Tag Archives: Spring semester

More than 9,000 students back in Cookeville as Tennessee Tech starts its spring semester Thursday. Chief Communication Officer Karen Lykins said it is a fresh start for returning students as well as some new students starting their education journey. “As happens in the fall, people graduate, so a few less than who was here in the fall,” Lykins said. “You ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech returns from Christmas break ready to begin its spring semester. Some schools changed openings due to the recent COVID variant surge. Chief Communication Officer Karen Lykins said Tech compared its date to others to make a decision “Most people did not change that are in our sphere of colleagues,” Lykins said. “It’s just that they had a original ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech is surveying students to see how the university can improve course delivery in the Fall 2021 semester. Interim Associate Provost for Online Education and Faculty Excellence Bedelia Russell said the school cannot be shortsighted on student’s needs. She said the goal is to gauge how effectively departments teach in-person and remote students. “When we are able to get ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham said he’s seeing the campus get off to a more active start than in the Fall. Oldham said he’s pleased to see students continuing to follow COVID guidelines, even noticing more students wearing masks outside on campus. “Through all that hard work we’ve been able to keep our case counts down to less than half ... Read More »

About 10,000 Tennessee Tech students return to Cookeville as the spring semester starts Tuesday. Chief Communication Officer Karen Lykins said with a successful fall semester, no major COVID changes have been made. “We are very comfortable with our safety protocol,” Lykins said. “Masks are still required. We have social distancing guidelines in place, and we have a lot of signage ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will open its $93 million Lab Science Building when the Spring Semester begins. Department of Chemistry Chair Jeff Boles said moving thousands of chemicals and infrastructure for faculty research has been a task, but the building is ready for classes. Boles said all the Lab Science Commons classrooms will be open and COVID guidelines have been set for capacity. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will help students feeling financial pressure from the pandemic, by waiving online and off-site fees for most courses in the Spring 2021 semester. Academic Affairs Provost and Vice President Lori Mann Bruce said the exception will be for students in online only programs. She said students knew before hand that the classes would only be available in that ... Read More »

Grades after the March school closure will not count against Tennessee students. That’s according to Clay County Director Of Schools Matt Eldridge, who said the State Department of Education implemented the decision in a Thursday conference call. Eldridge said his system had already planned to use grades during this online scenario only to help students. The State Department of Education ... Read More »