Wesleyan Flame 3-21-07

A Texas Wesleyan University - Office of Communications Publication	March 21, 2007
Provost's Professional Development Forum: Tuesday, March 20 Come and join the Provost and your colleagues for a presentation on and opportunity to discuss the current state of college readiness, freshman academic skills, freshman student expectations, and instructional and administrative approaches appropriate for freshman. The event will be held from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the University Club. Click here for more details.
March Chapel Speakers Chapel is held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Polytechnic United Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to participate and hear the following speakers during the month of March: March 20 - Spring Break Work Trip Team; March 27 - Bryan Bellamy.
Dave Lieber, Keynote Speaker for University College Day Dave Lieber, Watchdog columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, will give the keynote address on University College Day, Tuesday, April 3. Lieber will speak at 9:25 a.m. in Martin Hall on the Texas Wesleyan campus. Lieber, who grew up in New York City but became a chronicler of life in North Texas in his metro columns for the Star-Telegram, published The Dog of My Nightmares: Stories by Texas Columnist Dave Lieber, in 2003. The deadline for University College Day student or faculty submissions is Tuesday, March 20. The submission form can be found here.
Campus Survey – Opportunity to Win One of Six $50 Amazon.com Gift Certificates Aramark is conducting a survey to better understand your campus lifestyle and preferences. By sharing your thoughts, we will gain valuable insight to help improve your overall campus dining experience. This online survey will take 10 to 12 minutes and your responses are confidential. When you've completed the survey, you'll be entered in a drawing to win one of six $50 Amazon.com gift certificates. Click on this link to begin the survey: http://www.collegediningsurvey.com/txwes. (If you cannot click on the link, copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser address bar and hit enter.) Aramark appreciates your time and thanks you for your assistance.

Neighborhood Arts Program Grant Awarded to Bryan English

Congratulations to Bryan English, assistant professor of music, on his recent Neighborhood Arts Program grant award from the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County. English's proposal received a grant in the amount of $5,400 to support the 2007 Highlander/Wesleyan Jazz Festival. This program brings talented musicians, performers and renowned artists to students and faculty within the Fort Worth Independent School District, as well as providing outstanding performances for the neighboring communities and the general public. Not only does the event expose the surrounding communities to our outstanding fine arts program, it also provides opportunities for the participating students in various musical clinics, activities, and performances.

This year the Highlander/Jazz Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at Tarrant County College's South Campus Recital Hall and in Martin Hall here on the Texas Wesleyan campus.

Events Calendar
March 21	SB v. Dordt College Sycamore Park / 1 p.m.
March 23	Guitar Fort Worth: Eliot Fisk Martin Hall / 7:30 p.m.
March 24	BB v. Paul Quinn College LaGrave Field / 12 p.m.
March 29	Senior Recital: Stephanie Kelly Martin Hall / 7:30 p.m.
April 1	SB v. Bacone College Sycamore Park / 1 p.m.
April 3	University College Day Historic Campus / all day
April 3	SB v. Tarleton State University Sycamore Park / 1 p.m.
April 3	Faculty Recital: Mark Stamper Martin Hall / 7:30 p.m.
April 4	BB v. Loyola University LaGrave Field / 3 p.m.

McMurray, DeLotto Present at Joint Convention of CCTE and TCEA

Wesleyan flame logo At the March joint convention of the Conference of College Teachers of English and the Texas College English Association, Price McMurray, associate professor of English, presented a paper in American Literature, and Jeffrey DeLotto, professor of English, read poetry and creative nonfiction. DeLotto also received the CCTE Creative Writing Prize for Poetry.

Alumna to Take Oath for Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Board

Photo of Daphne Brookins The Honorable Daphne Brookins, BS ’01, be going to the state capital on March 28 for orientation and to take my oath for the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Board. Brookins was appointed last month by Gov. Rick Perry to the Commission, which works to ensure Texans with disabilities may live their lives with integrity, independence and productivity.

Sandman Tournament March 25

Volleyball player The Texas Wesleyan volleyball team will host its first annual Sandman Tournament starting at 8 a.m. Sunday, March 25, at the sand courts on campus. This fundraiser for the volleyball team is free for spectators; everyone is invited to come watch the action! Concessions will be for sale for both participants and spectators. Cost for participation in the tournament is $60 per team, and a Texas Wesleyan volleyball player must be the coach. For more information, contact Christy Clawson at (817) 531-4850 or email her here.

Molinar, Riddle Selected as RRAC Player, Pitcher of the Week

Texas Wesleyan University’s Lindsey Molinar has been selected as Red River Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week for the period of March 12-18. Molinar shared the award with Alex Mesa of Northwood University. Molinar, a junior outfielder from Fort Worth, was 5-for-10 at the plate with two doubles, five runs scored and three RBIs as Texas Wesleyan went 2-2 last week. She collected all of her RBI in the first game of a double-header with Park, going 2-for-3 as the Lady Rams collected a 9-1 victory. Molinar was 2-for-2 in the second game with a run scored as the Lady Rams won again, 6-1. She also walked four times and stole three bases in as many tries on the week.

Texas Wesleyan’s Ryan Riddle has been selected as Red River Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the period of March 12-18. Riddle, a junior pitcher from Bedford, improved to 3-0 by allowing just four hits over six innings of work to defeat NCAA Division III’s seventh-ranked team and defending national champion, Marietta College (OH) on Friday. Riddle carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning and struck out five while walking none for the 3-1 victory.

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