Tarleton Foundation providing grants to students affected by tornado
The Tarleton State University Foundation Inc. is providing $20,000 in grants to students affected by the recent tornado.
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Tarleton’s Invitational Band Festival to feature composer Robert Sheldon
Tarleton State University will host renowned wind band composer Robert Sheldon in its sixth annual Invitational Band Festival on March 22 and 23, with the Tarleton Wind Ensemble providing a public concert at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
Tarleton announces revision to university’s academic calendar
Due to the damages caused by the recent tornado that tracked through the city of Stephenville and the Tarleton State University campus, university administrators and the Academic Calendar Committee have announced revisions to the 2016-2017 academic calendar for the upcoming year.
Saturday’s 54th annual Tarleton Jazz Festival features Josh Hanlon & Friends
Josh Hanlon and Friends headlines the 54th annual Jazz Festival this Saturday, March 19, on the campus of Tarleton State University. The daylong festival includes clinics for visiting student musicians and concludes with a public performance of the Tarleton Jazz Ensembles, along with the guest artists, inside the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center.
Tarleton Speaker Symposium welcomes mayor who put city on a diet
How does an entire city go on a diet and lose a million pounds in less than five years? Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will describe his efforts to help city residents collectively lose one million pounds, starting with his personal 42-pound weight loss.
Tarleton offers free homicide investigation training to Texas law enforcement professionals
FORT WORTH, Texas—Registration is open to North Texas law enforcement professionals for Tarleton State University’s free training on homicide investigation and cold cases set April 27 and 28 in Fort Worth.
Mock exercise, drill set for Tarleton’s public health, nursing, MLS students
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton State University becomes the scene for a mock flu pandemic exercise and earthquake drill March 16 and 17 as public health, nursing and Medical Laboratory Science students gain true-to-life experience in emergency management.
Dr. Steve Damron selected new dean of Tarleton’s College of Agriculture
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Dr. W. Stephen (Steve) Damron has been selected dean of Tarleton State University’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences following a national search. Damron begins his new duties July 1, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
Silver Taps ceremony honors Tarleton’s deceased
Tarleton State University observes its annual Silver Taps ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, to remember and honor members of the Tarleton family who have passed away during the previous year. The event is part of Tarleton Founder’s Week.
Tarleton’s 3-year cohort default rate well below national, state averages
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—For the fourth year in a row, the percentage of Tarleton State University students and graduates defaulting on student loans is well below national and state averages.