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NEWS ROUNDUP Campus by Campus Learn what’s happening in Denton, Dallas and Houston > LITTLE CHAPEL VOTED THE BEST TWU’s Little Chapelin-the-Woods was recognized as the city’s top wedding venue by Best of Denton 2022. World-renowned architect O’Neil Ford designed the chapel, which was built in 1939. DENTON TWU RANKS AT THE TOP TWU is among the top American universities for social mobility, according to U.S. News Best Colleges. TWU ranked ninth in Texas and within the top 15% of universities nationally for social mobility. TWU HOSTS TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership (JNIWL) and the Nancy P. and Thaddeus E. Paup Lecture Series hosted Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain in October. The moderated discussion explored the connection between women’s leadership and sports. DALLAS ANNUAL OT EVENT CELEBRATES 30 YEARS The Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship, established in 1993, honors Fanny B. Vanderkooi, TWU’s first program director of Occupational Therapy. The 2023 Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship will mark the 30th anniversary of the School of Occupational Therapy’s annual event. DALLAS NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY The North Texas Food Bank awarded its highest honor, the Tom Black Volunteer Award, to Dallas nursing students for their dedication to community service. HOUSTON COB AND CWE PARTNERSHIPS The TWU College of Business and JNIWL Center for Women Entrepreneurs hosted the annual Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance conference, which awards certification support, educational programs and scholarships to businesses and employees. NEW HOUSING TWU has partnered with Texas A&M University to offer Houston campus students a housing opportunity at Life Tower. WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM The TWU Bold LeadHERship Roundtable — sponsored by the TWU College of Business, JNIWL and the Greater Houston Chamber of Commerce — is a sixmonth program for women of color in senior-level leadership positions. 18 TEXAS WOMAN’S
ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Alumni Global Network TAP INTO THE POWER TWU’s global network is more than 100,000 strong! The Pioneer Network’s online community of TWU alumni, students, faculty, staff and supporters fosters connection with fellow Pioneers. For more information, visit twupioneernetwork.com 10,000+ ALUMNI SHARED STORIES The Pioneer Reflections oralhistory project got big-time buy-in from alumni this spring and summer. A digital archive and print book comprised of thousands of stories will be available. For more information, visit twu.edu/pioneerreflections 99 % of storytellers recommended the opportunity to fellow alumni Submit news Tell us what’s happening in your life and career twu.edu/alumnews CONNECT WITH US alumniengagement@twu.edu 940-898-2586 FOLLOW @TXWOMANSALUMNI ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER facebook.com/txwomansalumni instagram.com/txwomansalumni twitter.com/txwomansalumni JOIN US AT AN UPCOMING EVENT twu.edu/alumevents TEXAS WOMAN’S 19
