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Teacher education major directs students in P.E. lesson.

Ģý students bring fun and fitness to Big Country children

  In school, success is typically measured by grades, but during the noon hour every Wednesday, success is measured in giggles, yells and the overall excitement of a group of elementary students.   From 12:10-12:40 p.m. every Wednesday, 40 home-schooled children ages 6 to 12 file into the Royce and Pam Money Recreation Center at Abilene … Continued

Woman dancing at Ethnos production

Ethnos receives grant for 30th year of production

“Our Heritage” is the theme for the 30th annual Ethnos production at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4-5 at the newly renovated Boone Family Theatre, and the show is benefiting from a $1,500 Hearts for the Arts grant from the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council for the first time this year. Tickets are still available for the … Continued

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Ģý biology professor discovers new species of rat in Ecuador

  Dr. Tom Lee, Clark Stevens Professor of Biology at Ģý, discovered a new rat species, Thomasomys burneoi, 2,500 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, and news of the discovery has recently been published in a scientific journal.  Thomasomys burneoi is a large rat species in the rich Andes … Continued

The Historical Methods students work at the museum every Thursday to ensure each artifact is correctly identified.

Students help preserve campus history at Ģý Museum

    Ģý has over a century’s worth of history, meaning that the Ģý Museum, on the corner of Campus Court and East North 16th Street, has a plethora of artifacts in need of identification, labeling and appropriate display. In the Historical Methods course this fall, students are taking part in that process … Continued

Grover C. Morgan founded the Department of Education and Psychology in 1922. The Morlan Medal Award is given in his honor each year from the Department of Teacher Education.

Ģý’s Teacher Education department celebrates 100th year

  Ģý has been educating educators for a century, and the College of Education and Human Services will celebrate the anniversary of the department at a Homecoming event. This year also marks the 65th year for the Department of Communications Disorders, and both departments will be honored jointly Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 … Continued

James Webb Telescope scientist to speak at Ģý Oct. 13

Dr. Scott Acton, a 1984 graduate of Ģý who has spent nearly 24 years working on the James Webb Space Telescope, will speak on campus Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Boone Family Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Acton, a wavefront sensing and controls scientist with Ball Aerospace, … Continued

Willie the Wildcat poses with visitors to Ģý's 2021 Homecoming.

All Roads Lead Home for Ģý alumni at Homecoming, Oct. 13-16

Ģý’s Homecoming theme – “All Roads Lead Home” – encourages alumni to return to Abilene for a full weekend of activities on campus Oct. 13-16.  Highlights include:  Carnival – Friday, Oct. 14, from 5-7:30 p.m. on the Hardin Administration Building lawn featuring games, inflatables, face painting, food trucks and more. Homecoming Musical: Disney’s … Continued

Author and playwright Kate Anger

Author to debut novel in library luncheon event

  Author and playwright Kate Anger will be reading and discussing her new novel, The Shinnery, on Oct. 17 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Packer Forum on the third floor of the Brown Library at Ģý.  Anger is also a lecturer at the University of California-Riverside, and The Shinnery is … Continued

Omega Gamma Spring 2022

Ģý’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi receives national award

    For the seventh year in its history, Ģý’s Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2021-22.  Ģý is one of only 10-15 Honor Chapters out of 629 across the country. Every summer, the 629 … Continued