Research/Academic Showcase
Texas Tech Experts Unmask Halloween
Spanish Professor Publishes Taste of Life in French Quarter
Risk Management Retreat Seeks to Prevent Future Tragedies
Pondering the New Face of Energy
Texas Tech Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers
Campus Connection
State of the University Address
Texas Tech Marks Completion of Student Union Building
Alumni Highlights
Alumni Association Student/Parent Loans
Alumni Association Welcomes Three New Employees
Development
College of Education Honors Scholarship Recipients
Athletics
Texas Tech Students Benefit from Ryder Cup Golf
Jeannine McHaney Honored for Her Contributions to Women's Athletics
Other
Make Sure Texas Tech Is on Your Holiday Tree
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Modern Moves
Taylor 2 of the Paul Taylor Dance Company of New York opened the inaugural Presidential Lecture & Performance Series with a week of teaching and performance at Texas Tech University.
To the rhythm of drums, 25 students from a beginning-level jazz class began learning the movements of modern dance legend, Paul Taylor. They swayed and bent in Taylor’s steps as Taylor 2 dancer, Alison Cook, gave her all during one of six master classes for Texas Tech students.
Taylor 2 of the Paul Taylor Dance Company of New York opened the inaugural Presidential Lecture & Performance Series with a week of teaching and performance. The dancers also went out into the public schools, teaching elementary through senior high students in the magnet programs of LISD and interacting with teachers and dancers across the city. [more]
Texas Tech Experts Unmask Halloween
From Hispanic folklore to a new species of bat, we've assembled a veritable feast of all things Halloween!
Our professors just might know who – or what – goes bump in the night. [more]
Campus Connection
State of the University Address
Texas Tech’s president looks ahead to the university’s future. [more]
Texas Tech Marks Completion of Student Union Building
New “living room” on campus fosters community. [more]
Fall Enrollment
Texas Tech’s enrollment remains even, students taking more credit hours. [more]
Upcoming Events
See what’s going on around campus in our new Upcoming Events section. [more]
Spanish Professor Publishes Taste of Life in French Quarter
Texas Tech professor Genaro J. Perez, Ph.D. gives readers a poetic look into life in the French Quarter during the 1960s. [more]
Pondering the New Face of Energy
This is not your grandfather’s energy business.
So says Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams. And he may be right: Clean-burning coal, biofuels, solar energy, hybrid vehicles; mere decades ago, such concepts were fodder for science fiction writers. [more]
Risk Management Retreat Seeks to Prevent Future Tragedies
When a car accident took the life of Texas Tech freshman Clay Warren in 2002, his family made a resolution: Create a movement that would prevent future tragedies without stifling the social activities of Texas Tech’s student groups. [more]
College of Education Honors Scholarship Recipients
The college awards $50,000 in scholarships and fellowships every year and offers more than 20 undergraduate and graduate scholarships for a range of educational fields such as special education, elementary education and bilingual education. [more]
Texas Tech Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers
While cotton may be the fabric of our lives, Texas Tech University researchers may have discovered a polyurethane nanofiber technique that can save lives. [more]
Make Sure Texas Tech Is on Your Holiday Tree
Supporting Texas Tech students is as easy as hanging an ornament on your tree. [more]
Athletic News
Texas Tech Students Benefit from Ryder Cup Golf
When the United States Ryder Cup team teed it up in Ireland last month, Texas Tech gained $25,000. [more]
Jeannine McHaney Honored for Her Contributions to Women’s Athletics
Jeannine McHaney, former athletics administration at Texas Tech, will be honored posthumously with the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Lifetime Achievement Awards. [more]
October Book Review
One of history's most horrifying crimes takes center stage in a new book from Texas Tech University Press. [more]
Alumni News
Alumni Association Student/Parent Loans
By selecting the Alumni Association as your lender, you are also helping other Texas Tech students. [more]
Distinguished Alumni
Dain M. Hancock, a retired executive from Lockheed Martin; Phil Price, advertising agency executive and Karen P. Tandy, head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency will be honored during a dinner on Nov. 3. [more]
Alumni Association Welcomes Three New Employees
The Texas Tech Alumni Association has added to its ranks to better serve its members. [more]