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A Texas Wesleyan University - Office of Communications Publication |
March 28, 2007 |
Annual Eggstravaganza: Saturday, March 31 |
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Texas Wesleyan Table Tennis to Defend Title at the 2007 NCTTA National Table Tennis Championships
Texas Wesleyan, contending for its fourth consecutive co-ed title, will have to do it on the road for the first time since 2004. Freshman Mark Hazinski, a 2007 World Table Tennis Championships qualifier, will anchor the already championship-experienced Rams squad. On the women’s side, Jasna Reed, co-head coach of the team, and graduate student Johnese Evans return for the Rams, but freshman Ines Perhoc and graduate students Yen Pham and Pam Fontaine will play crucial roles in their first-ever College Nationals. Follow the action on OSU's official championship page: http://www.buckeyettc.com/nctta2007/. |
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Dave Lieber, Keynote Speaker for University College Day: Tuesday, April 3  Dave Lieber, Watchdog columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, will give the keynote address on University College Day, Tuesday, April 3. Lieber will speak at 9:25 a.m. in Martin Hall on the Texas Wesleyan campus. Lieber, who grew up in New York City but became a chronicler of life in North Texas in his metro columns for the Star-Telegram, published The Dog of My Nightmares: Stories by Texas Columnist Dave Lieber, in 2003. Click here for the full schedule of University College Day presentations. |
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Holy Week Concerts at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church
The Chancel Choir will present Theodore Dubois’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, a powerful depiction of Christ's final hour, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 6. The 75-voice choir will be conducted by Stephen Simons, professor of music at Texas Wesleyan, and will be accompanied by Alice Walker at the organ. The soloists for the cantata include Lori Ruby, soprano; Jerry Biershenk, tenor; and Mark McNair, baritone. This special Good Friday presentation is being offered as a gift to the Arlington Heights UMC community. There is no admission charge. Dr. Jerry Chism, senior pastor, and Alice Walker, minister of music, welcome the public to come and to hear this very special sacred presentation. For lunch reservations at the Noon Music Concerts, or for more information on any of the Holy Week concerts, call the church office at (817) 737-3161. Arlington Heights UMC is located at 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. |
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Poetry Contest, Open Mic Night
Aries is also sponsoring two other exciting opportunities: 1) the third annual "Best Heard at the Mic" award, which includes a small cash prize and publication in the 2007 issue of our national literary journal. One of the original poems read aloud at our open-mic nights in October and April this year will be honored; 2) raffle of a care package including but not limited to a USB drive, movie tickets, gift certificates, games, candy, and chocolate! Please let us know if you'd like to donate to this care package by contacting Stacia Neeley at sneeley@txwes.edu. |
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The Texas Wesleyan Table Tennis team will head to Ohio State University March 30-April 1 to compete in the 2007 NCTTA Table Tennis Championships and the 2007 ACUI Championships. The Rams will face 30 other colleges in their bid to defend their national title. Last year, at the national championships hosted at Texas Wesleyan, the Rams captured five titles: Team Event, Women's Doubles, Men's Singles, Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. 
The Music Ministry of Arlington Heights United Methodist Church will be presenting three noon music concerts during Holy Week. The Noon Concerts will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (April 2-4); lunch will be $3 per person. 
Chapel Speakers in April  Chapel is held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Polytechnic United Methodist Church, followed by a free lunch. Everyone is invited to participate and hear the following speakers during the month of April: April 10 - Jerry Chism, pastor at Arlington Heights UMC; April 17 - Chad Merril, youth pastor at Christ UMC; April 24 - Katie Slaten, student. |
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Farewell Reception for Jan Bass
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Web-Enhanced Teaching: Using Technology Effectively in Face-to-Face Courses
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International Sports Day: April 12 A real Swede will teach you the easy game of Kubb, loved by college-age students in Sweden as a way to relax and have fun. Kubb is similar to bowling, but with sticks instead of balls. Boule (or Petanque) is played throughout Europe with gusto in city parks. The French especially love this sport. It is similar to the game of horseshoes but with metal balls instead of horseshoes. Texas Wesleyan's own table tennis team will offer free lessons to help improve your hand at this sport, popular worldwide. Kubb and boule will be held on the mall, and table tennis can be found in the Boys and Girls Club across from the University on Rosedale Street. For more information about this international sports day, contact Betsy Johnson, coordinator of International Programs, at (817) 531-4965. |
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Wesleyan Chorale Performs Haydn's Mass in Time of War
Mass in Time of War (Missa in Tempore Belli), a 50-minute work composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, was written in 1796 at a time when Austria was waging a losing war against France as Napoleon, then a young general, continued to win every battle. Haydn, an Austrian, wished for the French to be driven from his homeland and included the sounds of canons and military fanfares in the Agnus Dei section to convey this time of war during the French occupation. The Dona Nobis Pacem that concludes the work is not only set as a prayer for peace but for Austrian victory. Besides the Haydn Mass scored for solo quartet and chorus, the Wesleyan Chorale will perform Nancy Faxon’s short motet Romans XII. This dramatic setting, from the letters of Paul, provides a contemporary balance to the Classicism presented with the Haydn Mass. The Wesleyan Chorale, conducted by Stephen Simons, professor of music at Texas Wesleyan, is an ensemble comprised of Wesleyan students, faculty, staff and alumni of the University. There is no charge for admission. Martin Hall is located at 1309 Wesleyan St. at the northeast corner of Rosedale Street and Wesleyan Street on the Texas Wesleyan University historic campus. For more details, contact the Texas Wesleyan Department of Music at (817) 531-4992 or go to http://www.txwes.edu/music/music/index.htm. |
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Marilyn Pugh Elected as SWPA Texas Representative
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Satellite Campus of the Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia Featured in Kentucky Newspaper |
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Campus Survey – Opportunity to Win One of Six $50 Amazon.com Gift Certificates
Aramark is conducting a survey to better understand your campus lifestyle and preferences. By sharing your thoughts, we will gain valuable insight to help improve your overall campus dining experience. This online survey will take 10 to 12 minutes and your responses are confidential. When you've completed the survey, you'll be entered in a drawing to win one of six $50 Amazon.com gift certificates. Click on this link to begin the survey: http://www.collegediningsurvey.com/txwes. (If you cannot click on the link, copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser address bar and hit enter.) Aramark appreciates your time and thanks you for your assistance. |
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Please join fellow Wesleyan faculty and staff in attending a Farewell Reception for Jan Bass, director of financial services. The reception will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the University Club in the basement of the Oneal-Sells Administration Building. Bass attended Texas Wesleyan and received her BBA in Accounting in May 1997. She served on the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association Board of Directors for two terms. 
Marilyn Pugh, associate professor of psychology at Texas Wesleyan, was recently elected as the Texas representative to the Southwestern Psychological Association. Pugh has been a member of SWPA, the Southwestern Psychological Association, a regional component of the American Psychological Association, since 1990. She has presented approximately eight posters or papers at the yearly conferences supervised a few student presentations. Pugh has previously served SWPA as a judge for undergraduate and graduate paper competitions and as a representative for the Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP). As SWPA state representative, Pugh will attend business and planning meetings for the association to represent the interests of Texas members.
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