Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Wesleyan in the Star-Telegram
Graduating from Texas Wesleyan means more than earning a degree. It means that students have achieved a major milestone and have attained the essential skills for a successful career. Michael Denis M.S. ’74 expressed his gratitude to the University in the Star-Telegram’s Letters to the Editor section yesterday.

Rosedale Improvement Project, Texas Wesleyan in the Business Press
Texas Wesleyan University is at the heart of a $32 million improvement project for East Rosedale. The endeavor ties in with the University’s master plan that includes construction of a new entryway and clock tower. The Fort Worth Business Press covered the developments in a recent article.

Get Your Texas Wesleyan Sticker or Alumni Sticker
There are still Texas Wesleyan window stickers available in the Office of Marketing & Communications, located in B-36 of the West Library. Are you a Wesleyan graduate? Show your pride with a Texas Wesleyan Alumni sticker – just fill out the form!

Kay Colley Wins Social Media Grant
Kay Colley, assistant professor of mass communications, was one of six members of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication selected as a recipient of a 2012 Scripps Howard Foundation/AEJMC Social Media Externship Grant. Colley will spend two weeks this summer at the Miami Herald, learning how the newspaper uses social media in a real-world setting. As part of the grant, a media professional from the Herald will also visit the Texas Wesleyan campus for five days during the 2012-2013 school year.

President Slabach Flips for the “Pancake Olympics”
President Frederick G. Slabach flipped pancakes at the Women’s Auxiliary’s Pancake Olympics at the Nicholas & Louella Martin Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth last week. The Olympics benefitted the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth, which helps more than 10,000 young people. It was the first fundraising event held inside one of the club’s branches, and also featured Janee Harrell of WFAA’s “The Janee Show.”

Official Texas Wesleyan Apparel Available
Texas Wesleyan fans can now show their pride with polo shirts embroidered with our new logo! Available in navy, white, and blueberry (shown). Choose from men and women’s styles with the Texas Wesleyan logo, or our new athletic logo, on the chest and university name on the sleeve. Shirts will be ready for pickup in about 10 days. We’ll contact you when your shirts are ready for pickup in the Office of Marketing & Communications. See the styles and place your order now!

Strategic Plan Now Available Online
You can view the 2020 Strategic Plan on the Wesleyan web site. The plan identifies the strategic priorities of the university through 2020.

Police & Fire Departments Hoop It Up May 18!
This year's annual Poly-Wesleyan Kiwanis Charity Basketball Game features the Fort Worth Police and Fire departments battling at the Sid Richardson Center, 7 p.m. Friday, May 18. Join the Poly-Wesleyan Kiwanis club for a fun-filled night for the whole family and make a difference in the lives of those in our community. Proceeds assist the club with their education/leadership programs in Poly area schools. Tickets are available for $5 per person, and they can be purchased by calling Sandy Myers at 817-531-4957. Sponsorships are also available. You can also buy tickets for your family and/or donate some for Poly area students.

Summer 2012 Tuition Waiver Submission Deadline
All Summer 2012 semester tuition waiver forms for employees and their dependents must be fully completed & submitted to the Office of Human Resources by May 21. Waiver forms that are received by human resources after the deadline will not be processed and no waiver for that semester shall be granted. To obtain a tuition waiver form, please visit http://txwes.edu/hr/ or the Office of Human Resources.

Do You Need a Student Worker for the Summer 2012 Semester?
The Office of Human Resources is currently accepting student worker applications for the Summer 2012 semester. If you plan to hire a student worker and have not notified human resources of your hiring needs, please submit a staffing request form. Prior to making an offer, hiring supervisors should verify employment references on the top candidate and verify with HR if they are eligible to work based on work-study eligibility and/or disciplinary concerns. After the employment offer is accepted, hiring supervisors will also need to submit a payroll requisition form to human resources and a new account authorization request form to IT for each student worker who will work in the department each term.

Morton Summer Hours
Beginning Monday, May 14, the summer hours for the Morton Fitness Center will be:
Monday – Thursday: 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday: noon - 4 p.m.