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Top WT Student Employees of 2023-24 Honored

Top WT Student Employees of 2023-24 Honored

Chip Chandler April 2, 2024

CANYON, Texas — An undergraduate responsible for welcoming more than 1,000 new Buffs and a graduate student who played a critical role in restarting the University’s livestock judging teams were honored...

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WT’s Texas Poets’ Corner Salutes Student Poets, Historians at Spring Event

WT’s Texas Poets’ Corner Salutes Student Poets, Historians at Spring Event

Chip Chandler April 1, 2024

CANYON, Texas — Student poets and historians were honored March 28 at the annual Texas Poets’ Corner spring event. Poetry awards were given to Debany Arciniega-Saenz, a senior public relations,...

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WT Scholarship Dinner Set to Honor Longtime Vocal Music Educator George Biffle

WT Scholarship Dinner Set to Honor Longtime Vocal Music Educator George Biffle

Chip Chandler April 1, 2024

CANYON, Texas — Tickets are on sale now for a fundraising dinner helping establish a scholarship for vocal students in the name of a well-respected former music educator. The George Biffle Memorial...

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WT Students, Faculty Selected for Annual Exhibition at Amarillo Museum of Art

WT Students, Faculty Selected for Annual Exhibition at Amarillo Museum of Art

Chip Chandler March 28, 2024

CANYON, Texas — Works by more than 50 West Texas A&M University students and eight faculty members have been selected to hang in a prestigious annual exhibition at Amarillo Museum of Art. The...

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WT Student Duo Places Highly in National Competition

WT Student Duo Places Highly in National Competition

Chip Chandler March 28, 2024

CANYON, Texas — Two West Texas A&M University graduate students recently ranked highly in a national marketing competition. The duo of Mehrdad Samimi, an MBA student in the Paul and Virginia Engler...

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WT Percussion Ensemble to Perform

WT Percussion Ensemble to Perform

Chip Chandler March 28, 2024

CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 2 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus. The concert is free. Selections...

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WT Art Alumni to Be Featured in New Exhibition

WT Art Alumni to Be Featured in New Exhibition

Chip Chandler March 27, 2024

CANYON, Texas — More than 50 West Texas A&M University alumni are featured in a new art exhibition opening April 1. WT’s first art program alumni exhibition will hang through April 27 in the...

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Chaos Reigns in WT Theatre’s Farcical ‘Rumors,’ on Stage April 4 to 14

Chaos Reigns in WT Theatre’s Farcical ‘Rumors,’ on Stage April 4 to 14

Chip Chandler March 27, 2024

ANYON, Texas — Though it’s set in an era of pastel colors and big shoulder pads, there’s nothing dated about the humor in the season-ending play from West Texas A&M University Theatre. Student...

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Rural Education Initiative Launched through WT Earns Major Carnegie Grant

Rural Education Initiative Launched through WT Earns Major Carnegie Grant

Chip Chandler March 26, 2024

CANYON, Texas — An initiative spearheaded by West Texas A&M University to help rural students earn bachelor’s degrees while staying in their hometowns has won a $200,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation...

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WT Winners of Esteemed Regional Scholarship Honored at Luncheon

WT Winners of Esteemed Regional Scholarship Honored at Luncheon

Chip Chandler March 20, 2024

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University honored 19 students chosen for a prestigious regional scholarship at a recent luncheon. The students are among thousands of students from Colorado, New...

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Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Violinist to Perform for WT Distinguished Lecture Series

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Violinist to Perform for WT Distinguished Lecture Series

1910 PR March 19, 2024

CANYON, Texas—Nationally renowned violin player Audrey Wright will offer an in-depth look at her instrument in the next installment of West Texas A&M University’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Wright...

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WT Educator Preparation Program Lauded by TEA’s Board of Educator Certification

WT Educator Preparation Program Lauded by TEA’s Board of Educator Certification

Chip Chandler March 18, 2024

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s Educator Preparation Program recently earned a top honor from the Texas Education Agency. WT’s program earned a commendation by the TEA’s State...

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