Dr. Michael R. Daley, chair and professor of the Texas A&M-Central Texas University Social Work Department, was unanimously selected for the prestigious honor of this year’s CSWE Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award. The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association representing social work education in the United States and…
Lidia Valentin grew up in the small town of CofradÃa de La Luz Jalisco, Mexico. Completing middle school was the highest educational aspirations for many students in her town, and high school was a luxury that not all could afford. But Lidia’s family always had some type of family-run business and was able to afford…
Above: Student Taylor O’Donnell (L) speaks with Dr. Casey (R) about floor robots An education professor from Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Dr. Elizabeth Casey, is working alongside the U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). She received a grant of $150,000 from the institute which has given her the freedom…
A group of future teachers from Texas A&M University-Central Texas got a first-hand look at the challenges of receiving an education in a second language by immersing themselves in a new community, speaking a new language. The result, their advisor said, will make them better educators in Texas. In July, the future educators visited Mexico…
For educators at any level, each semester is a new chance to improve their classes and try new things to help their students learn. Professors at the university level are no exception. Dr. Daniel Clark and Dr. Walter Murphy have both gained valuable insight from experimenting with new methods in their respective classrooms. In their collaborative article,…
Internships and similar hands-on opportunities can be game-changers for students, but they do not work for everyone. A team of instructors, including Texas A&M University-Central Texas’ Dr. Lucas Loafman and Dr. Vinay Gonela, proposed an alternative at the 2021 TEES Annual Research Conference (TARC). Going into the project, the group was concerned with the trends they saw in…
Texas A&M University-Central Texas alumni, Alyssa Cabading, ’21, has not only achieved success in her degree program but also strived toward new opportunities beyond the university. Now that she has graduated, Cabading is carrying on her work at the Argonne National Laboratory as a student laboratory intern. This exciting, hands-on laboratory experience will be in…
Two cybersecurity professors from Texas A&M University-Central Texas received funding from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) for their project developed at TEES Annual Research Conference (TARC). The project, CyberEye, seeks to create a better way of managing increasingly interconnected systems like power grids and water services. Dr. Anitha Chennamaneni and Dr. Abhjiit Nag, professors in…
Above: Dr. Anitha Chennamaneni and Provost Dr. Peg Gray-Vickrey welcome students to the cybersecurity camp. Texas A&M-Central Texas’ College of Business Administration kicked off its free week-long cybersecurity camp for local high school students. The camp is designed for high school students to increase their knowledge of cyberspace, explore various cybersecurity careers, and learn to practice safe…
Valyncia Nunn, who earlier this month graduated from Texas A&M-University Central Texas in Killeen, has seen more than her fair share of doctors and hospitals in her young life. It began 12 years ago, she says, after having visited a popular restaurant, waking up the next day with stomach pain and vomiting. Back then, she…
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