College of Business professor Dr. Patrick Scott joins Tonya Oaks Smith on this week’s episode to talk about everything from growing up as a drummer to creativity in the field of economics. He also discusses the annual Regional Economic Analysis of Louisiana (REAL) Report, an in-depth quarterly project completed by economics students and faculty that […]
29. Heath Tims: Teaching, Tradition, and Tech XXII
Dr. Heath Tims loves Louisiana Tech. So much so that Tech XXII (affectionately dubbed “Techie”) is a permanent four-legged family member in the Tims household. In this episode, Tonya Oaks Smith interviews Dr. Tims, an Associate Dean and a Professor in the College of Engineering and Science. He talks about his journey as both a […]
15. Terri Murray: Engineering Ways to Treat Brain Disorders
When Dr. Terri Murray was a child, she was the kid who turned every rock over, brought turtles home, and looked through magazines for pictures of wild animals. She was a born scientist and engineer — but she was also a female in high school in the late 1960s when women weren’t scientists and engineers. […]
10. Mark Guinn: Theatre With A Punch
Theatre is storytelling brought to life — live and in person without a social media filter — and it has been entertaining people for centuries. There is magic in how real and authentic the story can feel, but when dramatic scenes include violence, it’s important the brutality remains an illusion. Mark Guinn, Director of Louisiana […]
9. Yonna Pasch: Your No 1. Advocate Can Be You
Getting an education isn’t easy, but it’s an accomplishment worth all the long days and late nights. Programs such as Compete LA are meant to alleviate some of the pressures that keep returning students and adult learners from achieving their educational goals. But even with those sorts of helpful programs, sometimes it’s still hard to […]
8. Edward Bell: Believing is Seeing
It’s human nature for us to say, “I won’t believe it until I see it.” It worked the other way around for Louisiana Tech’s Dr. Edward Bell. The director of the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Edward didn’t believe he had much of a future after becoming blind; he couldn’t see one. But […]