College Town Talk

In this program, for only the second time in school history, a student has earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship; one of the most coveted and highly sought after scholarships in the nation. We’ll visit with the winner and those who actually encouraged him to apply when he was reluctant to do so.

And this coming week is one of the most popular in the sporting world, the Masters. A director of career development at Tech has a special connection with the tournament. We’ll learn about his ties to a tournament that is a tradition unlike any other.

In this episode, Tennessee Tech has three different professors that have received National Science Foundation career awards this year.

The Golden Eagle women’s basketball team advanced to the second round of the women’s National Invitation Tournament. Coach Kim Rosamond reflects on the season and what’s ahead.

In this program, from rising gas prices to increased interest rates, Tennessee Tech’s dean of the college of business says it’s the most volatile time for the economy in recent U.S. history.

The college of business is also hosting a women’s leadership conference at the end of March, celebrating achievements of women and discussing working in the post pandemic world.

In this program, the spring engineering job fair took place this past week. More than 150 companies from across the southeast made their way to the Hooper Eblen Center to interview Tech’s best and brightest.

A significant number of the representatives of the companies attending the job fair were very familiar with

Tennessee Tech. We will visit with some alumni that once were engineering students, and now are back at the job fair recruiting for companies.

Tennessee Tech has earned high honors from an organization that focuses on service to the military and veterans. Tech has been rated a military friendly school with additional honors, recognizing the university’s support and commitment to active military members, veterans and their families.

In this program, the war between Russia and Ukraine has escalated quickly. We will hear the perspective of a Tennessee Tech political science professor on what has become a full-scale war in less than two weeks.

On a brighter topic, it’s never to early to start thinking about summer camp. The Elinor Ross Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School, which is sponsored by Tech’s college of education, has an amazing six week summer program for disadvantaged children and families that is accepting applications now.

And we’ll learn more about an initiative to help reduce costs for Tech students. This year the program saved almost 1,000 Tech students a total of almost 150-thousand dollars.

In this program, Tennessee Tech faculty are finding ways to reduce the financial burdens on students, using open educational resources to utilize free online textbooks and more. A small group of faculty helped save students almost 150-thousand dollars this semester.

The landscape keeps changing in collegiate athletics. The Ohio Valley Conference and the Big South have announced an agreement to combine their two conferences for football starting in 2023. Tennessee Tech president Phil Oldham explains what that means for Tech, as well as what the future might hold.

In this episode, one of the world’s biggest current headlines is the potential invasion of the Ukraine by Russia. A Tennessee Tech political science professor helps us understand what’s going on and what’s at stake.

The man who led the Tennessee Tech University marching bands and all its musical ensembles for almost 30 years is now enshrined into the National Band Association hall of fame, along with legends the likes of John Philip Sousa.

And Engineers Week is coming on campus. We’ll learn about the schedule of events, competitions and challenges where engineering students battle to decide which major is the best.

In this program, Tech hosts and manages a website that is really a one stop shop for those interested in giving their time to organizations through volunteerism or service, or for those that need assistance. And it’s not just for students or staff. Anyone can take advantage and get involved.

The national signing day for college football took place recently. Tech head football coach Dewayne Alexander signed 13 players to become Golden Eagles. The coach will talk about how the landscape of recruiting has undergone a drastic change, with the addition of subjects like Name, Image and Likeness and the transfer portal, as well as the impact of Covid.

In this edition, Tech president Phil Oldham discusses his recent meeting as a member of the NCAA Board of Governors overseeing collegiate athletics. He also touches on local issues including the renovation of Tucker Stadium and the prospect of new interstate gateway signage.

The Oakley STEM center not only provides teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to college students, but also provides events for young children that haven’t even started school yet.

In this edition, Tech celebrates the 50th anniversary of its women’s basketball program. Head coach Kim Rosamond reflects on a memorable get together to celebrate the anniversary.

A Tech cybersecurity team of students has earned a top three finish in an international competition.