Almost 150 donors kicked off the holiday season Tuesday with gifts supporting Tarleton State University students. In total, donors gave $164,173 to colleges, scholarships and student programs and activities, shattering last year’s mark of just over $26,000.
One of Tarleton State University’s newest holiday traditions continues at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, with the music program’s seventh annual Holiday Collage concert.
Tarleton State University Planetarium’s most popular holiday show The Mystery of the Christmas Star investigates possible dates for the birth of Christ and looks at recorded sightings of significant astronomical events during this timeframe.
A tribute to Aretha Franklin will highlight a concert by the Tarleton State University salsa band, Latin Groove Culture, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Theater of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center.
The holiday season kicks off with Tarleton State University’s 39th annual Holiday Masterworks concert set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Stephenville campus.
The Tarleton State University Department of Fine Arts presents the final jazz concert of the semester, featuring Jazz Ensembles I and II, under the direction of Dr. Andrew Stonerock, on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center in Stephenville.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents authorized Tarleton State University to seek final approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create two new graduate degree programs that will address the growing demand for professionals in geoscience and animal science.
Five Tarleton State University students took first-place honors in The Texas A&M University System’s 15th annual Pathways Student Research Symposium at West Texas A&M, and six students earned second and third place awards.
Tarleton State University will close for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and reopen for normal business on Monday, Nov. 26. Several departments and facilities, however, will have modified hours to serve students during the holiday weekend.