Twenty-three high school instructors from across the nation were on Texas Tech's campus for a special agricultural science education course this week, said officials of Tech's Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, who hosted the 11-day academic event. The focus of the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education program was providing a high-level educational experience to enhance the rigor and relevance of agriculture, food, and natural resources subject matter.
More than 3,800 Texas Tech students, including 162 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received diplomas at the university's commencement ceremonies in May at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock.
In the avian world, the eagle is known as the apex predator, meaning no other bird considers an eagle its prey. The eagle is on the top of the avian food chain. But that doesn't mean they live without dangers, most of them manmade.
As one of their final assignments for the school year, one class in Texas Tech's Department of Landscape Architecture was given the task of constructing replicas of old downtown Lubbock. The class was divided up into five design teams, each one responsible for assembling one or more classic Lubbock buildings such as the Pioneer hotel, Mast-White House, and others.
