{"id":890,"date":"2022-12-15T22:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T22:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/the-college-tour\/?page_id=890"},"modified":"2023-08-11T20:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:14:14","slug":"meet-our-featured-texans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/the-college-tour\/meet-our-featured-texans\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Featured Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Meet our Featured Texans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tradition & Spirit<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Magnolia is a spirited Tarleton Texan and is the perfect person to tell you all about Tarleton\u2019s deep-rooted traditions, spirit, and of course the Purple Poo!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Living on Campus<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lillie\u2019s experience living on campus enabled her to make lifelong friends and countless memories. Check out her segment to see what it\u2019s like living at Tarleton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hands-On Learning<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton prepares students of all majors for their future careers through hands-on learning experiences. Hear from Madison as she shares how her experience working directly with patients has prepared her for the next step after college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Magnolia Dunlap
Major:<\/strong> Communication Studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Lillie Davis
Major:<\/strong> Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Madison Pearson
Major:<\/strong> Kinesiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty-Student Connection<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hear from Aurod, who found his calling and place at Tarleton because of the ability to work directly with professors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Texan Athletics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Donovan is a member of the Tarleton Texan football team and he shares all about Texan Nation and game day on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton Rodeo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton\u2019s Rodeo Team is the winningest collegiate rodeo program in the nation! Jacob shows us why there is no better place to rodeo than here in Stephenville, TX.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Aurod Ounsinegad
Major:<\/strong>\u00a0Mathematics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Donovan Banks
Major:<\/strong> Kinesiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Jacob Perkey
Major:<\/strong> Agriculture and Consumer Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learning Spaces<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No matter your major, Tarleton students have state-of-the-art facilities to learn their craft. See for yourself as Drew walks us through some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student Involvement<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting involved on campus helped Marco find his purpose and place at Tarleton. Check out his segment to learn about the ways students can get involved and make a huge impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fort Worth and Outreach Locations<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Naomi is a student at the Fort Worth campus. Hear about her experience as a non-traditional student and why Tarleton Fort Worth was the perfect fit on her journey to become a teacher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Drew Meeks
Major:<\/strong> Civil Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Marco Salazar
Major:<\/strong> Nursing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Name:<\/strong> Naomi Urbina
Major:<\/strong> Elementary Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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