Louisiana Tech’s spring and summer commencement celebrations have been postponed because of COVID-19 and its impacts on gathering limits in the state. We don’t know exactly when commencement will be held, but we do know this: when commencement is finally held, the Tech regalia will be new.
Brianna Hood: ‘It’s been a big adjustment’
A 2019 Conference USA All-Academic honoree, three-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member and three-time C-USA Academic Medalist, Brianna Hood could get her schoolwork done pretty much anywhere until COVID-19 created the new challenge of spending what would have been her final cross country season back at home.
Kellie Mounger: ‘There is just something different about real interaction with others while learning…’
Wrapping up final projects and taking online exams from her kitchen table or bedroom office is not how Kellie Mounger envisioned her last quarter as an undergraduate.
Nicholas Cobb: ‘For once in America…we are all going through the same thing’
Nicholas Cobb used his time of quarantine and distance learning as a time to build up his optimism, resilience, and perseverance.
Kaelyn Nguyen: Academics, Leadership, and Adaptability in an Unprecedented Situation
Kaelyn Nguyen was preparing for her final quarter as a Louisiana Tech student when she learned that the University was considering moving classes online because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Jada Holmes: ‘Hopefully, we can find the closest thing to normal…’
While lots of people have watched movies for fun to battle quarantine boredom this spring, Louisiana Tech sophomore Jada Holmes has watched them as part of her homework.