Torchlite
November 2008 For a printable version, click
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| Members and alumni of the Omega Tau fraternity toasted the organization’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 1 during homecoming weekend. Over 150 members of the fraternity over the past 50 years came back to celebrate the friendship and mission of the organization. To see more of the photos from the Omega event, click here. (Photos by Bob Wilbur ’63) |
TLU Today
Vesper tickets now available – Tickets are now available for Texas Lutheran University’s Christmas Vespers, an annual celebration of music and word. The performances will be at Jackson Auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6 and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Tickets may be requested through the TLU Web site,
www.tlu.edu/vespers, by filling out an online form. Tickets are free but necessary for entry due to the popularity of the performances.
The 2008 Christmas Vespers, “The Godly Stranger,” focuses on the Gospel of Matthew as Jesus tells his disciples that whatever they do for one another, they also do for Him.
The TLU Choir, TLU Women's Choir, and Kantorei Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Douglas R. Boyer, director of the School of Music, will be joined by the Symphonic Winds and Percussion, directed by Prof. Beth Bronk.
Some of the pieces that will be performed include: “The Rune of Hospitality” by Alf Houkom, “The Godly Stranger” by G. Winston Cassler, “Who is at My Window, Who?” by Welford Russell, and “Prayer for the Gifts” by Kinley Lange.
While they last, tickets also will be available at the TLU Bookstore, by phone at 830-372-6317 or by e-mailing
vespers@tlu.edu. Please leave your name, mailing address, phone number, date and time of the performance you would like to attend, and the number of tickets requested.
Nominate a prospective student for a $1,000 award! TLU alumni are invited to nominate a student who will be entering TLU for the first-time as a freshman or transfer for a TARA (TLU Alumni Recommendation Award), which is $1,000 in additional scholarship money. An alumnus may nominate one person per year, and the award will be given to as many qualified students as are recommended.
The deadline for submission for the spring semester is Dec. 1, and the deadline for the 2009 Fall Semester is May 1, 2009.
Click here for more information and the one-page TARA recommendation form or visit the TLU Web site.
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Lucky's Pack
S.A.U.C.E.Y! The Jon and Sandra Moline Center for Servant Leadership is organizing a service project this year to create and maintain strong ties between alumni and TLU students. S.A.U.C.E.Y! (
Students and Alumni Unite in Civic Engagement. Yeah!) encourages alumni to suggest and volunteer for community service projects in their cities, including projects already being led by alumni or the companies they work for. Current TLU students who live in these cities could then volunteer when they are at home, and work together with alumni to network and close the gap between alumni and students.
Some service project ideas include volunteering to help rebuild homes affected by the recent hurricanes, working with a community to paint murals, or serving at community centers and schools.
For more information, contact Taylor Carleton, director of alumni relations, (
tcarleton@tlu.edu) who has been working on the project with Erica Castañeda, junior communication studies major.
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Scoreboard
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| TLU senior Jamie Lassiter leads TLU as they host the conference tournament this weekend. (Photo by Drew Engelke) |
Volleyball – TLU’s 33-match win streak in the American Southwest Conference regular season came to an end Saturday with a five-game loss at Hardin-Simmons. TLU dropped to 20-7 overall and to 17-2 in the ASC.
TLU, the ASC West Division champion, will host the ASC Championship Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Susan Duke Court at Tostengard Activity Center.
Men’s soccer – The Bulldogs are back in the ASC Championship Tournament for the first time since winning the conference title in 2002. TLU will play defending ASC Champion University of Texas at Dallas at 2 p.m. Friday at Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex in Tyler.
Women’s soccer – TLU is headed back to the ASC Championship Tournament after securing the sixth and final seed for the upcoming conference tournament by virtue of a three-way tiebreaker with Howard Payne and East Texas Baptist. TLU (9-9) will play No. 3 seed Mississippi College (16-3) at 2 p.m. Friday at the HSU Soccer Complex in Abilene, Texas.
Cross country – TLU women’s cross country team posted a fourth-place finish Saturday at the 2008 American Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships, contested Saturday morning on the TLU campus. TLU will compete in the 2008 South/Southeast Regional Championships, to be hosted by the Bulldogs on Nov. 15 on the TLU campus.
Football – Hardin-Simmons spoiled TLU’s homecoming football game with a 52-6 defeat of the Bulldogs Saturday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium. TLU dropped to 4-4 overall and to 3-3 in the ASC with its first defeat in four games.
The Bulldogs continue ASC play next week with a road trip to Pineville, La., for a contest against Louisiana College. Game time at LC is set for 11 a.m.
Men’s Golf – On Oct. 28, TLU junior Ryan Kiel captured the TLU John Bohmann Memorial Invitational individual title and propelled the Bulldogs into second place in the final team standings.
TLU put four of its golfers in the top 16. After Kiel, sophomore Jeff Rein moved into 11th, Andrew Long tied for 14th, and first-year golfer Chris Hyten closed strong.
Women’s Golf – After sharing the first round lead, TLU junior Angela Aufderhaar finished third individually and led the Bulldogs to a sixth-place team finish at the 2008 TLU Lady Bulldog Fall Classic, completed Tuesday at the Golf Club of Seguin.
For a complete look at TLU athletics, please
click here.
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Happenings
Art Exhibit: Karen Maness: Paintings Continues through Dec. 3
Annetta Kraushaar Gallery, Schuech Fine Arts Building
Chanticleer 5 p.m., Nov. 9
Jackson Auditorium
TLU Dramatic Media - Skill Set.08 7:30 p.m., Nov. 14-15
Jackson Auditorium
Excellence in Leadership Dinner “A Conversation on Leadership with Graham Weston”
6:30 p.m., Nov. 19
The Westin Riverwalk Hotel
420 West Market Street
San Antonio
Concert: TLU Band 7:30 p.m., Nov. 21
Jackson Auditorium
Prospective Students’
Campus Open House 10 a.m., Nov. 22
Jackson Auditorium
Thanksgiving Service 9:30 a.m., Nov. 25
Chapel of the Abiding Presence
For more information on these and other TLU events, to update your contact information, or to receive e-mail notification of Torchlite, please e-mail
alumni@tlu.edu, or call 830-372-8026.
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