Sunshine Week
By: Kendall Wheeler Researching the Freedom of Information Act for the March E-xpresso eNewsletter, I stumbled upon Sunshine Week – a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information (FOI). Sunshine Week, a non-partisan, non-profit initiative, is celebrated in mid-March each year to coincide with James Madison’s birthday March 16. This year, Sunshine Week will be held March 10 – 16. What I like most about Sunshine Week is that the people behind the initiative aren’t just throwing around words about what FOI means. They...
Read MoreMarch 2013 Member Stand Outs
By: Kendall Wheeler Ann Rodriguez, Texas Tech College of Media and Communication faculty member and Texas Tech AWC student chapter adviser, was recently awarded the President’s Excellence in Teaching award. Brittany Hoover, higher education reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, received the newspaper’s January 2013 Employee of the Month award. She received this recognition and $100 for her exemplary service and outstanding performance, including expanding higher education coverage to include the region, driving traffic to lubbockonline.com with human interest pieces on the Texas Tech...
Read MoreMember Spotlight – Sadie Shaw
By: Kristin Thomas When the Lubbock-Cooper Senior Class of 2006 voted Sadie Shaw as “Most Spirited,” they had no idea just how full of LCISD spirit she was! For the past seven years, Sadie has continued to carry the “Most Spirited” banner as communications specialist for Lubbock-Cooper ISD – the person responsible for all communications for her alma mater. “Lubbock-Cooper has long been my ‘home away from home,’ first as a student, now as an employee. I personally believe in the mission of the school district which is to offer every possibility of success to students. It is easy and...
Read MoreMarch 2013 Community Connection
By: Kendall Wheeler [Image from National Exhibits Association Presents “I Have Come to You Again” Facebook Page] Lubbock to mark first of only three U.S. stops for Pope John Paul II Exhibition titled “I have Come To You Again” March 15 – May 15 at Catholic Renewal Center, 4th Street and Toledo Avenue Exhibit visitors will encounter the man the world knew as pope and the saint that history has proclaimed. They will view Blessed John Paul II’s personal possessions as they see and hear the events of his miraculous life unfold on museum guide screens. The experience will...
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