Take a look back at the top TXWES headlines of 2018
From an on-campus tailgate live on WFAA, to our faculty showing why they are experts in their fields and a historic win on the football field, this past year was full of memorable media moments. Here are the top 10 TXWES headlines of 2018 based on reach and coverage:
1. Football takes the stage for the second year in a row
- Texas Wesleyan football makes history vs. Texas College
- Coach Prud’homme interviewed on ESPNU Radio after TXWES’ historic win
- ‘Fort Worth Business Press’ says the ‘best is yet to come’ for TXWES football
- TXWES featured on WFAA’s ‘Good Morning Texas’
- Story of TXWES's return to football honored at the Lone Star Sports Emmy Awards
- ‘Small is beautiful’ says news story on Texas Wesleyan’s game day experience
2. The launch of TXWES esports
- TXWES esports athlete featured on KDFW-Fox 4
- ESPN: Texas Wesleyan has announced the launch of a varsity esports program
- Fort Worth Business Press: Texas Wesleyan University launches esports & gaming program
3. Rosedale Renaissance continues
- FW Magazine: Texas Wesleyan, with help from everybody, breaks ground on $19 million university center
- President Slabach to FW Inc. on neighborhood renovations (page 48 of magazine)
- FW Inc.: A day in the life of President Slabach (page 80 of magazine)
- FW Inc.: Ben Merritt talks open his new restaurant on Rosedale (page 18 of magazine)
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Ben Merritt’s new restaurant, favorite biscuit recipe
- DFW.com: Biscuit spots opening around Fort Worth
4. Faculty experts in the news
- TXWES professor featured on WFAA/News 8
- Dr. Adkinson featured in WFAA story on an infamous Tarrant County murder case
- Dean Heidi Taylor takes part on FW Business Press on healthcare
- Dr. Michelle Payne on the Texas primary election
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dr. Linda Metcalf discusses stress among young students
5. Athletics
- USA Wrestling: Texas Wesleyan to add men’s and women’s varsity wrestling
- Fort Worth Business Press: Texas Wesleyan wraps up strong sports year
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: basketball team returns to NAIA tournament
- Texas Wesleyan golf team stays atop of NAIA Coaches Poll
6. Our talented alumni
- TXWES grad featured on NBC's The Golf Channel
- TXWES grad featured for making drug bust during first night as officer
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: TXWES baseball teammates open ice cream shop
7. Future Rams on campus
- Future engineers show off their robot creations at TXWES, featured on CBS 11
- Texas Wesleyan and Fort Worth ISD’s First Day of College event featured on NBC 5
8. Diverse campus highlighted in Dallas Morning News stories
- TXWES grads to Dallas Morning News: ‘Smaller. Smarter.’ makes the difference
- Dallas Morning News: Only about half of all Texas students graduate from college within six years
9. Entrepreneurs
- FW Inc. TXWES students help TruLee go national (page 142 in magazine)
- Fort Worth Business Press: TXWES takes part in Global Entrepreneurship Week