May 2, 2016

News and Information for A&M-Texarkana Faculty and Staff

Calendar of Events• May 2 – Student Awards Banquet, 6

p.m., Eagle Hall, University Center• May 3 - Experiential, Environmental

Education Pavilion ribbon-cutting ceremony, 9:45 a.m., Spring Lake Park, Texarkana, Texas

• May 3 - Fulbright Scholarship information session with Dr. Kevin Ells, 2:30 p.m., UC 217

• May 3 – Eagles Baseball vs. Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 2 p.m., Shreveport, Louisiana

• May 3 – Student Veterans Association Charity Gala, 5:30 p.m., Eagle Hall, University Center

• May 5 – Last class day• May 5 – Pie an RA for Puppies,

11 a.m. -1 p.m., University Center East Lawn (proceeds benefit animal shelter)

• May 5 – Art Reception, 5-7 p.m., John F. Moss Library

• May 5 – Fuel for Finals, 8-10 p.m., Eagle Café, University Center

• May 6 – Field Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., University Center East Lawn

• May 7 – “Hats and Horses: A Day at the Derby,” 4-7 p.m., Texarkana Country Club

• May 7-11 – Final Exam Week• May 12 - Eagle Ring Ceremony, 6

p.m., University Center Lobby• May 14 - Commencement, 10 a.m.,

First Baptist Church, Texarkana, Texas

• May 19 - “Red Queen,” John F. Moss Library Book Club, 12:15 p.m., Third Floor Atrium, University Center

• July 18, 20 – Angioscreens by Wadley Regional Medical Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., UC Plaza

“The 51%: A Drama for the Modern Economy” is April 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall!

The Office of First Year Experience hosted its End of the Year Celebration Friday, April 29. At the event, first-year undergraduate students were able to use their passport tickets to bid on over 20 prizes, including an Amazon tablet, Bluetooth speaker, gift cards to restau-rants and a Fitbit.

Students earned tickets all semester by attending Program for Learning and Community Engagement (PLACE), Campus Activities Board and sporting events, meeting with faculty or advisors, and registering for the fall semester - just to name a few activities.

The Eagle Passport Program provides in-centives for involvement on campus. This program supports students as they begin to find their place at Texas A&M Uni-versity-Texarkana. First Year Experience hosts a similar celebration event every semester where students can use their tickets to earn prizes and make friends.

“The 51%: A Drama for the Modern Economy” is April 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall!

The Annette Strauss Institute’s Texas Civic Ambassador Program (TCA) seeks to identify and cultivate student leaders around the state that will work toward reversing trends of disengagement and en-courage more young people to get involved in the civic life of their communities and on their college campuses.

Selected students will serve as Annette Strauss Institute Texas Civic Ambassadors for one full academic year (2016–2017) and must apply via the online application in the spring of the academic year before they are selected. Applications are due by June 1, 2016.

Each Ambassador will work with Institute staff to develop a project or outreach focus for the year they serve. Projects are based on the individual interests of the students and should apply to their own community or college campus.

Texas Civic Ambassadors will be invited to attend New Politics Forum (NPF) summer and fall events in Austin including Campaign Bootcamp, 21st Century Civic Engagement Conference, Texas Tribune Festival, Careers in Politics Conferences, and Post-Election Debriefings. Ambassadors will also receive special training, scheduled for Sept. 23, 2016.

A&M-Texarkana students accepted into the Texas Civic Ambassadors program may apply for the spring 2017 Political Science Internship (PSCI 490) and coor-dinate their civic community projects with Political Science Professor Gary Bugh and the City of Texarkana. To qualify for the in-ternship, students need at least a 2.75 GPA and completion of one or more upper-di-vision Political Science courses.

For more information about the Texas Civic Ambassador Program and the online application, see https://moody.utexas.edu/strauss/npf/texas-civic-ambassadors-pro-gram. For the PSCI 490 internship, contact Political Science Professor Gary Bugh at 903-223-3127, Gary.Bugh@tamut.edu, or UC225.

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A&M-Texarkana and City of Texarkana to host ribbon-cutting for e3 Pavilion at Spring Lake ParkTexas A&M University-Texarkana and the City of Texarkana, Texas, will have a rib-bon-cutting ceremony for the Experiential Environmental Education (e3) Pavilion at Spring Lake Park on Tuesday, May 3, at 9:45 a.m. The pavilion is adjacent to James Bramlett Field, 4303 N. Park Rd., Texarkana, Texas.

Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, junior-level pre-service teachers in the Meth-ods for Science, Math, Health and PE class at A&M-Texarkana will conduct environ-mental education learning exercises with second-grade students from Highland Park Elementary School.

The pavilion will provide students in the region with experiential learning opportuni-ties in environmental education. It is available to schools in the region, as well as the general public.

“The 51%: A Drama for the Modern Economy” is April 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall!

Important information from IDMInstitutional Data Management (IDM) is responsible for main-taining an inventory of reports distributed by Texas A&M Univer-sity-Texarkana faculty and staff to an external agency.

In an effort to serve the campus more efficiently, IDM is review-ing the current report inventory. Please check campus email for correspondence from IDM or the Office of Communication regard-ing how to help with this inventory.

Your assistance is vital to our uni-versity’s institutional effectiveness. Thank you in advance!

By Tina Tindel

Great news! Wadley Regional Medical Center will be on site Monday, July 18, and Wednesday, July 20, performing vascular screenings for those who are interested. This test is a 15-min-ute, non-invasive vascular screening, which provides participants with immediate information about their circulation and risk of heart disease and stroke.

The cost for this service is $32. Pay-ment can be made via credit/debit card or cash. Those who plan to use a credit/debit card should bring a driv-er’s license for verification purposes.

Appointments are required to be made no later than July 5 in order to finalize the schedule prior to the date of the event.

Please contact Tina Tindal at ext. 3113 or email ttindal@tamut.edu to sched-ule an appointment.

Register today for angioscreenJuly 18 or 20

“The 51%: A Drama for the Modern Economy” is April 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall!

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“The 51%: A Drama for the Modern Economy” is April 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall!

The Mount Pleasant/Titus County Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Breakfast was held on Thursday, April 28, at the Mount Pleasant Country Club. Texas A&M University-Texarkana at Northeast Texas Community College sponsored the breakfast and hosted the program. Alumni of A&M-Texarkana at NTCC spoke about their experiences and why they chose A&M-Texarkana at NTCC. Then Dr. Glenda Ballard and Dr. Don Peterson gave brief remarks about their colleges and the importance of the relationship with NTCC and the com-munity.

Dr. Jason McCullough with Region 8 Education Service Center spoke about the A&M-Texarkana and Region 8 partnership. Laura Currey spoke about the A&M-Texarkana at NTCC Education Program. Dr. Brad Johnson, President of NTCC, was present and recognized for his leadership and support of the part-nership. Alumni members that spoke were Miles Young (MBA ‘13), Kim Shumate (BAAS ‘11 and MSIS ‘13), Tequlia Simpson (BAAS ‘13) and Molly Hatch (BS in Psychology, ‘13 and MBA ‘15). In attendance were chamber members or direc-tors that are community, education, business and civic leaders in the area.

Submitted by Kelly Coke