Lion's RoarOctober 2008 Greetings fellow alumni and former students!This is an extraordinarily busy time in the life of the university. Over the past few months we have experienced the retirement of Dr. McFarland after ten years of dedicated service as university President. His tenure was marked with incredible growth and retention, academic improvement and facility changes. A new era was ushered in with the hiring of Dr. Dan Jones who becomes the 11th President of the university. We are excited about his future and the effective changes that will continue to occur. We are especially pleased with the recent completion of the Alumni Center. This long-awaited project is the culmination of years of collaborative effort between the university and the Alumni Association. I extend my gratitude on behalf of the staff for your support and encouragement in this regard. In this issue you will find a long list of upcoming events to include the Cotton Bowl game, Homecoming, Veteran’s Vigil and First Last Dinner Dance. These events provide great opportunities for you to support the university and re-connect with old friends. I look forward to seeing each of you! Derryle G. Peace, DirectorAlumni Relations BS ‘74, MS ‘75 A&M-Commerce to Play at the Cotton BowlTickets are now on sale for the Kick-Off Luncheon honoring football legend, Harvey Martin. Guests at the 2008 Kick-Off Luncheon will certainly get their money’s worth with Brad Sham, veteran Dallas Cowboys announcer, slated as Master of Ceremonies for the event. Sham will interview Autry Beamon a member of the 1972 National Championship team at East Texas State University. Dallas Cowboys’ greats, Drew Pearson and Randy White will share anecdotes and stories about their teammate and longtime friend, Harvey Martin. Individuals can purchase a ticket for $100 and a table for 10 is available for $1,000. Kick-Off Luncheon The Athletic Department would like to encourage you to purchase tickets early due to limited seating. Please call 903-886-5558 to sponsor a table at this important event for A&M-Commerce Football. The football game at the Cotton Bowl will be on Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 p.m. On, Friday, October 17th at the Cedar Crest Golf Course in Dallas, beginning at 8:30 a.m., there will be a golf tournament. The individual fee is $200 and a four-some is $800. Hole sponsorships are available for $250. Pre-registration for the luncheon and the golf tournament are required as no day-of-event registration will be accepted. At 6 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel-Central Dallas parking lot, there is a tailgate party for the contest. For more information, contact the A&M-Commerce athletic department at (903)886-5558 or check online at www.lionathletics.com. http://www.lionathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2008-09/HarveyMartinClassic For all the news about your A&M Commerce Lions, including the Lone Star Conference Football, go to: http://lionathletics.cstv.com/ Lions Football Schedule:
Homecoming & Golf TournamentHomecoming 2008 will be an exciting time to return to campus! Our theme for 2008 is Feel the Pride. Plan to join us during the week of October 27-November 1. The Homecoming Golf tournament will be held on Friday, October 31 at Webb Hill Country Club. Tee off time is 1:00 p.m. The Homecoming Parade will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 1. The parade is open to students and the community. If you are planning a reunion and need to reserve a spot for tailgate, please notify the Alumni Relations office. For more information or to register for any of the events, contact Stephanie_Peebles@tamu-commerce.edu.
College of Business & Technology Homecoming BreakfastThe College of Business & Technology is proud to host its annual Alumni Breakfast. The Dean of the College began the event last year to welcome back CBT alumni partaking in the Homecoming festivities. The reception also invites current students, faculty, and staff to mingle with our flourishing graduates. The continental breakfast will be held on the 3rd floor of the McDowell Administration Building from 9am to 10am and is free to all CBT alumni, current students, faculty, and staff. So make your plans now to join us on Saturday, November 1st and “Feel the Pride” on the CBT side! Please RSVP to Belinda_Benson@tamu-commerce.edu by October 28th. Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences Homecoming ReceptionThe Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences is proud to host a reception for graduates of our programs in biology, earth, environmental, wildlife and conservation sciences. The reception will be held from 9-10:30 am on Saturday, November 1, 2008, in Room 358 of the Science Building. Refreshments will be served and tours of our new facilities are planned. All current students, faculty, staff and graduates of all programs are invited. Please RSVP to Susan_Osgood@TAMU-Commerce.edu by October 28. 10th First/Last Dinner Dance Weekend November 6-9, 2008The First Last Dinner Dance Chapter and the A&M-Commerce Alumni Association invites all Social Clubbers and Greeks who graduated in 1975 or before, or any other interested alumni, plus their guests, to Dinner Dance Weekend to be held in conjunction with Texas A&M University-Commerce Veteran’s Vigil Weekend. The Dinner Dance Weekend schedule includes a reception at the President’s Home, walking and van tours of Commerce and the Campus, “Seven Wonders” show at the Planetarium, A&M-Commerce vs. Southwestern State football game, and the reception, dinner and dance on Saturday evening. Music for the dance will be provided by Doc Gibbs band. Reservation brochures will be in the mail in late September and reservations must be received by the Alumni Office no later than October 28, 2008. For additional information you may call the Alumni Office, 903-886-5765. Veterans Vigil, November 6-8, 2008The opening ceremony for Veterans Vigil is scheduled Thursday, November 6, 2008, with the lighting of the flame at 11:50 a.m. on the East Lawn, Memorial Student Center. The military branch which will be recognized and honored this year is the United State Coast Guard. On Friday, a youth program will be held and the committee is expecting over 500 children from local schools to attend. At 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, the flame will be extinguished during a military fly-over (weather permitting), followed by the home football game against Southwestern Oklahoma beginning at 2:00 p.m. For additional information, please visit the website at http://campusactivities.tamu-commerce.edu/vigil/index.asp Memorial Student Center UpdateIt's coming! We are on schedule and close to the day - December 1, 2008 for opening the new Sam Rayburn Student Center. The punchlist is being completed, furniture will be installed over the next month and finishing touches are being made. The SRSC staff will be working diligently over the next two months to add the high tech and new media aspects that truly make our new Student Center unique. Professor Mayo's creed drives us to make this the place on campus where Alumni can gather, remember and meet the new Lion family that are our future. Keep watching for updates - and thanks for your support!
For a bird’s eye view click on this link: http://www.TAMU-Commerce.edu/live/ Music Excellence SeriesThe Music Excellence Chamber Music Series is an annual sequence of recitals and concerts by the faculty, students and invited guests of Texas A&M University-Commerce. Due to the generous support of the Music Excellence Fund, all performances are free and open to the public. Performances will be held in the Recital Hall of the Music Building. Upcoming performances are:
The Mayo Review-2008-2009 Readings:Melissa Morphew, October 13, 2008 12:00 noon (Hall of Languages). Melissa Morphew is a native of Tennessee who currently teaches creative writing at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Her poetry has appeared widely in such journals as The Georgia Review, Prairie Schooner, Shenandoah, and The Florida Review. She has published a chapbook, Hunger and Heat: The Missionary Letters (Anabiosis, 1995) and two full-length books, The Garden Where All Loves End (La Jolla Poets Press, 1997) and Fathom (Turning Point Press, 2006). She is a recipient of The W.B. Yeats Society Award in Poetry, The Randall Jarrell International Poetry Prize, The Cecil J. Hackney Literary Award, The Academy of American Poets College Prize, as well as, four Pushcart Prize nominations. While still a resident of Tennessee, Ms. Morphew was awarded an Individual Artist’s Grant in Poetry from the Tennessee State Arts Commission. She has a new full-length book, Weeding Borges Garden, forthcoming from Turning Point Press in October 2010. Nin Andrews, April 9, 2009. Mayo Review launch party. Nin Andrews grew up in Charlottesville, VA, received her BA from Hamilton College, and her MFA from Vermont College. She is the author of several book including The Book of Orgasms, Any Kind of Excuse, Why They Grow Wings, Midlife Crisis with Dick and Jane. She also edited a book of translations of the French poet, Henri Michaux, entitled Someone Wants to Steal My Name. Her latest book is called Sleeping with Houdini. Nin Andrews’ poems and stories have appeared in many literary journals and anthologies including Ploughshares, The Paris Review, Best American Poetry (1997, 2001, 2003), The KGB Bar Book of Poems. She received individual artist grants from the Ohio Arts Council in 1997 and 2003. Details forthcoming on the Mayo Review blog. All readings are free and open to the public. Open Mics:
Come share your stuff with us! More dates and locations forthcoming. The Mayo Review web page http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/litlang/mayoReview.asp Full submission guidelines at: http://www.mayoreview.blogspot.com/ Spreading the Good NewsOffice of Institutional Advancement Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently the recipient of a $25,000 Greater Texas Foundation Rising to the Challenge scholarship program grant. This grant will provide 25 community college transfer students with a $1,000 Rising to the Challenge scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year. Students from Paris Junior College, Navarro County College, Trinity Valley Community College, Eastfield, and Grayson County College who plan to transfer to A&M-Commerce are eligible for the Rising to the Challenge Scholarship. A&M-Commerce Vice President for Advancement Sylvia Kelley said the Greater Texas Foundation has gone to "extraordinary measures to support students in this region, many of whom would be unable to attend college without their help." The Greater Texas Foundation supports excellence in education by increasing access for all Texans and improving educational quality through public-private partnerships. Texas A&M University-Commerce is dedicated to continuing to secure financial assistance to its students through endeavors like this. If you know of grant opportunities like this one that other Foundations or Corportations provide and would like to share them please feel free to contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 903-468-8180. 2008-2009 Performing Arts Schedule
10 Minute Plays Hank Williams’ Lonesome Highway Shakespeare’s Ontological Magick Circus Weekend of Original Plays PlanetariumFor a look at what’s happening the next few months at the Planetarium, go to the link below. Ticket information and show times are given. http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/university/planetarium/ Regular show admission is $3 for those under 18 and A&M-Commerce students with ID, $3.50 for university employees and senior citizens, and $4 for all others. A discount of $1 per person will be offered if tickets are purchased at the same time for two shows viewed on the same day. Short Term Medical Insurance OfferedMost Student Healthcare Coverage Ends at Graduation! For many students, Graduation Day carries an additional meaning. After that point, most graduates can no longer be covered under a parent's medical plan. That's why the Texas A&M-Commerce Alumni Association endorsed the Alumni Short Term Medical Insurance Plan for recent graduates. This special health coverage option gives your important peace-of-mind medical protection with:
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For more information on any of these events, contact Alumni Relations at 903-886-5765. Update your AddressPlease contact the Alumni Relations Office at 800-675-4667 or go to our website to update your address. The next issue of the Pride will be mailed in March and we don’t want you to miss it. Click on the link below to make your changes. https://secure.TAMU-Commerce.edu/Alumni/v2/caf.asp Class NotesSend news about yourself to https://secure.TAMU-Commerce.edu/Alumni/v2/cnfp.asp for inclusion in future editions of the Pride. We want to hear about any milestone in your life, such as marriages, births, promotions, new employers, awards, etc.
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