The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
President Jesse Rogers sits on Santa's lap at the Fantasy of Lights opening Dec. 10.

Reflecting on the tenure of retiring university president

The Wichitan • May 19, 2015

University President Jesse Rogers announced his retirement last May. Before he finishes his tenure in August, a series of articles provide insight into his accomplishments and the changes within the university...

University President Jesse Rogers holds up the Indian sign with the football players as they hold up the Mustang during the playing of the school song after the Midwestern State University v. Eastern New Mexico game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Sept. 20, 2014. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Episode 12: Bringing football to MSU, part 1

Ethan Metcalf • March 14, 2015

After the football program was disbanded in 1958 to help with the university's financial woes, then University President Louis Rodriguez decided, 30 years later, to bring the sport back. In this episode,...

Episode 11: Founding Health Science at MSU

Ethan Metcalf • February 28, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers talks about how the college of Health Science and Human Services—now the school's biggest program—got its start at Midwestern State with a little urging...

Maverick turned 7 on Oct. 16, 2013. Photo by Lauren Roberts.

Episode 10: Changing of the Guard, part 3

Ethan Metcalf • February 4, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers details Midwestern State's controversial change from the Indians to the Mustangs—a change many oppose to this day. In this episode, Rogers tells of how...

Episode 9: Changing of the Guard, part 2

Ethan Metcalf • January 28, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers details the beginning of Midwestern State's controversial change from the Indians to the Mustangs—a change many oppose to this day. In this episode, Rogers...

Episode 8: Changing of the Guard, part 1

Ethan Metcalf • January 28, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers details the beginning of Midwestern State's controversial change from the Indians to the Mustangs—a change many oppose to this day. Next episode: Changing...

Episode 7: An Impromptu Hiring

Ethan Metcalf • January 22, 2015

University President Jesse Rogers tells the story of his impromptu promotion from chemistry professor to vice president of academic affairs—his first step into college administration. Next episode:...

Episode 6: Veterinary miracle

Episode 6: Veterinary miracle

Ethan Metcalf • November 24, 2014

  University President Jesse Rogers tells the story of a cat that belonged to Travis White, president of Midwestern University (as it was once called) when Rogers was hired, and a strange...

Fishing with Bill

Ethan Metcalf • November 10, 2014

  University President Jesse Rogers remembers a fishing trip when past engineering professor and "Korean war hero" Bill Brackeen finds himself in an embarrassing situation. Brackeen was...

The Hydrogen Bomb

Ethan Metcalf • November 3, 2014

  MSU President Jesse Rogers talks about a demonstration he once did as a chemistry professor, and the results were a little explosive. Rogers got his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from...

Prairie Dogs On Campus

Ethan Metcalf • October 27, 2014

  Midwestern State University President Jesse Rogers describes watching an old on-campus prairie dog town from his chemistry lab window. Rogers got his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from...

Walter Woelber Dalquest, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (Festschrift photo, age 67).

Remembering Walt Dalquest, part 2

Ethan Metcalf • October 18, 2014

Walter W. Dalquest and his wife, Rose, came to Midwestern State University in 1952 and retired from full-time service in 1984. Dalquest was one of the most productive scholars in the history of...

Load More Stories