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A Texas Wesleyan University - Office of Communications Publication |
June 27, 2007 |
Texas Wesleyan University Receives Nearly $2 Million from U.S. Department of Education
The grant award will be approximately $400,000 per year for 5 years, beginning October 1, 2007. The Strengthening Institutions Program funding totals $1.98 million over five years and includes money for instructional technologies, academic programming using the Learning Community Model, and transforming the advising process. For more information, contact Michelle Stein, communications director for U.S. Representative Michael Burgess, at (202) 225-7772 or Deborah Roark, director of grants at Texas Wesleyan University, at (817) 531-5845. |
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Wesleyan Magazine Honored with Bronze Quill Award from IABC  The Fall 2006 Wesleyan magazine, which featured monarch butterflies on the cover, was honored with a Bronze Quill award from IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) during an awards ceremony Tuesday, June 26. One of the judges wrote, “This is a beautiful, well-organized, well-planned piece with excellent, diverse stories that truly encompass the accomplishments of the entire university. In my opinion, this publication could rank up there with other top alumni publications in the state. Also, beautiful photography and design!” The judge awarded the maximum number of points possible for the finished product. Laura Hanna, director of communications and editor of the magazine, received the award during the ceremony. |
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Chemistry Department Hosts Teacher Quality Physical Science Program
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Mikhail Barash to Perform |
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Pérez Places First in Toastmasters Speech and Evaluation Contests
Visitors are always welcome (community, faculty, staff, alumni, & students) at the weekly meetings, which are held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Armstrong Mabee Business Building, room 102. This Thursday, June 28, they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of club #6572. Everyone is welcome to help them celebrate and hear wonderful speeches. For more information on the celebration or the club, please contact Judy Pérez at (817) 531-6500. |
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| New Arrival: Kenedy Renee Millikan
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Basketball Camp Roundup
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First Annual Wesleyan-Hughes Volleyball Classic Hughes coached volleyball at Wesleyan from 1979-1991. She has already been inducted into the Wesleyan Hall of Fame for her contributions and success sustained during her tenure at the University. Hughes still holds volleyball coaching records for the best overall record of 369-194 and winning percentage .655 at Wesleyan. Her Wesleyan volleyball teams made nine appearances at the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament. She continues to contribute to Texas Wesleyan, the volleyball program and volleyball communities on a national level. Any donations (monetary, concessions, awards, trophies, prizes, gift certificates or raffles) are greatly appreciated. Donations of $25 or more to the Becky Hughes Endowment will be recognized on a "Banner of Appreciation" that will hang in the competition gym. For more information, call Christy Clawson at (817) 531-4850 or email her at cclawson@txwes.edu.
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In the News  The latest issue of Chemical and Engineering News, published by the American Chemical Society, features a first-person account of a seminar given by Mary Anne Clark - in the digital world of Second Life. Clark, professor of biology at Texas Wesleyan, has created Genome Island within Second Life to help teach biology and genetics to her undergraduate students. Click here to read the full article. Read more about Clark's work in Second Life in the upcoming issue of Wesleyan magazine. |
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Chemistry Professor or Soccer Coach? |
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The Wesleyan Flame Taking a Holiday |
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Texas Wesleyan University has been selected to receive nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program. Texas Wesleyan was the only university in the state to receive this award and was one of 20 institutions nationwide. Congressman Michael Burgess’ office notified Texas Wesleyan of the award.
The Chemistry Department hosted a three-week Teacher Quality Physical Science Workshop June 4-22. The program focused on enhancing teacher content knowledge in the areas of light, color and astronomy. The program, funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, pays full tuition for 18 elementary and middle school teachers. The two-part program will continue in the fall and spring of the 2007-2008 academic year. The Teacher Quality Project Director, Ricardo Rodriguez, professor of chemistry, has been involved in teacher science content enhancement through both the Eisenhower and Teacher Quality Enhancement Program since 1990.
Mikhail Barash will perform Kreisler selections on his Stradivarius violin at
7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in Martin Hall. Piano accompaniment will be provided by John Fisher, professor of music and chair of the department. A reception will follow in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion. Both events are free and open to the public. The concert and reception are sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of Advancement, the Office of Alumni Relations, and the Music Department. For more information, contact Jeannie Conner at (817) 531-6548 or 
Judy Pérez, co-coordinator of Graduate Business Programs and member of the Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders #6572 (Toastmaster International Organization), placed first in both the Division C International Speech and Evaluation contests in April. She had won first place in both contests at the Area 32 level in March. Both area and division contests were held on Texas Wesleyan’s main campus. Pérez progressed and represented Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders #6572 at the District 25 Toastmaster International Conference in both the Evaluation and Speech Contest, held in Dallas in May. Congratulations to the Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders for a great presence in your club, area, and district. 
Congratulations to Kevin Millikan and his wife, Kelly, on the birth of their daughter, Kenedy Renee. Kenedy was born Thursday, June 14, at 6:46 p.m.; she weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz., and measured 21 inches long. Millikan is athletic director and head golf coach at Texas Wesleyan. 
The second annual basketball camp, put on by the men's basketball team, was "absolutely great," AAron Whaley, assistant dean of students for campus involvment, reports. Forty-five kids participated in the week-long camp. "We gave out all kinds of Wesleyan jerseys and shorts, they had individual contests and everybody left with something. It was a fantastic week and we look forward to our Third Annual Basketball Camp next year, which will be the first week of June 2008."
The Crowley Stars U-16 girls' recreational soccer team, coached by Ricardo E. Rodriguez, professor of chemistry, and Abel Garcia, won first place in the Arlington Soccer Association Spring Open Division Under-16 age bracket. The Stars completed the spring season with a 10-0-0 record, scoring 57 goals while allowing just 3. During the course of the fall 2006 and spring 2007 seasons, the Rodriguez/Garica-coached Stars won two first-place division trophies, a first-place trophy in the Hurst Turkey Shoot Soccer Tournament, and placed second in flight at the North Texas State tournament. The team completed the year with a 22-2-2 record.
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