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Peterbilt announces support to design team

9/27/22

Representatives from the Peterbilt Motors Company and the Peterbilt Women’s Initiative presented a check to Texas Woman’s University on Sept. 26 on the TWU campus. The funds will support the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) Design Challenge team, comprising of undergraduates from the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology, in its Fall 2022 competition.

CHS announces faculty awards

9/7/22

The College of Health Sciences announced faculty awards in teaching, scholarship and service  at its faculty meeting on Monday, Aug. 22.

TWU alum adds 100-mile race to adventure résumé

8/30/22

Texas Woman’s alumna Roxanne Gonzales-Vogel completed the historic ultramarathon Leadville Trail 100 Run. The race is the latest accolade for the adventurer who loves to run and climb to the highest peaks.

Environmental audits aimed at reducing barriers

8/3/22

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s motto, “Nothing About Us Without Us,” means that decisions about autism need to be made with input from people with autism. Tina Fletcher (Occupational Therapy, Dallas) and her students took that to heart in a project aimed at evaluating the autism-friendliness of community venues and events.

Fletcher used a $267,477 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create sensory spaces on wheels for use at cultural arts and entertainment venues, and also developed an environmental audit process for businesses and other public venues.

TWU alum gives $100K to launch scholarships in health promotion, kinesiology

7/25/22

Texas Woman’s University alumna Dawn Chaney, PhD, has provided a $100,000 gift to TWU for scholarships benefitting students majoring in exercise physiology and exercise science, and students who are committed to women’s leadership.