The Tech Talk

Six Tech students and alumnae competed in the Miss Louisiana Pageant 2009 in at the Monroe Civic Center last weekend, making Tech the school with the most competitors in the pageant.… Post the First Comment

Lauren Gilbert, a junior merchandising major, traveled to Dallas April 16 to watch her award-winning denim jacket design be modeled at the Fashion Group International's Career Day, a day devoted to the talents of people wishing to further their careers in fashion. … Post the First Comment

Summer orientation kicked off with a parade of new students and their families Sept. 15.… Post the First Comment

Adrienne Hooker, an associate professor of art, has gone from concerned citizen to group leader for the green movement in Ruston.… Post the First Comment

Nursing professors will be collecting personal items to send to nurses serving in Iraq now through July 13. Norlyn Hyde, a nursing professor, is leading the drive. "We started the drive three years ago when we decided to show our support for the nurses in Iraq during Professional Nursing Week," Hyde said.… Post the First Comment

Quin Harris, Louisiana Tech alumnus and former linebacker for the Tech football team, was recently inducted into the National Football Foundation's 2009 Hampshire Honor Society for his performance on the field, academic prowess and dedication to the community.… Post the First Comment

Three architecture students have partnered with Sankofa Vision, Inc. , to design and construct a new green community school for the city of Shreveport. The students, Alyssa Andres, Jessie Gray and Zac Zeller, worked under the direction of Kevin Singh, visiting assistant professor of architecture and director of Tech's Community Design Assistance Center, during Spring Quarter 2009 to develop a three-part plan for the new green school.… Post the First Comment

Twenty-nine students will travel in three different programs to three different foreign nations to enrich their already basic knowledge of another culture. The programs began May 31 and will end Aug. 10. … Post the First Comment

The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Summer Leadership School offers students the opportunity to deal with a peer group in a subordinate atmosphere, a course in which participants will become more confident in themselves.… Post the First Comment

The Early Childhood Education Center plans to enlist the help of architecture students to build a safer, more eco-friendly playground by the beginning of Fall Quarter 2009. … Post the First Comment