terry McConathy said. “The Tech Academic Success Center (in Bossier), combined with Tech-Barksdale and the Shreveport Center, establishes a tangible, physical footprint.” Assistant Vice ... Continue Reading
Fenway: Building futures
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING — the process of learning through doing — is a key component of course curricula for colleges and universities across the nation. At Louisiana Tech, students are given the unique opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom right next door at Tech Pointe with corporate partners like Fenway Group. Rick Bordelon is doing just that. The ... Continue Reading
Innovative strength, entrepreneurism, and opportunity team up at Fenway Group
Along the I-20 corridor, Louisiana Tech University has taken on a focused and strategic mission to be a leader in building an innovation ecosystem that has the potential to lead a new era of economic prosperity for our region. A prime example of how this works at base level is the relationship between Fenway Group and Louisiana Tech students, a pairing that began six years ... Continue Reading
Teaching moment
Finance, technology merge in bitcoin Whether or not bitcoin becomes common or even mildly understood in north Louisiana remains to be seen. The cryptocurrency isn’t being used on campus with anything nearing regularity, but the intellectual side of this infant worldwide payment system is helping educate Louisiana Tech students. “This is a perfect example,” Tech’s JPI ... Continue Reading