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PHOTOS BY DR. EDDIE HENDERSON | During 2008, education graduate students studied the history, culture, religion, art and architecture of Southeast Asia and then traveled to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia to help tribal children.
The “Go Global” program is part of the College of Education and Social Sciences
“Go Global” offers students the chance to expand their horizons simultaneously through travel and community services, helping others in an attempt to better the global community.
The first faculty-led trip was to …

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PHOTO BY AIDA BALDIVIEZO | TOGETHER FOR A COMMON PURPOSE: Aida Baldiviezo, international student from Bolivia , joins other students from across the world to study at WT and build skills from an international perspective.
International students account for 2 percent of the overall student population at WTAMU, representing about 35 different countries.
“Foreign students become aware of WTAMU in two ways: they do research and learn about us through the United States language center in their country, or by …

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The WTAMU Department of Communication has a week filled with activities for its annual Communications Week Feb. 16-20.
The theme this year is, “Are you smarter than a communication major?” pulled from the popular game show of a similar name.
The week’s activities are designed to inform and involve students in activities that emphasize the importance of communication in a variety of ways.
The Communications Week Committee is comprised of students communication students Jill Whitfield, Amber Meredith, Danielle Collins and Keith …

Photo by Amanda Garcia.
Randi Larson
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Jean Walker has been an employee of WTAMU since 1980.
She is a member of the finance faculty, teaching in the college of business and she has been the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) advisor for 15 years.
Walker grew up in Panhandle and resides there today, commuting to and from Canyon every day.
As an undergraduate student, Walker went to Texas Tech University, however, she holds her bachelors and masters degrees from WT.
As SIFE advisor, she and …

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The WTAMU Alumni Association has recently acquired an interim director following the resignation of former director, J. Frank Kiker, in December.
Jennifer Ashley, senior development officer, was chosen to replace Kiker until a permanent replacement can be found.
Dr. Neil Weaver, vice president of institutional advancement, helped choose Ashley to serve as interim director.
“Jennifer is well-suited to the job,” Weaver said. “She happened to already be working on a couple of projects that related to the alumni association. She’s accustomed …

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Pippa’s Coffee Shop in Cornette Library recently changed management.
The shop is now being run by the staff of the library, as opposed to its previous management under the campus food service.
“The library is hoping to realize some savings in operating the coffee shop,” Paul Coleman, university librarian, said.
We want to try our hand at service and we feel that we can operate it successfully.”
The decision was not one made arbitrarily.
In order to legally run a food service area, …

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The Oskar Schindler exhibit opens with a reception at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 with the sound of shattering glass.
Prior to the opening of the exhibit, students of several history classes taught by Dr. Elizabeth Clark, associate professor of history, will hold a Kristallnacht Commemoration on the Pedestrian Mall.
Also speaking during this time will be Toni Lachman, president of Temple B’Nai Israel, and Tibor Stern, a Holocaust survivor.
Kristallnacht, known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” was the first …