Integrative Biology Program To Add More Doctoral Students
Tennessee Tech will launch a new doctoral program in integrative biology to help the university increase its research capabilities and doctoral student enrollment. Interim Provost Dr. John Liu presented the degree program to the committee as a way to improve workforce preparation and education. The university currently has a doctoral student population of 2.5 percent, […]
Cumberland Mayor Appointed To Tech Board Of Trustees
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster has been appointed to serve on Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees. Tech Public Relations Director Jonathan Frank said Foster will fill the last spot on the recently expanded board. Foster is a two-time graduate from Tennessee Tech, earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Strategic […]
Tech Plans For First Parking Garage, Tennis Court Location
Tennessee Tech will build a new $39 million campus parking garage, one of three capital projects approved by the Board of Trustees. The five-story parking garage would be located at the site of the tennis courts. Tech Senior Vice President for Planning and Finance Claire Stinson said the garage would not cure the parking woes, […]
Relaunch Of Masters Program In Industrial, System Engineering
Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees approved a new hybrid industrial engineering program, a new masters level degree. Interim Provost John Liu said the Master of Science Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering is open to other related STEM majors and does not have extensive related prerequisites. If demand is high, the University will push toward […]
Tech Capital Campaign Behind On Fundraising Last Year
Tennessee Tech fell behind during last fiscal year on “It’s Personal” Capital Campaign. The University raised $8.8 million, the lowest amount since 2020. Tech’s overall goal is $125 million for the campaign. Vice President of University Advancement Kevin Braswell said the campaign stands at about 59 percent of goal. “While the most recent fiscal year […]
Chasteen-Dunn And Rose Appointed To Tech Board Of Trustees
Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally appointed two new members to Tennessee Tech University’s Board of Trustees Thursday. Teresa Chasteen-Dunn serves as President and CEO of WIN Learning. Former Tennessee Farm Bureau Chief Administrative Officer Rhedona Rose reappointed to the board. McNally said he appointed Chasteen-Dunn because her experience as an educator and success as a CEO […]
McNabb Appointed Tech Trustee, Another Member Coming
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has appointed Gary McNabb to serve on Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees. McNabb will be one of two new members who will be a part of the newly expanded board, one person appointed by the speaker, the other, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally “We thought it would be a good way […]
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 […]
Tech Considering Housing Rate Increase
The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees discussed raising housing rates over the next five years during a meeting on Thursday. The proposal was to raise housing rates annually by five percent over the next five years, starting in the fall of 2025. Chief Business and Fiscal Officer Dr. Claire Stinson said the raise is part […]
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 […]
