Sam Houston State University News

With more than 16,000 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University and the number of alumni each semester growing exponentially, there are many more thousands of younger siblings, children and grandchildren across the state who are building their own dreams of also becoming a Bearkat one day.

Blinn College Chancellor Donald E. Voelter will retire in December after working with the college for 38 years.

Strewn with images ranging from Che Guevara to religious festivals, the posters on display in Latin American Posters: Public Aesthetics and Mass Politics offer varying insights into social and political movements from all across Latin America.

With the recent retirement of adult probation director David Baker, John McGuire feels he has some big shoes to fill as his replacement.

MALVERN, Pa, July 1, 2009 Blinn College has chosen the Banner Unified Digital Campus from SunGard Higher Education to help further student success and improve communication with all its constituents.

Barnett Shale operators and industry experts all know the challenges facing their sector, but this is a time to reflect and perfect - or at least that was the message at this year's Shale Energy Breakfast Symposium held on June 18 and hosted by the Fort Worth Business Press.

Born: Aug. 27, 1929, in Shellman, Ga. Died: June 23, 2009 in San Antonio Military: Air Force 1950-1954 Preceded by: A sister, Elinor Jackson Survived by: His son, Mark Clay Jackson of San Antonio; a sister, Vivian Short, of Tacoma, Wash.; a brother, Edward Jackson, of Shellman, Ga.; and a grandson Services: A memorial service took place Friday.

Willis Police hope someone will come forward with information in the county's latest major accident involving an at-fault driver who fled the scene.

Some 33 institutions in 21 states have been awarded grants totaling $20.4 million from the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to assist literacy efforts, increase the number of media specialists, and create more diversity in the workplace.

After studying hard during the school year at Sam Houston State University, Junior Mark Cook is taking it easy this summer.

Scott and Debra Anderson of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Ashlee Anderson, to Jesse Wright, son of Lowell and Priscilla Wright of Lampasas, Texas.

TRINITY Five U.S. Army Scholarships valued at almost $750,000 boosted the total awarded to Trinity High School graduates to over $898,000. During the annual scholarship night held at the First United Methodist Church, a total of 30 of the 63 members of the Class of 2009 were presented with scholarships to assist with their continued college ...

Office of the Governor News Release June 18, 2008 AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Linda L. White of Magnolia to the Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision for a term to expire Feb.

The Palm Desert Campus of Cal State San Bernardino has named Jesse Valcazar its 2009 Outstanding Undergraduate student and Cynthia Bradley its 2009 Outstanding Graduate student.

A 2005 Westwood High School graduate will be competing in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association College National Finals Rodeo over the coming week.

James Olson, author of a new history of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has also undergone treatment there for two different cancers.

The hills of Sam Houston State University were alive with the sound of incoming freshmen on Thursday as the first of seven orientation sessions opened this week.

Jun. 11--In spite of a statewide drop in numbers, Huntsville's tourism industry is continuing to hold its own.

A disclaimer: A report about college graduation rates in USA Today this week does not tell the whole story, as is the case with most of the heavily data-based articles the newspaper produces on a regular basis.

A new degree, program changes, a building name change and faculty promotions and tenure were all approved for Sam Houston State University by its governing board.