Meeting of the Minds - San Marcos

Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the Coalition of Black Faculty & Staff,

It is with a saddened heart that we announce the recent passing of Dr. Elvin Holt. Dr. Holt was the first tenured Black professor in the Department of English, he taught from 1983 to 2020 and earned multiple teaching awards in his 37 years at Texas State.

In 2021, The Texas State University System Board of Regents approved the motions set forth by Texas State University to rename one of two unnamed streets on the Round Rock Campus after Dr. Holt in honor of his work in multicultural curriculum development.

Dr. Holt also served as the President of the Calaboose of the African American History Museum for many years and acted to preserve local San Marcos History. One of his lasting contributions to the community was The Trailblazers ceremony which honored the local Civil Rights trailblazers in San Marcos and Hays County during the dedication of the LBJ/MLK Crossroads Memorial in 2014.

As more information becomes available, we will do our best to share this information to the community.

The name "Juneteenth" references the date of the holiday, combining the words "June" and "nineteenth."

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led the Union Soldiers to Galveston, TX, to announce the end of the war and the freedom of all enslaved people.

And 156 yrs later this holiday become a FEDERAL HOLIDAY!

Today we celebrate FREEDOM
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Dr. Maneka Brooks is helping make aware the cost for teacher certifications. Some future Texas teachers pay more than $500.00 in testing certification fees in addition to college tuition. Help Bobcat teachers out with a tax-deductible donation. Any amount helps: https://catfunder.txstate.edu/o/texas-state-university/i/catfunder/s/support-future-texas-teachers?fbclid=IwAR0jI4JOufStpku8a8AhaSdYa3VdHZMYxc60hJIbVYZHvRcqF6wDP5JZapc

Support Future Texas Teachers The cost of certification testing can be a barrier to entering the classroom as a highly qualified teacher. Your contribution will help to reduce the financial burden on future teachers.

The Coalition of Black Faculty and Staff - Texas State University congratulate Dr. Miriam Williams for this outstanding achievement!!

Dr. Miriam Williams, professor of English and Associate Chair of the Department of English, was the 2023 recipient of the Ken Rainey Award for Distinguished Research. This award "honors research that has made positive, significant contributions to technical communication practice and teaching." Congratulations Dr. Williams!

The Coalition of Black Faculty & Staff encourages you to support the fundraising Family Campaign for the Earl Moseley, Jr. Endowed Scholarship.

Funds raised will allow for academic scholarships to be awarded to current and future Bobcats!

Donate at: https://tinyurl.com/EMFamilyCampaign
Thank you for your gift!

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Coalition of Black Faculty and Staff - Texas State University at [email protected].

We are beyond excited and proud of Coach Z and her accomplishments alongside the Texas State Women’s Basketball Team!! 🐾
Texas State Athletics 🏀🏀🏀

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Head Coach Zenarae Antoine led Texas State Athletics to a 21-8 overall record, including a 13-5 mark in play to earn a share of the regular season title, the Bobcats’ first in 15 years. ☀️🏀

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Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Living Legends event on Wednesday! We had the wonderful opportunity to speak to 4/5 of the first Black students who desegregated Texas State 60 years ago THIS YEAR.

Georgia Hoodye Cheatham and Helen Jackson Franks attended in person while Gloria Odoms Powell, Dana Jean Smith, and Brian Melton, son of the late Mabeleen Washington, participated by video conference.

Check out the News article! https://news.txst.edu/inside-txst/2023/txst-honors-first-five-living-legends.html

We have so many events happening this Black History Month and would love you all to join us in celebrating! Please view the alt text for more information about these events! We hope to see you all there.

We ARE Texas State History

Happy Black History Month and a special way to start the month is recognizing Coach Antoine! Coach became the winningest coach in program HISTORY! Congratulations 🎉. We are so proud of her and the WBB players and staff.