Out of an abundance of caution, the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association has made the decision to suspend the 125th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. Individual organization reunions will be rescheduled at a later date. Anyone previously registered for the event will receive a full refund. Thank you for your constant support of Louisiana Tech University, and […]
Join us for Beyond 1894
Beyond 1894 is a podcast that celebrates all we love about Louisiana Tech. Through the stories of faculty and friends, staff and students and alumni, Beyond 1894 introduces and teaches, reminds and entertains. In listening, you will have the opportunity to celebrate with old friends and meet new ones. Look behind the doors of research, […]
Landscape changes after tornado
Thursday, April 25, 2019, will forever be an infamous date in Louisiana Tech history because of the EF3 tornado that began around 2 a.m. in the southwest part of Ruston and ended northeast of town, cutting a diagonal path along the west side of campus. EF3 tornadoes have winds of 136-165 miles per hour. That […]
UL System Schools Make Completing Degrees Easier for Louisiana Citizens
The University of Louisiana System recently launched a new initiative to recruit adults who are ready to return to college and earn their degree. More than 653,000 Louisianians have some college credit but no degree, a factor that contributes to the state’s second-to-last ranking of those with bachelor’s degrees or higher. Compete LA hopes to […]
Technology Offers Promise When Paired with Educational Attainment
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.
Same Artist, Same Tradition, New Mace
Louisiana Tech’s original mace, the face of a tradition that began in 1986 as a symbolic Torch of Knowledge and Light of Learning, has retired, and a new Mace to mark the University’s 125 birthday has taken over those duties. Atlanta resident Mitch Mitton, a 1969 Tech advertising design/fine arts graduate, is the designer and […]