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Graduates give a 'Wings Up' hand signal at Tennessee Tech's fall 2025 commencement ceremony, held on Dec. 12.

Tennessee Tech celebrates class of 2025 at fall commencement...

December 13, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University conferred degrees to more than 1,000 new graduates today during its fall commencement ceremonies,...

Tennessee Tech alumnus Jeremy S. Martin is pictured with his Emmy Award from the Mid-America Regional Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Tennessee Tech music alum wins Emmy Award for original composition...

December 10, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University alumnus Jeremy S. Martin has been honored with an Emmy Award for his original musical composition,...

Newly appointed Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Katie Winningham Aikens speaks to trustees at the Dec. 4 board meeting immediately before the unanimous vote to confirm her appointment.

Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees makes interim appointment,...

December 5, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Board of Trustees at Tennessee Tech University approved a cabinet-level interim appointment, greenlit a new master’s degree...

Tennessee Tech to celebrate more than 1,000 graduates at fall 2025...

December 4, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University will recognize more than 1,000 graduates at its fall commencement, held across two ceremonies on...

A student crosses the stage to receive her degree and is greeted by President Phil Oldham at Tennessee Tech's December 2024 commencement ceremony.

Tennessee Tech to launch new ‘disability etiquette’ course in...

December 3, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University’s College of Emerging and Integrative Studies will offer a new course beginning in spring 2026 aimed...

Students carry a banner with the names of loved ones impacted by breast cancer at Tennessee Tech’s recent “Tech Goes Pink” event, organized by the Office of Intercultural Affairs

'Tech Goes Pink’ event unites campus and community in breast cancer...

December 1, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University recently brought the campus and local community together for the second annual Tech Goes Pink, an...

Tennessee Tech hosts summit to improve state water quality

November 24, 2025

COOKEVILLE Tenn. - Tennessee’s rivers, lakes and streams are seeing increased growth of algae and other plants that leave the water looking and...

Tennessee Tech Student-Athletes Continue Outstanding Graduation...

November 20, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech student-athletes continue to excel in the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Federal Graduation Rate (FGR)...

Tennessee Tech students on "Team Tile," which won the "Best Overall" award at the hackathon, take the stage to accept their honors. From left: Kymanie Louis, John Herron, Adrian Gonzales, Jacob Hernando and Kashaina Nucum.

Tennessee Tech, Portobello America collaboration sparks innovation...

November 18, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - When global tile manufacturer Portobello America opened its U.S. headquarters in Baxter, just down the road from Tennessee Tech...

Students smile for a photo at the Tennessee Tech Office of First-Generation Student Success’s “From Knots to Networking” event, which included a tutorial on properly tying a necktie.

Tennessee Tech events shine light on first-generation student success

November 14, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University marked National First-Generation College Celebration Week with a series of events designed to honor...

Tennessee Tech students Claudia Nething, Thomas Robertson and Michael Albert work on an AI project in Tech's Ashraf Islam Engineering Building. The students are computer science majors with a concentration in data science and AI.

Tennessee Tech to launch new bachelor’s degree in artificial...

November 12, 2025

The program will be the first baccalaureate-level degree of its kind in the stateThe new major, housed in Tech’s Department of Computer Science,...

Certificate programs in publishing and technical writing open doors...

November 5, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Students at Tennessee Tech University are developing workplace-ready writing and communication skills through certificate...

From left: LBJ&C Program Director Penny Meadows, LBJ&C Child Health Specialist Malissa Mayberry, Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of Nursing Emily Lee, Tennessee Tech Professor of Nursing Jennifer Mabry, Retired Dean of Tennessee Tech’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing Barbara Reynolds and LBJ&C Program Services Manager Pamela McPherson

Tennessee Tech Whitson-Hester School of Nursing faculty earn...

October 29, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Two faculty members from Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing were recently honored by the Tennessee...

Tennessee Tech engineering graduate makes global journey to drive...

October 27, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - A recent Tennessee Tech doctoral graduate exemplifies the global reach of the university’s engineering programs and the...

Tennessee Tech Whitson-Hester School of Nursing faculty and Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) personnel are working together to ensure sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) services are accessible to survivors across the region. From left: Kourtney Mann, SANE project coordinator at Tech, Shelia Hurley, professor of nursing at Tech and SANE project principal investigator, Ann Hellman, professor of nursing at Tech and SANE project co-principal investigator, Mary Stoltz, director of emergency services at CRMC and Amy Rich, chief nursing officer at CRMC.

Tennessee Tech nursing faculty lead $1.5 million initiative to...

October 23, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Faculty in Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing are using a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to train...

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