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February 21, 2007

Benefits Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment will be held February 19-28, 2007. As you may know, UnitedHealthCare acquired PacifiCare recently and effective this Open Enrollment, Texas Wesleyan has selected UnitedHealthCare to provide health care benefits between April 1, 2007-March 31, 2008. Additionally, all employees will be required to enroll in benefits and elect coverage online. Open Enrollment meetings to inform employees about the new health care benefit plan and to answer plan questions will be held at the main and law school campuses. Additionally, there will be demonstrations over the new benefit enrollment process. For additional information, please click here to view the memo sent out via campus email, or contact Human Resources at (817) 531-4403.

Theatre Wesleyan to Premiere New Work

An Invitation to the Discovery and Final Disposition of the Various Papers and Effects of the Notable Citizen Poor Richard, Otherwise know as the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, Printer, a stylized production of the many writings of one of the world’s most noted Americans, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, directed by Jeanne Everton, associate professor of theatre at Texas Wesleyan.

     Everton, who also took on the roles of editor, arranger, and writer of additional material notes, “The material presented in this show may be a bit familiar but also very new, and people will be exposed to a side of Franklin we rarely get to see. Benjamin Franklin was a very honorable man, but he loved scandal, and delighted in other people’s scandal and then wrote about it. This is what we see every day on the television.” And there is no doubt that today’s audiences will enjoy Franklin’s thoughts on gold-digging women, relationships, politics, and the science of farting.

     Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3, and at 2 p.m. March 4 in the Thad Smotherman Theatre on the Texas Wesleyan campus. Ticket prices are $2 for students, $4 for Wesleyan faculty and staff, and $6 general admission. The box office will open Tuesday, Feb. 20. Tickets can be reserved by calling (817) 531-4211 or email bhargrove@txwes.edu. For more information about the production, contact Beth Hargrove, assistant production manager, at (817) 531-5867 or bhargrove@txwes.edu.

Regular Basketball Season Ends with Two Double-Header Home Games

Come support the Rams as they finish regular season play with two home games. The Lady Rams open each night at 5:30 p.m. in the Sid Richardson Center, and the men's basketball team follows at 7:30 p.m. The Homecoming games will be Saturday, Feb. 24

     The Lady Rams are currently in fourth place in the Red River Athletic Conference and are just a game behind third place Huston-Tillotson. The men are currently third, but are just one loss behind first place Houston Baptist and will contend for the regular season championship. Both teams also need your support in the conference tournament (Mar. 1-3) which will be held in Waxahachie, just a short trip down U.S. 287. For more information, visit www.txwes.edu/athletics.

Alumnus Writes Music, Lyrics for Casa Mañana Production

Alex Vorse, BA '04, wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for "Jack and the Beanstalk," currently being performed at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth. The original children's musical received a good review in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which called it "a witty take on the classic fairy tale." The show runs through Feb. 25; 7 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays; at Casa Mañana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Ticket are $13-$15. For more information, call (817) 332-2272 or visit www.casamanana.org.

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