The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 26, 1998, Image 8

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    •STUDENTS and FACULTY/STAFF
•PLUS GUESTS*
RIDE THE SHUTTLE
BUSES TO KYLE FIELD
The Texas A&M Athletic Department will be running student shuttle buses to
home football games again this season! The buses will run on their normal routes.
Students and Faculty/Staff plus their guests may ride FREE!! Just show your game
ticket to board the bus. The Student shuttle buses will start their regular routes 2
horns before kickoff and depart campus for 1 hour after the game is over
RIDE THE STUDENT SHUTTLE BUS
TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES
Student season subscriptions start at $129 • Student special packages start at $64
Go by the MSC Box Office • Call 845-1234
Epic performances at
student prices
Smokey Joe's Cafe
September 23 & 24
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
October 15
Bully, An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
starring John Davidson
October 17 &C 18
House of Blues Highway 61
October 21
Always...Patsy Cline
November 10 & 11
Nigel Kennedy
November 15
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Course gears up for educating teachers
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS College of Education, will give the
opening address.
Dr. William Peter, professor in
the Department of Educational
Curriculum and Instruction and
Dr. Claude Gibson, an associate
professor and director of under
graduate studies in the English
department, will present speech
es introducing the purpose of
these collaborative efforts.
Peter and Gibson will lead a se
ries of seminars throughout the
academic year, during which public
school teachers and administrators
will meet with liberal arts, science
and education faculty members
from A&M.
Texas A&M’s teacher preparation
program has been undergoing
changes, which, it is hoped, will turn
out a new and improved breed of
teachers and administrators.
Changes have been made to
ward a more field-based program
for students wanting to pursue a
career in education.
Educators in the Bryan-College Sta
tion area and A&M professors kick off
a year of collaboration on A&M’s new
ly restructured teacher preparation
program with a banquet tonight for
participants in this renewal effort.
Dr. Jane Connally, dean of the
Library scores with
Kickoff Camp gift
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
The General Libraries’ partner
ship was presented a check for
$25,000 presented during the 6th
annual R. C. Slocum Kickoff Camp.
Hosted by Coach Slocum and
his entire coaching staff and play
ers, the camp drew 105 football
fans from across the country.
Each year Coach Slocum pre
sents proceeds from the camp to
the partnership and the Aggie Band.
Med student!
AMA appoint)
STAFF AND WIRE RE!
The American Medical
(AMA) has named a Tes
fourth-year medical studrl
Council on Medical Servitf |
Nefertiti C. duPont.:
worked with the AMA'sstu
vice section. The Colleger 1
received notice of her air
on July 22.
DuPont’s student memte
on the council comes aftei,
ing for the Middle Schoolfe
Awareness Progran of
White Memorial Hospita
Healthcare Research Proge
Orientation introduces grad students tot
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Five sessions of a free four-hour
orientation program geared for new
graduate students at Texas A&M will
begin today and run through Saturday.
The sessions will be held at
Reed Arena.
The program will run from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Aug. 27 and 29 and
Aug. 26 and 28 from 1 to 5 p.m.
During the first session, all stu
dents will learn about the basics of
graduate studies, and responsible
conduct for graduate studies.
Following the general)!
the students may choose *
six group sessions that
cuss different topics, incl:
nancial aid, personal sa'e
computing resources.
After each session,are;
fair will be held where22ti
offices and groups willl)
sent.
New graduate students
ed in this program areaske:
tact the Office of Graduate
at 845-3631, orthroughe
ogs@tamu.edu.
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Station.
Dr. Florian is board-eligible in
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