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Black History Month neglected Faculty Little coverage given to a month for many students Shelby Baker Editor-in-Chief sbaker3@twu.edu People are talking all across the nation about Black History Month, but not for its significance or in remembrance of the accomplishments of those before. No — for some people, the impact of the month is losing ground, and some are questioning why we still celebrate it. Most people don’t know the origins of Black History Month, nor are they interested. In 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, which then went on to institute Negro History Week in 1926. In 1976, the week was expanded to all of February when it became a national holiday. In recognition of Black History Month, the Blagg-Huey Library has an exhibit on the first floor featuring artifacts relating to the national holiday. Some of these were pulled from TWU’s Special Collection and Women’s Collection, while others are borrowed from Interlibrary Loan Specialist LaMargo Branch.
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This has become an annual exhibit for the library, featuring 7.1 new artifacts each year. Unfortunately, the library is one of the few departments doing 5.2 anything in commemoration of the holiday. The Black community 17.6 makes up 18.4 percent of 17.1 TWU’s population. That’s 38.4 higher than the national average (13.2 percent) 18.5 and Texas’ (12.4 percent). TWU is one of the top 50 undergraduate programs in the country for minority students. 18.4 The university as a whole should have more events and 12.4 information regarding Black 13.2 History Month available to 44.0% students. But despite the higher 4 4 percentage of students who have .0 % a cultural tie to the holiday, TWU has not stepped up to the plate. “There is a need to address that part of the population and Graphic by Toi Ferguson the number of events need to be increased,” Student Government show that the community is doing Association President Landon more than TWU. Dickerson said. “We need to Elementary schools are make sure we have changes in the learning about Black History future.” Month, UNT students are Dickerson is more than right. gathering together, holding For a community with such a large signs that read “Black women population of African American matter.” The Denton Campus and black students, there are less Theatre began the month with events for Black History Month at the inaugural Denton Black Film TWU than in previous years. Just a Festival. In comparison, the cursory glance around Denton will biggest event TWU held ...
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Season opens with ups, downs Batting average outweighs Pioneers’ pitching problems in regular season opening Alex Ancira Managing Editor aancira@twu.edu The Pioneer softball team began the season with mountainous highs and deep dark lows early this month in Tucson, Arizona before heading to the WT Woodward Invitational this weekend in Canyon, Texas. With an overall record of 5–7, TWU will look to extend its current four-game winning streak to push ahead of .500 for the month of February. The season began with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II LeadOff Classic, where the Pioneers dropped their two opening day games against the nationally ranked University of Missouri at St. Louis Tritons and the Regis Rangers. In the UMSL game, TWU led the game 5–2 until the Tritons scored four runs in the final four frames to grab the victory. Junior infielder Celina Ortiz and freshman Tylia Sylestine both gave two-run homeruns in the Pioneers losing effort. In the Regis game, Sylestine contributed another two-run
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homerun in the team’s narrow loss. The game consisted of a call and response from the Pioneers and the Rangers, with Regis finally pulling ahead in the eighth inning with a go-ahead run off of an international tie-breaker ruling, according to the TWU press release. TWU would next go on to win against Colorado Mesa in a dominant 10–1 showing, and lose
to Metro State 3–4 on Saturday. Closing out the weekend series in Tucson, TWU dropped its final games on Sunday against Molloy and Regis, 0–3 and 5–8 respectively. TWU walked away from the NFCA Division II LeadOff Classic with a 1–5 record and a three-game losing streak. At the end of the weekend, head coach Genny Stidham said: “Our offense
struggled today compared to the last two days. We couldn’t get anything going offensively against Molloy and then had the lead against Regis but could not hold it. Bailee Wortham pitched well not only today but the entire weekend. This is not the way we wanted to start the season but we need to
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was a Black History Month Health Fair, held in conjunction with a student organization fair. The health fair was the result of a partnership between the Office of Intercultural Studies and Student Health Services. Tables were set up in the Student Union, with information regarding breast cancer, sickle cell and sexual health as some of the common health problems found in black people. But while the event was meant to inform, it turned some people away. “I found it very offensive,” Fashion Merchandising major Jabari Hendricks said. “It had a very negative connotation to me, which is the opposite of what Black History Month is about.” Hendricks is currently researching Black History Month for a paper and has a grasp on what the general public knows about the national holiday. “Usually when I ask about Black History Month, people respond with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks,” Hendricks said. “They never learned about all these people who contributed and made impacts. Martin Luther King’s mother was assassinated, but no one knows. In fact, the history
portion of the month is sorely lacking. While this is a time to remember and celebrate the accomplishments of those who were overlooked, no events at TWU are highlighting this segment. Previously, the History and Government department would hold their own event for Black History Month, but they seem to have withdrawn from this year’s line-up. Dickerson could only describe History and Government’s withdrawal from the celebration as “surprising,” especially being a Legal Studies major himself. The most information and recognition of the history is coming from an unexpected place — the Student Union. Throughout the month of February, Programming Coordinator Lauren Meyer has been posting tidbits of information on their Facebook and Twitter pages. Students feel the lack of events across the three campuses. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been holding their own events, working with the Campus Activities Board earlier in the month for a poetry night and holding a debate at their
February meeting, but nothing else TWU centric. NAACP Community Coordination Officer Jazmine Beadle recognized the lack in student and department involvement. “I do wish there was more going on and more opportunities for students to get involved,” she said. “Maybe if more people knew about the history of it, they would be more interested and involved.” Either TWU has fallen behind or they are above the curve in phasing out Black History Month. Nationally, it seems the history portion has fallen out of use in celebrating the national holiday. Despite Ferguson and police brutality centered around the black community, Black History Month is slowly losing traction. So what can be done? Perhaps we could finally amend the textbooks used in K–12 to include historical figures other than Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. Like the Office of Intercultural Studies, make an effort to spread knowledge of history and culture beyond one month. One thing is for sure: TWU’s apathy in involvement has approached a new, national level.
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TWU Fashion Merchandising seniors Emily Mince and Deema Aridi recently won the 2015 National Retail Federation Student Challenge in New York City this January. The NRF is the largest retail trade association in the world and the NRF Student Challenge, now in its second year, is a business case competition. Aridi and Mince created the GradCap Kit, a do-it-yourself mortar board decorating kit. Aridi said: “The idea for the GradCap Kit initially came from our mentor, Dr. Deborah Young. She mentioned the idea, and Emily and I immediately knew that this was the perfect product for us to
AGENDA1 TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS COMMITTEE MEETINGS ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Board of Regents Room, 2nd Floor, Room 2504 TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, Dallas, Texas Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Academic Affairs Committee: Regents Farias (Chair), Paup (Vice Chair), Bancroft, Chriss, Henslee, & Tonn I. Call Meeting to Order II. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of November 13, 2014 III. Adjourn to Executive Session2 IV. Agenda • Report Item 1: Receive the Faculty Senate Update • Report Item 2: Receive the Visioning 2 Committee Update • Report Item 3: Receive the Priority of Partnerships Report • Report Item 4: Receive the Athletics Update • Report Item 5: Receive the Terry Scholar Program Update • Report Item 6: Receive the Technology at TWU Report • Report Item 7: Receive the Accountability Report • Action Item 8: Consider Recommending Approval to Offer New Degree Programs • Action Item 9: Consider Recommending Approval to Offer Existing Master of Health Care Administration Degree in a Distance Education Delivery Format • Action Item 10: Consider Recommending Approval of Faculty Development Leaves V. Adjourn During the committee meetings a majority of the Board of Regents may be present. Each committee reserves the right to go into executive closed session for real estate, litigation, security audit, or personnel matters under V.T.C.A., Government Code Sections 551.072, 551.071, 551.076, and 551.074, respectively, at any time for any item listed on the Agenda.
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AGENDA1 TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS COMMITTEE MEETINGS FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE Board of Regents Room, 2nd Floor, Room 2504 TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, Dallas, Texas Thursday, February 19, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.
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this grant is complete, we should submit another federally funded training grant to continue preparing scholars in the area of adapted physical education so they can meet this high need in our state. In a future grant, design it so we can accommodate more scholars each year as we had to stay within a set federal budget for this specific grant. Finally, we need more state inservice training in order to catch up with the need for adapted physical educators.” For more information on the APE program, contact SillimanFrench at lsillimanfrench@twu.edu.
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create for this competition.” Professor and Director of TWU’s Fashion and Textiles Program Dr. Deborah Young served as mentor for the TWU team and worked with Mince and Aridi from July 2014 to January of this year. Young said: “I believed from the very beginning that we would win.” The students’ hard work and dedication helped them to finish the requirements for the competition with flying colors. Mince said: “Following the research process, we created a 15 page business plan as well as a 90 second pitch video explaining the contents of the GradCap Kit.” Aridi said: “I can honestly say that this was by far one of the most incredible opportunities I have ever been given.”
Finance & Audit Committee: Regents Wilson (Chair), Farias (Vice Chair), Bancroft, Gibson, Scanlon McGinity, & Schrader I. Call Meeting to Order II. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of November 13, 2014 III. Adjourn to Executive Session2 IV. Agenda • Action Item 1: Consider Recommending Approval of the Personnel Report • Action Item 2: Consider Recommending Acceptance of Grants • Action Item 3: Consider Recommending Approval of Contracts and Agreements • Action Item 4: Consider Recommending Approval of Resolutions for Local Government Investment Pools, TexPool and LOGIC, Amending Authorized Representatives • Action Item 5: Consider Recommending Approval to Request Sale of TWU-Owned Property • Action Item 6: Consider Recommending Approval to Increase Board Designated Tuition • Action Item 7: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Medical Services Fee • Action Item 8: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the 2015-2016 Housing Rates • Action Item 9: Consider Recommending Approval of Increase to the 2015-2016 Meal Plan Rates • Action Item 10: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Student Union Fee Pending Legislative Approval • Action Item 11: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Technology Fee • Action Item 12: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Differential Tuition for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders • Action Item 13: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Differential Nursing Program Tuition for the College of Nursing • Action Item 14: Consider Recommending Approval to Increase Differential Tuition for Graduate Students and to Implement a Differential Tuition for Undergraduate Student in Business Courses in the School of Management • Action Item 15: Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in the Board Designated Tuition for the Fixed Tuition Price Plan • Action Item 16: Consider Recommending Approval to Extend the Oklahoma Nonresident Tuition • Action Item 17: Consider Recommending Approval of an Expenditure from the Technology Fee Fund Balance • Action Item 18: Consider Recommending Approval of an Allocation from the Fitness and Recreation Fund Balance for the Outdoor Pool
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students entering the APE program: “[Students will] complete 39-hour field-based curriculum that involves experiences in numerous environments. One environment will involve working directly with families of children with low-incidence disabilities. Some courses that are a part of the curriculum are: Growth and Perceptual MD for Low Incidence Disabilities; Pedagogy I: Behavior Management in the APE Environment; APA I & II: Disability Sport and Fitness; APE Advanced Scholar Seminar I & II; Pedagogy II: Instructional Strategies in the APE Environment; Pedagogy
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TWU is the only Texas university that offers a comprehensive APE program. Silliman-French elaborated: “TWU has a long history (over 35 years) of being federally funded to prepare highly qualified adapted physical educators at the master’s level. This new five-year grant will enhance the existing program by focusing on students with low-incidence disabilities from diverse populations as well as deaf students, including signing.” 2015 marks the first year that the APE program will include deaf education. Silliman-French outlined the requirements and outcomes for
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AGENDA1 TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING BOR MEETING AGENDA Board of Regents Room, 2nd Floor, Room 2504 TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, Dallas, Texas Friday, February 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Full Board Meeting: Regents Bancroft (Chair), Wilson (Vice Chair), Chriss, Farias, Gibson, Henslee, Scanlon McGinity, Paup, Schrader, & Tonn I. Call Meeting to Order II. Election of Officers III. Adjourn to Executive Closed Session: real estate, litigation, security audit, or personnel matters under V.T.C.A., Government Code Sections 551.072, 551.071, 551.076, and 551.074 Respectively IV. Reconvene into Open Session and Take Any Possible Action Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Closed Session V. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Board Meeting of November 14, 2014 VI. Consideration of Public Testimony on Full Board Agenda Items, If Any VII. Consent Agenda • Action Item 1: Consider Approval to Offer New Degree Programs • Action Item 2: Consider Approval to Offer Existing Master of Health Care Administration Degree in a Distance Education Delivery Format • Action Item 3: Consider Approval of Faculty Development Leaves • Action Item 4: Consider Approval of the Personnel Report • Action Item 5: Consider Acceptance of Grants • Action Item 6: Consider Approval of Contracts and Agreements
• Action Item 7: Consider Approval of Resolutions for Local Government Investment Pools, TexPool and LOGIC, Amending Authorized Representatives • Action Item 8: Consider Approval to Request Sale of TWU-Owned Property • Action Item 9: Consider Approval to Increase Board Designated Tuition • Action Item 10: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Medical Services Fee • Action Item 11: Consider Approval of an Increase in the 2015-2016 Housing Rates • Action Item 12: Consider Approval of Increase to the 2015-2016 Meal Plan Rates • Action Item 13: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Student Union Fee Pending Legislative Approval • Action Item 14: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Technology Fee • Action Item 15: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Differential Tuition for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders • Action Item 16: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Differential Nursing Program Tuition for the College of Nursing • Action Item 17: Consider Approval to Increase Differential Tuition for Graduate Students and to Implement a Differential Tuition for Undergraduate Student in Business Courses in the School of Management • Action Item 18: Consider Approval of an Increase in the Board Designated Tuition for the Fixed Tuition Price Plan • Action Item 19: Consider Approval to Extend the Oklahoma Nonresident Tuition • Action Item 20: Consider Approval of an Expenditure from the Technology Fee Fund Balance • Action Item 21: Consider Approval of an Allocation from the Fitness and Recreation Fund Balance for the Outdoor Pool • Action Item 22: Consider Acceptance of Gifts to TWU VIII. Full Board Agenda • Report Item 23: Consider Approval and Adoption of the Recommended Edit of Article II of the TWU Regent Bylaws • Report Item 24: Receive the Technology Security Report • Report Item 25: Receive the Report on Texas Woman’s University Policies and Procedures IX. Board Chair’s Report: A. Regents’ Remarks X. Chancellor and President’s Report XI. Adjourn The Board reserves the right to go into executive closed session for real estate, litigation, security audit, or personnel matters under V.T.C.A., Government Code Sections 551.072, 551.071, 551.076, and 551.074, respectively, at any time for any item listed on the Agenda.
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Softball off to a slow start Continued from pg. 1 hard in practice this week and try to fix all the mistakes we made. We are playing six South Central Regional teams next weekend at the West Texas A&M tournament, and we need to be ready.” Friday, Feb. 13, TWU opened its next series with two losses, bringing the streak up to five games, against Adams State and Colorado State–Pueblo. However, the Pioneers proceeded to win four straight games to bring their season record up to 5–7 on the year. In those four games, TWU outscored its opponents 61–33, including a 16–7 five inning run-rule win against Colorado
Mesa. According to TWU’s press release, Stidham said after the games: “I am proud of the girls for bouncing back to win four straight after struggling on Friday. We still need to straighten out our pitching but I am very pleased with our offense. We have lot of good hitters on the team and most of them had good at bats this weekend.” TWU will next travel to San Antonio for the Rattler Invitational this weekend against Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma Christian, Texas A&M-International and St. Mary’s, who is hosting the tournament.
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had a 29–25 lead, but when the second half started Angelo State showed some intensity and took the lead. Throughout the game, the teams were neck-and-neck, but it all came down to Angelo State getting four successful free throws with 45 seconds left to take the lead. The Rams seem to be playing more defensively since the Pioneers still outscored them in rebounds by just one. Next up is an away game at Eastern New Mexico University, who was the team’s last win before the four game losing streak the Pioneers hit. “We want to take it one game at a time,” head coach Beth Jillson said in a TWU Athletics press release, “play our best, and peak at the right time.”
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