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University President Jesse Rogers delivers the closing remarks at Midwestern State University graduation, May 10, 2014. As the speaker at graduation this spring, Rogers will have attended 75 MSU graduations. Photo by Ethan Metcalf

Rogers to impart life lessons, say goodbye in graduation speech

Brianna Sheen May 5, 2015

While seniors are scrambling to order their cap and gown, apply for jobs and study for the last final exams they may ever take, there is another person working behind the scenes to make their graduation...

Opinion: These are people

The Wichitan May 1, 2015

Our view: In administrators’ quest to protect the bottom line, let us make certain they don’t forget one essential fact: These are people we’re talking about. According to some administrators,...

Nurse-Family Partnership: preventing child abuse, neglect through education

Nurse-Family Partnership: preventing child abuse, neglect through education

The Wichitan April 30, 2015

As April, the National Child Abuse Prevention month, reaches its conclusion, the Nurse-Family Partnership will continue its mission of improved child care outside the spotlight. Clients of the...

Rebecca Dodge, geosciences associate professor, explains to Shairi Stanley, art sophomore, and Alyson Baker, graphic design freshman, her research project during the Celebration of Scholarships held in the Atrium of the Clark Student Center Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Celebration of Scholarship gives new meaning to the words ‘celebration of scholarships’

Matt Jobe April 29, 2015

The research and creativity of Midwestern State University students and professors will be in the spotlight this week during MSU’s Celebration of Scholarship in the Clark Student Center. The Celebration...

Students avoid deep puddles walking from Prothro-Yeager to Clark Student Center as the rain continues to pour down on campus April 27. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Rain causes leaks in Fain Fine Arts

Harley Warrick April 29, 2015

Rain causes leaks in Fain Fine Arts from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Monday morning seemed normal until Carlos Aleman found water leaking from the ceiling in the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery in...

Robert Entrekin, custodian, talks with a news reporter while he vacuums a lecture room in the C wing of the Fain Fine Arts building, Monday, April 27, 2015. i dont see it being a plus for the employees. We get an hour and a half 3 times a week in the wellness center, we get our birthdays off, and we have 15 days. You can bet your lucky dime that all thats gone if we sign with the private company. I cant see the employees benefit from all this, but we are the last ones to be considered, says Entrekin. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Fine arts custodian one of 94 staff members whose jobs could be outsourced

Kristina Abeyta April 28, 2015

Throughout the C-wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center, Robert Entrekin, facilities services custodian, can be seen up and down the halls, maintaining the building. He rides a motorcycle as often as he...

Board names Shipley as next president

Austin Quintero April 28, 2015

The nine voting members of the Board of Regents made history when, after a 10-month search, they named Suzanne Shipley as the first woman and 11th MSU president. Rogers spent his whole career at MSU,...

Board follows formula to hire successor

Board follows formula to hire successor

Austin Quintero April 28, 2015

The Board of Regents members took six steps to hire the next MSU president. Step One: Announcement The former president must announce retirement. Jesse Rogers, president of MSU and long-time member of...

Rogers’ office staff describe life working with university president

Austin Quintero April 27, 2015

Every week, the office of University President Jesse Rogers can be a busy place with university officials, donors and staff. But behind all of that, there are three women who work closely with Rogers...

University president confident in successor’s capabilities

Austin Quintero April 27, 2015

President Jesse Rogers is retiring from his long-time position as president of Midwestern State in August 2015. This leaves the obvious question of who will be the next university president. New rules,...

Rogers leads only public liberal arts school in Texas

Jessalyn Castro April 27, 2015

Driftwood, terra cotta, old rose, cameo and Cimarron are the colors of the bricks that make up every building on campus and are on file with an MSU supplier and called “The MSU Blend.” The unique...

University President Jesse Rogers gets water dumped on him in an effort to raise money for Lou Gehrigs disease. Rogers took the challenge from officials at West Texas A&M and passed the challenge along to Angelo State University. Photo by Bradley Wilson.

Rogers remembers good times

Nizhoni Terronez April 27, 2015

One of the university president’s fondest memories is that of a small prairie dog park that used to be part of campus. “I would sit in the window sill while I would be eating something on the...

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