Events Calendar

Summer Youth Basketball Camp

All children ages 6-16 are invited to participate in the 2007 Youth Basketball Camp, sponsored by the Men's Basketball team. Sign-up forms are available in Coach Brennan Shingleton's or Coach AAron Whaley's office. It's going to be a great week of fun-filled basketball here at Texas Wesleyan in the Sid Richardson Center! Along with all the basketball drills and instruction, we offer our campers the chance to enjoy our indoor swimming pool as well. Each camper will receive a T-Shirt and basketball along with other Men's Basketball apparel at the end of each day.

Please contact Brennan Shingleton at (817) 531-4212 or Aaron Whaley at (817) 531-4871 with any questions.

"The Remnant" Conference, Scholarship Presentation

All faculty and staff are invited to attend a conference at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, to present scholarship funds to a deserving inner city incoming Texas Wesleyan student for the 2007-2008 school year and inspire students in the community to further their education. "The Remnant" conference, to be held in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion, is co-sponsored with Student Life and Crowns of Glory ministry, a local non-profit organization that does work within the community. Tickets are $15, $10 with a student ID. Refereshments will be served. Proceeds from tickets sales will go towards future scholarships. Contact Jenny Houze at (817) 531-4872 or email her here with any questions.

Sam Taylor Fellowship Awards

All full-time faculty members are invited to apply for Sam Taylor Fellowship Awards. The grants, up to $2,000, can assist you in furthuring your education or pursuing a research project. They are not available for educational materials or travel unrelated to research. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2007. Click here to view an informational brochure in PDF format.

Technology Training Available

Texas Wesleyan University will begin offering regularly scheduled training in the use of common technology tools this coming fall. Click here to view the course catalog. The scheduling and delivery of the identified courses will be handled through the Academic Technology and Web Development (ATW) department. Further details and specific training dates will be provided in August.

May 12 Municipal Elections

Local elections are now in progress, including elections for mayor of Fort Worth and several other cities, city councils, school boards, etc. Also on the ballot is a state constitutional amendment that would provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of property taxes that may be imposed by public schools on the properties of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes for the 2006 and 2007 tax years. Election Day is Saturday, May 12, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here to view the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Voters Guide.

Pai to Attend Teaching Innovations Program in Economics

Kalpana Pai, Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance in the School of Business, will be attending the Teaching Innovations Program (TIP) in Economics at Santa Barbara this month. The project is co-sponsored by the American Economic Association and the National Science Foundation. In March, she presented her paper titled “The Impact of Educational Attainment on Labor Market Outcomes” at the National Business and Economics Society Conference in Puerto Rico. She also presented a paper co-authored with Sibel Kaya from Florida State University “How does Teacher Quality Impact Math and Science Performance?: Evidence from TIMSS 2003” in April at the American Educational Research Association Conference at Chicago.

School of Education News

Lisa Dryden, professor of education, and Ann Reed, associate professor of education, recently presented at the 6th Annual International Literacy Conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The topic of their presentation was "Setting the Stage for Success through Instructional Activities for Language Development." The conference was attended by presenters and classroom teachers from around the world. Because of the location, the audience was predominately Spanish-speaking so that the presentation was delivered though an interpreter. Dryden said the teachers were eager to hear about specific classroom strategies in the area of literacy development. Dryden and Reed have been invited to return for the conference next year.

Ann Reed, associate professor of education, was part of a group presentation at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference in San Diego. On the panels were educators from different states discussing the benefits of university collaboration to ensure education standards were brought before state legislators.

Patsy Robles-Goodwin, associate professor of education, presented to the Fort Worth Association for Bilingual Education (FWABE) on “Understanding English Language Learners: Challenges and Promises.” She also presented, in March, at the 23rd Annual Bilingual Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM) conference, in Grand Prairie. Her presentation was titled “Investigations of What Latino Parents Wished Their Schools Knew: Educational and Home-School Implications.” Robles-Goodwin and Selena Short, assistant professor of education, presented at the 13th Annual Conference on the Education of Hispanics: “One Dream, One Team: Success for All” at Texas Christian University. Their presentation was titled “Preparing Teachers to Meet the Challenges of Working with English Language Learners.” They made the same presentation at Texas Wesleyan’s University College Day.