Michael Preston
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Associate Vice-President for #StudentSuccess @TXST, #higered advocate, sports snark, and music snob. #FirstGen #GoBobcats
San Marcos, TX
Joined April 2018
It’s a great day to hire a Bobcat! Hats off to Ray Rodgers and his staff pulling off our Internship Connections day @txst. Over 30 faculty from every college on campus doing their best to connect students to the experiences that make a career. #StudentSuccess
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TOPcast ep171 “We should design for and teach the students we actually have rather than the students we think we have.” - Unknown Author
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Had a great day working with faculty and learning from them how we can empower #StudentSuccess through faculty engagement. It takes a village and we are coming together to get our @txst students to the finish line!
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It's a great day to HIRE a Bobcat! Especially if you are a first-generation Bobcat! Proud of the work our team did on securing a career readiness grant from the Moody Foundation. Thanks to the Moody Foundation for their generous gift.
news.txst.edu
The Moody Foundation has awarded TXST's Division of Student Success a grant to support first-generation students.
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Had such a great time at our first @txst football game! @txstfootball played great, the spirits were high and our seats are great. Go Bobcats!
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Proud to say Texas State for #CollegeColorsDay 2024. You’ll find me tomorrow UFCU Stadium cheering on our Bobcats! I can see the stadium from my office window! Eat ‘Em’ Up Cats! @txst
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I did my part to food drive the Bobcats to victory! https://t.co/6ygOPSwKTM
give.txst.edu
Ensure no student goes hungry during our second giving challenge with UTSA: Huddle Against Hunger!
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Tonight is the night! Our second annual Back the Bobcats Block Party at @zelicks! There is no charge to attend this fun event as we get ready to watch @TXSTATEFOOTBALL kickoff their 2024 campaign tomorrow! See you there!🐾 #BeatLamar
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Students are looking for more efficient and clear pathways to graduation. Here at @txst, we are providing those to students through the introduction of NavigateTXST and other services.
insidehighered.com
In a new analysis of Student Voice survey findings, both two- and four-year students say they’d benefit from more clarity around navigating their various academic pathways through college.
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I will be the first to admit I have often disagreed with @HenmackIII on policy issues, but here is where we find unity. The more we can diversify degree programs and create balance, the more well-rounded our graduates will be. Liberal arts create resilient workers!
Not only does a liberal arts education afford learners an understanding of all choices available to them, enabling them to live life as informed agents of reason & citizens of a free society, it also exposes students to the conditions of a free society; it is necessary to achieve
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Everywhere you look - there's a Bobcat!
Texas State tops 40,000 students, enrolls biggest-ever freshman class
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It's an exciting time to be a part of #TXST nation. See whats big in San Marcos! 'Texas State has risen': On 125th anniversary, university cheers growth, eyes research https://t.co/jV3Cn8Zx3P via @statesman
statesman.com
At State of Texas State address, President Kelly Damphousse said the university's goal is to attain Carnegie tier one research status, or R1.
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Always a great time to advance transfer success.
DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING! Calling all presenters to the @FLConsortium Summit on Accelerating Transfer Success 👩🏼🎓👨🏽🎓👩🏿🎓👨🏿🎓 supported by @HeliosEdFnd. The Deadline to submit your proposal is 1️⃣ week away. Submit here👉 : https://t.co/jPBi8kfOSl
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess
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If you missed the second annual “State of @txst” event live, you can catch up on all that you missed here, where you will find video of my presentation and the panel discussion. You can also find there the text of my remarks and the ppt slide deck.🐾 https://t.co/59mHgU08Ni
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Gone but not forgotten. Thanks to @__lyndsayjones & @WGLTNews for helping shine a light on system weaknesses & gray areas affecting pedestrian & driver safety. #ebikes @StateFarm @IL_Insurance @NPR @NHTSAgov @PeteButtigieg @GovPritzker @cbarbermd @NTSB
https://t.co/WqNreEaN6E
wglt.org
A Bloomington lawyer representing the wife of an Illinois State University administrator who died in 2022 hopes a pending legal case in the McLean County court system will set precedents.
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Excited to talk employability and how we can create conditions for our student employees and leaders at Texas A&M this morning. Gig Em’! @TAMU
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Look at this crew chilling in L.A. and talking First Gen success. Lots of great ideas for data and decisions being made. Go Bobcats! @txst #FirstGenProud
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Great night at our @txst Peer Mentors banquet yesterday. Thanks for all of our students who give their time and talent to help our Bobcats thrive!
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Enhanced 2+2 transfer agreements are so powerful for thousands of students. I am so happy to see @txst getting into this game. Texas State, Austin Community College launch ambitious ‘Bats to Cats’ guaranteed transfer program : Texas State University ( https://t.co/WRm8Mnpcz5)
txst.edu
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