$2.6M Project To Upgrade Sound At Hooper Eblen Center
Some long-term sound issues at the Hooper Eblen Center will be addressed thanks to a $2.6 million capital project. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the sound system currently in use dates back to prior to his arrival in 2004. The Board of Trustees approved a full design process for the system, which now must be […]
Tech Spring Commencement Celebrates 1,350 Grads
Some 1,350 students across 52 fields of study received degrees at Tennessee Tech’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies Friday. The graduating class included students from 80 counties throughout the state, 24 states, and 17 countries. Graduate degrees were awarded to students from 32 different fields of study. Graduates gathered in the Hooper Eblen Center with birthdays ranging […]
Tech To Consider Reopening Hooper Eblen To Walkers
Tennessee Tech leadership will discuss the possibility of reopening the Hooper Eblen Center to walkers after requests at a recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said opening the arena for the public is a very difficult proposition. He said it closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 and did not open […]
Division II High School Tournament Tips Off Thursday
Athletes and spectators headed to Cookeville Thursday for the opening tip of the Division II high school basketball championships. Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the university is exceptionally proud to host what he calls the greatest private high school basketball in Tennessee. He said the Upper Cumberland is known for great basketball, so more […]
Tech’s Annual Spring Engineering Fair Set For Thursday
Some 1,000 Tennessee Tech Engineering students will have the chance to rub elbows with potential employers Thursday at Tech’s annual Engineering Fair. Tech Director of Career Development Russ Coughenour said the marquee event is centered around convenience. He said he could think of no other way for students and employers to have such close contact […]
Tech Athletic Department Renovations Include Restrooms At Hooper
The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department is preparing a complete renovations of the restrooms at Hooper Eblen Center. Director Of Athletics Mark Wilson said the renovations will begin sometime next year. “But then they’re really being beautified to be not a restroom of 1977 but a restroom of the 2020s,” Wilson said. “And we think that […]
Hooper Eblen Center LED Lights Replaced For Upcoming School Year
A $20,000 light replacement project just finished up at the Hooper Eblen Center. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the project replaced LED lights that were installed about eight years ago. “Players want to play in good light, so they can see to make the plays that they are expected to as a Division 1 college […]
TTU Students Take Advantage Of Mass COVID Vaccine Clinic
About 350 Tennessee Tech students were vaccinated Thursday at the university’s mass COVID vaccination clinic. Senior Business Management Student John Forth was one of those students who took advantage of the event. He said the overall process took about 15 minutes. “I recently received COVID way back a couple months into school, and I know […]
Tennessee Tech Hosting TSSAA Division II Basketball Tournament
The TSSAA Division II Basketball Tournament is coming to Tennessee Tech this year March 4 through 6. Traditionally the TSSAA Division II Basketball tournament is played at Lipscomb University. However, COVID restrictions in Davidson County led to the change. The Division II tournament will be played over a three-day stretch, with four games played each […]
TSSAA Considering Tech For Alternate Basketball Tournament Venue
Tennessee Tech is being considered by TSSAA as an alternate venue site for this year’s state basketball tournaments. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said conversations between Tech and TSSAA have been ongoing since the fall. Wilson said that nothing has been finalized yet, but said TSSAA is looking to have venues on standby because no one […]
