2008 Press Release Archive
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January 2008 News Archive
- Hostage negotiation competition challenges law enforcement
- Moralez elected to NCHC Board of Directors
- Stechschulte awarded Foundry Educational Foundation scholarship
- The Southwestern Writers Collection acquires Cormac McCarthy papers
- University researcher develops new method of studying human brain
- Student Rec Center offers week of free exercise classes
- Interior design students draw plans to renovate Martindale
- Intramural women snag flag football 'Final Four' berth
- Bobcat alumnus explores Latin fusion with Grupo Fantasma
- Irish playwright’s 'Low in the Dark' offers absurdist perspectives
- Applied Arts dean honored by Peruvian university
- Bobcat Build to announce 10 city service projects
- Students in Free Enterprise partner with Dell for Project: Green Earth
- Sam Mungo, Garry Marshall team up for opera
- Texas State, CCTech announce alliance to develop novel nanotech
- Faculty member receives top honors for commitment to healthcare
- AFS awards scholarships to seven students
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February 2008 News Archive
- Texas State signs admission agreement with Laredo Community College
- Marcsmen Barbershop Chorus takes first at international meet
- Grad student Maira Garcia covers campaign for MTV
- Texas State hosts February Bobcat Day for prospective students
- Allies to hold workshops at mental health conference
- ASG referendum vote Tuesday, Feb. 12 & Wednesday, Feb. 13
- Coordinating Board’s $1 million grant to establish research center
- Texas State Forensic Research Facility to locate at Freeman Ranch
- Texas State students approve increased athletics fee
- Alumna makes critical diagnosis, featured on Good Morning America
- Longtime Texas State dean, Martin O. Juel, dies
- Mark McKinnon heads up 20th Annual Communication Studies slate
- $1.3 million gift to support athletics, business at Texas State
- Writing Center hosts Open Mic Night
- Early voting scheduled on Texas State campus
- Guadalupe Street closed due to gas leak
- Women’s soccer club hosts 5K Run For Your Heart
- Tim O’Brien to give reading, book signing
- Common Experience to host San Marcos River blessing
- Texas Pioneer Foundation renews support for Caminos Camp in 2008
- ‘Rivers as Borders’ panel discussion tackles immigration issues
- School of Music presents Brian Wolff in concert
- Lone Star Sleuths converge on Alkek Library
- Regents name sports annex for donor, approve fee hike
- Gene McFall brings ‘The Witty World of Will Rogers’ to campus
- Record-breaking attendance expected at Job & Internship EXPO
- Memorial service scheduled for former dean, Gravitt
- Federico Subervi releases book on Latinos, media and politics
- Levis Poetry Prize winner to read at KAP House
- Philosophy Dialogue Series features ‘Mysticism’
- University Drive to close for Obama Rally
- Texas State announces $8 million gift for performing arts center
- NAHJ journalism conference to be held at Texas State
- Texas State professor Gwynne Ash to appear on Jeopardy!
- Women’s History Month luncheon celebrates Texas State women
- C.S. Lewis expert to speak at Texas State
- Julliard teams up with Common Experience for concert, performance
- Grant to Mathworks supports Summer Math Camp scholarships
- Diversity Month kicks off with Mama’s Kitchen
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March 2008 News Archive
- Texas State rugby team wins state championship
- Hustvedt lands grant to study economics of ‘green’
- Ben Martin awarded National Science Foundation CAREER honors
- Gift establishes graduate fellowships in forensic anthropology
- Dozen Texas State students blog SXSW festival
- Texas State hosts April Bobcat Day for prospective students
- Staff Council hosts barbecue fundraiser to benefit scholarship fund
- Encore Series presents ‘Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson’
- World’s leading underwater explorer to visit Aquarena
- University observes Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Grimes, Bergen book re-examines impact of violence in media
- Zenon Dance brings 25th Anniversary Show to Texas State
- French film festival to be held at Alkek Library
- Texas State Alumni Association honors outstanding faculty, staff, alums
- Texas State economic impact on state pegged at almost $1 billion
- American Sign Language Club hosts Deaf World 2008
- Ingram School of Engineering hosts IHPP planning conference
- Underwater explorer Earle to deliver Lovell Lecture
- Activist David Arizmendi headlines Cesar Chavez Day event
- Documentary filmmaker, photojournalist headline Spring Symposium
- Epic, ambitious ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’ takes stage at Texas State
- Rodrigo Jordán Fuchs to deliver Grosvenor Distinguished Lecture
- Summer undergrad research program promotes future of technology
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April 2008 News Archive
- Center for Texas Music History presents 8th Annual UnPlugged concert
- Encore Series presents one-man show ‘Meet Mark Twain’
- Investigator in BTK serial murder case to speak April 16
- Bobcat athletic trainer chosen for Olympic medical staff
- Bobcat Build to go on--rain or shine
- Cancer events focus on remembrance, education, action
- Texas State SIFE advances to nationals for 11th straight year
- Opera Theatre presents Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
- Texas State hosts Native American Cultural Awareness Conference
- ‘Backyard Story’ takes audiences on an insect-sized adventure
- Aquarena hosts Earth Day Celebration on April 20
- Kodosky Foundation gift supports Mathworks Summer Math Camp
- 'Planet Narnia' lecture uncovers hidden meaning in C.S. Lewis’ work
- National Book Award winner to present readings
- School of Music hosts 9th annual ‘La Feria del Mariachi’
- Chicano author Miguel Méndez to speak at Alkek Library
- Texas State AMA chapter excels at international collegiate conference
- Texas State slates open forum on NCAA self study
- Bone marrow expert kicks off campus donor drive
- STAND highlights tragedy in Darfur
- Texas State student to sing opera at international music festival in Italy
- Celebrity Classic fundraiser returns for 14th year
- Texas State AAF team wins first in district competition
- Climate change impact on Texas water resources topic at River Systems Institute conference
- Texas State’s Hill Country Youth Chorus in charity concert
- Pack It Up & Pass It On service effort returns to campus
- Samuel L. Jackson joins star-studded Celebrity Classic lineup
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May 2008 News Archive
- Brock Brown honored as Piper Professor for 2008
- Texas State prepares for spring commencement
- Project Flowing Waters promotes aquatic research, education
- Construction to close I-35 during commencement weekend
- Mathworks lands grant for summer girls math camp scholarships
- Child Development Center earns national accreditation
- Trauth named one of state's most influential women
- Anthropology student named 2008 Preservation Fellow
- Regents approve nursing program for Texas State
- Four faculty named distinguished professors emeriti
- Texas State announces faculty promotions and tenure
- Jerry, Linda Fields named to chair fundraising effort
- Richardson Foundation grant boosts Mathworks fellows, scholars
- River Systems Institute undertakes Cypress Creek study
- 12th Annual Title IV-E Roundtable set for New Braunfels
- Habingreither honored with top industry award
- Writing Center hosts Creative Writing Camp for high school students
- Faculty awarded Development Leave grants by university
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June 2008 News Archive
- Ruth Taylor receives 2nd Fulbright Specialist Award to Peru
- Student’s team takes first in MAES Leadership Conference competition
- Texas State hosts writing camp for high school students
- Former VP Newsom leaves lasting legacy Texas State
- Texas State SIFE team finishes among national 'Final Four'
- Texas State student takes third at engineering competition
- Thorne named to Millennium Leadership Initiative
- Hart named to Jones Professorship at Texas State
- Busby named to Supple professorship at Texas State
- Math Department lands grant for innovative hybrid course
- Seese chairs session at 60th Annual NAFSA Conference in Washington
- Ball, strike, out, safe: David Wiley umpires College World Series
- Humanities Texas awards grant for LBJ history project
- Texas State partners with Big Brothers, Sisters of Hays County
- 'Pack It Up & Pass It On' showcased at school/city relations conference
- Strutters to perform on NBC’s 'America’s Got Talent'
- Tide and time: Re-dating Caesar’s invasion of Britain
- Staff Council announces new scholarship program for employees
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July 2008 News Archive
- Bus routes help Texas State commuters avoid pinch at the pump
- Texas State police investigate death on campus
- Area childcare providers offered new training program
- Texas State hosts Range Management Symposium
- Heloise to speak at MathWorks Honors Summer Math Camp
- Commission to address public university role in global competitiveness
- River Systems Institute celebrates volunteers at Aquarena
- Texas State student wins Wakepark World Championship
- Texas State professor chosen as academic fellow with FDD
- Upward Bound director trains government officials in Bermuda
- Welcome Back Bobcats kits for businesses available Aug. 1
- Strutters advance to Las Vegas on ‘America’s Got Talent’
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August 2008 News Archive
- City, university plan Community Welcome
- Texas State hosting 16th African American Leadership Conference
- School of Social Work graduates first on-line Masters candidates
- Texas State's Moreau to officiate Olympic pentathlon
- Chartwells at Texas State receives honor for excellence
- Secondhand Serenade to headline ‘Welcome Back’ concert
- 'Cat Crew' poised to help new students at Texas State
- Science Dean honored by Peruvian university
- U.S. News & World Report counts Texas State among America’s Best Colleges
- Regents approve doctoral program for Texas State
- Blackboard closes down as university adopts TRACS
- Texas State hosts October Bobcat Day for prospective students
- Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off event cancelled
- Grad student wins Lanzate travel award from HACU
- Trauth cites year of progress during annual fall speech
- Text of President Trauth's Fall Convocation speech
- Texas State breaks ground on nursing building at Round Rock Higher Education Center
- LBJ Picnic moved to rain site due to weather threat
- Nancy Feyl Chavkin named director Center for Children & Families
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September 2008 News Archive
- Anderson named assistant VP for Enrollment Management, director of undergrad admissions
- Foundation grant furthers adolescent development research
- Warshauer honored with Regents’ Professor Award
- Center for Latin American Commerce explores international partnerships
- Author Ilya Kaminsky to give readings in San Marcos, Kyle
- Common Experience showcases ‘Rhetorical Power & Legacy of LBJ’
- University remains open as Ike shifts course
- 6th Annual Black & Latino Playwrights Conference takes stage
- Real-world finances highlight Student Managed Investment Fund
- Hurricane Ike preparations update
- Ingram School of Engineering opens new program, facilities
- Latino Student Association hosts Chicano Series Film Festival
- Student Volunteer Connection hosts Volunteer Fair in LBJ Ballroom
- Grant allows geographers to seek new information about Holocaust
- Texas State sets new enrollment record of 29,125
- Migrant Education Support Center receives funding
- Texas State hosts 11th Annual Teachers Conference
- Mayor proclaims "Strutters Day" in San Marcos
- Famed forensic anthropologist Bill Bass to speak at Texas State
- Groundbreaking puts nursing program on track for 2010
- New website offers finance management resources
- Chahin honored by Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Texas State stages tragic ‘Mute Point’ at Austin’s Blue Theatre
- Hundreds expected to attend Family Round-Up events
- University slates test of new siren warning system
- New Mexico tubist presents recital for tuba, horn and piano
- Supple Folk Music Series presents guitarist Tommy Emmanuel
- Forensic Research Facility opens with ribbon-cutting, media tour
- Sladek honored with Texas TESOL Award
- Abernathy Forensics Society places first in Hill Country Swing tourney
- Grammy-winning jazz artist hosts clinic at Texas State
- Ann Richards School students to explore Aquarena Center
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October 2008 News Archive
- School of Music events for October
- Absurdist ‘House of Several Stories’ plays at Blue Theatre
- Author, war correspondent Scott Anderson to give talks
- Computer science assistant professor earns IBM Faculty Award
- University to test emergency siren warning system
- Ring Days connect future alums with tradition
- Work under way to repair gas leak
- Strutters Commitment kicks off with $250,000 donation
- KTSW morning show makes waves in Austin 360 poll
- ‘Mix It Up’ fosters understanding between math, science educators
- Sondheim’s ‘Company’ set for outdoor Glade Theatre
- Salsa legend Larry Harlow holding master class, performance
- Social work students to help close Spanish-language mental health gap
- Trade mission aims to expand ties with Sister City in Mexico
- Andrew Young to speak as part of Common Experience
- Texas State hosts community forum on national economic crisis
- ‘Turn of the Screw’ offers operatic chills for the season
- Austin Police Chief to discuss ‘Civic Responsibility in Age of Conflict’
- Bullion, Narvaiz host Common Experience event on LBJ
- Texas State to dedicate Bobcat statue Saturday
- English department explores alternative reality gaming
- Scott McClellan headlines Mass Communication Week
- Latinas Unidas hosts Sarah García reading Thursday
- Opening Door Dance Theatre hosts Alumni Gala performance
- Bookstore hosting fair for graduating seniors
- Staff Council schedules barbecue fundraiser to support scholarships
- Montes, Morales honored with Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award
- Allies hosts documentary showing, panel discussion
- University holds open hearing on budget, tuition
- Pumpkin decorating contest to benefit UNICEF
- Texas State honors Distinguished Alumni for 2008
- University Bookstore/ASG scholarship provides books for 100 students
- Anti-racism scholar, author to discuss 'White Privilege'
- Encore Series presents 'Las Nuevas Tamaleras'
- Professor part of Spanish-language network election coverage
- Stars of Texas Music Legacy Series boasts stellar lineup
- ‘Invisible Children’ tour holds documentary screening
- ‘Dead Presidents Club’ takes stage at Texas State
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November 2008 News Archive
- Debate team captures sweepstakes at state championship
- Texas State schedules Veterans Day program
- Upcoming lecture to discuss prehistoric art
- Texas State professors to study black theatre in Texas
- Students win big at regional information technology competition
- Texas State hosts 4th Annual Celebration of People powwow
- Veterans Day ceremony moved to LBJ Student Center
- Student published in international academic journal
- Sleep Center program earns accreditation
- Fulbright lecture addresses North Africa, Middle East democratization
- Statewide college readiness symposia to begin in Austin
- Outrageous ‘House of Blue Leaves’ set for Texas State run
- Materials Science lands $4 million grant from state
- Texas State Symphony Orchestra concert scheduled
- Texas State Chamber Orchestra to perform at White House
- Wind Ensemble hosts guest artists in concert
- Texas State studies prevalence of drug-resistant 'super-bugs'
- Texas State Bookstore hosts gingerbread house contest
- Graduate Dean Willoughby honored by Texas A&M
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December 2008 News Archive
- Hill Country Youth Chorus winter concert scheduled
- Texas State students win top prizes at OAS competition
- Students enjoy expanded, updated recreation facilities
- Assistant physics professor honored with Gordon Bell Prize
- "Pre-K Now" national satellite conference scheduled
- Employee Wellness Fair gets off to successful start
- Ethics Bowl team advances to national tournament
- Mariachi Nueva Generacion wins third consecutive Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza
- Aquarena announces holiday hours
- Chamber Orchestra opens White House holiday festivities
- Fine Arts lecturer’s work honored with two awards
- Texas State prepares for fall commencement
- San Marcos Bobcat Promise established for SMHS
- Texas State establishes guaranteed tuition program
- San Marcos hosts Texas College & University Facilities Conference