Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
The seven Texas universities working toward Tier One funding status will rely heavily on increasing graduate student enrollment to make a stronger case before the state Legislature.
Unlike most of its peers and standard policy in the past, Texas Tech declined to release its preliminary enrollment estimate – typically issued after the 12th class day – [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Many of us were prepared to wish outgoing McLennan Community College President Dennis Michaelis the best in his retirement, but it seems there’s no rest for someone of his considerable talents.
Hours after ending his 21-year tenure as MCC’s president, he began new duties as director of community college relations for Texas Tech’s College of Outreach [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
As Senior Fellow, Dean Walter Huffman will provide expertise to the Secretary of Defense Strategic Policy Forum in crisis simulation events.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Concordia University Texas has joined the East Williamson County Higher Education Center, a multi-institution teaching center, as a partner institution.
Concordia University Texas will join Temple College, Texas State Technical College and Texas Tech at the higher education center. Together, these institutions are expected to bring new college and workforce training programs to the area.
Concordia will [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Huffman will serve as the national security law expert during crisis simulations held by the institute in Washington, D.C.
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Expect a lot of tier-one talk when Texas House Speaker Joe Straus gets a tour of Texas Tech University on Thursday.
Tech is positioning itself to qualify for the prestigious national research university designation, more commonly known as tier one or flagship.
Earlier this month the school announced it received private gifts totaling $24.3 million, including $21.5 [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
ConocoPhillips contributes $500,000 to scholarships, new students and a building campaign.
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Texas Tech University System regents Larry Anders and L. Frederick “Rick” Francis, both appointed by Gov. Rick Perry, have contributed more than $400,000 and $300,000 to the governor’s political campaigns, according to records filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
In addition, Tech Regent Mickey Long, who Perry appointed earlier this year, gave the governor’s re-election campaign [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
The SPICE Cup (September 19-29, Lubbock, TX) has begun at Texas Tech University. Watch American stars such as Olympian GM Varuzhan Akobian and 14-year-old IM Ray Robson battle it out live on Monroi. The tournament is split up into the “A” group with GMs Varuzhan Akobian, Rauf Mamedov, Dmitry Andreikin, Jon Ludwig Hammer, Wesley So [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Tomasz Golka reached for a musical phrase when asked to cite the highlight of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra’s 2008-09 season.
The ensemble, said the LSO music director, “saved its crescendo for its final concert,” breathing life in brilliant fashion into Igor Stravinsky’s daring “The Rite of Spring.”
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Concertmaster John Gilbert spoke to preparation for any new season [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
One newly hired faculty member at Texas Tech helped organize America’s war effort in Iraq. Another found an alternate way to learn about artificially dyeing food.
Of the 91 newly hired faculty members at Texas Tech for the 2009-10 school year, four in particular came to the university with drastically different backgrounds.
Gavin Fox
Gavin Fox comes to [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Children at Friday’s night’s Fiestas del Llano celebration had two options to tour the festivities. They could walk with their parents past the music stage and food vendors selling an assortment of goodies. Or they could take the tour in style.
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Students from Texas Tech’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers manned their booth, selling chili dogs, [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
The author of a new book is encouraging Christians to present the gospel plainly.
Andrew Farley is a tenured professor at Texas Tech University and the author of The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church. The book deals with so-called Christian jargon, “Christianese,” and double-talk. Farley says at one time in his [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
The Texas Tech Center for Campus Life, Student Union, and Activities and Rec Sports is hosting the Fall 2009 Clay R. Warren Risk Management Retreat on Saturday.
This day-long retreat is designed for student organizations to fulfill the requirements of Texas House Bill 2639, which mandates that all postsecondary educational institution student organizations attend a yearly [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Scholarships, new students and a building campaign will benefit from the gift presented by ConocoPhillips today (Sept.21).
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Anisa M. Zvonkovic has been selected to help lead a study on community influences on health behavior for the Center for Scientific Review.
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Texas Tech is reporting 16-cases of the flu, but they are not tracking whether those students are living in the dorm or elsewhere. Tech officials are suggesting that any Tech student with a fever of 100 degrees or higher should go to the Student Wellness Center for advice and treatment.
Friday, September 18th, 2009
A Lubbock insurance and civil litigator will take charge of Lubbock County’s 237th District Court in October.
Brian Shannon, the Texas Tech School of Law Charles B. Thornton professor, followed Hatch as president of the local bar.
Hatch is a good fit for a civil district court, Shannon said.
“Just a terrific guy, certainly a very good lawyer [...]
Friday, September 18th, 2009
On Aug. 27, 15 students got a front row seat and an unusual peak into the administration of former President George W. Bush when former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales taught his first class as a visiting professor at Texas Tech University.
Friday, September 18th, 2009
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – 4.6 million Texas students could see changes in their history books. The Texas Association of Educators met Thursday in Austin to discuss the curriculum draft. The board is in the preliminary stages of making these changes.
Texas Tech University history Professor Dr. Ron Milam expects to see students who complete the state’s [...]
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