Sunday, May 9, 2021
Texas State University will host in-person, socially distanced commencement ceremonies for spring 2021 degree candidates on May 13 and 14 at Bobcat Stadium.
Alan L. Tinsley, member of the Texas State University System Board of Regents, will be the keynote speaker during the 10 a.m. ceremony on May 14, to be attended by degree candidates from the Department of Biology; Department of Computer Science; Department of Engineering Technology; Department of Physics; Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization; Interdisciplinary Science; Department of Finance and Economics; Department of Marketing; and Graduate College.
Earl Maxwell, CEO of St. David’s Foundation, will be presented with an honorary doctoral degree during the 6 p.m. ceremony on May 13. Robby Maxwell will speak on behalf of his father.
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SAN MARCOS – Alan L. Tinsley, member of the Texas State University System Board of Regents, will be the keynote speaker during one of Texas State University’s in-person, socially distanced commencement ceremonies for spring 2021 degree candidates May 13 and 14 outdoors at Bobcat Stadium.
Tinsley will speak during the 10 a.m. ceremony May 14, to be attended by degree candidates from the Department of Biology; Department of Computer Science; Department of Engineering Technology; Department of Physics; Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization; Interdisciplinary Science; Department of Finance and Economics; Department of Marketing; and Graduate College.
Earl Maxwell, CEO of St. David’s Foundation, will be presented with an honorary doctoral degree during the 6 p.m. ceremony May 13. Robby Maxwell will speak on behalf of his father.
committee to assist in the search of a replacement for Lamar University-Beaumont President
Dr. Kenneth Evans, who has announced his retirement. The co-chairs of the committee are
the two local regents on the board Bill Scott and David Montagne. The advisory committee
will work with an executive search firm through May to conduct a nationwide search.
Congressman Lloyd Doggettâs video in which he condemned the U.S. Capitol insurrection was not played at Texas Stateâs virtual Inauguration Day ceremony due to a lack of time to receive approval, according to the faculty member who made the decision.
Doggett (D-TX) was originally invited to provide remarks at the universityâs virtual program on Jan. 20, a non-partisan affair, after it was switched from an in-person format due to COVID-19 protocols.
While attending President Joe Bidenâs inauguration, he was notified that his pre-recorded video, which includes quoted remarks from Republicans in Congress also condemning the Capitol attack, would not make the university ceremony â news he later describes, to the Austin American-Statesman, as a disappointment and suppression of his free speech.
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Texas State University recently renewed its habitat conservation pact with the City of San Marcos and the Edwards Aquifer Authority. Above, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment Daily Record file photo
Texas State renews Habitat Conservation Pact Sun, 12/20/2020 - 5:00am
Staff Reports
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Texas State renewed its habitat conservation pact with the City of San Marcos and Edwards Aquifer Authority last week.
A contract between Texas State University, the City of San Marcos and the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) for habitat conservation was approved by The Texas State University System Board of Regents during its quarterly meeting Dec. 12.