Tech will celebrate on Nov. 18 the 100th anniversary of Dixie College, the first undergraduate institution established on the University grounds. "We look forward to holding a couple of ceremonies on the Quad that day to celebrate," President Bob Bell said. (1) comment
Tech alumnus and NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore will be heading to space through the STS-129 Mission. Wilmore, a Mt. Juliet native, graduated from Tech in 1985 with his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. While attending Tech, he played football, and in 2003 was inducted into Tech's "Sports Hall of Fame. (0) comments
Tech will host NASA's Inflight Education Downlink for the STS-129 space shuttle mission. The downlink, scheduled for 10:53 next Sunday, will allow the Soaring Eagle Question Contest winners to ask International Space Station astronauts their winning questions. (0) comments
A Tech civil engineering student was recently awarded The Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship. Lindsay Smith, a senior from Mount Juliet, received the $3,000 scholarship from the American Society of Civil Engineers based on activities within the ASCE, academic accomplishments and an essay in which she described her decision to become a civil engineer. (0) comments
Wilma Carr scholarship applications for Fall 2010 award year are being accepted at the Women's Center now through Dec.15. The scholarship was established by Fleet guard Inc. in honor of Wilma Carr, who lost her life at the hands of an abusive husband. "No records are kept from year to year," Gretta Stanger, director of the Women's Center, said. (0) comments
The foreign language department at Tech is offering a class in the spring that will travel to Morocco. The class, taught by Debbie Barnard, will take the trip over spring break. The French 4910 class will focus on Francophone literature and will have at least two learning sessions to focus on Morocco for those traveling. (1) comment
