Latour Appointment Unanimous As New Tech Provost
The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Mickey Latour as the university’s new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs during a special virtual meeting Wednesday. Tennessee Tech President Dr. Phil Oldham said Latour is a Louisiana native with a background in agriculture who previously served as the Dean of […]
Tech Adds New Interdisciplinary Computing Program
Tennessee Tech will implement an Interdisciplinary Computing degree program starting next school year. The program helps students integrate new technology, like AI, into other fields. Trustee Fred Lowery said this degree has a place in the workforce. “We are looking for students, or colleagues, frankly, that have this kind of multi-diciplinary understanding,” Lowery said. “And […]
$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 […]
Oldham: Tech Needs to Reach Championship Level In Athletics
Tennessee Tech needs to reach a championship level in its athletics department to help recruit more students and galvanize the student body. “There’s so many great things about athletics here at Tennessee Tech to be proud of, but we need to create more championship level programs in athletics,” Tech President Phil Oldham said. Oldham made […]
