MSU Texas students volunteer on MLK Jr. Day
MLK Jr. Day of Service is the first event in MSU’s Human Rights Week
Students volunteer on MLK Jr. Day By Katherine Lee | January 18, 2021 at 6:28 PM CST - Updated January 18 at 6:28 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The Midwestern State University community celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the day of service event.
“I’m from San Antonio and so I’m used to every year doing the MLK march down there and helping get it started with family members and running it. It’s just wanting to do a little bit of something since I can’t really do that this year,” said Shunde Hooks, a sophomore at MSU Texas.
FLORIDA, USA Noting that many Americans and Bahamians struggle with weight loss and exercise, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, announced that it is teaming up with local professionals to host a one-hour health, wellness and fitness seminar free of charge on Saturday, January 23, at 10am.
Cleveland Clinic Florida was recently named the number one hospital in the Miami-Ft Lauderdale area by US News and World Report.
Ana Luisa Uria, director of international business development, said: “We wanted to reinforce the good intentions that so many people have at the beginning of each year.
“We know how easy it is to slip back into old habits so we identified local experts willing to lend their time and knowledge to partner with our own medical experts at Cleveland Clinic, to share key health tips.”
TTU System âplaying defenseâ in Austin as state agencies try to avoid budget cuts
Legislative priorities for TTU System By Blair Sabol | January 13, 2021 at 10:52 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 2:41 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Now that the state legislature is back in session, the Texas Tech University System is working to ensure its top priorities are met in Austin.
In 2019, both the veterinary school up in Amarillo and the dental school in El Paso were given the green light with state funding.
But this year Chancellor Tedd Mitchell says they are âplaying defenseâ on the legislative floor.
âWe want to make sure that they understand that weâre being good stewards of the peopleâs money, and not by coming down there and asking for heaven and earth when weâre sending in our budget,â Dr. Mitchell said.