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The Engaging Educator Award is for educators at Texas Wesleyan who go above and beyond to deliver the “Smaller. Smarter.” promise to our students. This story has a video
Professor Success
Popcorn time! Watch the latest faculty pop-in video
Interfaith Youth Core founder and president Eboo Patel, who served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council, is a leading voice in the movement for interfaith cooperation. He will speak at Texas Wesleyan’s 2017 Willson Lectureship on Feb. 7 in Martin Hall.
Campus Buzz
Eboo Patel, national leader in interfaith cooperation, to visit campus Feb. 7
In the article, “Linking Zika, potholes and climate change,” which ran in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Landolt discusses the importance of addressing the hazards of climate change.
In the News
Opinion piece by Emeritus Professor Bob Landolt featured in Star-Telegram
Texas Wesleyan University has named Djuana Young as its new associate vice president for enrollment. Young, who has 29 years of experience in higher education, comes to Texas Wesleyan from the University of Houston.
Campus Buzz
Djuana Young named associate vice president for enrollment
Dads of Dunbar
Campus Buzz
Texas Wesleyan participates in 'Dads of Dunbar'
Last month, Texas Wesleyan President Slabach made four more stops around campus to honor Professors Joe Dryden, Michelle Payne and Michael Ellison, and Coach Josh Gibbs with the Engaging Educator Award. This story has a video
Academic Distinction
Who’s next? Four new Engaging Educators get a pop-in from President Slabach
Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling program has joined together with UNT Health Science Center and the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to offer counseling services to patients.
Community Outreach
Graduate counseling program partners with UNTHSC’s Institute for Patient Safety
Professors Erakovich, Robles-Goodwin & McCoy get a pop-in from Texas Wesleyan University President Fred Slabach This story has a video
Academic Distinction
Professors Erakovich, Robles-Goodwin & McCoy get a pop-in from the President
This annual event, organized by R. J. Wilson, Ph.D., Texas Wesleyan education faculty member, and Diane Kue, FWISD ESL Implementation Specialist, is a collaboration with Texas Wesleyan University’s School of Education and Fort Worth ISD elementary schools that educate second language learners from all over the world.
Community Outreach
School of Education and FWISD continue Science and Reading Camp collaboration
President Frederick G. Slabach
Academic Distinction
Academic Distinction is focus of next 2020 Town Hall Meeting Nov. 15
Campus Buzz
Come to the final Mitchell-Reed lecture of the semester Nov. 1
The full text of President Frederick G. Slabach’s thought-provoking Opening Convocation address is available online.
Think Smarter
The Relevance of Our Mission
For the seventh consecutive year, Texas Wesleyan University is ranked in the No. 1 tier of regional universities in the West, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Academic Distinction
'U.S. News & World Report' ranks Texas Wesleyan a Top Tier Regional University
Professor Mark Hanshaw, Ph.D., is one of 25 faculty members from universities across the country to participate in a four-day conference at DePaul University in Chicago about religious diversity and pluralism in higher education.
Campus Buzz
Professor Hanshaw to speak at President Obama’s Interfaith Conference
Professor Mark Hanshaw, Ph.D., is one of 25 faculty members from universities across the country to participate in a four-day conference at DePaul University in Chicago about religious diversity and pluralism in higher education.
Campus Buzz
Mark Hanshaw named interim dean of the School of Arts and Letters
Texas Wesleyan is realigning its current applied health programs to create the new School of Health Professions. The new school will pave the way for the university to offer a new nurse practitioner degree.
2020 Vision
New School of Health Professions to pave way for nurse practitioner program
Abigail Diaz ’16 and Joshua Matthews ’16 represented Texas Wesleyan at the National Athletic Trainers Association 67th Clinical Symposia in Baltimore, Maryland, June 23-25.
Student Success
Athletic training grads shine, receive national accolades at NATA convention
Abigail Diaz ’16 and Joshua Matthews ’16 represented Texas Wesleyan at the National Athletic Trainers Association 67th Clinical Symposia in Baltimore, Maryland, June 23-25.
Student Success
Athletic training grads shine, receive national accolades at NATA convention
Through the support of the Robert A. Welch Foundation, students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are performing undergraduate research projects this summer.
Student Success
Undergraduate research abounds through Welch Foundation
Official image of Alan Michael Whetsel Setford, copyright 2016 C. Greeson
Student Success
Music student awarded highly prestigious scholarship
Texas Wesleyan University and Fort Worth ISD announced today a grant-funded partnership that provides students at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School the opportunity to get a jump start on their college career.
In the News
Texas Wesleyan and FWISD unveil partnership at Dunbar High School
President Slabach pops-in on Dr. Johnson-Gerendas to present her the Engaging Educator Award and thank her for her dedication to Texas Wesleyan's 2020 Vision. This story has a video
2020 Vision
Engaging Educator Award: Johnson-Gerendas gets a pop in
Texas Wesleyan University was selected from among five other community organizations, groups and institutions to receive the Tarrant County College South Campus Outstanding Community Partner Award for 2016.
2020 Vision
Texas Wesleyan receives TCC South Campus Outstanding Community Partner Award
2020 Vision
April 2020 Town Hall Meeting focuses on Academic Distinction