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Early Childhood Education Center earns prestigious NAEYC accreditation
Louisiana Tech University's Early Childhood Education Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals. Fewer than 10 percent of all early...

CEHS names new head of School of Human Ecology
Louisiana Tech University has announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew Thornton as the new department head of the School of Human Ecology in the College of Education and Human Sciences. A 2001 graduate from Louisiana Tech, Thornton brings decades of...

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation caps milestone year with Top Dog and Top Pup competitions
With enhanced programming, record student participation, and new leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation are reaching new heights at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business. This academic year saw the hiring of Benjamin McLarty, Ph.D., as the...

Rising bank leaders advance knowledge at Tech’s School of Banking
Bankers from across the state participated in the fourth year of the Louisiana Tech University School of Banking, June 2-6, in Ruston. Presented by the College of Business in collaboration with the Louisiana Bankers Association, the weeklong professional...

Innovation Enterprise tenant Grapheno wins LED’s Campus to Commerce award
Grapheno, LLC, a tenant company at Louisiana Tech University’s Innovation Enterprise, was honored with the Campus to Commerce award from Louisiana Economic Development at the eighth annual Spotlight Louisiana Awards held in Baton Rouge, LA. This event...

Louisiana Tech announces Spring 2025 honor roll
Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2025 Spring Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the president’s honor list. That distinction signifies achievement of at...

New Security Operations Center enhances Louisiana Tech IT efforts
Louisiana Tech University has established the Security Operations Center, designed to enhance cybersecurity defenses while offering advanced educational opportunities for students. With a $122,000 hardware contribution from the Louisiana Board of Regents,...

Architecture and studio art reveal large-scale projects at MedCamps
Captain’s Launch, a fully accessible floating pedal boat facility that allows wheelchair-bound campers to enjoy getting out on the water, was dedicated May 23 in a brief celebration ceremony at MedCamps of Louisiana at Camp Alabama in Choudrant. In...

VISTA Center celebrates student success, launches new degree program
The VISTA (Visual Integration of Science Through Art) Center at Louisiana Tech University celebrated a decade of innovation and student achievement earlier this month with its annual Scholarship and Award Celebration, marking the occasion with the launch...

SCILS launches first drone competition
Middle and high school students across Northeast Louisiana took on a brand-new STEM challenge at the Inaugural SCILS Drone Competition. Hosted at the Ruston Sports Complex, the event provided students the opportunity to apply their classroom coding...