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Friday, July 4, 2025
Dr. Darron Smith Dr. Darron Smith from Eastern New Mexico University has been named the dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology at Tech starting July 1, Provost Lori Bruce announced in an email sent out to faculty and staff Tuesday. Smith has been the chair for […]
Attendance for the spring SOLO concert featuring Bleachers declined 83 percent from fall 2018, Jerry Keeton, the student activities coordinator, said. On April 4, 850 students attended the Bleachers concert. Five thousand students attended the Waka Flocka Flame concert last semester, Keeton said. “The concert was just as […]
Dr. Colleen Mestayer stands in the basement of Henderson Hall before teaching a speech classs. Dr. Colleen Mestayer, a communication professor at Tennessee Tech, is passionate about teaching and she has a positive outlook on life. What’s your education background? “I got a bachelor’s in advertising at LSU, and then […]
Students offer opinions on one thing they wish Tech had. “One thing that Tech should have is the bird scooters. You could put your eagle card in there and connect it so you could just ride to class on scooters. It would be pretty convenient, and it would help the […]
Over the past few years Tennessee Technological University has been in rebuilding mode. From smaller renovations to new buildings and parking lots, it is safe to say that Tech will be a different looking campus in the years to come. While the future looks bright here at Tech, what about […]
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members believe they know who vandalized their property last week and plan to turn evidence over to Cookeville police, according to information obtained by The Oracle. That evidence includes footage from video surveillance cameras in the neighborhood. Cookeville police responded to a call at the Peachtree […]
Dear Editor — This semester there have been air quality problems seriously affecting students and professors. We believe these stem from the change in cleaning chemicals during the semester break. The procedure for lodging an indoor air quality (IAQ) complaint says: “The agent responsible . . . may be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
