Festival of Lights
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Dance UpClose
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He said, she said
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DENTON
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Wednesday │November 28, 2012 │ Vol. 99, No. 14
Texas Woman’s University | Student run since 1914
A fond farewell: President and Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart to retire from TWU Aaron Claycomb and Shannon Quick Editor-in-Chief and News Editor
Chancellor and President Dr. Ann Stuart announced at the Nov. 16 Board of Regents meeting her decision to retire from the university after 13 years of service. Stuart has agreed per the board’s request to continue to lead the university until a successor is named. Board of Regents Chair Mike McCullough announced Stuart’s decision to retire from the university at the BOR meeting. Following the meeting, a press release was sent to students, faculty, staff, and alumni that informed others of the change as well. McCullough stated that TWU is “privileged to have had Dr. Ann Stuart as its chancellor and president for more than 12 years.” Her exceptional leadership has helped the university become stronger and smarter, he added, and now the university is well–equipped to handle the challenges of both today and tomorrow. In an interview with Stuart, she stated that her most memorable event at TWU was when she first arrived at the university. Other times Stuart recollected were when they opened the Dallas and Houston facilities, in addition to the new
Ann Stuart Science Complex on the Denton campus. “Women are under–served in the undergraduate world in science and math,” Stuart explained. In Stuart’s time at TWU, she has pioneered the university’s focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. She believes that opportunities in Computer Sciences and fields of sciences are open for women, despite women currently being underrepresented. She hopes that these new facilities will help the university put even more of an emphasis on recruiting young women to TWU for the further advancement of these STEM fields. Stuart was present at the BOR meetings since her appointment as Chancellor at the university in 1999. Each time, a budget was discussed in terms of fiscal responsibility. The state and the legislature are consistently concerned with the cost for higher education, she added in her interview. According to the statement by McCullough at the BOR meeting, “enrollment has grown 85 percent,” and 20,000 graduates have come out of the university in fields of health care, education, business and
other critical fields. Among the list of accomplishments made under Stuart’s term, she has helped with the ground work and planning for the new facilities in Denton, Dallas and Houston. “Fundraising has topped $220 million” also under Stuarts leadership, according to the statement. “When I came to TWU, I understood that I was to be a steward of TWU’s past with the responsibility for positioning the university for a strong future,” Stuart said in the press release. Through the span of her professional career, Stuart recalled her time at TWU as the highlight of her career, she admitted. “I am particularly proud of what our students have accomplished and what they have become,” she added. BOR Vice Chair Sue Bancroft will head the search for a new chancellor and president. “It is imperative that we identify a leader who will continue the path of excellence created by Chancellor Stuart and guide TWU’s forward progress,” Bancroft stated. A new chancellor and president should be in place by 2014 according to McCullough’s statement
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President and Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart has served TWU for 13 years.
TWU Festival of Lights brightens campus Amanda Clark Reporter
Last night, The Festival of Lights took place at TWU where students were brought together for the lighting of the campus and the sharing of holiday spirit in the 52–degree weather. The evening began in front of Old Main with words from speaker of the TWU Faculty Senate Jeffery Robb and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Chad Smith, who was in charge of planning and coordinating the event. The event was facilitated by TWU Faculty Senate, the Chancellor’s Office, the Provost’s Office, the Office of Student Life, Staff Council, Student Government Association, the Association of Service and Support Employees of TWU, and the Student Alumni Relations Council. Parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate Dr. Bettye Myers of the Kinesiology Department and Dr. Phyllis Bridges of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages also spoke in front of Old Main and shared historical happenings of TWU from their years of teaching and even attending school at TWU. Bridges stated, “We think of this
Shannon Quick News Editor
Photography by Jeni Berry
Students brave the cold weather to enjoy the annual holiday lighting of the TWU campus.
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On Friday, Nov. 16 the TWU Board of Regents met at the Houston campus to discuss university business. Board Chair Mike McCullough prefaced the meeting by announcing the retirement of President and Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart; after the brief announcement, applause and thanks, the regularly scheduled meeting began. Many of the projected building and expansion projects were tabled for discussion at a later date, including the new Student Union, additional parking and additional housing. Both the Finance & Audit Committee and the Institutional Development Committee
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