CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University Alumni Association is promoting closer ties between alumni and their alma mater with a series of upcoming virtual meetings.

The deans, or their representatives, of WT’s six Colleges will take part in the Alumni Association’s Dean’s Discussion meetings via Zoom.

“Buffs can meet virtually with deans from their College to get updates on the latest happenings and hear about what to look forward to in 2024,” said Ronnie Hall, executive director of the WT Alumni Association. “The deans also will take questions from alums.”

Discussions, which will run from noon to 1 p.m., are scheduled as follows:

• Feb. 6: Dr. Jessica Mallard, dean of the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities; register here;
• Feb. 7: Dr. Emily Hunt, dean of the College of Engineering, and Drs. Pam Lockwood and Vinitha Subburaj, associate deans; register here;
• Feb. 8: Dr. Kevin Pond, dean of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; register here;
• Feb. 12: Dr. Holly Jeffreys, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences; register here;
• Feb. 13: Dr. Amjad Abdullat, dean of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business; register here;
• Feb. 20: Dr. Gary Bigham, dean of the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences, and Dr. Kenneth Denton, associate dean; register here.

Strengthening existing and creating new relationships with alumni is a key mission of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $150 million.