Tech Football Stadium Costs Up To $57.2M
The price tag to finish the Tennessee Tech Football Stadium west side renovation has ballooned to more than $57.2 million. The Board of Trustees approved the original budget at some $29.9 million in 2021, a number President Phil Oldham said officials believed to be an accurate estimate. “This is not likely to go up at […]
Tech Surpasses Research Goal Of $40 Million
Tennessee Tech surpassed its goal of $40 million in research funding a full year ahead of schedule. President Phil Oldham told the Board of Trustees Thursday the University doubled its research dollars in five years, something Oldham called an ambitious goal. He said reaching that number represented a “tremendous accomplishment.” “The credit goes to all […]
Tech Receives Donation For New Track And Field Facilities
Tennessee Tech will move forward with plans for a new track thanks to a $500,000 gift from Tech graduate Tom Jones. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the decision to move the track was made late in the process of the Tucker Stadium renovation project, so the school will be playing catchup until it is built. […]
TTU President Not Overly Concerned About Enrollment Cliff In ’25
Colleges nationwide are worried about an expected decline in enrollment rates over the next three years, but Tech President Phil Oldham said his team has been working hard to avoid major issues. The decrease is referred to as the “college enrollment cliff.” It is an effect of the 2008 recession, during which the nation’s birth […]
Tech Outlines New Academic Policies To Deal With Artificial Intelligence
Tennessee Tech has adopted new academic policies designed to deal with Artificial Intelligence in classroom work. Provost Lori Bruce said she tasked two groups to study the issue earlier this year, made up of faculty, students and university leadership. One focused on how to harness artificial intelligence to improve the academic process. The other focused […]
Tech Four-Year Graduation Rate Improves To 40 Percent
Tennessee Tech’s four-year graduation rate has improved from 24.7 percent to nearly 40 percent over the last six years. “So only about one out of four freshmen that entered at that time would graduate from Tennessee Tech within four years for academic years,” Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham said. “And you see the progress that […]
Tech Research Tops $20 Million
Despite COVID-19, externally-funded research at Tennessee Tech topped $20 million for the second consecutive school year. “Despite all of the disruptions we faced this year, Tech researchers continued their work, which enabled us to reach this level again,” Tech President Phil Oldham said. “This is a testament to how outside organizations value Tech’s expertise.” A […]
Tech Returns To Class, Oldham Feels Good About Plan
As classes resume on the Tennessee Tech campus Monday, Tech President Phil Oldham said the leadership team feels good about its plan to deal with COVID-19. But how individuals behave and the decisions made will likely define the success of the fall semester. “The area that we have almost no control over is off-campus decisions […]
Tech Cabinet Returning to Classroom
Members of Tennessee Tech University’s Cabinet will be returning to the classroom this fall. President Phil Oldham made the request in June. Vice President of University Advancement Kevin Braswell will be teaching a sophomore-level communications class. He said it will be his first time teaching since he arrived at the school over six years ago. […]
Oldham Said Planning Underway To Reopen Tech
Tennessee Tech President Dr. Phil Oldham said his leadership team will be looking to get the Tech campus reopened over the next several weeks. “We want to make sure we do that in a safe manner,” Oldham said. “So we’re taking our time to look at all those issues.” Governor Bill Lee has announced a […]
