A Texas Wesleyan University - Office of Communications Publication

March 7, 2007

Athletic Training Education Program Accredited

Texas Wesleyan University's Athletic Training Education Program has been recognized as accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Texas Wesleyan has been awarded the maximum number of years allowed for initially accredited programs, so our next self-study and site-visit are not scheduled until the 2011-2012 academic year. Congratulations to Pam Rast, professor of kinesiology and department chair, and her staff for all the hard work that went into applying for accreditation!

ACBSP Accreditation Site Visit

The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation site visit team is visiting the School of Business this week as part of the School's application for accreditation. Kit Hall, associate professor of art, installed a professional art exhibition in the conference room. The small exhibit, "Selections from the Wesleyan Permanent Collection," was curated by students in the Practices of the Arts, Jr./Sr. Seminar.  The seven students involved (Heidi Calvert, Louis Clark, Kelly Henry, Cristin Martin, Amanda Winkelman, and Zainah Usman) collaboratively analyzed the client (School of Business) and their exhibition space, collected art works appropriate for the client, spotted the work in consultation with Hector Quintanilla, interim dean of the School of Business, and Sameer Vaidya, interim associate dean, then installed the art works. This small exhibit of selections from the Wesleyan Permanent Collection includes works by Professor Emeritus Mary Apple.

Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics

Texas Wesleyan University will host the nineteenth annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference for middle school girls from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Sid W. Richardson Center, 1100 S. Collard. Participants do hands-on activities in workshops presented by professional women in the science or mathematics fields.
      Parents and teachers are invited to volunteer at the conference and/or attend the adult workshops, scheduled to take place during the student workshops. The adult workshops will include All About College, Psychology of the Middle School Girl, and Math/Science Activities.

     Expanding Your Horizons stresses the value of science and math and seeks to increase young women’s interests in these fields. The program provides approximately 350 girls with information about career opportunities, helps them develop and discover their own interests and talents, and introduces them to female role models with careers in math- or science-related fields.

     The conference is $5 per person. Cost includes conference activities, a morning snack, lunch and a T-shirt. Attendance is limited and registration is required. The registration deadline is Friday, March 9. For more information on registration, contact Dr. Jane Moore, Texas Wesleyan University conference coordinator, at (817) 531-4882 or jamoore@txwes.edu. Registration forms can be printed from the web site, www.txwes.edu/eyh.

March Chapel Speakers

Chapel is held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Polytechnic United Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to participate and hear the following speakers during the month of March: March 13 - No Chapel (Spring Break); March 20 - Spring Break Work Trip Team; March 27 - Bryan Bellamy.

Volunteer Database

Jenny Houze in the Office of Student Life is making a database of all the local charities that campus organizations and departments volunteer with. Please email her any information that you have on these local charities so they may be added to the database. Jenny can be reached at jlhouze@txwes.edu or (817) 531-4872.

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