{"id":47381,"date":"2022-10-05T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=47381"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T21:21:55","slug":"all-am-system-campuses-to-light-buildings-blue-for-world-teachers-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/all-am-system-campuses-to-light-buildings-blue-for-world-teachers-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"All A&M System Campuses to Light Buildings Blue for World Teachers\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tarleton’s Smokestack will shine blue tonight, Oct. 5, in recognition of World Teachers’ Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas \u2014 Blue lights will once again shine bright on Texas A&M University System campuses across the state tonight, Oct. 5, in recognition of World Teachers\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 11 universities in the A&M System, Texas A&M University at Galveston, the Texas A&M Health Dental Clinic and Education Building in Dallas, and the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) will illuminate a total of 33 iconic buildings and landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe hope everyone takes notice and thinks about how critical teachers were not only to their own lives, but also to our collective future,\u201d said Dr. James Hallmark, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for The Texas A&M University System. \u201cThe Texas A&M University System is proud to graduate more fully-certified teachers than any public university system in Texas and, most importantly, recognizes educator preparation as one of the most significant contributions we can make to our great state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Teachers\u2019 Day was conceived by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in 1994. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements and draw attention to the voices of teachers who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduates from education colleges at Texas A&M University System campuses are highly sought-after because they are so well prepared, said Chancellor John Sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur graduates are sought after by school districts all across Texas because they know our students are getting the tools they need to be ready on Day One in the classroom,\u201d Chancellor Sharp said. \u201cWe prepare teachers to be able to make the world a better place, one child at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leadership of teachers in transforming education is the theme of this year\u2019s World Teachers\u2019 Day \u2013 The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers. All 11 universities in the Texas A&M System will, via social media and other online efforts, be encouraging their communities to consider the contributions teachers have made to support vulnerable populations and ensure learning gaps are mitigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buildings and landmarks to be illuminated in blue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n