West Texas A&M University

10/15/2026

From behind the camera to leading the classroom 🎥

WT alumnus and current staff member Christian is sharing his real-world experience with the next generation of storytellers! In Basic Video Production, students get hands-on with cameras, lighting, audio and visual storytelling! 🦬

10/15/2026

WT's Center for the Study of the American West announces that two books are winners of its 2026 Bonney MacDonald Award for Outstanding Western Book. Canyon native Jeff Roche's acclaimed "The Conservative Frontier" was selected in the scholarly/nonfiction category, and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Karen Russell's "The Antidote" was picked for the creative/literary category. The authors each will appear on campus later in the academic year.

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CANYON, Texas — A historical examination of conservative politics in Texas and an epic novel about the ravages of the Dust Bowl are the 2026 recipients of the Bonney MacDonald Award for Outstanding Western Book from the Center for the Study of the American West  at West Texas A&M University.

10/15/2026

WT Homecoming Week officially kicks off tomorrow with Paint the Town Maroon, then goes into high gear throughout next week, culminating in the Oct. 24 Homecoming football game against Western New Mexico University. Check here for all the highlights!

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CANYON, Texas — Roll out the maroon carpet: West Texas A&M University Homecoming Week will bring together alumni, students and community members for a “Lights! Camera! Buffs!”-themed celebration.

10/13/2026

WT Enterprise Center will feature former NASA engineer Maureen Zappala, a nationally known expert in overcoming imposter syndrome, at The Next Chapter: Women's Leadership Conference on Nov. 17. The conference itself will focus on leadership, professional development, entrepreneurship, connection and personal growth. Registration is open now.

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Maureen Zappala, a former propulsion engineer and author, will deliver the keynote address at The Next Chapter: Women’s Leadership Conference, to be hosted by the WT Enterprise Center on Nov. 17.

10/13/2026

BEYOND THE BUFF 🦬 | Dakota

Clipboard in hand, and campus involvement on the calendar 📋

Meet Dakota, a College of Business student who serves as a Peer Leader and College of Business Ambassador. Dakota's making an impact on future Buffs, while working toward his goal of landing a corporate marketing career with Buckle 📊

10/12/2026

Poets will battle to the death (figuratively) in WT's annual Haiku Death Match, set for Oct. 25. Students and community members alike may enter, so sharpen your pens now.

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages once again will host the Haiku Death Match, pitting competitors against each other in a tournament to find the best haiku of the year.

10/12/2026

The brilliant young minds in WT's McNair Scholars program will showcase their research in a special Oct. 13 presentation. Topics include black widow spiders, fruit flies, bilingual education, artificial intelligence and much more.

CANYON, Texas — From black widow spiders and fruit flies to bilingual education and artificial intelligence, student-led research from a prestigious West Texas A&M University scholars program will be on display in an Oct. 13 event.

10/09/2026

WT's Saxophone Studio will offer a world premiere and a UTEP professor will give a solo recital at a pair of upcoming concert events.

CANYON, Texas — A pair of upcoming recitals at West Texas A&M University will spotlight the highs and lows of wind instruments.

10/08/2026

Kevin Prufer, the Texas poet laureate, will speak at a special Oct. 15 event at Cornette Library's Poets' Garden. The Texas Poets' Corner event also will celebrate its first poet laureate, retired Amarillo oncologist and poet Dr. Phillip Periman.

CANYON, Texas — Kevin Prufer, the poet laureate of Texas, will be featured at a special Oct. 15 event at West Texas A&M University.

10/08/2026

Amarillo Area Foundation and student and faculty artists in WT's Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities worked together on a new art installation at the foundation's office that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Sybil and Don Harrington.

The works have been on view for a few months, and an immersive look inside the project will be shown Oct. 13 in Buffalo Vision: The Frontier of Learning in the Geneva Schaeffer Education Building on what would have been Dr. Harrington's 118th birthday.

CANYON, Texas — The birthday of one of the Texas Panhandle’s most significant philanthropists will be celebrated with an immersive viewing of a new art installation built in her honor.