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Knox County’s Penpek co-ops with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
June 18, 2013
Tennessee Tech University mechanical engineering major RJ Penpek will spend one year working for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations on a co-op, or cooperative education, assignment. Penpek, of Knoxville, will work on projects with AutoCAD and...
TTU nursing, Spanish students explore Cuban healthcare, culture
June 17, 2013
No cell phones, no Google and no internet. For eight days, some of Tennessee Tech University’s nursing and Spanish language students lived a simpler life in communist Cuba. After two years of planning by Marketta Laurila, Spanish professor,...
More than 1,300 students earn degrees at TTU
June 17, 2013
More than 1,200 students walked across the stage in the Hooper Eblen Center at Tennessee Tech University this spring to join the ranks of the university’s more than 75,000 alumni. This semester’s graduates came from 76 Tennessee counties, 33...
TTU students named to spring 2013 dean’s list
June 17, 2013
More than 3,800 students at Tennessee Tech University have been honored for their spring 2013 academic achievements. The dean’s list recognizes the university’s top academic performers. To be included on the list, students must be full-time and...
TTU’s premier choral group sings its way through Italy
June 17, 2013
The singing began quietly, accompanied by a few chords strummed on a guitar. A few members of the choral group wanted to make sure they knew the words. As more of the group members arrived at the fountain, the song grew in volume. A crowd formed...
Student teachers key to boosting classroom achievement across Tennessee
June 13, 2013
When Tennessee Tech University graduate Lauren Murphy steps into her fifth-grade classroom this fall to teach, it will not be the first time. With a year of student teaching, mentoring and supervision behind her, Murphy is ready to teach at...
Murfreesboro student earns W.A. Howard Award at TTU
June 11, 2013
A record, yet elite, group of 18 undergraduate students completed their degrees this spring at Tennessee Tech University with a perfect grade-point average. Recipients of the W.A. Howard Award represent the top one percent of the 1,104 students who...
Manchester student earns W.A. Howard Award at TTU
June 11, 2013
A record, yet elite, group of 18 undergraduate students completed their degrees this spring at Tennessee Tech University with a perfect grade-point average. Recipients of the W.A. Howard Award represent the top one percent of the 1,104 students who...Student Activities & Events
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