Volume 4, Issue 3 Spring 2008

OFFICE OF ADMISSION in the area, with the students’ recreation and to the school through special events and This past fall, Texas Wesleyan created the social needs as the priority. It will be located fundraising efforts. The first annual Back to position of Community Outreach Coordinator adjacent to the Sid W. Richardson Center/ School Bash, held last August, brought 75 (COC) and welcomed back to the campus John Gymnasium, with its front windows (from School of Education alumni to the historic M. Gonzales, BS ’05. In this capacity, Gonzales the weights and cardio room) directed at campus to visit with Texas Wesleyan faculty represents the University in cultivating contacts Wesleyan’s main Mall. and fellow alumni. This year’s Bash will again take place in August during FWISD teacher and relationships with representatives of area For more information, please contact Joan in-service. Fundraising initiatives, including community colleges, businesses, religious and Canty in the Office of Advancement at personal and direct mail solicitation, are community groups to promote the University’s 817-531-4411. educational programs and service objectives. ongoing. The dean identified three areas of Gonzales has organized administrative lunches The Claudia Stepp Scene Shop need for the School of Education: student for the University with Tarrant County College Alumna and Board member Claudia Stepp, scholarships, classroom technology, and campuses, represented the University at various ’72, and her husband Rod have made a gift funding for students in the travel abroad Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce events and to the University of $200,000 toward the program. To date, more than 40 gifts from programs, worked with the FWISD to bring its construction of a new 5,000 sq. ft. Scene Shop School of Education alumni have been received. family summit program to the campus for fall on campus. This naming gift will allow the GRANTS AND RESEARCH 2008, and hosted an education and economic University to move forward immediately with The University continues to increase the summit sponsored by County Commissioner the Rosedale Avenue Redevelopment Initiative amount of grants and contracts during Fiscal Roy Brooks. In addition, Gonzales has joined while providing the theatre department with Year 2008. This spring has seen awards from numerous faculty, staff, and community a new facility by fall. The Scene Shop will a number of federal and state agencies and leaders in forming the Poly-Wesleyan Kiwanis be located on the corner of Avenue C and foundations as well as friends of the University. Club and serves as president of the club. Look Binkley Streets and include classroom areas Since June 1, 2007, the total for all awards for him at community events and be sure to for carpentry, metal fabrication, lighting, and received exceeds $6.27 million for multi-year introduce yourself. finish work. An early fall ribbon-cutting and projects, with more than $2.664 million theatre celebration are planned for The Claudia designated for the first year of the projects. ADVANCEMENT Stepp Scene Shop. One of the biggest success stories in this area The Jack and Jo Willa Morton Fitness ALUMNI RELATIONS Center & Challenge has been in seeking funding in support of the The Office of Admission and the Office of Rosedale Avenue Redevelopment Initiative. A The Morton Challenge Campaign to raise Alumni Relations are working in tandem to Congressionally directed grant in the amount $1.7 million to meet Mr. and Mrs. Morton’s create an alumni recruiting initiative, the of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of naming gift and build a $3 million Fitness Ram Wranglers are alumni volunteers who will Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Center is well underway. The Mortons’ be trained to staff college nights and recruiting has served as the catalyst in gaining additional challenge began on June 1, 2007, and will efforts locally as well as state- and nationwide. support for the redevelopment of properties continue until June 2009. The premise of the Ram Wranglers is that at the front door of the historic campus. Since Naming opportunities in the for a individuals who already have a relationship the announcement of HUD funding, Texas new Center include: gift of: with Texas Wesleyan are best qualified to Wesleyan has been able to secure the following the weights and cardio room $250,000 serve as representatives for the University funds to assist in our efforts to begin the one of the aerobics rooms $125,000 within their own communities. Volunteers redevelopment of the Polytechnic/Wesleyan the welcome area and lounge $50,000 will be trained by admission staff according to Urban Village along the 3000 and 3100 blocks one of the student locker rooms $30,000 TACRAO (Texas Association of Collegiate of Rosedale: City of Fort Worth directed the director’s office $25,000 Registrar and Admission Officers) policy. The HUD funds totaling $961,000 for renovation first Ram Wranglers training session will be and façade work, a grant from the Amon G. one of the exercise science lab rooms $15,000 held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in Carter Foundation, and a generous gift from The University encourages all alumni and the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion. Please call University friends Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas friends of the University to contact the 817-531-4220 or e-mail [email protected] Martin. Town Site Developers are providing Advancement Office and make a gift. for more information. about a 3:1 match of the funds allocated to the renovation on the south side of Rosedale. Designed by Gideon Toal of Fort Worth, the Alumni Relations staff is currently assisting 9,900 sq. ft. Jack and Jo Willa Morton Fitness Dr. Carlos Martinez, dean of the School of The Baker Building, located at the corner of Center has been modeled after similar facilities Education, to reconnect education alumni Rosedale and Wesleyan streets, will soon take on a new look and purpose. Almost $1 million Texas Wesleyan University has made Texas Wesleyan’s student-athletes have posted of these funds has been dedicated to renovating substantial progress towards its year one GPAs of 3.0 or higher. the facility to house a community meeting objectives during the first six months of the $2 This spring the Rams baseball team put space, a conference room and four offices. million U.S. Department of Education Title together one of its most successful seasons The previous tenants, the theatre scene III project. The grant assisted in the creation in school history. Building on a tremendous shop, will be moving to a new facility being of the Center for Excellence in Teaching season a year ago, the Rams went 42-16 in constructed thanks to a generous gift from and Learning (CETL) to provide faculty 2008. Their 42 wins were the third most in Texas Wesleyan board member and alumna with access to modern teaching technologies school history and the most since 1978 (52). Claudia Stepp, ’72. After all of the tallies are and opportunities to experiment with these One of the most productive offensive teams complete, the total project to date is estimated technologies. Located in our library, the CETL in school history, the team set school records at more than $3 million. includes a teaching lab (which is 75% equipped with a .354 team batting average, a .430 team utilizing Title III funds) designed to replicate on base percentage, 494 runs scored, 690 hits, In addition to obtaining support for the the smart classroom technology to be deployed 139 doubles, 432 runs batted in, and 1,005 redevelopment of Rosedale, two awards have in classrooms across campus with Title III total bases. Meanwhile their 110 stolen bases been received to assist in our efforts to prepare funds. To date, two complete sets of smart were the third most in school history. They also K-12 teachers in our local school districts. classroom technologies have been purchased posted a school record 19-game winning streak Under the federal No Child Left Behind with additional classrooms currently being that spanned from March 12 to April 12. initiative, we have received two Teacher prioritized; installation of the smart classroom Quality grants from the Texas Higher technologies recently purchased will be Nine Rams were named to the All-Conference Education Coordinating Board, amounting completed in June 2008. team after they won the RRAC North Division to nearly $87,000 each, to support tuition Two full days of faculty development were with a 14-1 conference record. Steven DeFratus scholarships and classroom materials for area provided on Learning Communities this was also named RRAC Pitcher of the Year. teachers focusing on middle school science spring by contracting with experts in the field and biology. Among the individual records set this season, to specifically provide direction in both the Brandon Frazier’s 73 runs scored broke the To support the teaching and learning of development and maintenance of learning previous school single season record set in our students, the AT&T Foundation has communities. Additional in-service training in 2001. Hayden Lackey also set NAIA national awarded a grant in the amount of $25,000 the form of a three-week summer institute will records with 105 career pitching appearances. be conducted in May as we prepare to launch to purchase and install two sets of smart The men’s golf team is headed for its classroom technology for the School of learning communities in the fall 2008 semester for our incoming freshman class. 47th appearance in the NAIA National Business. Likewise, the M.D. Anderson Tournament. Texas Wesleyan has posted four Foundation has renewed its commitment to Finally, the wireless network initiative is on tournament wins and nine top-five finishes in our Pre-Professional Program by their recent schedule. Phase I of the network will provide eleven events this season. They won the RRAC two-year grant totaling $100,000. The Sid W. wireless connectivity in our School of Business Tournament for a fifth consecutive season, Richardson Foundation continues to support building, which also houses a number of maintaining their perfect record in that event. Wesleyan’s principalship program by providing interdisciplinary classes, thereby extending the a third year of funding in the amount of reach and impact beyond just business faculty. The Region VI tournament was held $70,000, dedicated to scholarships, marketing, This network will give faculty and students concurrently with the RRAC Tournament. principal mentors and Courage to Lead access to student information that is critical to That event featured five of the nation’s top retreats. The Robert A. Welch Foundation effective student tracking, interventions, and 12 squads. Texas Wesleyan finished fourth in has awarded a three-year, $105,000 outcomes assessment. that contest. The 10th-ranked Rams will be contending for an NAIA record 7th national departmental research grant in chemistry. And The Title III grant is on schedule and title. The 57th NAIA National Championships the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation has progressing as planned. It has garnered a will be held at Indiana National Golf Course provided $5,000 for scholarship development great deal of interest and support from faculty on May 13-16. funds for the Sumners Scholars program as and staff because of the potential to try new well as $12,500 in scholarship funding to strategies to fulfill the mission of the University The Lady Rams softball team came on strong support students enrolled in our Master in and improve student success rates. This grant down the stretch and was the third seed in the Management program. is on its way to changing the climate of the RRAC tournament with a conference record University. 17-7. They reached the semifinals of that event The Law School has been actively seeking before a pair of heartbreaking losses ended external funding and has received several ATHLETICS their season with a record of 19-31. awards this year. A Public Service Leadership The 2007-08 school year has been another Fellowship from the Texas Bar Foundation successful campaign by the Texas Wesleyan The softball team also set a few records this will create an institutional structure for University Athletic Department. The Rams season. They racked up a school record 31 educational outreach opportunities; this have won two Red River Athletic Conference hits in a game against Langston University Fellow will develop and implement activities (RRAC) championships, two RRAC division and scored a school record 27 runs against the that foster diversity in the legal profession. championships, appeared in three RRAC Jarvis Christian College in another contest. In partnership with SafeHaven, the U.S. championship games, made four NAIA Region Senior Brooke McNabb, who won the O.D. Department of Justice has made an award for VI tournament appearances, two national and Maurice Bounds Female Scholar-Athlete over $120,000 to support victims of abuse and tournament appearances, and won four Award, set a school record with 205 career violence utilizing legal services at the law clinic. national titles. Meanwhile, nearly 40% of games played and 205 games started.

– 2 – The Texas Wesleyan table tennis team education. Also this summer, Dr. Amy Bell, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, was the won its fifth consecutive national collegiate associate professor of Spanish, will again keynote speaker for University College Day, championship at the 2008 ACUI/ offer her popular Spanish immersion classes held Tuesday, April 1, at Texas Wesleyan. NCTTA National Collegiate Table Tennis in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where students live She discussed the state of the Texas economy, Championship. In addition to the co-ed team in local homes and study in Spanish classes focusing especially on the housing market and championship, Ines Perhoc and Jasna Reed during the week and take excursions on the how the Texas market has fared compared to were dominant in the tournament. Perhoc weekends. the rest of the country. Petersen’s duties with faced off against Reed, her teammate and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas include coach, in the women’s singles final for the International Games Day analyzing regional economic conditions second straight year. This time Perhoc got the Students in the International Club hosted and conducting in-depth research on topics better of Reed to win her first singles national International Games Day on April 2 to important to the Texas economy. She publishes championship. Perhoc and Reed also teamed introduce the students, faculty and staff on research finding in the Southwest Economy, up to win the women’s doubles title. campus to some of the popular games and business journals, and other publications. sports in their home countries. Participants In late April, the Rams celebrated all of their got to enjoy traditional games from Europe University College Day celebrates the scholarly student athletes with their annual Athletic and Asia throughout the day. The games of activity of students and faculty by providing Banquet. Hayden Lackey (baseball) was named kubb, boule and stones were played on the them with the opportunity to take part in Most Outstanding Male Athlete. Ines Perhoc mall in front of the library. Kubb, a Swedish presentations, panel discussions, art projects (table tennis) was named Most Outstanding game dating back to the Vikings, is similar to and multi-disciplinary events. Presentations Female Athlete. bowling but with sticks instead of balls and and discussions took place throughout the day Texas Wesleyan Athletics continues to build has enjoyed a revival with college students and included topics such as the Texas prison on its successes, and continues to compete in Sweden. Boule (or petanque) is similar to system, neuroscience and education, and among the NAIA’s elite in each sport. The the game of horseshoes but with metal balls cultural and ethical leadership. latest Texas Wesleyan Athletics news is instead of horseshoes and can be found in always available at www.ramsports.net. the parks all throughout Europe. Stones is a WEST LIBRARY popular traditional game throughout Nepal In 2008 the West Library continues to grow, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS and India where teams try to knock down a change, adapt and develop innovative ways Students Experience the World stack of stones with a ball. Students and faculty to provide excellent program support and Each year around 75 Texas Wesleyan students gathered in the gymnasium that evening to services to all of the Texas Wesleyan campus travel abroad on faculty-led trips. Over spring learn the new fast-moving sport that originated community, whether on site or remote. break, two professors who have been taking in Sweden but is spreading rapidly throughout Each area of the library has independent groups abroad for many years took groups to Europe - floorball. The newly formed Texas responsibilities and activities to perform as well England and London/Paris. Dr. Jesse Sowell, Wesleyan floorball team helped visitors to as interacting between departments to ensure professor of religion, led a Humanities and learn this sport, which combines elements that we develop our resources to the fullest Wesleyan Heritage Study Tour of historic from soccer and hockey but wasn’t designed as extent. sites in the United Kingdom, which was the a contact sport. Following floorball, everyone was invited to watch our table tennis team In Reference/Instruction, an update of all culmination of the spring semester courses. resource guides and handouts is underway Connie Whitt-Lambert, professor of theatre, practice to defend its Collegiate National Championship title. to complement an increased emphasis on the introduced some of the highlights of London development of student research skills. The and Oxford in England and some of the SYMPOSIA production of video reference instruction for treasures of Paris and Fontainebleau Castle GNAP students are the first in a planned Faye C. Goostree Symposium to a group of travelers. More trips are planned series and are part of the development of a new, for the Maymester and summer semesters. With a theme of “Rocking the Cradle and more interactive West Library webpage. For In May, Sowell will teach an Irish Heritage Rocking the System: Women in Politics,” more information, contact Kaeli Vandertulip, course followed by a study tour of Ireland. He this year’s Goostree Symposium featured reference and information services librarian, at will focus on the history of the Irish people U.S. Representative Kay Granger, who 817-531-4809. and nation and visit sites connected with Irish spoke about global achievements and setbacks kings and political leaders, saints and religious related to women’s rights. Granger earned In Technical Services, the cataloging of leaders, and writers. The School of Education, a Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Texas the complete works of Bach, Beethoven which finds great value in sending its students Wesleyan University. In 1999, she was named and Mozart is underway, entailing detailed abroad for teaching experiences, will sponsor Business Executive of the Year and in 1992 descriptions of 400 CDs. The next large project two trips this summer to Peru and Brazil. received an honorary doctorate and was named is the cataloging and space allocation of a Dr. Carlos Martinez, dean of the School of Distinguished Alumna of Texas Wesleyan. massive gift of mathematics materials, courtesy Education, will lead the Travel and Teach She is the congresswoman for the 12th of Dr. Jane Moore, professor of mathematics. in Peru program, which is an opportunity District of Texas and is the highest ranking A special Texas Wesleyan project in progress is for graduate students in education to gain Republican woman, and the only Republican the digitization of the original college catalogs, experience teaching English to international woman from Texas, to serve in the House of beginning before 1900. This is an important students while experiencing their culture. Representatives. resource for archives, community, and Similar in nature but a different host country alumni. For more information, contact Louis is the Travel and Teach in Brazil program led University College Day Sherwood, cataloging librarian/University by Dr. Aileen Curtin, associate professor of D’Ann Petersen, regional economist for the archivist, at 817-531-4822.

– 3 – We have updated the look and comfort of the In addition, her participation at annual SACS Defense, Heath Scott and Rachel Horton; periodicals floor, distributing leisure reading conferences has resulted in significant strides Palestinian Affairs, Zach Davidson and Billy and newspapers throughout. A student- in the assessment of our general education Privette; Social Affairs, Ike Akpom and Chris convenient resource room has been created, curriculum as well as provided assessment Tham; Political Affairs, Marc Coseriu, Megan complete with microreader, copier and other training opportunities for the faculty. Prior to Meyer, and Joie Arn; Environmental Affairs, supplies. For more information, contact Shelley her start at Texas Wesleyan, Kerr worked in Gerri Combest and Julie Hutson. Texas Almgren, systems/periodicals librarian, at 817- the industry as a program analyst at the Texas Wesleyan’s team was sponsored and advised 531-4816. Education Agency in the Division of Research by Dr. Ibrahim Salih, professor of political and Evaluation and then later in the Division of science. Although collection development in all School Accountability and Accreditation. programs is a major priority, the recent Model Arab League was attended by focus has been the support of the newest History Department Hosts 2008 Regional approximately 135 students from 10 academic programs offered or soon to be Phi Alpha Theta Conference universities across Texas and the nation. offered: Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia These 10 universities represented 13 of the Practice, Doctorate in Education, counseling Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, associate professor 22 states within the League of Arab States and comparative religion. Recent electronic of history, and Dr. Brenda Taylor Matthews, and competed for the title of Outstanding additions to the West Library have greatly professor of history, hosted the North Central Delegation. Model Arab League was founded increased our 24/7 online information in areas and East Texas Regional Conference of the by the National Center for U.S. Arab inclusive of history, business, English, music history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. More Relations in 1983, holding the first summit and education. Some of these are the than 60 graduate and undergraduate students at Georgetown University. From there it has Alexander Street Classical Music Database, presented papers and 22 professors and grown to encompass 16 Models nationwide JSTOR Archives, the linking of our collection graduate students chaired 21 sessions. This that allow over 2,000 students to participate. with PubMed, and the Encyclopedia of Social was the first time for Texas Wesleyan to Sciences on e-books. For more information, host the meeting that rotates among area Each Model holds mock summit sessions that contact David Thurston, assistant director/ universities, including Baylor and the are similar to the actual League of Arab States collection development librarian, at 817-531- University of North Texas. Summits. Each school represents an Arab 4813. State with students role playing the part of the Polytechnic Cemetery Receives 1,000th delegates from that state. As representatives of Student workers contribute significantly to Historical Designation each state, delegates work to achieve consensus the success of the operations of the West Founded by the Hall and Tandy families on real-life questions that face the Arab world Library. The library employs 17 students to that donated the original parcel of land for on a daily basis. This is easier said than done assist in the daily tasks of the library as well as Polytechnic College, the Polytechnic Cemetery because each country comes to competition in help with special projects. The workers assist is the 1,000th in the state to receive special character carrying the same animosities and/or library patrons with a wide variety of common historical designation by the Texas Historical friendships that exist in real life. questions and procedures and are cross-trained Commission. The history faculty, including Texas Wesleyan has participated in Model to help in different departments as the need Dr. Brenda Taylor Matthews and Dr. Elizabeth arises. For more information, contact Sheri Arab League more than 20 years and has been Alexander, along with Dr. John Matthews, recognized for many of those years by winning Parker, coordinator of library services, at adjunct professor, assisted in obtaining 817-531-4821. Outstanding Delegation. This year was no historical designation for the Polytechnic different – Texas Wesleyan won Outstanding Cemetery on Collard Street. More than Delegation. The winners of the Outstanding SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES one hundred members of the Wesleyan and Delegate award from each committee were Miriam Espinosa Steps Down as Dean; Polytechnic communities gathered in March Rachel Horton and Heath Scott from Joint Marcel Kerr Appointed Interim Dean of to observe state officials present a certificate Defense, Zach Davidson and Billy Privette to descendant Mae Bruce recognizing the the School of Arts and Sciences from Palestinian Affairs, Chris Tham and Ike Dr. Miriam Espinosa will step down as dean of cemetery’s importance to the area. Akpom from Social Affairs, and Marc Coseriu, the School of Arts and Sciences after five years Joei Arn and Megan Meyer from Political Texas Wesleyan Hosts the Southwest Model of service in that capacity. She will continue Affairs. Arab League Competition as faculty and to assist with activities on campus. Dr. Marcel Kerr, associate professor The department of political science at Texas Highlights of the 2008 Conference were the of psychology, has been appointed to serve Wesleyan University hosted the Southwest Arabian Nights Dinner catered by Byblos as interim dean of the School of Arts and Model Arab League Competition for the Lebanese Restaurant, the Dubka Folk Dancers, Sciences. Kerr begins her new role August 1, second year in a row April 10-12. Texas and the belly dancer who entertained our but has agreed to attend meetings this summer Wesleyan was represented by Amber Barger guests following the dinner. Byblos also to assist with the transition. acting as Secretary General, and Gerri provided lunch for all attendees on Saturday Combest and Marc Coseriu as Co-Head in Betty and Bobby Bragan Fellowship Hall With educational expertise in statistics and Delegates. before the Summit Session and Awards Dinner program evaluation and 12 years of service in Martin Hall. in higher education as a faculty member here The Model Arab League Competition consists and at other institutions, Kerr possesses the of five committees, each of them represented Department of Chemistry News knowledge, skills, experience, and perspective by two or three delegates. The committees The Chemistry Department hosted a Lab that uniquely qualifies her for this new role. and those who represented them were: Joint Participation Program for advanced science

– 4 – students from Everman High School on DeLotto also participated in the national Neeley’s publications for the year include April 5. On Earth Day, April 22, Texas conference of the College English Association, an essay in the book Stories of Mentoring: Wesleyan’s Lambda Theta Phi organization held March 27-29 in St. Louis, serving on Theory & Praxis, edited by Lynee Gaillet arranged for the Academy Award-winning the panel “Nailing the MLA Interview,” and and Michelle Eble and published by Parlor movie “An Inconvenient Truth” to be shown moderating a fiction reading titled “Rites of Press; a synoptic outline of St. Augustine’s De at Texas Wesleyan, featuring introductory Passage: Rebellion, Death, Myth, and Magic.” Doctrina Christiana in Rich Enos’s Landmark remarks by Dr. Bob Landolt, professor of Essays in Rhetoric: St. Augustine (2008); and chemistry. DeLotto performed a reading on May 5 from an article entitled “[Dis]Connecting Cultural Days of a Chameleon: Collected Poems, recently Constructs: Using Youth Culture in a First- Wesleyan Music published by Texas Wesleyan University Press, Year Comp Sequence” co-authored with During the spring semester the Music for the Poets of Tarrant County in Fort Worth. DeeAnn Day and accepted for publication in Department sponsored more than 30 public 2008 by Fountainhead Press in the X Series Dr. Bryan English, assistant professor of concerts, recitals and other departmental for professional development entitled Movies, music, has released a solo trombone CD, activities and events, most of them offered as Music, and More. a public service at no charge. The semester “Collage.” The music is diverse, ranging from kicked off in fine fashion on Friday, February Latin/jazz to modern brass pieces. Performers On campus, Neeley enjoys hosting open-mic 8, with the 12th annual President’s Honors include Wesleyan alumni and former music night events; serving as general editor of Aries, Concert, hosted by President and Mrs. Jeffcoat faculty members, as well as members of the Texas Wesleyan’s national literary magazine; and co-hosts Evan Faris, BMEd ’76, and Janie Fort Worth Symphony and the Maynard teaching in the honors program; and chairing Faris, BMEd ’77, MAEd ’83. Ferguson and Willie Nelson bands. the women’s symposium planning committee. It is available on iTunes and at Neeley has also been appointed as part-time Several faculty performed recitals, including www.cdbaby.com/cd/bryanenglish. graduate faculty at TCU from 2007-2009 to Julie McCoy, associate professor of music; serve on a dissertation committee that will call Jessica Koebbe, adjunct instructor of piano; Dr. Sara Horsfall, associate professor of upon her expertise in critical pedagogy. and a duo-piano recital with Dr. John Fisher, sociology, attended the Southwest Sociological professor of music, and Dr. Bruce McDonald, Association Annual meeting, held March 12- Dr. Brenda Taylor Matthews, professor of visiting assistant professor of religion and 15 in Las Vegas. The Sociological group is a history, had her chapter on “Ladies of Victory” philosophy. The Wesleyan music student part of the larger Southwest Social Science published in Grace and Gumption, Stories of Fort ensembles performed throughout the semester, Association, which includes history, political Worth Women. The book, released by TCU including the Honor Wind Symphony, Jazz science, economics, international studies, Press in November, has made headlines in the Ensemble, Wesleyan Singers, Wesleyan social work and gender studies. She presented Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Southern Living Chamber Singers, and Wesleyan Chorale. Six a paper, “Simmel on Women: A Turn of magazine. The contributors have appeared graduating seniors gave recitals as part of their the Century Theorist with a Very Modern numerous times, including during Women’s degree requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Analysis.” Last year, Horsfall was elected vice History Month at the Fort Worth Public music. president of the SW Sociological Association, Library and for the Texas History Institute with responsibility for the silent auction to of Texas Christian University. Matthews also rd Other events included the 3 Annual Barr raise money for the Minority Fellowship Fund. spoke in April at the Victory Art Center to the Invitational Duo-Piano Recital, the Duisen Next year she will be president-elect, and Tarrant County Historical Society. The book’s rd Duo, 3 Annual Alumni Invitational Recital responsible for organizing the program for success has resulted in a Grace and Gumption featuring Ryan Strittmatter ’02, guitar, and sociology. Two scheduled for publication in the fall of Stan Graner ’81, tenor; music travel and 2010. enrichment class to Boston during spring Dr. Stacia Neeley, associate professor of break, Highlander/Wesleyan Jazz Festival, and English, presented poetry and creative non- SCHOOL OF BUSINESS the Guitar Fort Worth artist series, featuring fiction at Langdon Weekend in Granbury in ADMINISTRATION AND Johannes Möller, Eliot Fisk, and Zaira September; presented a scholarly paper entitled PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Meneses. “Well, That Depends on What You Mean by MBA Program ‘Feminist’: Millennial Student Myopia and a The 2007 Graduate Business Golf Tournament Faculty Announcements Renewed Commitment to a Gendered Critical raised $7,500 for graduate business school Dr. Jeffrey DeLotto, professor of English, Pedagogy” at the national Feminism(s) and scholarships. The Second Annual Golf participated in the joint conference of the Rhetoric(s) conference in Little Rock, AR in Tournament was held May 19 of this year. Texas College English Association and the October; co-facilitated a faculty development Conference of College Teachers of English, workshop on writing grant proposals in Judy Pérez, BBA ’04, MBA ’07, coordinator of held February 28-March 1 in San Antonio, November; and will present for the seventh Graduate Business Programs, was honored by where he moderated and served on a panel, year in a row at the national Conference on the Fort Worth Business Press as a Woman of “‘Publication’: What’s in a Name?” developed College Composition and Communication in Influence in its most recent Great Women of by DeLotto and professors from two other April of 2008. Neeley’s 2008 presentation is Texas list. The list of 22 women is published universities in response to ongoing discussion entitled “Composition Studies Meets Social annually, and winners are chosen from in the academy on redefinition stemming from Science: Course Management, Timing, and nominations from the community. Pérez was internet sources. DeLotto was also presented Ethics as Realities in Teaching Research also among 10 women honored with the Rising with the Joe D. Thomas Award for Excellence Methods” and is part of a panel for which she Star Award for her work with the Hispanic in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service by the recruited three other Wesleyan professors and Women’s Network of Texas-Fort Worth Texas College English Association. a colleague at Fullerton College in California. Chapter.

– 5 – New Faculty What Matters Most?” was co-authored with on the quality of their decisions and on the Dr. Thomas Nichols has joined the School of Dr. Sameer Vaidya, associate dean of the functional merit of their decisions relative to Business as a tenure-track assistant professor School of Business and associate professor of the other teams. of management. Nichols recently completed management. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION his Ph.D. in management at the University of Dr. Don McWilliams, professor of business North Texas. administration, presented “Using Queueing Activities with the School of Education The School of Education and Graduate Faculty Announcements Analysis and Computer Simulation Modeling to Reduce Waiting Time in the Hospital Admissions hosted a Teacher Appreciation Dr. Thomas Bell,professor of business Admitting Departments” at the Society of Luncheon in February for 23 nearby Fort administration, presented “Benefits vs. Business, Industry, and Economics Conference, Worth ISD schools during teacher in-service Burdens: With Respect to IT Auditing held April 15-18. day. Seventy-nine teachers and administrators (SAS 70 Reporting) - An Organizational from 10 schools attended and learned about Change Perspective for the Web” at the 2008 A paper by Dr. John Shampton, professor of Wesleyan’s graduate program opportunities, Federation of Business Disciplines conference business administration and business law, and and door prizes were awarded. held March 5-8 in Houston. Dr. David Ritter, visiting assistant professor of accounting, “Tax Planning: Avoiding the Fourth-grade students from D. McRae Dr. Sandra Hart, professor of marketing, Rule Against Perpetuities With Foreign-Based Elementary School visited the campus in presented “Self-Regulation of Legal Trusts-Why, How and Whether (Ethically February for an all-day writing workshop Advertising in Texas: Similarities and Speaking),” was accepted for presentation at that began with greetings and a story read by Implications for the European Union” at the 2008 Business Conference, held March 6-8 Dr. Carlos Martinez, dean of the School of the International Conference on Small and in San Antonio. Education. The students filled Dan Waggoner Medium Sized Enterprises, sponsored by the Hall classrooms all day attending workshops. Athens Institute for Education and Research, Dr. Tom Smith, professor of marketing, August 6-9, 2007 in Athens, Greece. In participated in the International Society of The School of Education, as part of the addition to her presentation, she chaired a Business Disciplines Conference, held March National Professional Development Project session on organizational behavior and human 30-April 1 in Las Vegas. Smith co-presented grant from the U.S. Department of Education, resource management. “A Growth Service Industry: Cross Cultural hosted guest speaker Dr. Jill Kerper Mora Training.” Dr. Sandra Hart co-authored of San Diego University in April. Mora This conference was interdisciplinary, the paper. is a frequent speaker at national and state discussing business issues affecting small- and conference and a recipient of the California Dr. Thomas D. Tolleson, professor of medium-sized businesses. In addition to the Association for Bilingual Education 2002 actual program the conference encouraged accounting, attended the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting held August Award for Excellence in Research and interaction through a Greek dinner with Scholarly Activity. The event was attended traditional dances, a visit to three islands and 4-8, 2007, in Chicago. Tolleson presented an Effective Learning Strategy entitled by 82 educators from Texas Wesleyan, Hill a trip to an archeological site in Marathon. College, Tarrant County College, and grant The conference site also gave Hart the “Excel Spin Buttons: Visual Enhancement of Accounting and Financial Concepts.” The partner ISDs. Mora’s presentation was titled opportunity to visit museums, the ancient “Differentiating Instruction for English ruins in Athens and walk where Socrates and paper was coauthored with Professor Kay Guess of St. Edward’s University in Austin. Language Learners: The 4 x 4 Model of Plato once walked. Integrated Thematic Language and Content A case study by Dr. Thomas Klaasen, For his Strategic Management classes, Dr. Instruction.” Sameer Vaidya uses an online business professor of economics and finance, Counseling “Campbell’s Resort,” has been accepted for strategy simulation in which teams of students publication in the Journal of Finance Case compete with each other and students The Glick House Community Counseling Center has contracted with the Mental Health Research, and will be included in the Spring worldwide while running their own footwear 2008 issue. company. The online simulation compiles lists Diversion Court Program, administered by of the prior week’s best-performing companies Judge Brent Carr, to provide mental health/ Dr. Melinda Cline, associate professor of worldwide based on each of four measures: chemical dependency and family therapy management information systems, published overall score, earnings per share, return on sessions to persons referred by the judge for a co-authored paper, “HIPAA, Privacy and average equity, and stock price. Three of counseling. The goal of the program is to divert Organizational Change: A Challenge for Vaidya’s teams ranked in the Global Top 100 non-violent criminals in need of counseling into Management,” in SIGCAS Computers and Performances during the month of March in the mental health system rather than further Society, 37(1), June 2007. various categories, including overall game- entrenching them in the criminal justice to-date score, return on average equity, and system. Dr. Kalpana Pai, assistant professor of stock price. More than 3,800 teams from 215 economics and finance, had two submissions Dr. Molly Kuzmich is a new visiting professor colleges and universities compete each week. accepted for presentation at the 2008 of graduate counseling on the faculty of Texas Federation of Business Disciplines, held The student teams are responsible for Wesleyan. She holds a B.S. in psychology, March 5-8 in Houston. The first, “Public all facets of their organization including an M.S. in counseling and development, and Accounting Firms: Do Consumers Really Have strategic planning, tactical planning, staffing, a Ph.D. in family therapy, all from Texas a Choice?” was co-authored with Dr. Tom organizing, marketing, and research and Women’s University. Kuzmich is a Licensed Tolleson, professor of accounting, and the development. They input their decisions on the Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed second, “Mentor Characteristics or Gender: simulation web site every week and are graded Professional Counselor Supervisor, and a

– 6 – Registered Play Therapist. She is currently Solution Focused Therapy, at the American Drs. Robles-Goodwin, R.J. Wilson, professor working with Dr. Joel Muro from Texas Counseling Association in Honolulu at a of education, and Selena Short, assistant Woman’s University to study the effects of Learning Institute, at the Appreciative Inquiry professor of education, presented at the 24th family of origin training and filial training Conference in Norway, and for the Academy Annual Spring BEAM Conference in April. on parent-child relationships and levels of of Solution Focused Training in Singapore The title of their presentation was “Research differentiation. on Solution Focused Schools and Parenting and Emerging Instructional Strategies in Toward Solutions. Science and Math.” At the same conference, The LPC students in the counseling program Short and Robles-Goodwin presented on have maintained a 100% pass rate for the Dr. Twyla Miranda, professor of education two other topics, “Introduction to ESL national counseling exam (NCE) and the and director of graduate programs, has received for Administrators” and “Discussion and school counseling students are at a 100% pass a Fulbright Award to attend the Teacher Implementation of Effective Strategies for rate for the school counseling program. Education Administrator Seminar, to be held Preliterate ELLs in the Classroom.” The Graduate Counseling Program began August 8-23 in India for travel, dialogue and an honors society this spring to honor both study with Indian educators. Locations will As part of the Teacher Quality Grant, Dr. R.J. professional counseling and school counseling include schools and universities in New Delhi, Wilson, is working with the six students that students who maintain a GPA of 3.75 or Chennai, and Kolkata. Dr. Bruce Benz, associate professor of biology, took to the Monarch Sanctuary in Mexico over higher and who have been voted by the faculty She participated in the Highlights Foundation as having displayed professional character. winter break. The outcome of their work will Nature Writing Retreat in northeast be teaching materials that they can use in their Graduate counseling students have also started Pennsylvania in April. Each writer has a cabin a counseling student organization. Dr. Edita classroom based on their experience in Mexico. for the retreat, writing desk, and wooded Wilson and Benz were awarded a new $87,000 Ruzgyte, assistant professor of graduate surroundings. Nature hikes, scouting, and counseling, is the advisor. Teacher Quality Grant for summer 2008 and writing about flora and fauna are emphasized, the 2008-2009 school year. The new course is The Eunice and James L. West Library has and she met with the editors of Highlights titled, “Teaching Ecology in the Classroom.” donated the book Introduction to Multicultural Magazine for Children. Counseling for Helping Professionals to the Wilson also presented “Teaching Science Miranda presented “Wild Animals in Urban library in memory of Dr. Don Spinks, Using ESL Strategies” for the Fort Worth ISD Environs, or How I Became an Amateur professor of graduate counseling, who passed annual ESL school conference. Tracker” for the Wesleyan Honors Luncheon away in January 2008. in February, and held a Visiting Author’s SCHOOL OF LAW Alumni News Presentation on Animals in Longfeather Ponds The Texas Wesleyan University School of Sally Greathouse, BS ’03, was named Teacher books for Bluebonnet Elementary in Keller Law announces the appointment of Frederic ISD in May. of the Year at Webb Elementary in Arlington White as the new dean of the law school. “It is ISD. The article “Poetry with English Language my pleasure to be asked to join in fulfilling In December, the Fort Worth Independent Learners, A Catalyst for Language Use and the mission of Texas Wesleyan Law, a ‘young’ School District announced the 14 exemplary Reading Fluency,” co-written by Miranda and law school that already has a fine faculty and teachers who are the 2007-2008 Chairs for Elsie Sosa, has been accepted for publication in staff, great students and supportive alumni Teaching Excellence. Two awardees have ties to the August 2008 monograph of the Federation and friends,” Dean White said. “I hope to Texas Wesleyan. Erica French, BS ’00, teaches of North Texas Area Universities, Current help continue Texas Wesleyan’s traditions of at Lowery Road Elementary School. French Issues and Best Practices in Bilingual and ESL excellence in scholarship, teaching and service received the Lockheed Martin Elementary Education. to the legal community.” Math Chair. While he did not graduate from , assistant White, who will be the first African-American Wesleyan, Kerry Renta took classes to receive Dr. Patsy Robles-Goodwin professor of education and director of the dean at Texas Wesleyan University School of his alternative certification as a bilingual Law, will be the fifth dean of the law school teacher. Renta teaches at Westcliff Elementary ESL/bilingual program, published an article, “Braiding Cultural Understandings: and will succeed Interim Dean and Professor and was awarded the Lockheed Martin Cynthia Fountaine. White is currently the Elementary Science Chair. Each teacher holds Reflections of a Teacher Working with Diverse Latino Students” in the Current Issues and dean of Golden Gate Law School in San the title for one year and receives $5,000. Francisco, a position he has held since January Teachers are nominated by principals, parents, Best Practice in Bilingual and ESL Education Monograph. 2004. He received his J.D. from Columbia and colleagues. University School of Law and his B.A. from Faculty Announcements Dr. Robles-Goodwin and Dr. Kim Tyler, Columbia College. Admitted to the Ohio Bar assistant professor of education, presented in 1973, White has experience as an associate Dr. Linda Metcalf, associate professor of two sessions at the 14th Annual Conference dean and professor of law at Cleveland- counseling, has had two recent publications on the Education of Hispanics. Their topic Marshall College of Law. His scholarship and one in review: Counseling Toward Solutions, nd was “Building a Bridge Between Bilingual and focuses on property, wills and trusts, real estate 2 Ed, January 2008, John Wiley and Sons; Gifted Education.” law, land use control, local government law, and A Field Guide to Counseling Toward Solutions, administrative law. January 2008, John Wiley and Sons; and Dr. Edita Ruzgyte, assistant professor of A Practical Approach to Learning Family graduate counseling, attended the Society Academically, the law school continues to Therapy, in review, Thompson Publishers. for the Scientific Study of Sex Conference in shine. Last August, the school welcomed 291 Metcalf’s recent presentations were in San Diego, where her presentation topic was new students, the largest entering class since Amsterdam for the Korbinski Institute on “Sexuality and Cultural Issues.” 1998. The law school’s bar pass rate was 91.14,

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