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December 12, 2007

Commencement: December 2007
Photo of John Murphey

The deadline for getting your tickets for the commencement ceremony is 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. To make arrangements, contact Krista Hughes in the provost's office at khughes@txwes.edu or 817-531-4472.

     Texas Wesleyan will host graduation exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the Will Rogers Auditorium, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave. The precommencement robing ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Polytechnic United Methodist Church.
      John Murphey, BBA '71, will deliver the commencement address. Murphey is the Executive in Residence with the School of Business Administration and Professional Programs and a member of the Board of Trustees. Click here to read more about Murphey.


AT&T Excelerator Grant Ceremony
AT&T logoAll faculty and staff are invited to attend the check presentation ceremony for Texas Wesleyan's most recent grant award from the AT&T Foundation. Please join Dr. Harold Jeffcoat, AT&T Regional Vice President for External Affairs David Parker, State Senator Kim Brimer (R-10), and Business Dean Hector Quintanilla at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the School of Business lobby for the presentation, short remarks, coffee and pastries. With the goal of increased student engagement, the $25,000 AT&T Excelerator Grant will support the integration of SMART classroom technology in two of our business classrooms. Recognizing this is the morning of robing, the event is not expected to last more than 30 minutes.
Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Grant
Photo of Hatton Sumners The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation has a approved a grant to Texas Wesleyan University in the amount $17,500 to support the Sumners Fellowships for Management in Public Administration program ($12,500) and Scholarship Development activities for our Sumners Scholars program ($5,000). The fellowship support will allow eligible students the ability to accelerate through the Master in Management program, thereby positioning them to move into higher levels of government leadership over the next few years.

Christmas Reception Hosted by the Office of Admission

Clip art of Christmas tree The Office of Admission would like to say thank you to all of the Wesleyan faculty and staff for assisting with our recruiting efforts this year. To show their appreciation, they are inviting the faculty and staff to stop by the Office of Admission, located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building, anytime from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, for a Christmas Reception. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Events Calendar
Dec. 14

MB v. Belhaven College

Sid Richardson / 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 15

MB v. LSU-Shreveport

Sid Richardson / 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 17

MB v. Wesley College

Sid Richardson / 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 19-Jan. 1

Winter Break

University Closed

Texas Wesleyan Holiday Party

Clip art of Christmas bells President Harold and Marie Jeffcoat cordially invite you and your family to the Texas Wesleyan Holiday Party, to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion on the historic campus, 1112 Wesleyan. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there! Casual dress; parking is available.

Faculty/Staff Christmas Luncheon

Clip art of Christmas wreathAll Texas Wesleyan Faculty and Staff are invited to the Faculty/Staff Christmas Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, in Lou's Pavilion. The luncheon is hosted by the President's Office. Call 817-531-4401 for more information.

Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Parade

Cowgirl Get your boots and cowboy hats ready. For the fourth consecutive year, Texas Wesleyan will be participating in the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Parade. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in downtown Fort Worth. If you'd like to walk/ride the parade route with the Texas Wesleyan contingent, contact parade coordinator Amy Batheja at (817) 531-7521 or email her here. All students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University are welcome to participate!

Early Voting for Runoffs
Clip art of check mark - vote Voters registered by Nov. 19, regardless of whether they voted Nov. 6, can vote in the Dec. 18 runoffs to fill unexpired seats for state House District 97 and Fort Worth City Council District 9. The seven candidates in the state House race were narrowed to two Nov. 6: Democrat Dan Barrett and Republican Mark Shelton. Joel Burns and Juan Rangel Jr., who beat a field of four other candidates for Fort Worth City Council District 9 in November, advanced to the runoff. To find out if you live in state House District 97 or City Council District 9, click here.

Election Day is Tuesday, Dec. 18. Early voting is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 10-14.

Early voting sites:
Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier St., Fort Worth
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook
Southwest Subcourthouse, 6551 Granbury Road, Fort Worth
Tarrant County Plaza Building, 200 N. Taylor St., Fort Worth
Worth Heights Community Center, 3551 New York Ave., Fort Worth



Faculty/Staff Information Session Tuesday, Jan. 15

Wesleyan flame logoAll faculty and staff from the main campus and law school should the Faculty/Staff Information Session to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Martin Hall - Ann Waggoner Fine Arts Building on the historic campus.
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Training
Wesleyan flame logoAs defined in the University's Faculty Handbook (section 5.2) & Staff Handbook (section 7.8), Texas Wesleyan University is committed to a harassment-free work and learning environment. In compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, all University employees are expected to 1). read the Unified Harassment and Discrimination Policy and 2.) review and complete online Sexual Harassment Awareness & Prevention Training before Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. Since the sexual harassment training is web-based, employees are able to complete this training at their convenience using the Internet during normal work hours. It is estimated that it will take 30-45 minutes to fully complete the training. Click here to view log-in instructions.

     Please complete the training by the designated deadline (Dec. 14). Your cooperation will protect the University and you. More importantly, it will ensure that faculty, staff, students and guests are not subjected to inappropriate behavior. If you have difficulties in establishing a user account or have questions related to the sexual harassment awareness & prevention training, please contact the Office of Human Resources, (817) 531-4403.
All Aboard!
Photo of SantoriniAlumni, friends, faculty and staff are invited to join Harold and Marie Jeffcoat on a May 2008 Roman Empire cruise through the Adriatic and Aegean seas. The group will depart DFW on May 16th and spend two days in Rome before embarking south to Heraculum, then south through the Straits of Messina and ten days cruising the azure blue Adriatic to the walled-city of Dubrovnic, south to Corfu, along and around the Peloponnesian peninsula to Katakolon, then across to Kusadasi, Ephesus, Santorini, the island of Malta returning to the Eternal City. For the travel brochure, please click here. Call 817-531-6548 for more information.

Healthcare Heroes Nominations Due Friday
Logo for Healthcare heroesDo you know a Healthcare Hero? The Fort Worth Business Press is taking nominations for their annual list. If you'd like to nominate someone for the Healthcare Heroes edition of the Business Press, click here to fill out the form online or here for a PDF to mail in. Nominations are due by Friday, Dec. 14.

Weight Loss Challenge Winners

clip art of apple Congratulations to SkyH(i), the winners of this semester's weight loss challenge! They lost a total of 27 pounds (17.7% body percentage total). Team members are Yanette Garcia, Sharesa Alexander, Helena Bussell, and Krista Bailey. Congratulations to Helena Bussell as the individual winner, with a loss of 8.3%.

Texas Wesleyan to Compete in National Ethics Match Competition

ethics match logo Texas Wesleyan has received an invitations to go to the national competition of the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, to be held in February in San Antonio. Thirty-two teams were invited to the finals after competing in regional contest this fall. The Wesleyan team members are Jeffrey Rodriguez (a junior political science major), Candace Curry (a senior accounting major), Brent Santos (a senior international business/finance major), and Megan Krause (a senior finance major). The sponsors/coaches are Dr. Ron McManus, professor of religion, psychology and counseling, Dr. John Shampton, professor of business and business law and Mr. Jan Fersing, member of the Texas Wesleyan Board of Trustees. The Ethics Bowl is sponsored by the Texas Independent College Foundation.

School of Education News

Photo of Linda MetcalfLinda Metcalf, associate professor of counseling, has three recent publications and one more in review.
How to Say it to Get Into the College of your Choice, June 2007, Prentice-Hall;
Counseling Toward Solutions, 2nd Ed, January 2008, John Wiley and Sons;
A Field Guide to Counseling Toward Solutions, January 2008, John Wiley and Sons;
A Practical Approach to Learning Family Therapy, in review, Thomson Publishers.

Photo of Patsy Robles-GoodwinPatsy Robles-Goodwin, associate professor of education, just published an article in the Current Issues and Best Practice in Bilingual and ESL Education Monograph.

Alumni Named Chairs for Teaching Excellence

Clip art of newspaperLast week, the Fort Worth Independent School Ddistrict announced the 14 exemplary teachers who are the 2007-08 Chairs for Teaching Excellence. Two of the awardees have Texas Wesleyan University ties. Erica French teaches at Lowery Road Elementary School and graduated from Texas Wesleyan in 2000. French received the Lockheed Martin Elementary Math Chair seat. While he did not graduate from Wesleyan, Kerry Renta did take three classes here to receive his Alternative Certification as a bilingual teacher. Renta teaches at Westcliff Elementary School and was awarded the Lockheed Martin Elementary Science Chair. Each teacher holds the title for one year and receives $5,000. Teachers are nominated by principals, parents and colleagues.

Final Issue of the Semester for the Flame

Wesleyan flame logoThis edition of The Wesleyan Flame will be the last for the fall semester. We will resume publication on Jan. 9. We wish everyone a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!

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