THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - 8
FREE TO THE WEATHERFORD COMMUNITY & ALL WC STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFF
Weatherford College is proud to present the fourth annual Interdisciplinary Academic Conference. This year's theme is "education as the crossroads of success." The idea is to show how education plays a major role in how people are successful in whatever career paths they take.
Steve Fox
Owner and Operator of Fox Auto Team
ACAD 106 • April 7 at 12 - 12:50 p.m.
Pick Up the Broom
Abstract:
We have all heard of the American Dream. I have been blessed to have lived it. One of my blessings was the fact that neither of my parents finished high school. My mother made it to the 7th grade and my dad to high school. How was that a blessing you might ask? Because by watching them I learned so much. I also learned that my future was up to me and that I could forge it into what I wanted it to be and I did! My goal is to share a few simple values, which when applied can change the direction of your life too. You are in control of your life, seize the day!
Biography:
Mr. Steve Fox is the owner of the Fox Auto Team of El Paso. From his humble beginnings in Roswell, New Mexico, he now operates a company of 230 employees that in 2021 alone made $260,000,000 in sales. Over the years he has worked with a variety of automobile manufacturers including Toyota, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Subaru, Isuzu, Honda, Acura, Infiniti, Lexus, Peugeot, BMW, KIA, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo. He has served on numerous industry councils over the years, most notably on the Toyota National Dealer Council for the past nine years. That position is one of only thirteen elected seats from the 1,250 Toyota dealers across the country.
In 2014 he was elected to the El Paso Business Hall of Fame and just last year was awarded The New Mexico Medal of Merit, the highest civilian award that the state of New Mexico through its governor can provide. While Mr. Fox serves on numerous boards in El Paso, a great deal of his efforts in philanthropy revolve around health care. Being a stage four cancer survivor he works as an advocate and friend for cancer patients. He is also an active volunteer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the leading cancer treatment and research centers in the world, and serves on the Executive Council of the Board of Visitors of MD Anderson. For his entire life his hobby and passion has been motor cycle racing. In 2004 he won the World Off Road Racing Championship in the over forty class and in 2021 won the New Mexico Desert Series Championship in the over fifty class.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 7
SESSION I • 1 - 1:50 P.M.
- ACAD 103 • The Ongoing Battle of the Alamo
- ACAD 104 • From Enragement to Engagement
- ACAD 105 • The Term Latinx Among Community College Students: Case Studies of Community College Students
- ACAD 106 • Networking: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How Does One Do It?
- ACAD 107 • Strategies for Remembering What You Learn
- ACAD 109 • Sonography Is the New Stethoscope
SESSION II • 2 - 2:50 P.M.
- ACAD 103 • Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Attack upon Pearl Harbor
- ACAD 104 • Rhetoric in Real Life: Rock Your Resume and Interview Like a Boss
- ACAD 105 • Teaching English Language Learners Using Primary Sources
- ACAD 106 • Starting up a Business: What Does It Take and How to Make It Successful
- ACAD 107 • Learning about Self-Care
- ACAD 109 • Where Did Our Trust in Our Government Go?
SESSION III • 3 - 3:50 P.M.
- ACAD 103 • Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: The Persistence of Geographic Myths in Medieval and Renaissance Cartography
- ACAD 104 • A System of Conflict: A Discussion of Inherent Tension within the Constitution
- ACAD 105 • A Snippet on the History of Economic Thought
- ACAD 106 • We Want You? What Employers Are Looking For When They Are Hiring
- ACAD 107 • Seriously Funny: An Overview of Religion and Humor
- ACAD 109 • Cover Crops and Mycorrhizal Fungi in Weatherford College Treatment Plots
SESSION IV • 4 - 4:50 P.M.
- ACAD 103 • How I Became a Shovel Bum: An Archeological Examination of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Other Stories
- ACAD 104 • Education in the Medieval Word: The Not-So-Dark Ages
- ACAD 105 • Education in America: A Quick Overview
- ACAD 106 • Faculty and Peer Mentorship Matters
- ACAD 107 • PUF Peace? The Contentious Politics of the Permanent University Fund
- ACAD 109 • How Do We Study Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization?
Friday, APRIL 8
SESSION V • 9 - 9:50 A.M.
- ACAD 103 • The Future of the Past
- ACAD 104 • Title: Faculty and the Library: Working Together
- ACAD 105 • Comancheria: Indigenous Empire
- ACAD 106 • They Called Her Reckless: A Horse Who Became the Pride of the Marines
SESSION VI • 10 - 10:50 A.M.
- ACAD 103 • The Role of Animals in 20th Century Warfare
- ACAD 104 • OERs: What They Are, How to Use Them, and Why They Are Helpful to Students
- ACAD 105 • A Study of the Political and Sociological Effects of the COVID Response of the State of Texas
- ACAD 106 • NATO: Past, Present, and Future
SESSION VII • 11 - 11:50 A.M.
- ACAD 103 • Read the Book That Is Not For You: Sharing Stories and Rhetorical Listening as Gateways to Empathy and Learning in Composition II
- ACAD 104 • A Return to Cold War Rhetoric: Ethics of Changing Nuclear Policy in the U.S. and Russia
- ACAD 105 • British Imperialism, Colonial Sovereignty, and State Formation: A Comparative Study
- ACAD 106 • Honors Programs: Why They Matter for Both Students and Faculty
SESSION VIII • 12 - 12:50 P.M.
- ACAD 106 • What is Russia Doing in Ukraine?