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Tarleton qualifies 10 for College national finals rodeo
For the seventh-straight year, Tarleton’s men’s and women’s rodeo teams competed at the College National Finals Rodeo.
Both teams qualified for the CNFR during the Tarleton Stampede, the regular season finale for the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southwest Region. The women’s team collected enough points to overtake Eastern New Mexico University at Lone Star Arena, and clinch second place to qualify for the “Rose Bowl of College Rodeo.”
Tarleton sent six men and four women to the CNFR, held June 12-18 in Casper, Wyo. More than 400 cowboys and cowgirls from more than 100 universities competed at the CNFR after contestants competed all year in one of the NIRA’s 11 regions.
The following represented Tarleton at the CNFR: Bareback Riding – Kody Lamb (Southwest Region champion) and Zac Lomax (Southwest Region reserve champion); Saddle Bronc Riding – Jace Lane; Steer Wrestling – Jace Melvin; Bull Riding – Brody Yeary; Tie-Down Roping – Kyle Parrish; Breakaway Roping – Allison Danley (Southwest Region champion) and Lauren Bane; and, Goat Tying – Baili Collins and Ashleigh Baugh.
Be sure to catch the CNFR on ESPN U on August 18. The action will be split between two shows that air back-to-back, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time.
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Three teams earn spots in collegiate bass national championship
Tarleton’s Bass Fishing Club will send three teams to the 2016 collegiate bass fishing championship after the student anglers finished among the top 13 teams at the Carhartt College Wild Card tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lake Murray near Ardmore, Okla., held June 10-12.
The top 13 teams from the Carhartt College Wild Card advanced to the collegiate bass fishing championship July 28-30 in Campbellsville, Ky. on Green River Lake.
After leading the 80-team field of anglers representing 40 colleges and universities on Day 1, Tarleton’s Austyn Fowler and Zach Hurst took fifth place at the end of the three-day tournament with 15 fish weighing an accumulative 41 pounds, 1 ounce.
Also qualifying for the national championship were the Tarleton duo of Zach Ziober and Dakota Ebare, who finished 11th with 15 bass totaling 37 pounds, 10 ounces, and 12th place anglers Stetson Overton and Justin Seeton, who combined for 37 pounds, 1 ounce with 15 bass at final weighin.
The Wild Card format served as a bonus opportunity for advancing to the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. Most of the national championship teams previously advanced through five conference championships. The Wild Card was the final chance to qualify for this season of the collegiate series.
Tarleton added a sixth academic college—the College of Health Sciences and Human Services—this fall to better serve roughly 1,600 students already enrolled in successful, established programs in medical lab sciences, public health, social work, counseling and nursing.
In response to Texas’ growing demand for health sciences and human services professionals, the new college will offer programs in Fort Worth, Waco and Midlothian as well as at Tarleton’s Stephenville campus and via its online Global Campus.
The Department of Nursing boasts more than 1,000 students. In addition, Tarleton’s highly regarded Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Public Health, located in the heart of Fort Worth’s Medical District, prepares students for well-paying and prestigious positions in clinical laboratories and serves as a resource for the North Texas healthcare community, helping physicians diagnose and treat a variety of diseases.
Tarleton’s Social Work Program is designed to respond to the diverse needs of multicultural communities throughout North and Central Texas, with an emphasis on service to Hispanic, military and rural populations.
Student journalists from the Department of Student Publications and the Department of Communication Studies’ Texan News Service brought home 38 awards from the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Conference in Dallas. The student journalists competed with two- and four-year universities and colleges from across the state with similar size publications.
The Grassburr, Tarleton’s yearbook, won 14 awards for its 2015 publication, including honorable mention in overall excellence. Additional awards included first place for a word and photo section on people and for one on student organizations; second place for sports, academics copy, information graphic and sports feature photo; and multiple third-place accolades and honorable mentions.
The JTAC News, Tarleton’s official student newspaper, earned seven awards at the TIPA conference, including second place for news feature story. Additionally, JTAC News took first place for sports column; second place for information graphic; third place for news story and opinion/editorial page design; and several honorable mentions.
Texan News Service, a learning-laboratory in the College of Liberal & Fine Arts’ Department of Communication Studies, garnered 17 awards, including second place for overall excellence among Division 5 Newspapers.
The on-campus news agency received first-place accolades for general news photo, sports news story and breaking news video; second place for sports news story, illustration (non-photo), ad design, sports action photo, and best blog; third place for news photo; and multiple honorable mentions.
Aeronautical Team wins $10K prize at nASA rocket competition
For the second year in a row, the Aeronautical Team is a winner in the NASAsponsored Student Launch Centennial Challenge competition, returning to campus with a $10,000 cash prize following its successful rocket launch on April 16, near Huntsville, Ala.
The team brought home third place for successful completion of this year’s design-build-launch competition that highlighted NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV)—the rocket affiliated with a proposed Mars Sample Return lander mission.
The Cornell University Rocketry Team won this year’s competition, earning $25,000. Nearly 50 high school, college and university teams from 22 states competed at the 16th annual Student Launch competition and second annual MAV Challenge.
Members for the 2015-2016 Tarleton Aeronautical Team included: Jordan Doornek, sophomore – electrical engineering; Grant Gregory, sophomore – mechanical engineering technology; Colby LaRue, junior – computer science and physics; Andrew Olbrich, sophomore – mechanical engineering; Mark Mosby, junior – computer science; Corbin Loewe, senior – English; Taylor Hamilton, senior – English; and Kaitlin Sullivan, senior – English. Need more information? Check out these resources.
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The number of countries that students have traveled to for study abroad trips
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Number of bachelor’s degrees offered by Tarleton
380
Number of students in the Honors College
2,068
Number of new beds in four new residence halls since 2014
