The head coach of the Lady Techsters, Brooke Stoehr, joins us for this episode just in time for the 2021-22 basketball season. A Techster through and through, Coach Stoehr talks about transitioning from a player under the legendary Leon Barmore to a head coach and what lessons she’s taken from both those periods of her […]
31. Bryan Zygmont: Make it Make Sense
Former Skate Country DJ— and current College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean and Professor of Art History— Dr. Bryan Zygmont is our guest for this episode. He discusses leading students through study abroad adventures and his love for Dante’s Divine Comedy. He comes to terms with his fear of sharks and describes some pretty scary […]
30. Patrick Scott: Keeping it REAL
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 […]