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Texas Tech Track & Field Members to Compete at USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Cole Shooter — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:22 +0000

The meet, being held in Des Moines, Iowa, serves as the formal selection process for spots on Team USA, which will travel to Moscow, Russia in August for competition at the IAAF World Championships.

Texas Tech School of Music to Present 30th Annual Lubbock Summer Jazz Festival

Cole Shooter — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:55 +0000

The 23-person ensemble consists of local professional players, Texas Tech students and faculty.

Texas Tech Rodeo to Compete in College National Finals Rodeo Next Week

Cole Shooter — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:22:47 +0000

The team made school history last summer, winning its first national championship at the College National Finals Rodeo.

Interim President Named for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso

Rob Snyder — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:40:43 +0000

Texas Tech University System officials continue the process of transitioning TTUHSC at El Paso to a free-standing institution

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso to Become Full University

Cole Shooter — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:18:49 +0000

El Paso is home to the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, and the TTUHSC at El Paso is also home to a Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Texas Tech Regents Vote to Not Increase Tuition, Fees For Upcoming Academic Year

Cole Shooter — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:17:28 +0000

This marks the second time that Texas Tech has not raised tuition and mandatory fees since December 2006.

Texas Tech Announces Spring 2013 Graduation Schedule

Cole Shooter — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:33:38 +0000

The commencement speaker for Friday’s ceremonies will be Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. Speaking at Saturday’s commencement ceremonies will be U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer.

Texas Tech Board of Regents to Consider Fixed Tuition and Fees for New Students

Cole Shooter — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:54:33 +0000

According to the Board of Regents agenda, this could be an option for students entering the universities in the fall semester of 2014.

Texas Tech Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams Remain in Top 20

Cole Shooter — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:23:13 +0000

Tech is one of two Big 12 schools with both its men’s and women’s teams appearing in the top-20.

Texas Tech Provost Bob Smith Stepping Down

Cole Shooter — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:03:03 +0000

The provost serves as the university’s chief academic officer.

Texas Tech Names David Perlmutter as Dean of College of Media & Communications

Cole Shooter — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:55:50 +0000

Perlmutter replaces Jerry Hudson, who is retiring after 35 years at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech Track and Field Teams Remain in Top 20 Following Big 12 Championship

Cole Shooter — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:36:06 +0000

The Red Raiders moved up four spots to No. 14, and the Lady Raiders stayed at No. 17. The Lady Raiders have been in the top 20 for the entire season.

Former Texas Tech Track Star & U.S. Olympian Jonathan Johnson Inducted Into Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame

Cole Shooter — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:15:37 +0000

A former Texas Tech track standout and U.S. Olympian has been inducted into a hall of fame.

Jonathan Johnson was inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame in Abilene Monday evening.

Johnson was one of eight inductees honored as part of the

Texas Tech Libraries Wins John Cotton Dana Award

Cole Shooter — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:49:24 +0000

Texas Tech’s Libraries Communications and Marketing department has received a prestigious award. The department has been awarded the 2013 John Cotton Dana Award, the most prestigious award of the American Library Association. The award is provided in conjunction with the H.W. Wilson Foundation, the American Library Association, and EBSCO publishing. It honors effective strategic [...]

Should Texas Tech Allow Those With A Concealed Handgun License to Carry on Campus? [POLL]

Chad Hasty — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:37:31 +0000

KFYO Poll of the Day

State of the Texas Tech System Luncheon Scheduled

Cole Shooter — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:46:30 +0000

The event, sponsored by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, will feature representatives from Texas Tech, including Chancellor Kent Hance, Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec, and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center President Tedd Mitchell, M.D.

Texas Tech Track & Field Teams Enter Big 12 Championships in Top 20

Cole Shooter — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:55:37 +0000

Tech is one of two Big 12 schools with both men’s and women’s track and field teams ranked in the top 20 entering the Big 12 Championships.

Texas Tech Track & Field Athlete Cierra White Breaks 100-Meter Dash School Record

Cole Shooter — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:47:41 +0000

That particular success jumped White to No. 5 in the world for the 2013 season, the top of the Big 12, and also broke a 27-year-old facility record.

Texas Tech Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Cole Shooter — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:17:36 +0000

Tech is one of about 10 percent of universities that has been granted the right to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and only about 10 percent of graduates in the liberal arts and sciences at the university are selected for lifetime membership.

Texas Tech to Host "Chew on This" Agriculture Tour

Cole Shooter — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:56:27 +0000

Former NFL lineman and champion wrestler Bill Goldberg is the tour’s spokesman, and will be available to answer questions about world hunger and sustainable food production.