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SGA swears in two new associate justices

Hannah Onder February 10, 2020

The Student Government Association swore in two new associate justices, Jordan Grinage and Braxton Brown, at Friday’s meeting. “I decided to join SGA to make a change,” said Brown, a cornerback...

Senior psychology major Adreanna Balcorta works her front desk job during finals week. Balcorta will celebrate Christmas and New Year’s over the winter break. Im engaged, so Im probably split amongst my family and her family. Both our parents are divorced, so thats even more of a breakdown. So probably, there will be multiple parties and lots of time watching people open presents,” Balcorta said.
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Rams talk about their winter holiday traditions

Hannah Onder December 6, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEFvj5CBWl0 Video by Hannah Onder Two longtime friends discovered their attraction for each other through mistletoe. Adreanna Balcorta, attending a holiday party with...

Senior mass communication major Massaran Kromah poses in the Eunice and James L. West Library. Kromah’s favorite memories at Wesleyan were writing stories about the library. “Just going up to people and talking to them and meeting a lot of different people, those are my favorite memories,” Kromah said. 
Photo by Hannah Onder

Kromah crosses the stage for her mother

Hannah Onder December 6, 2019

She will walk up to the stage as the crowd erupts in cheers. Massaran Kromah will shake hands with President Frederick Slabach, grab her diploma, and smile at the crowd, spotting her husband, Ayouba Swaray;...

IT discusses campus technology updates at 2020 Town Hall meeting

Hannah Onder November 6, 2019

The final 2020 Town Hall Meeting of the semester was presented by the Finance and Administration Office in the Nick and Lou Martin University Center Tuesday afternoon.  Daniel de Leon, Wesleyan’s dynamic...

Super Bowl champion speaks at annual Marjorie Herrera Lewis speaker series

Hannah Onder October 29, 2019

A crowd of students filled the Nick and Lou Martin University Center’s Paul and Judy Andrews Hall on Tuesday afternoon for Jim Jeffcoat, a retired NFL player, Super Bowl champion and coach. Jeffcoat,...

Veilleux announces fall 2019 enrollment increase at 2020 Town Hall meeting

Hannah Onder October 9, 2019

October’s 2020 Town Hall meeting on Tuesday focused on the Division of Enrollment and the Office of Marketing & Communication. Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing and Communications John...

Senior sociology major Stacie Hill poses with her three tote bags of information. She gathered two of the bags for friends that werent on campus on Thursday.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Career Services hosts annual Graduate and Professional Fair in the Martin Center

Hannah Onder September 27, 2019

Senior sociology major Stacie Hill lugged three TCU purple tote bags through Andrew’s Ballroom Thursday afternoon for the Graduate and Professional Fair. “I heard about it two hours before it started,”...

Dr.Dennis Hall (left) talks with the other members of Student Affairs before the 2020 Town Hall meeting starts.
Photo by Hannah Onder

2020 Town Hall meetings migrate to the Martin University Center

Hannah Onder September 10, 2019

Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach opened the first 2020 Town Hall meeting of the academic year Tuesday afternoon in a new location: the Nick and Lou Martin University Center. “Welcome everybody....

Lambeda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority members Angela Castillo, Elizabeth Gomez, and Devyn Teague (left to right) pose in front of their booth as they work to recruit new sisters at the Presidents Picnic.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Rams welcomed back in two Martin University Center events

Hannah Onder August 23, 2019

Students, faculty, and staff celebrated the start of new school year in a new location for the annual President’s Picnic Thursday evening. Previously, the student organizations and vendors sent up their...

Dr. Hector Quintanilla, President Frederick Slabach and Dr. Allen Henderson (left to right) celebrate Hendersons legacy.
Photo by Arely Chavez

Henderson hangs up provost position to teach

Hannah Onder August 20, 2019

After 25 years in Texas Wesleyan’s administration, including 16 as provost, Dr. Allen Henderson has decided to return to his roots of teaching before retiring, sparking a search for a new provost.   “My...

Beth Jackson, Kirsten Trudo, Jennifer Harrison, Nadine Yasin, Stacie Hill, and Dr. Chad Pevateaux (left to right) pose for a photo commemorating them as the Tau Sigma Honor Society officers and advisors for 2019-20. “Like an old restaurant might hang a sign saying, Under New Management, were under new leadership. As director of liberal studies, I work primarily with transfer students and was asked to take over as faculty sponsor for Tau Sigma, the national honor society to recognize outstanding transfer students. And now we have some great new members, four of whom have volunteered to take leadership roles as new officers. Their energy is contagious! Beth Jackson, academic coordinator for liberal studies, also is helping out immensely,” Pevateaux wrote. 
Photo contributed by Stacie Hill

New leadership remakes Tau Sigma for fall 2019

Hannah Onder August 20, 2019

With just a few simple emails to faculty advisor Dr. Chad Pevateaux in April, transfer students Nadine Yasin and Jennifer Harrison set off a chain of events to revamp Wesleyan’s Tau Sigma Honor Society.  “Jennifer...

Kit Hall (left) and Dr. John Hall (right) pose togehter for a selfie.
Photo by Kit Hall

Halls retire together after 25 years

Hannah Onder April 25, 2019

After teaching together at Texas Wesleyan for more than 25 years, the Halls are moving on to their next chapter: retirement. Dr. John Hall, professor of psychology, came to Texas Wesleyan from Houston...

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