Krystle Moore ’13
By Billi London-Gray
It’s hard to believe brilliant people who tell you, “Don’t be afraid to feel dumb.” But these words are the motto of Krystle Moore, who recently completed her bachelor’s degree in biology at Texas State University. Her brave, inquisitive attitude has led her to one great opportunity after another. Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Spotlight: Excellence at Texas State, Texas State Faces
Tagged Alumni, auxin, college advice, College of Science and Engineering, Del Rio, H-LSAMP, Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Krystle Moore, molecular biology, pharmacy, Picloram, recent graduates, Scholarships, STEM, Texas State, Texas State University
By Billi London-Gray
Seema Kulkarni recently experienced the thrill of developing a successful search-engine algorithm. As a soon-to-be graduate from Texas State University’s computer science master’s program, learning to devise such solutions is the key to finding satisfaction in her work.
But Kulkarni states it another way: “I do what I love.” Continue reading
By Mary Kincy
A onetime Bobcat decorated her mortar board with the year of her graduation.
More than the fall 2011 semester is drawing to a close for a select group of Texas State students participating in commencement exercises this weekend.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Texas State will host the first of four commencement ceremonies in Strahan Coliseum for the colleges of Education and Health Professions. At 2 p.m., the College of Liberal Arts and University College will participate in exercises, followed by the colleges of Fine Arts and Communication and Applied Arts at 6 p.m. A final ceremony, at 10 a.m. Saturday, is for students in the McCoy College of Business Administration and the College of Science and Engineering. Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Happenings, Uncategorized
Tagged Adm. B.R. Inman, College of Applied Arts, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, commencement, Federal Reserve Bank, graduation, McCoy College of Business Administration, President Denise Trauth, Strahan Coliseum, Texas State, Texas State app, Texas State University, U.S. Navy, University College
By Catherine Harper
Saul Villareal, the first-place winner at the Oct. 8 Hispanic National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC).
Once in motion, the forces of knowledge can accelerate at an unstoppable speed. For Saul Villarreal, a Texas State industrial engineering student who captured first-place honors for his semiconductor research presentation at the Oct. 8 Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC), an unbeatable drive continues to build momentum toward success.
Villarreal’s graduation from Texas State is set for December 2011; however, his passion for learning has not yet reached its finish. With his vigorous undergraduate experience behind him and charged career goals for the future, Villarreal’s ambitions are set to full speed.
Posted in Students, Texas State Faces, Uncategorized
Tagged Clemson University, College of Science and Engineering, Florida A&M University, H-LSAMP, H-LSAMP Scholars Program, Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC), IEEE Conference, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Energy Renewal Laboratory, Saul Villareal, Texas State, Texas State Center for High Performance Lab, Texas State University, University of Notre Dame, University of Puerto Rico
Local students watch water repidly evaporate in a vacuum chamber.
By Catherine Harper
This week at Texas State, local kids are learning about science. And loving every minute of it.
The Texas State Physics Camp, a student-run program sponsored by the Society of Physics Students, offers kids the opportunity to interact with physics through hands-on experiments and demonstrations by Texas State physics majors and student volunteers.
SPS started the camp in 2008, as the brainchild of student Amanda Gregory. She recently graduated with her master’s in physics. From the start, there has been no cost for children to attend; the one-week camp is funded by donations and SPS fundraising efforts. Continue reading
Krissy Vasquez
By Billi London-Gray
Krissy Vasquez has been a standout student throughout her college career. But for the electrical engineering senior at Texas State University, success is secondary to the rewards of simply enjoying her work.
“I just like to think, design and build,” she says.
Vasquez says choosing her college and career path was not difficult; her father and two aunts attended Texas State. Thanks to an exceptional opportunity in high school, choosing her major also was a no-brainer.
“I discovered my major while working on a NASA experiment,” she says. “I was doing engineering before engineering was my major.” Continue reading
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