College Town Talk

On episode six of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter and Dr. Cynthia Polk-Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs at Tennessee Tech.

On episode five of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by Dr. Lori Mann Bruce, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Tennessee Tech, and Biskie Duncan, a Tennessee Tech alumna now serving as morning news anchor for KSLA News 12 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

On episode four of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by State Representative Ryan Williams and Charria Campbell, the director of student engagement and Intercultural Affairs at Tennessee Tech.

On episode three of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by Becky Magura, a Tennessee Tech alumna and the President and CEO of Nashville Public Television (NPT), as well as Dr. Michael Aikens, the director of the Center for Rural Innovation at Tennessee Tech and the administrative chair of the Rural Reimagined Grand Challenge.

On episode two of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by Mark Wilson, director of athletics for Tennessee Tech, and Anna Dunn, a Tennessee Tech alumna and the owner of Soul Craft Coffee.

On the series premiere of College Town Talk, co-hosts Jonathan Frank and Shan Stout are joined by Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton and Tennessee Tech Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Robert Owens.

This week on Tennessee Tech Today, we talk to Dr. Holly Anthony, Professor in the department of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education about her work and winning the university’s Caplenor Award, the university’s highest faculty honor. We will also hear from David Johnson, a Tennessee Tech almunus who is moving up the ranks of Nissan’s corporate structure and currently serving as senior vice president of manufacturing and supply chain management.

In this week’s episode of Tennessee Tech Today, we talk to newly-elected Student Government President and junior business major Addison Dorris. We also chat with Chemical Engineering Professor Pedro Arce, winner of the university’s Scholar-Mentor Award.

This week on Tennessee Tech today, we talk to student winners of this year’s Eagle Works competition to hear about their innovative and award-winning business ideas. Another display of student ingenuity is set to take place April 21st with the 17th Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day on Tech’s campus. We will talk to event organizer Amy Hill and some of the students presenting their work.

In this week's episode of Tennessee Tech Today, we celebrate cultural diversity, and harmony with an event held on Tech's campus! We will hear from a Tech alumna about why she has a passion for teaching. And WTTU, Tech's radio station, is celebrating 50 years of achievements and success.