Tech officials responded to a request for more hand sanitizer stations on campus and installed additional stations in the Roaden University Center.   “We have seen an uptick in requests to purchase those,” Tech’s Chief of Communications Officer Karen Lykins said.   Lykins confirmed hand sanitizer stations are in high […]

President Phil Oldham discussed the possibility of consolidating all mandatory fees and establishing a flat rate, a non-varying charge, for full-time students at this semester’s Chat with the President.   “We are in the process now of really restructuring our tuition and fee management on campus. Hopefully, making it a […]

Members of Tech’s executive committee recommended a 1.012% salary increase and a $14,215 bonus for President Phil Oldham during a meeting Tuesday in Derryberry Hall.   If approved by the full board of trustees in March, Oldham’s base salary would increase to slightly over $350,000.   “I feel that the […]

Members of the board of trustees executive committee Tuesday recommended President Phil Oldham receive a 1.012% salary increase and $14,215 bonus.   If approved by the full board in March, Oldham’s salary would be about $350,000.   “I feel like the president has had a good performance … I would […]

Students flocked to the new fitness center, which is set to open next year, to sign their names on the floor.

A former professor and Director of the Communication Department at Tech died in his Cookeville home on Sunday. Earl Ray Hutchison Sr., commonly known as “Hutch”, started working at Tech as a professor in 1980 and worked there for 31 years. During his time at the university he restructured courses […]

Art education students are helping with the Appalachian Center for Craft Holiday Festival starting Saturday.   The festival starts at 6 p.m. and continues through 5 p.m. Sunday at the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of Tech in Smithville.   The festival begins on Friday with a preview […]

Tucker Stadium filled with homecoming cheer watching Brookland Gordon and Brady Hancock receive Miss and Mr. Tennessee Tech. Gordon, representative of Phi Mu and Hancock of Phi Gamma Delta. “I was so excited and grateful when I heard my name called, I am excited to be able to represent our […]

A dryer fire on the second floor of New Hall South displaced over 300 students on Nov. 13.   The first and second floors received extensive water damage, causing two residents to relocate to New Hall North for the remainder of the semester, school officials said.   The Cookeville Fire […]