Events Calendar

Texas Wesleyan Open Water SCUBA Diving Training

Texas Wesleyan SCUBA had a great scuba trip to Honduras this summer. Come join the fun and go with us next summer! Classes are from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays Sept. 5 through Oct. 24. Cost is $40 each for faculty and staff and one immediate family member; $100 for each additional family member; $200 each non-university employee. Offered by the Department of Kinesiology. Class space is limisted; contact Pam Rast at 817-531-4876 or prast@txwes.edu to RSVP.

$3 Thursdays

$3 Thursdays are back by popular demand at Dora's Café. Lunch is served from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about dining services, visit

http://www.txwes.edu/diningservices/index.htm

Updated Administrative & Financial Training

Updated administrative and financial training sessions will be held in the West Library’s Orientation Room on Wednesday, Sept. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 11. The training will focus on purchasing cycles, payables, budget and expense transfers, reimbursements, initiator/approver overview, purchase orders, mail room procedures, Money Matters guide, receiving, requisitions, hiring, terminating, timesheets, and HR/payroll deadlines.

Space is limited per session. Please RSVP to Lindsay Choice at lchoice@txwes.edu or 817-531-4447 to reserve your preferred date/time.

In the News

Charlie Little, director of graduate business programs at Texas Wesleyan, was featured in the Sunday edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Little has been a high school football referee for 28 years; first in Illinois and then in Texas. In the article, Bernard Gray, the recruiting chairman of the Fort Worth Football Officials Association, is quoted as saying, "His love of the game has made him stay with it....His care for coaches, players and other officials has truly helped him through the years." To read the entire article, click here.

Chelsey Lewis and Dania Rodriguez, high school students and alumni of the Texas Wesleyan Summer Chemistry Camps, presented a paper at the 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Boston, MA. The accepted paper, “Texas Wesleyan University Summer Science Camp: Enhancing College Awareness", was presented as part of the Division of Chemical Education Successful Student Affiliates Chapters program poster presentation. The two-hour poster presentation had over 2,000 chemists in attendance. Click here to see photos from their presentation.

Men's Soccer Team Wins Thriller: Nabassi Nets Two in First Collegiate Game

Texas Wesleyan’s Theo Nabassi (Fr., Lome, Togo) netted a game-tying and game-winning goal in his first collegiate game to lift the Rams to a thrilling 3-2 win in double overtime over Manhattan Christian College on Saturday. With less than two minutes to play in the game, the Rams trailed 2-1. In the 89th minute, Seth Mullins played a corner kick into the box and Tolbert Nyainda fed Nabassi for the game-tying goal, sending the game into sudden-death overtime. The game remained tied after the first overtime; with 21 seconds remaining in the final period, Mullins played another corner kick into the box. This time, Eddie Hernandez directed the ball to Nabassi, who found the net with 15 seconds showing on the clock. Toby Rochau earned his first collegiate win with nine saves in goal for the Rams.

Note from Sue Passmore

Sue Passmore, professor of education, writes, "I wish to thank all the faculty and staff members who have shown me so much support following the death of my daughter Susan last month. It is so comforting to know so many colleagues care about our family in this very stressful time. I knew it would be difficult to lose a child, but I never really understood the depth of loss you feel upon losing a child so young; she died shortly after her 37th birthday.

     "Several of you have asked what you can do to help the family. We have a college fund set up to ensure that Susan's seven-year-old will have the opportunity to go to college. Donations can be sent directly to the attention of Jeff Brown at Merrill Lynch, c/o Lauren Grambort College Fund, 2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, Texas 76006. Phone contact: 817.695.4801.

     "Thank you again for all the cards and prayers sent our way."