COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
First-Year Business Students Take Home Scholarship Awards in Annual Top Pup Pitch Competition
Team Curb the Carb took home the first-place prize in the 2023 Top Pup, an entrepreneurial pitch competition designed exclusively for first-year students in the College of Business. Winners Rex Bolls, Kylee Blackwood, Cam Hollis, Neal Lopez, Jake Patton, and Kaden West collaborated to create an on-the-go food service focused on providing healthy eating options.
Tech students hard work recognized at Universities of Louisiana Academic Summit
Alyssa McReynolds, Heather Nutt, and Cameron Hunter presented their Digital and Content Marketing class project in the service-learning category at the Universities of Louisiana Academic Summit.
College of Business continues climb on USNWR 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools ranking
Louisiana Tech has once again been recognized as a leader in graduate education according to the U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools rankings released today. The College of Business was ranked No. 95 on the list of Best Business Schools (Full-time MBA)—up three spots over last year’s ranking.
Article: MBA Student spearheads project leading to expected $10M in savings for the Air Force
MBA student Jonathan McBride served as the lead for Dante modeling and simulation of nuclear security physical features, manpower and systems supporting the multi-billion dollar Weapon Generation Facility military construction project.
Battelle and Peloton Execs to Headline Inside the C-Suite
Two-time Tech graduates Drake and Melanie Goolsby will deliver “Emerging Tech and the Risk/Reward Tradeoff” during the Inside the C-Suite lecture on Tuesday, April 25, at 4 p.m.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace virtual forum set for March 21
The virtual forum includes five sessions featuring diversity, equity, and inclusion thought-leaders from top global corporations. This free event is open to the public, and registration is required for each session. Attendees can register at business.latech.edu/deiforum.
College of Business hosts 2023 FBLA regional conference
More than 750 middle and high school students from across the northern part of the state traveled to Ruston for competitive events and workshops held on Tech’s campus.
Article: Local nonprofit gets assistance from students
After being assigned a project in their digital content marketing class that required them to audit a local business’s online presence, the group of students decided to put their efforts towards helping an often overlooked nonprofit, 4 Paws Rescue.
Article: Louisiana losing residents
KNOE featured analysis from the latest Louisiana Economic Abstract in their story on Northeast Louisiana’s economy.
Center for Economic Research publishes annual Louisiana Economic Abstract and quarterly REAL Report
The Center for Economic Research produced two publications this Fall that paint a comprehensive picture of Louisiana’s economy. The 2022-23 Louisiana Economic Abstract is the second in the annual series, while this edition of the REAL Report is the 10th in the quarterly publication.