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Arbor Day is a holiday about celebrating the beauty of nature, much like Earth Day. Texas Tech has an interesting tradition where plants are planted every year around campus in celebration of Arbor Day. Charles Leatherwood, the managing director for Grounds Maintenance at Tech, discussed some of the history of Arbor Day at Tech and the grounds maintenance crew’s involvement with the holiday. “The very first Arbor Day on campus happened in 1938,” Leatherwood said. “They went and planted a lot of plants around campus and around the buildings. Back when John Montford was the ...

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has forced the education world to change learning methods. However, the Texas Tech Graduate School did not let the pandemic stop them from being successful. According to Texas Online Colleges, the Tech Graduate School was ranked number one as the Best Online College. Officials within the graduate school discussed how they reached this impressive feat. “Those of us who weren’t used to doing online courses found it a tremendous challenge. So, we have been working…  with faculty who have been in the online arena for some time,” Mark Sheridan...