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Endowment investments reap high returns, top other schools
 

With a 40.6 percent return on endowment investments last year, Tennessee Tech reported a higher return than the average personal or business investor experienced last year when the Standard and Poor’s composite average was 26.38 percent. For the calendar year 2003, we more than doubled the rate of most private and state universities in Tennessee. FULL STORY
   
  Also inside this issue
 

* TTU achieves 100% retention rate of African-American freshmen

* Manufacturing Center forms DoE partnership supporting metal casting industry

* Ting selected as ASME Fellow

* Residence hall latest in $3.5 million food service improvement plan

* Fitness Center lifesavers honored

* TTU celebrates teaching, research exchange with Polish university

* Tech ambassador: Shawn Patterson of the Child Development Lab

* Tech notes

 

COMING UP

* Today: India Nite '04 celebrates culture, cuisine

* March 17-20: Can drive will create sculpture for Stonecipher Symposium

* March 23: Mathematics hosts guest lecture on topology

* March 24: Visiting biologist leads seminar on ailing ecosystem

* March 25: Library presents 6-week film series on the '60s

* March 26: Tech Women's Club hosts annual Chili Supper
   
   
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