Tech Increases Tuition Roughly 5% For Next School Year
The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees approved a roughly 5 percent tuition increase at a special session Wednesday morning. Dr. Claire Stinson said tuition costs are rising at colleges throughout Tennessee. Stinson said the average tuition increase is $240 per semester for undergraduates and $286 for graduate students. Stinson said maintenance fees will increase by […]
Boyd Begins First Season As Tech Soccer Leader
After 14 seasons serving the Tech soccer program, Corey Boyd heads into the upcoming season with a new role as head coach. The Putnam County native started as a graduate assistant while working towards his undergraduate in 2010. With the team reporting for the start of team activities Monday, Boyd said he has been taken […]
Tech In The Design Phase For Innovation Center At Shipley Farms
Tech’s College of Agriculture and Human Ecology has entered the design phase for a new Agriculture Engineering and Innovation Center to be built at Shipley Farms. The structure will house state-of-the-art equipment used in agriculture to allow students to get hands on training. The building will also have classroom and lecture space. Dean Darron Smith […]
College Advisor: Focus On Student Needs, Not Outside Noise
While a group of state universities are joining forces to focus attention on the value of a four-year degree, other educators said Tennessee’s focus on career education and not pushing everyone to college is showing success. Mixed messages? Confusion for students and parents? White County High School Advisor Suzanne Rushing said she tries to focus […]
Tech’s Hellman: New FAFSA Learning Curve Is Worth Simplified Application
Tech Assistant Director of Federal Programs Sarah Hellman said the new FAFSA form may be difficult for returning students and administration to transition to, but the changes are worth the learning curve. High school counselors had previously expressed concerns about the unknowns of the new form. Hellman is involved with classes being held at Tech […]
Tech Officials Said Extra Applications During September Creates Opportunity, Not Issue
Tennessee Tech has once again joined in a state program waiving college application fees this month, despite concerns about the quality of some of the applications. Officials expressed those concerns during the last Board of Trustees meeting. Vice President for Enrollment and Communication Karen Lykins said some of the applications Tech will receive this month […]
Tech’s Burnett Fitness And Rec Center Named A 2021 Outstanding Facility
Tennessee Tech’s Marc L. Burnett Fitness and Recreation Center was named one of 2021’s Outstanding Facilities by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA). Also known as “The Burn” to students, the center was built in 2020. Coordinator of University Recreation and Intramurals Les Fralix said it’s home to every kind of recreation activity imaginable from […]
Tech Athletics Director Says Ohio Valley Conference Changes Present Opportunity
Tennessee Tech Athletics Director Mark Wilson views the changes happening in the Ohio Valley Conference as an opportunity. He said that while they come with some concern, it’s also a chance for the Ohio Valley Conference to be reimagined. “I think that change is inevitable in any kind of business,” Wilson said. “And certainly with […]
Oldham Named To NCAA Board Of Governors
Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham has been named to the NCAA Board of Governors. Oldham is one of 25 members, and the second president to serve from the Ohio Valley Conference. His term will end in August 2023. The NCAA board oversees college athletics for Division I, II, and III levels. “As a president, it’s […]
Tennessee Tech ROTC Commemorates 9/11 With Tucker Stadium Stair Run
Tennessee Tech’s ROTC is holding a 9/11 Memorial Stair Run to honor first responders and those lost on that day. Tech Professor of Military Science Lieutenant Colonel James Bryant said that two years ago, the group commemorated the day with a run from sun up to sundown. He said the stair climb was a way […]
