Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Recording artist and Texas Tech graduate Arlington “Ollie” Jones will be the guest pianist when the Texas Tech School of Music’s Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Stephen Jones, performs in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the campus’s Hemmle Recital Hall.
The concert is to help celebrate Black History Month.
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The Texas Tech University meat judging team received first place on Feb. 7 at the Southwestern Livestock Show in Fort Worth. This is the second win for the team this year.
The team took a 60-point lead, posting a score of more than 4,000 points. The team finished first in beef grading, lamb judging, overall beef, [...]
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Faculty travel, equipment upgrades and new employee hiring all sit atop the list of possible cuts to the Texas Tech system’s budget if the state follows through with projected funding reductions.
Tech administrators on Monday submitted a plan to Austin that outlines approximately $29.8 million in possible cuts across the system over the next two years.
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
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A short course will be held on the campus of Texas Tech University July 26th-28th. Twenty-five youth, ages 14 and older (at time of short course), will be selected through an application process to attend the training.
The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Program will equip youth with the knowledge and skills to become ambassadors for Texas [...]
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Despite recent questions, associate professor Katharine Hayhoe believes global warming is occurring.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Kevin Gosselin’s dissertation was singled out as important to the advancement of the field of education.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Paleontologists have long noted that pterosaur wings were like sails, being membranes that could flex in either direction. The resemblance may prove to have been more than passing: preliminary research suggests the piscivorous reptiles sailed the seas as well as the skies during their extended reign from 220 million to 65 million years ago.
Sankar Chatterjee, [...]
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Texas public colleges and universities say they will need to cut courses, reduce travel expenses and enact hiring and pay freezes to meet a state request for budget reductions.
Students at some schools may see larger class sizes.
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“Right now, we’re doing fine,” said Guy Bailey, president of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. “That doesn’t mean we’ll [...]
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Texas Tech University is working to make West Texas a research hub for wind and renewable energy, but they need West Texans’ support to make it happen.
On Monday night, the Big Spring Economic Development Corporation learned about the university’s multi-million dollar plan.
Texas Tech wants West Texas to dominate the wind and renewable energy sector.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Six distinguished alumni with significant contributions to society were recognized for their accomplishments.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Professor is honored for creating a tool to measure self-efficacy of online instructors.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
I love the coffee shop at the Texas Tech Bookstore. They have these little designer sandwiches you can grab for breakfast or throw in the breakroom fridge for lunch.
There’s something terribly civilized about it, grabbing a latte and a panini on the way to work.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The deadline passes for Texas Tech administrators to submit cutting plans in response to the Governor’s request that all state agencies prepare for a possible 5% reduction in funding.
Tech’s Chief Financial Officer Jim Brunjes says the potential biennial budget cut equates to $7 million a year for the university.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The president of Texas Tech reached out to the Tech community Monday, making sure all students and faculty feel safe on campus after Friday’s shootings at the University of Alabama.
President Bailey issued a letter Monday letting everyone know measures are in place to protect students – like emergency boxes around campus, and assesment teams waiting [...]
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach is suing Texas Tech University for firing him without cause, as well as defamation of character and fraud. His lawsuit claims his former bosses at Texas Tech have made “slanderous and libelous” statements about him. Leach’s lawyer filed a motion Friday to expedite Texas Tech’s release of information [...]
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
This Tuesday is another big day at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center because the doors open for the fifth semester of Community Medical School. Students range from high school to senior citizens, with new topics every semester that are mostly recommended from students in the previous semester. Dr. Rial Rolfe, Director of Community Medical [...]
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
A coalition of Texas Tech fraternities and sororities will host a fundraising concert today to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
The concert, featuring country rockers Emory Quick and the folky jazz-inspired rock of NELO, will begin at 10 p.m. at Tequila Jungle, 1718 North Ave.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Second-year Texas Tech law student Alexis Butler recently went to bat against a major media company over the publishing rights to the work of literary giant John Steinbeck.
It was only a simulation, but it’s one of the things Tech’s law students do best.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Texas Tech has set another enrollment mark with 28,014 students this spring semester, possibly just in time to help the university lasso increasingly elusive state funding.
Officials announced Monday that Tech broke last spring’s enrollment record of 26,528 by 5.6 percent this semester, bringing its total to 22,320 undergraduates and 5,104 graduate students as of the [...]
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Written by Erin Hawes
CASNR Honors Distinguished Alumni to be Honored
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will recognize six distinguished alumni Monday (Feb. 15) at the Scottish Rite Building, located at 1101 70th Street.
The event will honor alumni who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought [...]
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