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TWU
student named AAUW Fellow — 12/16/08
DALLAS —
Priyanka Kapoor, a master of occupational therapy student
at TWU’s Dallas Center, is one of only 75 university
women in the world to be selected as an International Masters
Fellow by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
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TWU's
Adams named Counselor Educator of the Year — 12/9/08
DENTON —
Dr. Susan Adams,
assistant professor of counseling and development at Texas
Woman’s University, was selected as the 2008 Counselor
Educator of the Year at the Texas Counselors Association’s
annual conference held recently in Houston.
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TWU
schedules winter commencement — 12/2/08
DENTON —
The fall 2008 semester at Texas Woman’s University will
draw to a close Saturday, Dec. 13, with commencement ceremonies
scheduled for 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. on TWU’s Denton
campus.
Students and family
members who have tickets are invited to attend. The
ceremonies, which include graduates from the Denton and Dallas
campuses, will take place in the Kitty Magee Arena in Pioneer
Hall, located on Bell Avenue. Receptions hosted by TWU
Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart will follow each ceremony on the
second floor of the Student Union, located on the southwest
corner of Bell Avenue and Administration Drive.
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TWU
schedules Houston commencement — 12/2/08
DENTON —The
fall 2008 semester at the Texas Woman’s University Institute
of Health Sciences-Houston Center will draw to a close Sunday,
Dec. 14 with commencement ceremonies scheduled for 2 p.m.
in the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de
las Americas.
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TWU
to ring in the season with Holiday Concert — 11/25/08
DENTON —Traditional
and some not-so-familiar holiday tunes will be performed during
Texas Woman’s University’s annual Holiday Concert,
to be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The concert
will take place in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, located
at Oakland and Sawyer streets on TWU’s Denton campus.
Admission is $5 per person at the door. For more information,
call (940) 898-2500.
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TWU
receives $593,520 National Science Foundation grant for scholarships
— 11/24/08
DENTON
— Texas Woman’s University recently received a
$593,520 grant from the National Science Foundation’s
(NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (S-STEM) program. The grant, which is distributed
over a four-year period, will be used to fund scholarships
to TWU undergraduate students majoring in the STEM fields.
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2008
Holiday Package Stories
Deep-fried
turkey easy if prepared properly
TWU offers diet tips for a healthy holiday season
TWU
offers exercise tips for a healthy holiday season
TWU
offers healthy recipes for holiday season
Holiday
traditions bring families together
TWU
professor says toys don’t have to be expensive to stimulate
child’s imagination
TWU
professor offers help to the hurting
Music
keeps the holidays in tune
TWU
professor says time is a good gift during a bad economy
TWU
instructors offer tips for taking better photographs
Realistic view required when making
resolutions
TWU
names Karen Kernodle Martin director of development —
11/18/08
DALLAS/DENTON
— Karen Kernodle Martin of Irving has been named director
of development at Texas Woman’s University. In addition
to other development duties, she will co-chair the fundraising
campaign for the new TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health
Sciences-Dallas Center and organize the university’s
Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award Luncheon.
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TWU
receives $416,000 estate gift — 11/18/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University Foundation has received
a $416,000 gift from the estate of longtime Denton resident
Celia Jamison Sankey.
The unrestricted
gift from the TWU alumna will be used by the foundation in
its mission to support the university.
Mrs. Sankey, who
passed away Feb. 8, 2008, received her bachelor’s degree
in art from the Texas State College for Women (now TWU) in
1941. She taught art at the university for several years
until her retirement.
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TWU
Drama presents ‘The Long Christmas Dinner’
— 11/12/08
DENTON —The
Texas Woman’s University drama program kicks off the
holiday season with Thornton Wilder’s “The Long
Christmas Dinner” Nov. 20-23.
Performances will
be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20; at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 21 and 22; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. All performances
will take place in the Redbud Theater Complex, located on
the northwest side of historic Hubbard Hall on TWU’s
Denton campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for
students and seniors. For reservations or more information,
call the TWU Box Office at (940) 898-2020.
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Dallas
Opera director to speak at TWU Music Scholarship Banquet
— 11/11/08
DENTON —
George Steel, the new general director of The Dallas Opera,
will be the guest speaker for Texas Woman’s University’s
third annual Music Scholarship Banquet. The banquet
will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 in Hubbard Hall on TWU’s
Denton campus. For a map of the campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
The cost of the dinner is $30 per person, which includes dinner.
For more information, call (940) 898-2500.
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TWU
to host International Festival — 11/11/08
DENTON —
Food, fashion and
dancing are featured in Texas Woman’s University’s
International Festival, an annual event celebrating the diversity
of the TWU community.
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TWU
art galleries to host exhibits Nov. 17-21 — 11/7/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host artist Nate Larson’s
“Burden of Proof” and highlight the work of TWU
graduate students in graphic design during two shows running
concurrently in the university’s galleries.
The exhibits run
Monday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 21, with an opening reception
scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. The
reception will follow an artist’s lecture with Mr. Larson
from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the foyer of the Fine Arts Building,
located on the south side of Pioneer Circle at Oakland Avenue
on TWU’s Denton campus. The reception, lecture
and exhibition are free and open to the public.
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Italian
Night dinner, auction set Nov. 11 at TWU — 11/6/08
DENTON —
A taste of Italy comes to Texas Woman’s University on
Tuesday, Nov. 11 as Delta Phi Delta, the art honor society
at TWU, hosts the 25th annual Italian Night dinner and silent
art auction.
The dinner and
auction will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the TWU Visual
Arts Building, located on the south end of Pioneer Circle
at Oakland Avenue. Tickets, which are available at the
door, are $8 for general admission and $5 for students, faculty
and seniors. Children ages 5 and younger are admitted
free. For more information, call (940) 898-2530.
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Fran
Vick to speak at TWU's Joyce Thompson Lecture Nov. 17
— 11/3/08
DENTON —
Frances Brannen Vick, named one of the 100 most significant
women in the history of Texas, will present “My Adventures
as a Publisher Turned Author” at the 2008 Joyce Thompson
Lecture, scheduled Monday, Nov. 17 at Texas Woman’s
University.
The lecture will
begin at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Multipurpose Classroom
and Laboratory (MCL) Building, located on Bell Avenue on TWU’s
Denton campus. For a map of the campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.
A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.
For more information, call 940-898-3748.
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TWU
welcomes prospective students and guests to Nov. 15 open house
— 11/3/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host an open house for
prospective students from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, Nov.
15, on the TWU Denton campus.
Prospective students
and their guests will have the opportunity to meet faculty
and students, participate in a campus tour and attend sessions
on admissions, financial aid, housing, student life, commuter
information and more. TWU also will offer information
sessions in Spanish at the event.
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TWU
students to host dinner and fashion show Nov. 20 —
10/28/08
DENTON
— Students from Texas Woman’s University’s
nutrition and food sciences department will team up with students
in the fashion and textiles program to host a dinner and fashion
show on Thursday, Nov. 20. Event attendees are asked to bring
non-perishable food items or gently used clothing, which will
be donated to Denton County Friends of the Family.
The event will
take place at 6:30 p.m. in Hubbard Hall located on Administration
Drive on TWU’s Denton campus. For a map of the Denton
campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp. Tickets are $13 each.
For more information or to purchase tickets call 940-898-2647
or email KDavis10@twu.edu.
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TWU
professor offers seminar on grief and the holidays —
10/27/08
DENTON —
The holidays can be tough on those who have lost a loved one.
A traditional time of celebration may become a time to “get
through” or avoid altogether.
Dr. Susan Adams,
an associate professor of counseling and development at Texas
Woman’s University, will present a program on dealing
with grief during the holidays Monday, Nov. 10 in the Multipurpose
Classroom and Laboratory (MCL) Building auditorium, located
on Bell Avenue on TWU’s Denton campus. The presentation
will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is free and open to the
public. For more information, call (940) 898-2692 or
email dradams@centurytel.net.
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TWU
raises $10,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® —10/20/08
DENTON/DALLAS/HOUSTON
— More
than 300 students, alumni, faculty and staff raised more than
$10,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® with their participation
in the Komen Race for the Cure® in Houston and Dallas.
The Houston and
Dallas teams, both known as the “Pioneers for the Cure,”
also were recognized as having the largest team in the higher
education category for the races held in their respective
cities during October.
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TWU
recognized as largest higher education team for the 2008 Komen
Dallas Race —10/20/08
DENTON/DALLAS
— Texas Woman’s University was recognized as having
the largest team participating in the higher education category
during the 2008 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure® held Oct.
18.
TWU had more than
200 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends take part
in the race. The team, known as the “Pioneers for the
Cure,” raised more than $7,500 in registration fees
and donations for the event.
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TWU
to host 15th annual Monster Flute Choir Concert —
10/17/08
DENTON
— Just
in time for Halloween — the Texas Woman’s University
and Brookhaven flute choirs combine for the 15th annual Monster
Flute Choir Concert.
The concert will
begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 in the Margo Jones Performance
Hall, located at Pioneer Circle and Oakland Avenue on TWU’s
Denton campus. Admission is free, and audience members
are encouraged to come in costume for a costume parade with
trick-or-treat candy. For more information, call (940)
898-2500.
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TWU
welcomes prospective transfer students to Nov. 1 Transfer
Connection — 10/13/08
DENTON
– Texas Woman’s University will host its first
“Transfer Connection” information session for
prospective transfer students on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9
a.m. to noon on the TWU Denton campus.
Prospective transfer
students who attend the event will receive a $30 application
fee award to apply to TWU. Students also will attend sessions
on admissions and financial aid information, meet with advisers
and faculty, receive sample degree plans, learn more about
TWU services tailored to transfer students and take an optional
campus tour.
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TWU
presents “Boo at the U” Oct. 23 —10/13/08
DENTON —
Treats, train rides, carnival games and a haunted house will
be part of Texas Woman’s University’s “Boo
at the U” Fall Festival, Oct. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the TWU Student Union, located at Bell Avenue and Administration
Drive. Admission
is free and open to the community. For information, call (940)
898-3641.
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TWU
recognized as largest collegiate team for the 2008 Komen Houston
Race —10/9/08
HOUSTON
— Texas Woman’s University was recognized as having
the largest team participating in the higher education category
during the 2008 Komen Houston Race for the Cure® held
Oct. 4.
TWU had 80 students,
faculty, staff, alumni and friends take part in the race.
The team, known as the “Pioneers for the Cure,”
raised $2,956 in registration fees and donations for the event.
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TWU
to present forum on healthcare reform Oct. 16 —10/9/08
DENTON
— Addressing healthcare reform in the United States
is the topic of a Texas Woman’s University public affairs
forum to be held Thursday, Oct. 16.
“Health Care
Reform in the United States: Economic, Political, Social and
Personal Dimensions” will take place from 2:30 to 4
p.m. in room 204 of the Classroom Faculty Office Building
(CF0) located on TWU’s Denton campus. For a map of the
Denton campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.The event is free
and open to the public. For more information, email JWilliams2@.twu.edu
or call 940-898-2052.
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TWU
announces new class of Chancellor's Research Fellows —10/9/08
DENTON
– Continuing its support of faculty research, Texas
Woman’s University has announced 10 Chancellor’s
Research Fellows for 2008-2009.
This year’s
protégés and mentors are: Dr. Patricia Casey,
teacher education, who will be mentored by Dr. Charlotte (Barney)
Sanborn, kinesiology; Dr. Kimberly Booker, psychology and
philosophy, who will be mentored by Dr. Lynda Uphouse, biology.
Dr. Noralyn Pickens, occupational therapy – Dallas,
who will be mentored by Dr. Susan Sheriff, nursing –
Dallas; Dr. Pushkala Raman, School of Management, who will
be mentored by Dr. Nancy DiMarco, Institute for Women's Health
and nutrition and food sciences; and Dr. Jian Zhang, mathematics
and computer science, who will be mentored by Dr. Richard
Sheardy, chemistry and physics.
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TWU’s
Houston Center welcomes prospective transfer and graduate
students to Oct. 25 Open House — 10/6/08
HOUSTON
– Texas Woman’s University will host an open house
for prospective transfer and graduate students on Saturday,
Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon at TWU’s Institute of Health
Sciences-Houston Center.
TWU’s Houston
open house is designed for upper-level nursing and health
studies students; graduate students in healthcare administration,
nursing, nutrition, physical therapy and occupational therapy;
and those interested in TWU’s Executive MBA program.
Prospective students
and their guests will have the opportunity to meet faculty
and students, participate in a campus tour and attend sessions
on admissions, financial aid, student life and more. Information
sessions are scheduled until noon and a free continental breakfast
will be served.
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TWU
welcomes prospective students and guests to Oct. 18 open house
— 10/6/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host an open house for
prospective students from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, Oct.
18, on the TWU Denton campus.
Prospective students
and their guests will have the opportunity to meet faculty
and students, participate in a campus tour and attend sessions
on admissions, financial aid, housing, student life, commuter
information and more.
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More
than 300 attend Teachers Teaching with Technology™ conference
at TWU — 10/6/08
DENTON –
Educators from throughout the Metroplex received a lesson
on how to better use technology to improve teaching and learning
in math and science during the Teachers Teaching with Technology™
Regional Conference hosted by Texas Woman’s University
Sept. 20.
More than 300 current and future math and science teachers
from the kindergarten to university level attended the conference,
sponsored by Texas Instruments.
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TWU
offers art classes to the community — 9/30/08
DENTON —
Area residents
will have the opportunity to learn and explore a range of
media in the visual arts studio at Texas Woman’s University.
Classes offered
include beginners classes in drawing, book making, using Adobe®
Photoshop® and painting. The registration fee is
$95. Participants will be responsible for purchasing
materials for the classes. The registration deadline
is Tuesday, Oct. 7, with classes beginning Oct. 14 and 15.
To register, visit www.twu.edu/ce/Art.asp.
For more information, call the TWU Office of Lifelong Learning
at (940) 898-3408.
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TWU
Drama presents ‘Helen’ — 9/24/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University drama program opens its
2008-09 season Oct. 9-12 with “Helen,” a revisionist
tale of Helen of Troy from Greek mythology.
Performances will
be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9; at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 10-11; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. All performances
will take place in the Redbud Theatre Complex, located on
the northwest side of historic Hubbard Hall on TWU’s
Denton campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for
students and seniors. For reservations or more information,
call the TWU Box Office at (940) 898-2020.
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TWU
receives $3 million for new Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas
Center — 9/22/08
DALLAS —
Longtime Dallas resident Florence A. Doswell has donated $3
million to Texas Woman’s University for its new T. Boone
Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center. TWU’s
college of nursing in Dallas will be named The Houston J.
and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing in honor of this
gift, which is one of the largest single gifts from an individual
to TWU.
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TWU
student awarded Javits Fellowship — 9/17/08
DENTON —Jose
Zamora, a master of fine arts student in dance at Texas Woman’s
University, has been awarded a 2008-09 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship.
Mr. Zamora is one of only 30 university students in the United
States, and one of two in Texas, to receive the fellowship,
which covers tuition and fees and provides up to $30,000 a
year for living expenses.
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TWU
to host Graduate and Professional School Fair Oct. 6 —
9/16/08
DENTON —Texas
Woman’s University will host a Graduate and Professional
School Fair on Monday, Oct. 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the TWU
Student Union, located on the southwest corner of Bell Avenue
and Administration Drive. More than 50 universities,
colleges and professional schools from across the United States
and other countries will share information about their programs
with prospective students. All interested persons are
welcome to attend.
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Gov.
Perry appoints TWU’s Tilley to Nursing Facility Administrators
Advisory Committee — 9/16/08
DENTON —
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Donna Scott Tilley, Texas Woman’s
University associate professor of nursing, to the state’s
Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee.
Dr. Tilley is the
only nurse on this state nursing home regulatory committee
and will serve a five-year term, which expires Feb. 1, 2013.
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Tom
Kemper to be guest speaker at TWU Sept. 24 — 9/16/08
DENTON
— Green business pioneer Tom Kemper, CEO and founder
of Dolphin Blue, will speak on “Sustainability in Our
World” at Texas Woman’s University on Wednesday,
Sept. 24.
The talk will take
place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the auditorium of the Multipurpose
Classroom and Laboratory Building (MCL), located on Bell Avenue
on TWU’s Denton campus. For a map of the Denton campus,
visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp..
The event is free and open to the public. For more information,
email drylander@twu.edu
or call 940-898-2106.
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Trey
Songz performance at TWU rescheduled for Sept. 17 — 9/15/08
The
performance of R&B singer Trey Songz at TWU was rescheduled
to Sept. 17
due to Hurricane Ike.
DENTON —R&B
singer/songwriter Trey Songz will perform in concert Wednesday,
Sept. 17 on Texas Woman’s University’s Denton
campus. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Margo
Jones Performance Hall, located at Oakland and Sawyer streets.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for faculty and staff and $5
for students. The ticket price at the door is $15.
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TWU
sees seventh consecutive year of enrollment growth —
9/11/08
DENTON — Enrollment at Texas Woman’s University
has risen for the seventh consecutive year, according to preliminary
12th class day data, with a record 12,469 students enrolled
for fall 2008. This marks a 2.5 percent increase from last
fall.
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TWU
to host 'Asia and the Arts' during October — 9/11/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s
University School of the Arts will explore the relationship
between traditional and contemporary Asian artistic practices
and Western contemporary culture during Asia and the Arts:
Transformational Dialogues, taking place throughout October
on TWU’s Denton campus.
The series will
include dance, drama, music and visual arts events.
Visit www.twu.edu/asia
for a full listing. Admission to all events is free,
unless otherwise noted. For more information, call (940)
898-2086.
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TWU
chosen for new national American Democracy Project initiative
— 9/09/08
DENTON
— The American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU) has selected Texas Woman’s University to participate
in the American Democracy Project Civic Agency Initiative,
a new national program focused on encouraging students to
be civic leaders in their communities.
TWU is one of 16
universities in the U.S. and the only university in Texas
to be selected for the three-year program, which will begin
this fall.
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Coordinating
Board awards TWU largest work-study mentorship grant in the
state — 9/08/08 DENTON
— The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
has awarded Texas Woman’s University a $175,000 grant
for its G-Force student-mentorship program, which is designed
to increase enrollment among first-generation college students
in Texas. This is the second consecutive year that TWU’s
G-Force program has received the most funding of any university
in the state.
These grant funds
will go directly to TWU students in the form of wages earned
for working in the TWU Go Centers.
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TWU’s
Houston Center presents nursing lecture Oct. 31 —
9/08/08
HOUSTON — Applying evidenced-based practice to clinical
nursing management is the focus of Texas Woman’s University’s
annual Good Samaritan Foundation Fall Forum on Friday, Oct.
31.
The presentation,
titled “Translational Research: Moving Study Findings
into Practice,” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in
the Houston Endowment Auditorium located at TWU’s Houston
Center, 6700 Fannin St. in the Texas Medical Center. The lecture
and refreshments are free. For more information or to register,
call (713) 794-2100 or email TWUNursingHouston@twu.edu
by Oct. 15.
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Trey
Songz to perform at TWU Sept. 13 — 9/5/08
DENTON —R&B
singer/songwriter Trey Songz will perform in concert Saturday,
Sept. 13 on Texas Woman’s University’s Denton
campus. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Margo
Jones Performance Hall, located at Oakland and Sawyer streets.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for faculty and staff and $5
for students. The ticket price at the door is $15.
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TWU
drama program announces 2008-09 schedule — 9/5/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University drama program mixes classics,
a twist on Greek tragedy and more into its 2008-09 season.
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Join
the TWU Pioneers for the Cure — 9/04/08 HOUSTON
– Texas Woman’s University is inviting alumni
and the community to join its students, faculty and staff
as TWU Pioneers for the Cure during the 2008 Houston Komen
Race for the Cure®.
The race will be
held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Sam Houston Park. To register,
visit www.komen-houston.org,
click on “Join an Existing Team” and choose the
TWU Pioneers for the Cure team. The cost is $30 per participant.
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“The Power of a Healthy Woman Symposium” presented
at TWU Sept. 20 — 9/02/08 DENTON
— Providing tools that incorporate wellness strategies
into daily life is the focus of an upcoming symposium at Texas
Woman’s University. Adult women are encouraged to attend
and bring their mothers, sisters and high school age daughters
(juniors and seniors) to the half-day event that shines the
spotlight on women’s health.
“The Power
of a Healthy Woman Symposium” will be held from 8:30
a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 in room 202 of the
Classroom and Faculty Office Building (CFO). For a map of
the Denton campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
Registration is $10, or $15 for two participants from the
same household. Space is limited and the registration deadline
is Friday, Sept 12. For more information, go to www.twu.edu/lifelong
and click on “Continuing Education.”
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TWU
releases Dean's List for spring 2008 (pdf)— 8/12/08
DENTON —Texas
Woman’s University has released its dean’s list
for the spring 2008 semester.
Undergraduate students who complete at least 12 graded credit
hours and achieve the minimum grade point average as determined
by their particular college or school are eligible for the
dean’s list.
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TWU’s
Sheardy elected as SENCER Leadership Fellow — 8/12/08
WASHINGTON,
D.C./DENTON — Dr. Richard Sheardy, professor and chair
of the Texas Woman’s University chemistry and physics
department, has been elected a 2008-2009 SENCER (Science Education
for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Leadership
Fellow by the National Fellowship Board of the National Center
for Science and Civic Engagement.
Dr. Sheardy is
one of 76 educators elected to the inaugural class of fellows
from the more than 1,300 faculty members and academic leaders
who are part of the SENCER community. SENCER is a national
initiative that engages students in science and math by focusing
coursework on real world problems.
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TWU
faculty, administrators to attend SENCER Summer Institute
— 8/05/08
DENTON
— A team of six TWU faculty and administrators has been
selected to attend the 2008 SENCER (Science Education for
New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Summer Institute
Aug. 8-11 in Santa Clara, Calif.
The TWU participants
are: Dr. Ann Staton, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences;
Dr. Don Edwards, associate dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences and chair of the department of math and computer
science; Dr. Sarah McIntire, chair of the biology department;
Dr. Richard Sheardy, professor and chair of the chemistry
and physics department; Dr. Richard Jones, associate professor
of chemistry; and Ms. Cynthia Maguire, chemistry lecturer.
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TWU
College of Nursing receives $600,000 federal grant for DNP program
— 7/30/08
DENTON/DALLAS
— Texas Woman’s University’s College of
Nursing has been awarded a $614,959 federal grant for its
doctor of nurse practitioner (DNP) degree program.
The funds, to be
awarded over a three-year period by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration’s
(HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Program, will be used to
improve access to TWU’s DNP for nurses serving rural
and underserved populations.
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TWU
Drama to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
— 7/29/08
DENTON —The
Texas Woman’s University drama program is taking its
production of “Alice in Wonderland” overseas to
the world’s largest arts festival — the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival in Scotland.
TWU Drama was invited
to perform Aug. 4-9 in the prestigious Bedlam Theatre, 11b
Bristo Place in downtown Edinburgh. For more information
about the festival, visit www.edfringe.com.
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Alumna
donates quilt of Little Chapel-in-the-Woods to TWU —
7/29/08 DENTON
—Texas Woman’s University alumna Billie Margaret
Shewell Hubbard of Krum recently donated a quilt of the Little
Chapel-in-the-Woods to the university. The large, quilted
textile is currently hanging in the TWU Blagg-Huey Library
on the back wall of the first floor.
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TWU
receives $200,000 from the Greater Texas Foundation —
7/14/08
DENTON —More
scholarships will be available to Texas Woman’s University
students — in particular those planning to teach math
or science, community college transfer students and first-generation
students — thanks to three grants totaling $200,000
from the Greater Texas Foundation (GTF.)
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TWU’s
Britt and Cesario named American Academy of Nursing Fellows
— 7/10/08
HOUSTON
– The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has named Texas
Woman’s University nursing faculty Dr. Robin Burke Britt
and Dr. Sandra K. Cesario as AAN Fellows. They will be among
92 nurse leaders from the U.S. inducted as Fellows of the
AAN (FAAN) during AAN’s 35th Annual Meeting and Conference
Nov. 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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TWU
School of the Arts to host Latino Dance & Music Festival
July 17-19 — 7/8/08
DENTON —
The world premiere
of a new work by internationally acclaimed composer Ernesto
Garcia de León will highlight the Latino Dance and
Music Festival, presented July 17-19 by the Texas Woman’s
University School of the Arts on the university’s Denton
campus.
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TWU
offers Spanish training for the workplace — 7/7/08
DENTON —The
Texas Woman’s University’s Office of Lifelong
Learning is now offering Command Spanish® Training for
the Workplace for interested participants.
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TWU
to showcase online degree programs with July 26 information
session — 7/1/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s
University will showcase several online degree programs during
Online Degree Information Sessions held July 26 at the TWU
Denton campus.
TWU will offer
information sessions on the following online degree programs:
RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of General
Studies, Bachelor of Science in Health Studies, Executive
MBA, Master of Science in Family Studies, Master of Science
in Health Studies, Master of Science in Library Science, Master
of Science in Nursing Education and Master of Arts in Teaching.
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TWU
Chancellor Ann Stuart named Woman of Distinction
—
6/24/08
DENTON
– Texas Woman’s University Chancellor Dr. Ann
Stuart was recently named a Woman of Distinction by the American
Association of University Women (AAUW) of Texas at its annual
convention.
Dr. Stuart
was one of 100 female leaders from around the state honored
for their extraordinary accomplishments in their professions
and communities by the AAUW of Texas. Chancellor Stuart was
nominated for this award by the AAUW Denton branch.
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TWU
counseling and development program earns renewed CACREP accreditation
— 6/24/08
DENTON —
The counseling and
development program at Texas Woman’s University has
earned renewed accreditation for its school and community
counseling components from the Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
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TWU
Commuter NET program receives national recognition —
6/23/08
DENTON
– Texas Woman’s University received the Commuter
Student and Adult Learners’ Outstanding Collaboration
Award during the American College Personnel Association’s
(ACPA) national convention.
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Collaborative
exercise encourages OR nursing careers
— 6/23/08
HOUSTON
– Nursing students from Texas Woman’s University’s
Houston campus experienced what it is like to be an operating-room
nurse during a surgery simulation exercise held June 5 at
the OR lab at the Houston Community College’s Coleman
College for Health Sciences.
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TWU
lists graduates for spring 2008 (word file 2.47 MB) —
6/20/08 Click here for this
release in a pdf file (189 K)
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University held spring commencement ceremonies
May 10, 2008 in Pioneer Hall on the university’s Denton
campus.
TWU Chancellor
and President Dr. Ann Stuart presided at each of the three
ceremonies. Approximately 1,471 students — the largest
graduating class in TWU history — received their degrees
during the ceremony.
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The
Meadows Foundation contributes $1 million to Texas Woman’s
University — 6/16/08
DALLAS —
The Meadows Foundation has awarded $1 million to Texas Woman’s
University for its new T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health
Sciences-Dallas Center.
“The Meadows
Foundation is among the most recognized private foundations
in the country,” TWU Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart said.
“TWU is grateful for the Meadows Foundation’s
support of our Dallas project. This is a significant donation,
and one we are very proud of receiving.”
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TWU
becomes first in state to offer culinary bachelor’s
degree — 6/10/08
DENTON/DALLAS/HOUSTON
– More community college students will be able to combine
their culinary talents with food service management skills
thanks to the new bachelor of applied sciences (BAS) in culinary
science and food service management degree offered by Texas
Woman’s University.
Applications are
currently being accepted for the TWU BAS in culinary science
and food service management degree program, which begins at
the TWU Denton campus this fall. For more information or to
apply, visit www.twu.edu/hs/nfs/UNDER1.htm,
call 940-898-2636 or email nutrfdsci@mail.twu.edu.
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TWU
Regents approve faculty promotions and tenure —
6/10/08
DENTON—
The Texas Woman's University Board of Regents recently approved
promotions and tenure recommendations at its quarterly meeting
held June 6.
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Guitar
workshops, concerts part of TWU’s Latino Dance and Music
Festival;
Early
registration ends June 23 — 6/4/08
DENTON —
A new work by internationally acclaimed composer Ernesto Garcia
de León will receive a double premiere during the Latino
Dance and Music Festival, presented July 17-18 by the Texas
Woman’s University School of the Arts on the university’s
Denton campus.
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Registration
under way for dance component of TWU’s Latino Dance
and Music Festival — 6/4/08
DENTON —
Maestra Silvia Lozano, artistic director and choreographer
for the world-acclaimed Folklorico Ballet of Mexico, will
be the featured guest artist and instructor as the Texas Woman’s
University School of the Arts presents the Latino Dance and
Music Festival July 15-19 on TWU’s Denton campus.
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TWU
receives $850,000 from Boenker estate for nutrition student
scholarships — 6/02/08
DENTON –
More Texas Woman’s University students will receive
scholarships to help meet their educational goals thanks to
an $846,524 gift from the estate of Ima Jean Boenker of Fort
Worth, a TWU alumna. The gift will be used to establish the
Ima Jean Boenker Scholarship, which will provide up to $8,000
a year to students majoring in nutrition and food sciences.
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TWU
announces the Pioneer Breast Health and Community Outreach
Program
of
Denton County
— 5/29/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host a reception Tuesday,
June 10 to introduce the Pioneer Breast Health and Community
Outreach Program of Denton County. The “Think
Pink!” reception is open to the public and will take
place at noon in room 207 of the TWU Student Union, located
on the southwest corner of Bell Avenue and Administration
Drive.
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Gov.
Perry appoints Scarlett Pope of Grapevine as TWU’s new
student regent — 5/28/08
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry has announced his appointment
of Scarlett Pope of Grapevine as the new student regent for
Texas Woman’s University. She will serve a one-year
term expiring May 31, 2009.
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TWU’s
Bednar appointed to national school nutrition committee
—5/20/08
DENTON
— Dr. Carolyn Bednar, Texas Woman’s University
professor of nutrition and food sciences, is one of only nine
nutrition professionals in the country selected to serve on
the School Nutrition Association’s Research Committee.
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Jane
and John Justin Foundation contributes $750,000 to Texas Woman’s
University — 5/15/08
DALLAS
— The Jane and John Justin Foundation has awarded $750,000
to Texas Woman’s University for its new T. Boone Pickens
Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center.
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TWU
welcomes prospective students and guests to June 14 open house
— 5/15/08 DENTON
— Texas Woman’s University will host an open house
for prospective students from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday,
June 14, on the TWU Denton campus.
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Patricia
Holden-Huchton named dean of TWU’s College of Nursing
— 5/12/08
DENTON —
Dr. Patricia Holden-Huchton has been named dean of the College
of Nursing at Texas Woman’s University. Dr. Holden-Huchton
previously served as the interim dean of nursing and as the
associate dean of nursing for the TWU’s Denton Campus.
She began her duties on April 1.
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TWU’s
Uphouse named 2008 Piper Professor — 5/7/08
DENTON —
In recognition of her dedication to her students and to the
teaching profession, Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Texas Woman’s
University Cornaro Professor of Biology, has been named a
2008 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens
Piper Foundation.
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TWU
TO AWARD ANN WILLIAMS HONORARY DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN DANCE
— 4/30/08
Founder
& Artistic Director of the world-renowned Dallas Black
Dance Theatre,
Williams is a TWU Distinguished Alumna and former university
regent whose achievements are extraordinary
DALLAS–
Texas Woman’s University (TWU) will honor Ann Williams,
the founder and artistic director of the world-renowned Dallas
Black Dance Theatre, with an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy
in Dance at spring commencement on May 10 (Saturday). The
ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. in Pioneer Hall, Bell Avenue
at University Drive, on the TWU Denton campus.
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TWU
schedules spring commencement — 4/30/08
DENTON
— Approximately 1,471 students — the largest graduating
class in Texas Woman’s University history — will
receive their degrees Saturday, May 10 during ceremonies scheduled
for 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. on the university’s Denton
campus.
Commencement ceremonies
include students from TWU’s Denton, Dallas and Houston
campuses. Approximately 802 undergraduate and 669 graduate
degrees will be awarded during the three ceremonies.
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TWU’s
McCullar named 2008 G. Ann Uhlir Fellow — 4/29/08
DENTON —
Kelly McCullar, associate vice president and controller for
Texas Woman’s University, has been named the 2008 G.
Ann Uhlir Fellow in Higher Education Administration. He
is the first staff member to win the award, which is available
to TWU faculty, staff and graduate students.
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TWU
presents annual spring fashion show May 2 — 4/25/08
DENTON
– The Texas Woman’s University fashion and textiles
department will host its annual spring fashion show —2008
Montage Senior Fashion Show: The Gallery — at 7:30 p.m.,
Friday, May 2 in the Margo Jones Performance Hall on the TWU
Denton campus.
Tickets are $10
for general admission and $8 for senior citizens, children
under 12 and TWU alumni and may be purchased at the door or
in advance at the fashion and textiles office. Group discounts
are available upon request. For more information or to purchase
tickets, please contact Dr. Sheri Dragoo, associate fashion
and textiles professor, at 940-898-2661 or at SDragoo@twu.edu.
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TWU
faculty, students present poster at SENCER event on Capitol
Hill — 4/23/08
A team of four
Texas Woman’s University faculty and students participated
in a SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and
Responsibilities) poster session April 15 on Capitol Hill.
The poster session was the culminating event of the National
Center for Civic Engagement and SENCER’s Washington
Symposium.
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TWU’s
Barnes receives Distinguished Achievement Award from CASE
District IV — 4/22/08
DENTON
— Carolyn Barnes, associate vice president for marketing
and communication for Texas Woman’s University, received
the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Council
for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV
during the district’s annual conference held April 5-9
in Little Rock, Ark.
The award is the
highest honor given by CASE District IV to advancement professionals.
Ms. Barnes received the award for her leadership and service
to the profession, TWU and to CASE.
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TWU
SIFE team heads to Nationals — 4/21/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE) team will compete in the SIFE USA National Exposition
May 13-15 in Chicago following the team’s recent win
at the regional competition. The TWU team’s regional
win March 17 in Dallas was its sixth in the past nine years.
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2008
Honors Convocation
TWU
to honor students, faculty and staff at Honors Convocation
April 24 — 4/15/08
TWU
to recognize students at Honors Convocation — 4/15/08
TWU
to recognize faculty at Honors Convocation — 4/15/08
TWU
to recognize staff at Honors Convocation — 4/15/08
Denton
to proclaim May as Exercise is Medicine™ month —
4/15/08
DENTON— Denton
Mayor Perry McNeill will issue a proclamation at the City
Council Meeting tonight naming May 2008 as Exercise is Medicine™
month. The proclamation is one of the first issued in the
nation and is part of the month’s activities coordinated
by Texas Woman’s University.
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TWU
announces 2008 distinguished alumni — 4/07/08
DENTON —
Three women with distinctive careers in higher education have
been named as the 2008 Distinguished Alumni by Texas Woman’s
University and the TWU Former Students Association.
Dr. Anita Cowan,
TWU associate professor emerita in sociology and social work;
Dr. Darlene A. Kluka, professor in the Department of Biokinetics,
Sports and Leisure Sciences at the University of Pretoria
in South Africa; and Dr. Sally A. Roden, associate provost
and dean of undergraduate studies for the University of Central
Arkansas, will be recognized at the Distinguished Alumni Awards
Luncheon on April 26.
The luncheon will
be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Southeast Ballroom of Hubbard
Hall. Tickets are $25. For more information or tickets, call
the TWU Office of Alumni Relations at (940) 898-2586 or visit
www.twu.edu/alum.
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TWU
student receives scholarship to attend national health advocacy
summit — 4/03/08
DENTON —Texas
Woman’s University student Cynthia Johnson of Lewisville
was one of only two graduate students in the nation to receive
the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 2008 Health
Education Student Support Award. This $500 scholarship enabled
Ms. Johnson to attend the 2008 Health Advocacy Summit held
March 15-17 in Washington, D.C.
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Chair
of Women’s Campaign International to visit TWU —
4/01/08
DENTON —
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, co-founder and chair of Women’s
Campaign International and a senior lecturer at The Fels Institute
of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, will visit
Texas Woman’s University April 8 to 11 as a Woodrow
Wilson Visiting Fellow.
She will discuss
“Getting Women to the Table: Gender and Politics”
at 3 p.m. April 10 in room 301 of the Administration Conference
Tower (ACT) on TWU’s Denton campus. The lecture is free
and open to the public. For more information, call 940-898-3350.
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TWU
dance department presents DanceMakers and DanceMakers, Too
— 3/28/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University Department of Dance will
present a diverse range of choreographic visions in DanceMakers
and DanceMakers, Too.
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TWU
Guitar Ensemble schedules spring concert — 3/28/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s
University Guitar Ensemble will present its spring concert
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods,
located on TWU’s Denton campus. Early arrival
is recommended, as seating inside the chapel is limited.
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Pezzimenti
to feature Cuban music in TWU concert — 3/28/08
DENTON —
Internationally recognized guitarist Carlo Pezzimenti, an
adjunct assistant professor of music at Texas Woman’s
University, will perform a concert of Cuban music at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in TWU’s Little Chapel-in-the-Woods.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more
information, call (940) 898-2500.
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Retired
TWU professor John J. Miniter establishes scholarship for
students — 3/27/08
DENTON
– As a professor at Texas Woman’s University for
20 years, John J. Miniter, Ph.D., has always recognized the
value of a TWU education. With that in mind and to honor his
wife of 58 years, Dr. Miniter has donated $10,000 to the TWU
Foundation to establish the Helen B. Miniter Scholarship.
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TWU
School of Occupational Therapy to highlight student research
during 16th annual Celebration of Scholarship —
3/25/08
DALLAS —
The Texas Woman’s University School of Occupational
Therapy student honor society, Pi Theta Epsilon-Dallas Chapter,
will host its 16th annual Celebration of Scholarship from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 25. The event, which showcases
student research, will take place in the auditorium of the
School of Occupational Therapy on TWU’s Presbyterian
campus, 8194 Walnut Hill Lane in Dallas.
Registration is
$30 prior to April 18 and $40 after that date. Student admission
is free, but registration is required. Those who attend the
conference will have the opportunity to earn 5.5 continuing
education credit hours. For more information, call (214) 706-2350
or visit www.twu.edu/ot/COS/index.htm.
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Explore
the arts on TWU Arts Triangle Walking Tour April 3 —
3/24/08
DENTON —
Area residents are invited to explore the spaces where the
arts happen during a tour of Texas Woman’s University’s
Denton campus.
TWU’s School
of the Arts will host the TWU Arts Triangle Walking Tour from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3. The tour, which is free
and open to the public, will begin at the Redbud Theater Complex
on the northwest side of Hubbard Hall. TWU dance, drama,
art and music students will perform at various locations as
the tour continues through the campus before ending with an
open-studio reception and free refreshments in the Fine Arts
Building.
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TWU
presents “The Ultimate Culinary Adventure” April
15 — 3/20/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University invites the community to join
award-winning cookbook authors Cheryl and Bill Jamison for
“The Ultimate Culinary Adventure” on April 15
at 11:30 a.m. in the Blagg-Huey Library on TWU’s Denton
Campus.
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TWU
to host seventh annual Well Wednesday Community Health Fair
on April 2 — 3/17/08
DENTON —
Here’s to your health! Texas Woman’s University
will host its seventh annual Well Wednesday Community Health
Fair on April 2. The event is sponsored by TWU Student
Health Services and Texas Oncology. Door prizes, including
two mountain bikes and two IPods, will be awarded.
Admission to the
event is free and open to the public. The health fair
is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Pioneer Hall, located
on Bell Avenue. Free parking is available at Pioneer
Hall, in visitor parking and in the library parking lot.
For a map of the campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
For more information about the health fair, contact TWU health
educator Priyanka Lalwani at (940) 898-3833 or email healtheducation@twu.edu.
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TWU
to showcase online degree programs with March 29 information
sessions on Houston campus — 3/17/08
HOUSTON
– Texas Woman’s University will showcase several
online degree programs during “Online Degree Information
Sessions” held at the TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
Center on Saturday, March 29.
TWU will offer
information sessions on the following online degree programs:
RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of General
Studies, Bachelor of Science in Health Studies, Executive
MBA, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Food
Systems Administration, Master of Science in Family Studies,
Master of Science in Library Science and Master of Science
in Health Studies.
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Two
state representatives meet at UNT, TWU to discuss higher education
needs, opportunities — 3/13/08
DENTON –
State Rep. Myra Crownover and State Rep. Warren Chisum, chairman
of the House Appropriations Committee, met with officials
from the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s
University on Wednesday (March 12) to discuss the opportunities
and needs of higher education in Texas.
Crownover and Chisum
visited with UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson and other university
officials at UNT’s Gateway Center and toured the UNT
campus. Later in the day, the representatives met with TWU
Chancellor Ann Stuart and other TWU officials and talked with
students.
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TWU
names Anne Scott new director of Alumni Relations —
3/10/08
DENTON –
Creating a brand that will engage alumni of all ages in the
life of the university is the priority of new Texas Woman’s
University Director of Alumni Relations Anne Scott.
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Multicultural
counseling workshop scheduled at TWU — 3/6/08
DENTON —
Multicultural counseling competence is the focus of an upcoming
workshop at Texas Woman’s University.
“Multicultural
Counseling Competence: Putting Theory & Ethics into Practice”
will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Friday, March
28 in room 202 of the Classroom and Faculty Office Building
(CFO). For a map of the Denton campus, visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
Registration costs vary. Early registration ends Friday,
March 14. The registration deadline is Friday, March
21. For more information, go to www.twu.edu/lifelong
and click on “Continuing Education.”
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TWU
releases Dean's List for fall 2007 — 3/5/08
DENTON —Texas
Woman’s University has released its dean’s list
for the fall 2007 semester.
Undergraduate students who complete at least 12 graded credit
hours and achieve the minimum grade point average as determined
by their particular college or school are eligible for the
dean’s list.
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TWU
forum to focus on U.S. – China trade relations —
3/4/08
The complex and
multifaceted economic ties between the United States and China
is the focus of a public affairs forum scheduled Tuesday,
March 25 at Texas Woman’s University.
“Eagle and
Dragon: Evolving Trade Relations between China and the U.S.,”
is scheduled at 1 p.m. in room 202 of the Classroom and Faculty
Office Building (CFO). For a map of the Denton campus,
visit www.twu.edu/maps.asp.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information,
contact Dr. Michiko Hayhurst at (940) 464-7405 or mhayhurst@twu.edu.
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TWU
to showcase online degree programs with March 29 information
sessions on Houston campus — 3/4/08
HOUSTON
– Texas Woman’s University will showcase several
online degree programs during “Online Degree Information
Sessions” held at the TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
Center on Saturday, March 29.
TWU will offer
information sessions on the following online degree programs:
RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of General
Studies, Bachelor of Science in Health Studies, Executive
MBA, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Food
Systems Administration, Master of Science in Family Studies,
Master of Science in Library Science and Master of Science
in Health Studies.
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TWU
presents ‘Old Wine in New Bottles’ —
2/29/08
DENTON —The
Texas Woman’s University Concert Choir, Chamber Singers
and Wind Ensemble will join forces for a music showcase at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6 in the Margo Jones Performance
Hall, located at Oakland Avenue and Pioneer Circle on TWU’s
Denton campus. Cost is $5 per person. Tickets
may be purchased at the door or may be reserved by calling
(940) 898-2500.
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TWU
occupational therapy faculty and students provide services
in Guatemala —2/29/08
HOUSTON – Texas Woman’s University occupational
therapy graduate students Sheryn Fox and Stephanie Bieniarz,
along with TWU faculty Dr. O Jayne Bowman, recently traveled
to Guatemala to provide occupational therapy services to children
in need.
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Registration
for TWU Science Fair continues through March 22 —
2/26/08
DENTON —
Registration for the 19th annual Texas Woman’s University
Science Fair continues through March 22. The science
fair, which is open to students in kindergarten through ninth
grade, will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March
29 in the south dining rooms of Hubbard Hall, located on Administration
Drive on TWU’s Denton campus. To register or for
more information, visit www.twu.edu/as/college
and click on “2008 Science Fair.”
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The
Hoblitzelle Foundation contributes $500,000 to Texas Woman’s
University — 2/25/08
DALLAS —
The Hoblitzelle Foundation has awarded $500,000 to Texas Woman’s
University for its new T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health
Sciences-Dallas Center.
TWU’s new
T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center
combines TWU’s Parkland and Presbyterian sites into
a dynamic campus-in-one building at the Parkland location.
Groundbreaking for the 190,000-square-foot facility is scheduled
for 2009, with a planned opening of the building in 2011.
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TWU
West Gallery to host exhibition, artist talks —
2/20/08
DENTON —Two-dimensional
artwork by faculty from colleges in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area will be on display in “2 X 2,” an exhibition
scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 26 through Friday, March 28 in the
Texas Woman’s University West Gallery, located in the
Fine Arts Building at Pioneer Circle and Oakland Avenue.
An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb.
26 in the gallery. Both the reception and the exhibition
are free and open to the public.
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TWU
announces Patsy and Fred Patterson and Denton LULAC Council
#4366 as 2008 Founders’ Award recipients —
2/18/08
DENTON —
Patsy and Fred Patterson of Denton and the Denton LULAC Council
#4366 will be honored for their exceptional service to the
community and to Texas Woman’s University as the 2008
TWU Founders’ Awards recipients.
The awards will
be presented at the annual TWU Founders’ Day Award Scholarship
Luncheon to be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3 in Hubbard
Hall on TWU’s Denton campus.
Tickets for the
event are $30 per person. Patron seats are available for $75.
Benefactor tables for eight are available for $600. For information
on sponsorship opportunities, contact Patrice Benfield Frisby
at (940) 898-3867. Invitations to the event will be mailed
in early March, and reservations are required by Friday, March
28.
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TWU
welcomes prospective students and guests to Feb. 23 open house
— 2/15/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host an open house for
prospective students from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 23 on the TWU Denton campus.
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Registration
deadline nears for TWU's 10th annual Edible Car Contest
— 2/11/08
DENTON —
Cash prizes totaling $600 await the winners of the 10th annual
Edible Car Contest at Texas Woman’s University.
Registration for
the competition, which is open to students in grades 6-12
as well as TWU students, is open through Friday, Feb. 22.
To register or for more information, visit www.twu.edu/as/college/ediblecar2008.html.
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Coordinating
Board awards TWU nearly $250,000 to address nursing shortage
— 2/11/08
DENTON/DALLAS
— Texas Woman’s University — already the
largest educator of new nurses in Texas — will offer
a weekend nursing program to help alleviate the nursing shortage,
thanks to a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board (THECB.)
TWU will use the
$249,777 grant from the THECB to partner with the Baylor University
Medical Center at Dallas to create the “Reinventing
Nursing Education: An Education and Practice Partnership.”
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TWU
Drama presents ‘Proof’ — 2/6/08
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University Drama Program brings David
Auburn’s award-winning drama “Proof” to
the stage of the Redbud Theater Complex Feb. 28 through March
2.
Performances will
be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 29 and March 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2. The
Redbud Theater Complex is located on the northwest side of
historic Hubbard Hall on TWU’s Denton campus.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.
For reservations or more information, call the TWU Box Office
at (940) 898-2020.
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TWU
names experienced higher education administrator Kay Clayton
as new provost — 2/5/08
DENTON/DALLAS/HOUSTON
— Continuing to grow enrollment and expanding academic
programs to meet the needs of the citizens of Texas are the
priorities of new Texas Woman’s University Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Kay Clayton. A TWU
alumna, Dr. Clayton will begin her duties at TWU on July 1.
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TWU
receives $2.2 million from Deiker estate for student scholarships
— 2/5/08
DENTON –
More Texas Woman’s University students will receive
scholarships to help meet their educational goals thanks to
a $2.2 million gift from the estate of Helen Haddix Deiker
of Fort Worth, a past president of the TWU Former Students
Association. The gift to the TWU Foundation will be used to
establish the Helen Haddix Deiker and Robert W. Deiker Endowment
Fund.
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TWU
lists graduates for fall 2008 (word file 2.63 MB) —
2/01/08 Click here for
this release in a pdf file (200 K)
DENTON, HOUSTON
— Texas Woman’s University held winter commencement
exercises Dec. 15, 2007 in Pioneer Hall on the university’s
Denton campus and Dec. 16, 2007 in the Arabia Shrine Center
in Houston.
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TWU
graduate student receives national award for research
— 1/29/08
DENTON –
Terri L. White, a nursing doctoral candidate at Texas Woman’s
University, was one of two students from the U.S. and Canada
to receive a Graduate Student Recognition Award from the Association
of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP.) Ms. White received
her award at the ARHP’s Annual Scientific Meeting held
in Boston Nov. 6 – 7, 2007.
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Modern
Healthcare ranks TWU-Houston’s HCA program as 4th largest
— 1/24/08
HOUSTON
– Modern Healthcare, the weekly magazine for
hospitals and healthcare industry executives, recently ranked
the master of health care administration program at Texas
Woman’s University’s Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
Center the 4th largest in the nation.
The rankings were
tallied using the total number of students enrolled, based
on July 2007 reports. TWU’s Houston program tied with
the University of Pennsylvania as 4th largest program with
160 students.
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TWU
offers math and science conference for middle school girls
Feb. 16 — 1/15/08
DENTON
— Texas Woman’s University continues its role
as a leader in promoting math and science careers for women
by presenting the “Expanding Your Horizons™ in
Science and Mathematics” conference for middle school
girls on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Young women in
sixth, seventh and eighth grade are eligible to attend the
biannual conference, which runs from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
on the TWU Denton campus. The registration fee is $10 per
person and the event is open to the first 350 girls who apply.
Registration is open through Saturday, Feb. 2, and scholarships
for attendees are available. For more information, visit www.twu.edu/AS/college/expanding.htm
or call (940) 367-6345.
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TWU
welcomes prospective students and guests to Jan. 19 open house
— 1/8/08
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University will host an open house for
prospective students from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 19 on the TWU Denton campus.
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TWU’s
Davis receives award from Southern Nursing Research Society
— 1/07/08
DENTON —
The Southern Nursing Research Society has named Dr. Gail Davis,
professor of nursing at Texas Woman’s University, the
2008 recipient of the John A. Hartford Geriatric Nursing Research
Award.
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Former
Texas Education Commissioner Neeley to speak
as
TWU hosts Administrators’ Back-to-School Day Feb. 15
—
1/3/08
DENTON —
Former Texas Commissioner of Education Dr. Shirley J. Neeley
will be the keynote speaker as Texas Woman’s University
hosts its second annual Administrators’ Back-to-School
Day on Friday, Feb. 15.
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TWU
Community Dance Center schedules registration —
1/2/08
DENTON —
Children, teens and adults are invited to explore their creative
potential through dance at the Community Dance Center at Texas
Woman’s University.
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TWU
offers community music classes — 1/2/08
DENTON —
Area residents interested in music lessons for themselves
or their children are offered a variety of opportunities through
Texas Woman’s University Community Music Instruction.
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For more
information, contact:
TWU Office of Marketing and Communication
(940) 898-3456
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