Thursday, September 17th, 2009
A few weeks ago, I interviewed workforce development expert Nancy Ahlrichs about tips for managing Generations X and Y. Perhaps Jeremy Short, a professor at Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, would have liked to add one more idea to Ahlrichs’ points about coaching younger workers and giving them more learning opportunities: keep [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Combine the current economic crisis
with the fact that there are 78 million Boomers getting ready to retire over
the next 18 years, and the result is a whole new world for retirement planning
professionals.
The newly accredited Certified Retirement Counselor(R) (CRC(R)) certification
developed by the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) is
an effective [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Texas Tech University received approval for funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for several proposals during the past month, and although only one of the proposals was denied, the university still has more than 40 proposals awaiting approval.
The university has collected between $2 million to $2.5 million from the act and has been [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
DALLAS — Rocky Miller has just made a career change that’s likely to turn a few heads.
After years of selling motorcycles, the 60-year-old Plano, Texas, resident has launched a business, Slip Doctors, that will treat floors with a chemical that he says will make them more resistant to slips, slides and falls.
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Hordes of Texas Tech students, many dressed at a “business casual” level, roamed the oval mezzanine in United Spirit Arena Wednesday afternoon on a quest to answer those questions almost every collegian faces.
Recruiters represented all walks of future life for college students – potential private-sector employers, government agencies, graduate school and specialized training programs, internships.
Wednesday’s [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
A Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences professor was selected to serve as a member of the Center for Scientific Review’s Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section.
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Garfield Traub Development, a real estate development services firm, announced today the completion and grand opening of the 303-room Overton Hotel and Conference Center in Lubbock, Texas.
The facility is expected to be a driving engine of development and economic growth for Lubbock for years to come. With more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
While children his age were learning 4th-grade science, one future Texas Tech student was traveling throughout Europe participating in chess competitions.
Chess has been part of Gergely Antal’s life since he was 4, and he began competing at age 8 or 9 in tournaments around Europe.
“My grandfather was the first to teach me the game,” said [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Combine the current economic crisis with the fact that there are 78 million Boomers getting ready to retire over the next 18 years, and the result is a whole new world for retirement planning professionals.
The newly accredited Certified Retirement Counselor(R) (CRC(R)) certification developed by the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) is an effective way [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Many wise men have predicted the stock and bond markets will go into a free fall for decades once baby boomers start withdrawing money from their retirement accounts, but a new report last week by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that won’t happen when boomers retire.
“The CBO report provides some ideas but has a [...]
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Texas Tech offers popular single-game ticket sales as of Sept 16.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Three charter buses will carry students round trip from Lubbock to DFW and Houston for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Two beginning conversational Spanish classes will be offered to the public in October.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Texas Tech University’s Parent and Family Relations in conjunction with the Texas Tech Parents Association will offer buses to transport Texas Tech students who wish to travel home during the Thanksgiving holidays.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Early bird registration is now available for the academic enrichment program.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
The College of Outreach and Distance Education (CODE) will offer two conversational Spanish classes to the general public beginning in October.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Registration is open for the fall session of Super Saturdays, an academic enrichment program at Texas Tech University for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
A high-powered roster makes tournament the highest-rated of its kind in the United States.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Texas Tech Mortar Board chapter receives Silver Torch Award at the 2009 national conference.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
“Atlas Black: Managing to Succeed” may have the outward appearance of a “comic book,” but coauthor Jeremy Short says it’s full of serious management principles delivered in a format students actually enjoy.
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