Tennessee Tech

This week on College Town Talk, we sit down with Margo Dirkson, coordinator in Tennessee Tech’s Office of Access, Belonging & Community Outreach & a doctoral student in Tech’s Ph.D. in higher education program. Listen at tntech.edu/collegetowntalk or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tennessee Tech has successfully completed its decennial reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Four student journalists from Tennessee Tech's student newspaper, The Oracle, earned national recognition this spring, capturing three first-place awards and an honorable mention in the Society for Collegiate Journalists' annual competition. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Recent Tech graduate Aimee Slagle is turning hands-on learning into professional success, landing a full-time graphic designer position with a local agency after completing a prestigious internship at Nashville's Frist Art Museum. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Tech has already welcomed hundreds of incoming Golden Eagles to campus through its annual Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) program, with seven additional sessions still scheduled throughout the summer. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

This week on College Town Talk, we sit down with Dr. Erin Hoover, associate professor of English at Tennessee Tech and the first-ever poet laureate for the City of Cookeville. Listen at tntech.edu/collegetowntalk or wherever you get your podcasts.

Two rising sophomores at Tech University have been awarded stipends through the U.S. Department of Energy to present their research at the 67th annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) in Austin, Texas. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

When Tennessee Tech University alumna Brooke Mayo learned she had been selected as an assistant referee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, she was still in bed. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Tennessee Tech faculty member and clarinetist Mark J. Cramer will headline “Clarinet & Confections,” a pay-what-you-can fundraiser supporting music education on June 11 at 5:30 p.m. in Wattenbarger Auditorium. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

A team of students from the College of Business at Tennessee Tech earned first place in the 2026 Community Bank Case Study Competition hosted by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, besting teams from 27 universities across the country. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

This week on College Town Talk, we’re joined by Dr. Joshua Martin, a Tennessee Tech alumnus now serving as assistant professor of Spanish. Listen at tntech.edu/collegetowntalk or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tennessee Tech's recent Celebration of Excellence presented Jamie Evans, administrative services coordinator in Tech's Facilities Administration, with the Outstanding Staff Award.

Luxury suites at Tennessee Tech's new Tucker Stadium are officially sold out for the 2026 football season, as excitement builds for the stadium’s grand opening this fall at the Aug. 29 season opener against Monmouth University. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Tennessee Tech's Office of Communications and Marketing picked up a dozen awards, including two first-place finishes, at the 2026 Tennessee College Public Relations Association conference. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Representatives from Tennessee Tech recently attended the 2026 Army Aviation Association of America annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Tech recently celebrated 50 years of its accredited didactic program in dietetics, recognizing a program that has prepared generations of nutrition professionals. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Congratulations to the Golden Eagles named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List! 👏 Your hard work this semester paid off, and we’re proud to celebrate this achievement with you. See the full list ➡️ tntech.edu/academics/grad…

This week on College Town Talk, we’re joined by Dr. Julie Baker, a three-time Golden Eagle grad now serving as dean of the College of Graduate Studies and associate provost at Tech. Listen at tntech.edu/collegetowntalk or wherever you get your podcasts.

Eleven students from Tennessee Tech recently traveled to Miami for the Circle of Change “First Generation Student Career & Leadership Experience” Conference. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…

Tech is expanding its role in advanced computing and scientific discovery with the launch of GENESIS, a high-performance computing cluster designed to accelerate large-scale research applications. Read more: tntech.edu/news/releases/…