Monday, April 19th, 2010
“There was a falloff last year, but this year, we’re placing kids like crazy,” said Deena Katz, associate professor in the Division of Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech University and chairman of wealth management firm Evensky & Katz.
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Ryan Gray just keeps on spurring for the bigger money.
Last month, the former Texas Tech star pocketed $55,350 after clinching the bareback riding title at RodeoHouston.
This month, Gray, who has residences in Cheney, Wash., and Petersburg, raked in $19,978 after winning the bareback riding at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho.
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Today, years later, he works maintenance for Texas Tech’s Physical Plant, but still wonders how things would be different if he’d earned his bachelor’s degree.
“Even at my age,” the 45-year-old said last week as he sat on the couch of his home not far from campus, “you wish you could go back. You realize the importance as you get older.”
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Those arguments worked last year, as the Legislature approved a plan to elevate one or more of the state’s seven emerging research universities. In November, voters authorized a new National Research University Fund worth $500 million, although it could grow before the schools are allowed to tap it.
In addition to UH and UT-El Paso, eligible schools include Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas, UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas and UT-San Antonio.
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Fahmy, along with researcher Thomas Johnson of Texas Tech University, conducted two online surveys of Al-Jazeera Web users during November and December 2004. They found that most of those who use the Al-Jazeera English-language website are from the U.S., Canada, the U.K and Australia. Respondents indicated that they appreciate the graphic pictures of war they find on the site that they don’t see in mainstream media. As one user explained:
Monday, April 19th, 2010
The Raider Mentor Network allows current students to learn and network with Texas Tech alumni.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Former mascots transfer duties to new students who will wear Raider Red’s outfit.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Written by Cory Chandler
Christi Chadwell accepted the reins to Midnight Matador Friday (April 16), becoming the Texas Tech University’s 2010-2011 Masked Rider.
The sophomore agricultural communications major grew up in what she refers to as a “red-and-black household.” Her parents, Kirby and Terri Chadwell, are Texas Tech graduates, and when Christi began learning how to ride [...]
Friday, April 16th, 2010
A mechanical engineering graduate, Sean Hannon, won the award to further satellite communications technology.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Texas Tech experts will join community partners to promote environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Program offers CASNR students a unique opportunity to experience our government in action.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Tech’s Whitacre College of Engineering is moving up in U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of the nations top grad schools.
Tech’s overall graduate engineering program ranked 99th among 198 programs.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Texas Tech’s push for tier one status could diminish the quality of the university’s undergraduate education, the outgoing dean of the university’s Honors College said.
Gary Bell announced his resignation Monday, citing concerns Tech’s administration is jeopardizing its undergraduate programs for the sake of growing its research endeavors.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Scholarships, new students and a building campaign will benefit from the $500,000 gift.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 /PRNewswire/ — Alliance Association Management, an Associa company, is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Megan Scruggs to Director of Real Estate Management Services and Trung Q. Pham to Controller.
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Pham has more than six years experience in accounting, including extensive accounting work at BMW of Austin and is a graduate [...]
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Partnership continues support of student programs and building campaign.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
The college’s overall graduate program and two individual degree programs have joined the elite ranks of top engineering programs.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
The Texas Tech University Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering overall graduate engineering program and two individual degree programs have joined the elite ranks of U.S.News & World Report’s top engineering programs.
The overall graduate engineering program moved up to a ranking of 99th among 198 programs nationwide. The Department of Industrial Engineering ranked 29th [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
A series of events will promote environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Written by Erin Hawes
The results from a study by a Texas Tech University research class have shed some light on the plight of the underfed and hungry on the South Plains.
Professor Alan Reifman’s spring 2009 Research Methods class participated in a national hands-on study with the South Plains Food Bank (SPFB). The study gathered facts [...]
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