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Banner Bearer to Continue Life Devoted to Service

Joncarlo Iyescas plans to devote his life to helping others. After graduation, he and his wife will join the Peace Corps in hopes to give back some of the good they believe they are blessed with.
Iyescas will graduate in December 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies, granted by Texas Tech's University College. University studies is a unique degree program because it allows more…
Student Leader Lends Talents to B.G.S. Program

The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) has a new student leader. John "Jett" Thompson is the University College's first Student Government Association (SGA) representative and he is more than qualified for the position.
Thompson, a 22-year-old senior, already has an impressive résumé; between his experiences working in the nation's capitol and the time he spent studying in Senegal more…
Building a Future in Wind Energy

Just past the Lubbock city limits signs, white structures of monumental proportions cast long, narrow shadows on the smooth green expanses of West Texas farm and ranch land. In a state famous for producing in exaggerated magnitude, the colossal turbines meld seamlessly into the horizon.
Mark Meng believes that these turbines and the energy they produce is the immediate future of sustainable energy more…