Tech Breaks Ground On New ACME Engineering Building
Tennessee Tech broke ground on the new Advanced Construction and Manufacturing Engineering (ACME) Building Friday. The 81,000 square-foot building will cost the university an estimated $89.6 million. Dean of the College of Engineering Joseph Slater said the building will set a new course into the future for the College of Engineering. “The ACME building will […]
Tech’s Engineering Building Nearing Completion
Tennessee Tech’s new Ashraf Islam Engineering Building is set to be completed and turned over to faculty late July. College of Engineering Dean Joseph Slater said they will begin the move-in process quickly in order to prepare portions of the building for use in the upcoming fall semester. Slater said the building will serve as […]
Tech Faculty, Staff Below Median Salaries In New Study
Tennessee Tech faculty salaries are five percent below the market median, while staff salaries are 16 percent below the market median. That according to the results of a new salary study shared with the Board of Trustees Thursday. Trustees voted to use some $1.76 million in money held back in this year’s budget to bring […]
Tennessee Tech Board Of Trustees Passes Naming Of New Engineering Building
The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees approved a name for its new engineering building. Chair Trudy Harper said the building will be called the Ashraf Islam Engineering Building in honor of the 1968 Tech graduate. Tech President Phil Oldham said that they wanted to honor the Houston-based engineer for both his monetary and physical contributions […]
Tech Engineering Building Approved By THEC
Tennessee Tech’s Engineering Building sits atop the list of more than $480 million in capital recommendations approved Friday by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The recommendation goes on to the legislature as the budget process begins. The state’s removed its $49 million funding for the facility because of COVID-related budget concerns this summer. Commission Director […]
Tech Grad Enrollment Up 18 Percent
Tennessee Tech graduate enrollment has increased some 18.3 percent over last year. According to statistics released by the university, some 1,399 students are taking graduate courses at Tennessee Tech. The largest number of graduate students are in the College Of Education with some 38 percent of graduate enrollment. The College of Business and College of […]
Tech Engineering Building Left Out Of Budget
The State Legislature did not fund Tennessee Tech’s new College of Engineering in its new fiscal year budget. The 100,000 square foot project would be the first new building for the program in 50 years. State Senator Paul Bailey said the $55 million project among the cuts made to get a balanced budget. “That was […]
