Marc Burnett, a member of the Tech community for over 40 years, is retiring in December. Over the past 40 years, Marc Burnett’s influences on Tech ranged from athlete, student, and employee. As a student, Burnett studied English, journalism, wrote articles for The Oracle, and played guard for […]
Author: Emma Kenner
Veterans Week brings celebrations
Veterans Week is Nov. 11-15 and is sponsored by Tech’s Department of Military and Veteran Affairs. Veterans Week began last year and is something that Mary McCaskey, director of financial aid and veteran affairs, is hoping to turn into a tradition. Veterans Day was originally only celebrated on […]
Third annual door decorating contest approaches
Students and faculty members are haunting the Tech hallways for the third year in a row. The decorating contest began in 2017 in the College of Graduate Studies office and a few other departments in Derryberry Hall, Becky Blalock, an academic support associate with the College of Graduate Studies, […]
Suits2Cheap provides professional clothing
Students needing professional clothes at affordable prices can look no further. This week Student to Career is conducting the second annual Suits2Cheap event giving students the opportunity to buy professional clothes at affordable prices. “We offer them to students at cheaper prices than they could find at a […]
Additional online class fees explained
Despite increased fees, taking online courses at Tech is still cheaper than taking the same courses through a similar statewide program Tech officials said. This semester, a 40% fee for online courses became the topic of discussion among many students who were unaware of the fee. “The difference […]
Tech’s front porch
Tech’s College of Fine Arts is a part of the university often overlooked and underappreciated. One reason the school may be overlooked is in its name, Tech is probably not the first school that art students would think of. Despite this, Dean Jennifer Shank said the university and administration does […]