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Cookeville City Council Members are excited at the prospect of partnering with Tennessee Tech on its stadium upgrades, but want to know more. Charles Womack said that Tennessee Tech is vital to the community of Cookeville and wants to see it prosper. However, he said it needs to make sense financially before the city commits. “We need to find out ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham asked the Cookeville City Council to consider helping with renovations to Tucker Stadium. Oldham met with council members Tuesday during a work session to talk about stadium plans and entranceway plans for along Willow Avenue. Oldham said that the two projects are made-to-order as something substantial and worth a partnership. “We always want to partner ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Center has brought home 3rd place from an international cybersecurity competition. 16 teams competed in an offensive competition to hack a fictional company’s network. Graduate student and Team Captain Kaitlyn Carroll said the three-day event includes realistic websites, social medias and staged character interactions. “You get to interact with these fictional CEO’s and higher ups in the ... 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 Cybersecurity Students will be competing at an international level this weekend. A six-student team secured a wildcard spot in the Global Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition International Finals. Eric Brown is the Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center Assistant Director. “It’s a testament to their own work ethic and ambition that they have to develop the additional skills that ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has already raised over $2.1 million for its new football operations center. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said majority of the money has came over the past month since the project was announced. “I am very optimistic,” Wilson said. “I know we will meet the goal of $15 million and to be able to build a state of the ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech is designing some $3 million of renovations to the Derryberry Hall and Bryan Fine Arts Auditoriums. Capital Projects Director Jim Cobb said the main improvement will be replacing the seating. “The seating in the Bryan Fine Arts is original to when the building was constructed, and we occupied that building in the early 80’s,” Cobb said. “The seats ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech celebrated its December commencement on Friday afternoon. President Phil Oldham recognized over 800 graduates receiving their degrees. Board of Trustees member Tom Jones emphasized that even though students have graduated, the learning doesn’t stop. “Never stop learning, never reach a point in your life that you think ‘I know everything I need to know, I’m finished,'” Jones said. ... Read More »

Students from across the Upper Cumberland gathered at Tennessee Tech Thursday to take part in Education Day. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said students were a Golden Eagle for the day and cheered on the women’s basketball team at a scrimmage. “Maybe they came to this game and had fun. Maybe they’ll get their parents to bring them back to another ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech deems its first semester of the school year a success. Provost Lori Bruce said that the university has been able to come back in full force after starting the year off cautiously because of COVID. She said that the best part has been seeing the campus come back to life safely. “Just seeing the students and being on ... Read More »