Several students gather to pet a goat for the first time. Photo by Taylor Curtis. First-graders from all around Putnam County had a first-hand encounter with agriculture at the annual Farm Day event held April 2 and 3 in Tech’s Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. Over 1,000 children gathered in Hyder-Burks and […]
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Debate team members defend titles
Sara Stansbury, Madison Davis and Sistina Hammonds. Photo by Jacob Bray. Junior Madison Davis defended her national championship debate title earlier this month, bringing home a victory for the second consecutive year. Davis usually competes in National Parliamentary Debate Association debate which is a two-on-two format with 15 minutes of […]
New master’s programs approved for College of Agriculture and Human Ecology
The board of trustees approved two new master’s programs in the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology during the March 21 meeting. The two programs are a Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and a Master of Science in Community Health and Nutrition. Provost Lori Bruce presented letters of notification […]
Wings Up Weekend scheduled for April 12 and 13
From left: Captain Absolute (James Alder), Mrs. Malaprop (Chelsea Holland) and Lydia Languish (Dallas Stark) in a scene from “The Rivals.” Photo by Mark Creter Two days, 13 events, one Tennessee Tech University. Tech and the Crawford Alumni Center sponsor Wings Up Weekend April 12 and 13 on and around […]
Japanese club brings culture to Tech
He is creating a power point presentation for the Japanese club meeting this Friday in Tech library. Photo by Rena Suzuki. Tech’s Japanese Club President Kei Mori, has been teaching Japanese language and culture in Bruner 306 every other Friday since he was a freshman. “The first Japanese Club president, […]
Department of communication transferring to college of interdisciplinary studies
The board of trustees approved transferring the Department of Communication from the College of Arts and Science to the College of Interdisciplinary Studies. Provost Lori Bruce presented the transfer request at the March 21 board meeting. Transferring the Department of Communication allows the program to expand, accommodating for communication’s interdisciplinary […]
Science building and RUC construction
The $90 million Lab Sciences Building is on course for completion in 2020 after a historic year of rainfall in 2018, Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman Travis Bickey said. Cookeville amassed 82.55 inches of rain in 2018 passing 1998’s record of 76.96 inches, Bickey said. The building construction team pushed through […]
Video: Students address trustees about open records policy
Link to video Society of Collegiate Journalists members Kendyl Seals and Emma Holmes address the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees during a March 21, 2019, committee meeting. Footage by Vanessa Curry Edited by Emmerson Meurett
Journalism students support open records policy change
The board of trustees can legally change their policy requiring proof of residency for access to open records, the president of Tech’s Society of Collegiate Journalists said. President Kendyl Seals said she consulted Deborah Fisher executive director for the Tennessee Coalition of Open Government and TCOG Lee Pope attorney about […]
Creative Writing Club hosts poetry reading
Club founder Jake Gentry on stage at the club's first meeting. Photo by Tess Longmire. Tucked away in a second-floor classroom in Henderson Hall, a group of writers gather to share their work. They find refuge amongst Tech’s 10,000 student population to form a community, all thanks to Jake Gentry, […]