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Tech Students Featured In AI Textbook

Tennessee Tech Students studying the uses of artificial intelligence will be featured in a textbook that covers the emerging uses of AI. Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of English Mari Ramler said her students learn to use AI to create artwork, graphs, and images using information provided. Ramler said she and her students co-wrote about their […]

Former Tech Professor Remembered For Role With R2-D2

May The Fourth holds a little extra juice in the Bagci household as the force of a Tennessee Tech professor’s role in Star Wars remembered. Cookeville Council Member Ali Bagci’s father, Dr. Cemil Bagci, served as a Mechanical Engineering Professor at Tennessee Tech. Ali said his father contacted by the creator of Star Wars, George […]

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 […]

Tech’s Wilson Said Resignation Came At Right Time

Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said his resignation simply came at the right time. Wilson announced his resignation Tuesday after serving in his role for 21 years at Tennessee Tech. Wilson said his current contract expires June 30. “It was the right time for a change, right time for a change for Tennessee Tech, […]

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 […]

Former Tennessee Tech President on AD Wilson’s Legacy

Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson announced his resignation Tuesday morning, and a former Tech President reflected on Wilson’s tenure. Wilson headed the Golden Eagle Athletic Department since 2004. Former Tennessee Tech President Bob Bell said Wilson was instrumental in restructuring the program and hiring good coaches. Bell said Wilson’s leadership ability was evident as […]

Tech Named Higher Earnings Institution By Carnegie

Tennessee Tech has been named a “Higher Earnings” institution in the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Tech Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Data Dewayne Wright said the distinction means Tech students are making more money post-graduation compared to other universities. Wright said most people may think that is just because of […]