By Victoria Holloway Audra Coffman, a mom of four and a full-time web producer for Fox 34, was glad she had the chance to stay home with her children for several years. But she is also thankful for having a career now. “Now that (my kids) are a little older, I’m glad I’ve had the […]
Hospitality Services: Red Raiders Feeding Red Raiders
May 3, 2016 by
Texas Tech University Hospitality Services hires about 1,000 employees each year, including 400 to 450 students. Some of these workers turn their jobs into careers. Kirk Rodriguez, Jeff Caperton, Christy Norfleet, Antonio Regalado and Alan Cushman are five such employees. All five have degrees from Texas Tech University and over 15 years of experience in hospitality. Each […]
15 College Students Give Their Best Advice
January 30, 2016 by
I’ve had the time of my life being a Red Raider. While in college, I’ve made friends, been through heartbreak and, of course, learned a lot. There were times I wished I had advice to get through a sticky situation, a rough moment or even just through a normal day, from anyone else who had experienced […]
How To Stand Out At a Job Fair
November 11, 2015 by
The 2015 COMC Career Fair is this week, and many students are asking, “How do I stand out among others at a career fair?” Cameron Skoczlas, career counselor in the College of Media & Communication, said it is not as hard as it seems. “Ask questions, but not just about the opportunities that a company or […]
Student Spotlight: Locke Takes on New York
November 8, 2015 by
It took many hours of research and many Google searches for Lauren Locke, a Texas Tech graduate student, to find her dream internship. But the effort paid off. This fall, she is hard at work at the Rockefeller Center in New York as an intern for the “The Meredith Vieira Show.” “It still gives me chills walking […]
Batch’s Homecoming: #ArtIsNotDead
November 5, 2015 by
In an overcrowded room filled with Texas Tech faculty and students, the Department of Communication Studies hosted an “Evening with Baron Batch” last week. An alumnus who earned his communication studies degree in 2010, Batch, a former Tech football player, went on to play in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He retired from football in 2013. Since […]
Are Study Abroad and Tourism the Same Thing?
October 23, 2015 by
Thursday’s “Tourism & Study Abroad: Problematics and Paradoxes” panel encouraged viewing study abroad as an empathy-driven cultural immersion—not a tourist trip. It began with a short documentary, “Framing the Other,” in which a Dutch tourist travels to the basin of the Omo River in the East African state of Ethiopia and takes pictures of the Mursi tribe in exchange for money. Mursi women are known for […]
Science: Is It A Girl Thing?
February 24, 2014 by
On Feb. 21, the Texas Tech Women’s Studies Program welcomed guest scholar Jennifer Glass, Ph.D., to talk about women in science, technology, engineering and mathematic, or STEM fields. Glass, professor in the Department of Sociology and research associate in the Population Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin, spoke to a predominantly female group […]
That Get-A-Job Pressure
December 19, 2013 by
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” When I went home for Thanksgiving last week, this Confucius quote found its way into my family’s dinner conversation. It scared me. My uncle, a farmer, asked me what I wanted to do after I graduated from college. […]
Face Time at the Career Fair
October 9, 2013 by
FaceTime is now more than just a video call. It may be a deciding factor in whether you are hired by a potential employer. At the fall University Wide Career Fair, held yesterday at the Overton Hotel, students had the opportunity to meet with a range of companies, including Dow AgroSciences, TCU Ranch Management, and […]
