Month: April 2010

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Tech Athletics restructures sports programs

Tennessee Tech University announced on Thursday a strategic restructuring of its intercollegiate sports programs. The move is an effort to maximize its financial resources and ensure sustained athletics competitiveness in the Ohio Valley Conference. Two athletic teams – rifle and women’s tennis – will be suspended effective July 1. In […]

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CMR faces budget cuts, changes focus

The Center for Manufacturing Research at Tech is pushing through expected budget cuts and has a strategic plan underway to narrow its focus areas to “the next big things” in manufacturing research.According to Kenneth Currie, who is a professor and director of the Center for Manufacturing Research, the plan is […]

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Tennessee, Delaware only two states to receive education funds

Tennessee is one of only two states to be awarded Race to the Top funds in the first round of the competition for $4 billion in federal funds. The U.S. Department of Education announced today that only Tennessee’s and Delaware’s applications will be funded in the first round. Tennessee requested […]

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Student workers to be recognized next week

American colleges will give back to the little people of education next week by celebrating National Student Employment Week. Tech is one of many schools across the country that devotes five days in April to rewarding student employees in work-study programs and University Academic Services. The Student Worker of the […]

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Housing and Design students Chattanooga bound

Several students from the Housing and Design Association will travel to Chattanooga tomorrow to gain more insight on environmentally friendly architecture and art. “We hope to gain some inspiration and knowledge as well as have a day out as a group,” said Jessica Robinson, HDA president. One of their visits […]

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Civil engineers take 5th place at regional conference

Members of the Tech chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers recently competed against 25 universities at the regional ASCE conference held at Auburn University. Students participated in individual events to gain points towards an overall placing. The students combined engineering knowledge, problem solving skills, teamwork, and leadership skills to […]

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Weather affecting intramural softball

Softball season is back in swing intramural style and many students are wondering why the fields are not in better shape. According to Darren Gregory, Intramural coordinator it’s all because of the weather. “It doesn’t help the fields at all because when they get wet,” Gregory said. “They just hold […]