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October 2009 For a printable version, click
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| TLU students Logan Yenne, Erica De Leon, Jarred McAdams, and Kaitlin Bentley grace new billboards located on IH-10 between Houston and San Antonio. The fall marketing campaign to recruit prospective students begins the week of Oct. 5, and for the first time, TLU also is advertising in the Rio Grande Valley. Remember, alumni can recommend a $1,000 grant to any first-time incoming student. For more information, click here. |
TLU Today
Texas Lutheran University will host three important lectures in November, beginning with a 7:30 p.m. speech on Nov. 10 by the new Chairman of the Board of General Motors.
Ed Whitacre will present a free lecture about the American automobile industry and global economy at TLU to students and the community. Following Whitacre’s retirement as chairman of AT&T in 2007, he served TLU as Executive Professor of Business in Residence.
On. Nov. 17, Southwest Airlines’ Chairman Emeritus
Herb Kelleher and President Emeritus
Colleen Barrett will join TLU President Ann M. Svennungsen for “A Conversation on Leadership.” The informal discussion will be held at the Texas Lutheran University Excellence in Leadership Dinner in San Antonio, which raises funds for leadership scholarships.
On Nov. 18 and 19, TLU will present its
2009 Krost Symposium, “Two Americas: Income Inequality,” featuring keynote speaker
Barbara Ehrenreich. She will discuss her experiences and her best-selling book
Nickel and Dimed in her keynote speech at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18. The following day, a Q&A with Ehrenreich and a panel discussion will encourage student and audience interaction and questions.
For more information on these and other events, check our website for updates or add TLU to your RSS reader.
The Human Race Machine – It’s a rare chance to see oneself in a new way – literally. The Human Race Machine, which will be on the TLU campus Oct. 5-9, is an entirely unique diversity experience, giving viewers the opportunity to envision themselves as a different race.
Designed to demonstrate that race is not a biological phenomenon – there is no gene for race – the Human Race Machine uses a camera inside a private booth to capture a participant’s image, and then the participant can use a joystick to morph the image into someone very different – different race, age, gender or facial anomaly. A powerful, yet subtle diversity tool, the Human Race Machine allows participants to move beyond appearance, and contemplate a deeper human connection.
In conjunction with the Human Race Machine, TLU will be showing the movie “RACE: The Power of Illusion.” The film, which is free and open to the public, will air at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4 and Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Wupperman Little Theatre.
The Human Race Machine, co-sponsored by TLU and the Guadalupe County Community Symposium, is free and open to the public. For more information, visit
www.humanracemachine.com.
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Lucky's Pack
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| Kim Wendell ‘02, Julie Magadance ’00, and Jena Wendel ’97 enjoy the TLU Alumni night at Mamma Mia at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio. |
Are you ready for Homecoming 2009? “Spirit Lives Here” will begin Friday, Nov. 6 with special events for the Golden Group, this year honoring the Class of 1959. The annual golf tournament registration begins at 11 a.m. with tee off at 1 p.m., and don’t miss TLU Salutes Reception and Banquet, Friday night at 6:30 p.m. To view the complete schedule,
click here.
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Happenings
TLU Sunday in Fayette County Oct. 4
Human Race Machine Oct. 5-9
Alumni Student Center
San Antonio Alumni Gathering 5:30 p.m., Oct. 10
La Hacienda Restaurant
TLU Fall Break Oct. 15-16
TLU Board of Regents Meeting Oct. 16-17
TLU Campus
Jesus, Justice and Jazz Concert Oct. 24
Library Lawn
The Rimers of Eldritch A Dramatic Media Production
Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Jackson Auditorium
Homecoming 2009 Nov. 6-7
TLU Campus
Ed Whitacre Lecture 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10
Jackson Auditorium
Excellence in Leadership Dinner 7 p.m., Nov. 17
Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio
Krost Symposium Nov. 18-19
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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