Physical Resources team still loving iPads
Last December, ACU’s Physical Resources Department received Apple iPads to make their job easier. Six months later, they say it’s still the most useful tool in their belt. Employees in Physical Resources can use the devices to research sites and equipment, adjust campus systems, and diagnose issues. Since the iPad is so mobile, they are [...]
Crooks introduce B&B Theatre in Ruston
As part of a new venture, B&B Theatre, Louisiana Tech faculty member Paul Crook and his wife Mary Fran Crook will unveil their production of Graceland. Paul Crook, an associate professor of performing arts, said B&B Theatre stands for Basket and Beverage, and it is an attempt to add something to the cultural life of [...]
New Treatment for Heart Valve Disease
Dr. Ziyad Hijazi An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered at Rush University Medical Center to patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high-risk or not suitable candidates for open-heart, valve-replacement surgery. This breakthrough technology could save the lives of thousands of patients with heart [...]
Gordon Awards First BSN Degrees
Gordon College made history again Saturday when it graduated its first class of nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. “I’m happy that this day has finally come,” said Ashley Sanders of Barnesville, one of the 19 nurses to receive their degree. Sanders earned her associate degree in nursing from Gordon in 2004. In [...]
Money speaks on Christian higher ed challenges
Dr. Royce Money, former ACU president and now chancellor of the university, spoke this weekend at the annual meeting of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. Now that he has to concern himself less with the nuts and bolts of running a Christian university, he says he has more time to devote to [...]
College of Business professor to serve as program chair for international conference
Dr. James Cochran, Bank of Ruston Endowed Research Professor and associate professor of quantitative analysis at Louisiana Tech University, will serve as the program chair for the International Conference for Health Statistics in the Pacific Islands (ICHSPI), July 5-8 in Suva, Fiji. The conference will bring together statistical experts from around the world, local statisticians from the Pacific [...]