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February 20th, 2023

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Your 2022 TAMUT women's basketball Team is the RRAC regular season conference champion. Perfection. 20-0 conference record, 25-1 regular season record, 22 game win streak in tack. Let's Go Eagles!

Take the T.A.M.U.T. Campus Climate Survey. DOn't miss your chance to give your feedback. Each employee and student should have an email dated February 1st from Insight Viewfinder Campus Climate Surveys. Responses are due by March 1st, 2023. Students can enter for drawings for participation. Click the buttons below to take your version of the survey.

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Voices of Freedom

We want tp pass along a series of monologues and poems in honor of Black History Month entitled Voices of Freedom, organized by Dr. Brian Billings and performed by the Drama program at Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

To listen click here: https://youtu.be/DGrjHFR39G4

Join in the Celebration of Black History Month Honoring the Past and Inspiring the Future February is Black History Month Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Click here https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/ to learn more about the origins of Black History Month. The national Black History Month theme for 2023 is “Black Resistance,” recognizing the historic and persistent oppression that Black Americans have faced and resisted in all forms. This month is a call to our Eagle community to study the history of Black Americans and help cultivate an environment where Black History is protected and respected. Black History is U.S. History. Join us throughout the month of February for food, special events, lectures, discussions, and presentations to celebrate Black History Month across the community. Check out the Black History Month Calendar of Events below!

Join in the Celebration of Black History Month 2023 Calendar of Events Tuesday, February 7th REAL TALK - Student Roundtable on Issues Facing the African American Community Eagle Hall, 6 pm – 8 pm Join Moderator Dr. LaTonya Noel-Wilburn, Associate Professor of Social Work, for a discussion within a supportive environment on critical issues impacting you and the broader African American community. From topics like the recent Tyre Nichols incident in Memphis to your personal financial struggles as a student, the REAL TALK Roundtable is an opportunity to foster conversation, share ideas and ask the hard questions on the issues you care most. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by DEIB Thursday, February 9th Heart Exchange Love Program (H.E.L.P): Writing Workshop with Ed Mabrey Eagle Hall, 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm H.E.L.P is an interactive workshop where students write and discuss their dreams and concerns about life on and off campus. Throughout the workshop, students discover how they are each connected to

Larger than a sentence yet smaller than a paper, paragraphs can pose a challenge for new college writers. Paragraphs connect the smallest parts of your argument to the largest, your thesis, which is why no writers tool-kit is complete without a method understand and organize paragraphs. MEAL gives students a simple, four-step method to write, analyze, and revise their paragraphs and improve their paper's argument. To see handouts and our full workshop schedule click : https://tamut.edu/Academics/Student-Support/Success-Center/Workshops.html

Join the Moss library for nibbles, sips, and a conversation on ChatGPT and Generative AI--What's Going On? Thursday, February 23 @ 4pm in the Library Commons View the reading list: https://libguides.tamut.edu/AI *Image generated using hotpot.ai

Doctoral Candidate: Beverly Webb, FINAL DEFENSE

Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 24 @ 9 AM

Committee: Dr. Sara Lawrence (Chair), Dr. Kathy Lease, Dr. Aaron Marvel

Dissertation Title: PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF HIGH ACHIEVING AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Defense will be on Zoom at the following:

https://tamut.zoom.us/j/9032233095

Passcode: Eagle2022!

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Course. LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. You’ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support. AFTER THE COURSE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO: • Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges. • Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges. • Understand how to interact with a person in crisis. • Know how to connect a person with help. • Use self-care tools and techniques. Learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE): A ssess for risk of suicide or harm. L isten nonjudgmentally. G ive reassurance and information. E ncourage appropriate professional help. E ncourage self-help and other support strategies. This class is a virtual class. Register today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adult-mental-health-first-aid-tickets-523079172887

Community Healthcore will provide Mental Health First Aid Training via Zoom on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with an hour break for lunch).

This course will be provided in a virtual format and is open to all employees who were not able to attend the face-to-face course offered in December of last year. There will be approximately two (2) hours of required pre-work for this course.

You must register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adult-mental-health-first-aid-tickets-523079172887 no later than 9:00 a.m., February 22, 2023 to save your seat for this event.

Course objectives include:

Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
How to interact with a person in crisis
How to connect a person with help
Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care

Participants will learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE):

Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Participants who complete the course will receive a three-year certification in Mental Health First Aid.

If you have any questions, please contact HR at hr@tamut.edu.

Engineering and Computer Science Career and Internship Fair ENGINEER YOUR CAREER Full-time Internships Networking Freshmen/Sophomores Network, Network, Network Juniors/Seniors Internships, Network Seniors Full-Time, Network Tuesday, February 28th 10:30 - 12:00 pm UC Eagle Hall Dress professionally and bring your resume.

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