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maintenance and government of astate normal school to be located inWest Texas.”The school’s original forty acres ofland donated by the Conners pavedthe way for today’s vibrant 176 acremain campus, and the townspeople’sdonation of more than $100,000 tosecure the normal school’s location inCanyon paved the way for state-ofthe-artinstructional technology andcutting-edge academic programs. WestTexas A&M University continues tostand as a symbol of the generosity ofpeople like Lincoln and QueenieVictoria and their extraordinary visionof endless possibilities.The size and scope of the campusare not the only things that havechanged. Yesterday’s domestic scienceand manual training classes have made wayfor today’s mechanical engineering and environmentalstudies, and more programs arebeing added to meet current workforceneeds. Plus, online programs are available forstudents with time and place constraints, andclasses are offered at the University’s AmarilloCenter, located in downtown Amarillo.The Center opened in fall 2008 to offerupper-level and graduate classes. Students cancomplete their baccalaureate and master’sdegrees in a variety of disciplines, and programsand course offerings continue to expandat the Center as enrollment numbers increase.In addition to the Amarillo Center,WTAMU’s impact is tied to several significantservice, health and entrepreneurship entitiesin Amarillo and the Panhandle region thatinclude the Cross Bar Ranch, Health PartnersClinic, Small Business Development Center,West Texas Family and Community Servicesand the WTAMU Enterprise Center and itssatellites in Borger, Childress, Dumas andGuymon, Oklahoma.With its surging enrollment and new facilities,high-tech classrooms, an amazinglibrary, winning athletic teams and Texas’oldest and largest history museum—Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum—theUniversity has not lost sight of its oldfashionedvalues and traditions. WTAMU is afriendly campus where faculty is accessible,administrators are approachable, undergraduatesare taught by tenured professors,and names are still more important thannumbers. The University is committed tobuilding on its legacy of growth andexcellence, and it is a commitment thatensures the students of tomorrow experiencea challenging, stimulating atmospherethat exemplifies the exceptional experienceand pride found only at West TexasState University.Above: WTAMU students in the campuspedestrian mall by the Original Texanssculpture and water feature.Below: WTAMU graduates.QUALITY OF LIFE195