Tag Archives: Tennessee Tech

A new semester opened on the Tech Campus Thursday and President Phil Oldham preparing his syllabus for the Tennessee Legislature. Governor Bill Lee expected to release his budget plan for the 24-25 fiscal year in February. Oldham said sales tax revenues have been running a bit below estimates so far this fiscal year. “I sort of anticipate this year to ... Read More »

A new Tennessee Higher Education Coalition report shows at least 30 percent of Tennessee college students deal with food insecurity. That number is higher than the national average. Tennessee Tech Vice President of Student Affairs Cynthia Polk-Johnson said the issue stems from rising food costs and a lack of financial resources. “Students are juggling many different obligations, financial obligations in ... Read More »

New turf surfaces have been laid and the Tennessee Tech baseball and softball fields will be ready to host games in weeks. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the baseball field is finished and the softball field just needs some finishing touches. He said the project has gone off without a hitch. Wilson said he is thrilled with the ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech accounting professor Dr. Ann Davis has been named the first recipient of the university’s David K. Morgan Faculty Fellowship. The award is given to recognize people involved in important research, impactful service, and innovative teaching practices. Davis began working with the university in 2012 and is the coordinator for the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program. “I am honored ... Read More »

The work of a local artist now the property of the Tennessee Tech Appalachian Center for Craft thanks to a family gift. The painting is a multi-panel piece titled “Reminiscences” by the late Sally Crain-Jager who passed away in 2014. She was involved in the development of multiple art programs at Tennessee Tech. Director of the School of Art, Craft ... Read More »

Empower Upper Cumberland will double the reach of its Circles program in the coming weeks, expanding to four more counties. Empower UC Director Megan Spurgeon said the program will branch out to Overton, Cannon, Warren, and Smith counties. She said the program focuses on helping low-income families create plans for long-term success. “Once we have them up and running and ... Read More »

Even with major growth in research and technology, earthquakes are difficult to understand and even harder to predict. Japan’s southern peninsula rocked by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake Monday morning. The death toll has risen to 62, and counting. Tennessee Tech Earth Sciences Department Chair Jeannette Luna said while we can identify where seismic events may happen, it is almost impossible ... Read More »

One property is secured and two others are in negotiations as Cookeville continues the Tennessee Tech Pump Station replacement project. Cookeville Water and Sewer Director Barry Turner said the city needs three properties on Lee Avenue north of the Tech campus to start construction. He said an engineer has completed the designs and some 18 months of construction will begin ... Read More »

Cookeville’s East 8th Street Historic District continues to deal with too many Tennessee Tech students parking on the street, despite requests for the city to help with the issue. The problem persists after citizens living on the street spoke to the Cookeville Planning Commission in 2020 requesting new parking regulations in the area for safety of the neighborhood. 38-year-resident Kris ... Read More »

Three Tennessee Tech professors will use a new grant award from The American Chemical Society to fund research projects centered around petroleum. Dr. Ranil Gurusinghe said the grant will allow them to build a fourier transform microwave spectrometer in the lab. Gurusinghe said the instrument will allow researchers to isolate the highly reactive radicals created in the combustion process that ... Read More »