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$250k grant to support change from coal to gas

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation awarded Tech the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Award Oct. 24 in the amount of $250,000 to go toward transitioning from coal to natural gas in energy production. “It’s our anticipation this will be our last winter on coal,” Jack Butler, associate vice president […]

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Alumni Relations reaches out to Tech graduates

Tech Alumni Relations spreads the word to alumni about its services and what it is doing to further connect with graduates. Tracey Duncan, director of alumni relations, said Alumni Relations reaches out to Tech alumni through phone calls, email and internet sources. “In this day of technology, we can do […]

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Coming home for the television shows

As Tech’s Homecoming week comes to an end, students anticipate tomorrow’s festivities. The Tech Activities Board is in charge of Homecoming, and the chosen theme is “Tech on TV.”  Every organization participating has a choice to compete in various events throughout the week to gain points for overall Homecoming champions. […]

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Bentley sells out The Hoop

Country music artists Dierks Bentley and The Cadillac Black performed at the sold out Hooper Eblen Center last night for this semester’s SOLO Concert Series. Bentley, 36, played for nearly 7,000 people last night, which marks the first time in the concert series’ history that an artist has sold out […]

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U.S. News & World Report ranks Tech among top Southern schools

Tech is ranked as the highest public university in Tennessee and is in the top 50 of universities in the South this year. The U.S. News and World Report website lists Tech as No. 33 of universities in the region in the 2013 edition of the Best Colleges ranking.   Tech […]

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Health Services offers flu shots by appointment

  Students and faculty members can now get their annual flu shot at Health Services. For the past two weeks, Health Services has been giving flu shots to students and faculty members. Students and faculty need to call and schedule an appointment with the nurse to receive their flu shot. […]

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TAB promotes tailgating at home football games

Tailgating kicks off tomorrow, just in time for Tech’s first home conference game of the season. The Tech Activities Board is working with other organizations on campus to create a tailgating atmosphere tomorrow, Oct. 20 and Nov. 10.  The organizations will have booths, food and games. “One of TAB’s main […]

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Fashion show to raise body image awareness

The Women’s Center and WTTU-FM are hosting the annual Project Reality Runway fashion show during dead hour Oct. 23 in the Multipurpose Room in the RUC.   This alternative fashion show opens to all Tech students and faculty to strut their stuff with WTTU personalities emceeing down the catwalk on […]

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Political science adds two new programs of study to curriculum

Tech’s office of political science has added two new interdisciplinary studies programs to its curriculum this fall. Students now have the option to take courses on international relations and comparative government, as well as a legal studies concentration for students focusing on pre-law.   “These new concentrations are open to […]

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ITS offers Microsoft Office suite to students for free

Tech students are benefitting from a new contract agreement signed with Microsoft. The Information Technology Services department is offering students one free download of the Microsoft Office 2010 package, which includes Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Word. For Mac users a free download of Microsoft Office 2011 will be offered. The […]