Archive for January, 2010
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Mark Camphouse from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Symphonic Band. Dr. Sarah McKoin, Director of Bands at Texas Tech University, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Concert Band.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The award will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 16) on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives as the culminating event of the 25th anniversary of the Texas Leadership Forum.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Weeks of planning, fundraising and mobilizing are intended to climax this afternoon when scores of Mike Leach’s most dedicated supporters flock – possibly by the thousands – to the heart of the Texas Tech campus.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Well, 2010 brings Texas Tech yet another of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities as we position ourselves to gain tier one research status and join the ranks of the nation’s truly elite institutions of higher education.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Lora Deahl, professor of piano and keyboard literature at Texas Tech University, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at WT’s Mary Moody Northen Rectial Hall.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
A study by researchers at Texas Tech University found a link between the number of more tattoos a person has and the amount of “deviance” they were involved in. But that isn’t the whole story.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The spread of state pet trust laws “opens up planning for pets for estates that aren’t that large and complex,” says Gerry Beyer, a professor of law at Texas Tech University School of Law who features information on pet trusts at his Web site and recently published the academic paper “Pet Trusts: Fido With A Fortune?”
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
OLLI begins the spring semester in January with a lineup of innovative courses, events and activities.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
After talking with current students, Rosa Ybarra was convinced that Texas Tech was the school for her.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
By Friday afternoon, Team Leach – which has a Facebook group page in support of the fired Texas Tech coach – had grown to almost 58,000 members.
Baron Batch isn’t one of them. At least not anymore
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Gil Brandt was vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-88. Thus, he knows a thing or two about talent.
So when Brandt saw Texas Tech inside receivers coach Lincoln Riley call a near-flawless game during the Red Raiders’ 41-31 Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan State last Saturday, he was shell-shocked.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tommy Tuberville will be named the next head coach at Texas Tech, sources tell ESPN. The former Auburn head coach is scheduled to fly into Lubbock Saturday night and a formal announcement is expected soon. The introductury press conference is scheduled for Sunday at 3pm ET.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tommy Tuberville says he’s bringing “new vigor” from his year away from coaching as he prepares to take the reins of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The university announced Saturday it had hired the 55-year-old former Mississippi and Auburn coach.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Topics of discussion include current water conditions in Texas as well as federal roles in policy, law and management.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tommy Tuberville says he is certain he can take Texas Tech to new heights.
“There’s no doubt in my mind we can take it to the next level,” he said Sunday after being introduced as the coach of the Red Raiders.
He said he wants to improve Texas Tech’s defense and add a “few new wrinkles,” to [...]
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
A person close to the decision tells the Associated Press that Texas Tech has hired Tommy Tuberville as its next coach.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because the school had not yet announced the decision.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Media advisory for symposium honoring Ronald Rainger, a professor in the Department of History.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
My husband’s weeping fig tree (Ficus benjamina) left this world only last year, having lived 20 years with no fertilizer, ever, and far less water than it rightfully deserved.
Cynthia McKenney, an associate professor of horticulture at Texas Tech University, also endorses the weeping fig, rubber plant and the dracaenas, although she points out that spider [...]
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tommy Tuberville will inherit a proven spread offense when he returns to the sidelines next season as Texas Tech’s new coach.
After a year away, Tuberville is taking over the reins of the Red Raiders. He replaces Mike Leach, who was fired last month amid allegations he mistreated a player who suffered a concussion.
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
University partners to move ahead in wind, renewable energy research.