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College of Education alum named Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year
Emily Howell, a Louisiana Tech University alumna and English teacher at Ruston High School, has been named the 2012 Louisiana Teacher of the Year in the High School Division. Howell is the second consecutive Louisiana High School Teacher of the...
Research by doctoral psychology student featured in Golf Digest
Luke Simmering, an industrial and organizational psychology doctoral student at Louisiana Tech University, and his research into the strokes that avid golfers perceive they would save by purchasing certain types and brands of golf equipment is...
Tech to host free math fair
Louisiana Tech’s College of Education will host its fifth annual Summer Math Fair from 1:30-3:30 p.m. July 26-27 at the A.E. Phillips Multipurpose Room. Students who have completed the first through third grades are encouraged to attend on July...
Faculty members honored during spring commencement
Three Louisiana Tech faculty members received major campus awards during spring quarter commencement exercises Saturday, May 21. The recipients are: University Foundation Professorship Award – Dr. Gary Kennedy, department head and professor of...
Louisiana Tech’s Council for Teaching Mathematics earns Student Affiliate charter
The Council for Teaching Mathematics, housed in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education, has received a Student Affiliate charter from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The official announcement was made by NCTM...
Tech kinesiology professor is candidate for NSCA Board of Directors
Dr. David Szymanski, assistant professor of kinesiology and director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory at Louisiana Tech University, is a candidate for a member-at-large seat on the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA)...
NASA awards grant to SciTEC to support summer science camps
Louisiana Tech University’s Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) has been awarded a $50,000 grant by NASA’s Summer of Innovation program, which will allow Louisiana students in grades four through nine to attend non-residential...
Louisiana Tech’s Ph.D. program in counseling psychology earns full APA reaccreditation
The American Psychology Association (APA) has officially granted Louisiana Tech University’s Ph.D. program in counseling psychology full reaccreditation through 2013. Considered the gold standard of accreditation in professional psychology, APA...
Elementary Education program at Louisiana Tech continues tradition of excellence
Full accreditation from the National Council of Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) with no recommendation for improvement, national recognition from the Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI), and an alumna recently...
Holmes elected as vice president for regional association
A Louisiana Tech assistant professor in the College of Education was recently elected as vice president/president-elect of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. Dr. Julie A. Holmes has been a member of MSERA since 1998 and conducted...