This document discusses Darla Robinson, a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University who volunteers at Hangman's House of Horror. It describes how Robinson chose Texas Wesleyan for smaller class sizes and enjoyed getting to know others through her studies and volunteer work. As marketing manager of Hangman's House of Horror, Robinson helps raise money for local charities and sees her role as contributing to her community. She remains actively involved through volunteering while also using her degree in her career.

1. Monday
December 5, 2014
Vol. 1 No. 1RAM TELEGRAM
Attending Texas Wesleyan
University for her master’s
of business administration
degree and volunteering 26
years at Hangman’s House of
Horror, Darla Robinson has
been able to find two places
close to her heart.
Growing up in Fort Worth,
Robinson said she chose Tex-
as Wesleyan University for
the smaller classes because
“Smaller is better”.
Earning a bachelor’s degree
in fine arts at Texas Christian
University, Robinson said she
quickly noticed she was not
at the right school.
“The classes were a little bit
bigger than I thought I need-
ed them to be,” she said.
Donating the majority of
her time to school and volun-
teer hours, Robinson said the
people involved in her every
day life soon became more
than just casual acquaintance.
They’ve become family.
“It’s family,” Robinson said.
“It’s not just a haunted house.
It truly has purpose. We live
life, and we live it together,
every August, September,
October and November. It’s a
labor of love for us”.
Having a passion for
Hangman’s, Robinson made
sure to stick around annually.
Now as the, public relations
and marketing manager of
Hangman’s, Robinson said
she is able to contribute to
her community with this
nationwide event. This isn’t a
community- based event.
Founded in 1988, Hang-
man’s House of Horror has
been a community- based
charity event since the begin-
ning.
“We give back to our com-
munity by requesting that
our charities are communi-
ty- based, and the money we
raise supports our communi-
ty,” Robinson said.
While at Texas Wesleyan
University and Hangman’s
House of Horror, Robinson
said she was able to leave a
memorable mark by being
nominated for Who’s Who,
Dallas Business Journal.
To Robinson, even while
leaving an impression at
Texas Wesleyan, Robinson’s
main impression is left at
Hangman’s House of Horror
she said.
“I have had people throw
up,” she said. “I’ve had people
pee on themselves; I have
been kicked, but I know that’s
all because my job was done.
I did my job; I scared them,
so I don’t get mad about it,
because that’s what they are
there for is to be scared”.
Now, married with young
daughter in elementary
school, Robinson contin-
ues to use her degree from
Texas Wesleyan University
by volunteering as the public
relations practitioner at
Hangman’s House as well as
putting on a scare.
Alumni In Public Relations
Ram Telegram is
the official newslet-
ter for the alumni of
MCO alumnis. It is
produced by junior
and senior commu-
nication students
enrolled at Texas
Wesleyan University.
Editor:
Monica Soto
Contributors:
Merv Lindsay
Antonio Simmons
Josette Vargas
Blake Vinson
Brody Watkins
Courtesy of Darla Robinson
Family photo
Index
Study Abroad
Curriculum
Commemorate
Commencement
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2. For students, studying
abroad frees them from the
norms of the United States by
exploring foreign cultures at a
low cost.
Professors from Texas Wes-
leyan University’s School of
Arts and Letters accompanied
15 students last summer on
a trip to France and Spain
part of Texas Wesleyan study
abroad offering.
In May 2014, the group
spent 17 days visiting Avignon
and Paris, France and Barcelo-
na, Spain. They departed DFW
Airport on May 18 and re-
turned June 4. The trip was in
association with basic art, hu-
manities and digital photogra-
phy classes taught by associate
professors Terri Cummings
and Peter Colley.
“Educational travel is taking
us out of our known environ-
ment and being immersed into
another culture. To many, it
is almost like being re-born.
We see with new eyes, we
stretch our thinking to under-
stand an unfamiliar custom,”
Cummings said. “In France
we slowed down (well, some-
times)–discovering a French
waiter will never deliver a
check until requested. Our
dinner conversation focused
on critical thinking around
the appropriate question of
“Why?” The custom of dining
and enjoying the company of
your dinner guests in a lei-
surely, all-evening event is part
of the French identity. We
eventually learned this custom
as was evidenced by our long,
leisurely, conversation-filled
‘good-bye dinner’ to Paris.”
The group spent eight days
in Avignon, three days in Bar-
celona and four days in Paris.
Group members spent time
trying new foods, enjoying
the different views of the Eiffel
Tower, exploring the ancient
Roman aqueduct – Pont du
Gard – from the inside, expe-
riencing the unfinished mas-
terpiece Basilica in Barcelona
– The Sagrada Familia (the
Holy Family), sitting outside
local cafés enjoying music and
local French b-boys a type of
hip-hop dancer.
“Traveling abroad is prepar-
ing students not only for a trip
that will enhance or elevate
their cultural horizons, but it
will push them to know that
traveling is possible,” said
Jeremy Hunt, mass communi-
cation junior.
France & Spain Study Abroad 2
Courtesy of Jeremy Hunt
Study abroad student capturing image of the Eiffel Tower

3. The School of Mass Communica-
tions has made some changes to their
curriculum that starts this upcoming
spring semester. Several new classes
that have been added include: MCO
1302 Mass Media and Society, MCO
2342 Communication and Rhetoric,
MCO 2345 Integrated Media Report-
ing, MCO 2408 Digital Production,
MCO 3310 Advanced Digital Produc-
tion, MCO 3317 Advanced Digital
Photography, MCO 3320 Digital
Design and Editing.
Professor Kay Colley mentioned,
“some of these classes are revisions of
previous classes [and] are combining
two classes to create one. Very few of
these classes are actually brand new.”
Colley also said, “the biggest change
came from the focus of mass commu-
nications to a more digital communi-
cation style.” The focus will be shifting
to social media and hands-on produc-
tion of projects. The communication
department wants the students to have
an electronic portfolio that showcases
their skills when they graduate.
Professor Colley says she will be
teaching MCO 2345 Integrated Media
Reporting and co-teaching MCO 3320
Digital Design and Editing.
The School of Mass Communica-
tions hopes to have a greater con-
nection between the students and
teachers and accommodate different
learning styles. Professor Colley
mentioned that these classes, 33 hours
of required communication hours,
and 6 elective hours will only be man-
datory for incoming Mass Communi-
cations majors and transfer students.
Enrolled students who have com-
pleted a majority of their required
classes will not have to take any of the
new ones. Students who need more
communication credits can look at
the course replacement guide to find
out what courses they need to replace
courses that no longer exist.
Advisors are available to aid students
in determining possible prerequisites
for each class before signing up.
There will be a second meeting in
the spring semester for new students
and those that missed the meeting in
October that was held to help students
understand the new changes to the
major.
Professor Colley also added, “We
designed this new curriculum so our
students would be able to compete
with other graduates of Mass Com-
munications programs throughout
the nation, but especially graduates
of other colleges and universities
in the metroplex. Our focus is on
taking advantage of the resources
that are available on this campus to
create well-rounded students who can
graduate from Texas Wesleyan with a
Mass Communications degree and get
a great entry-level communications
job.”
Professor Colley went on to say, “we
recommend that students also choose
a minor. Business is one of the minors
that we suggest along with Spanish
and Psychology. We also suggest that
students take several business courses
to assist them in understanding how
business works. We aren’t the experts
on business. The folks in the School of
Business Administration are, and we
want our students to take advantage of
that expertise.”
Wesleyan will be making changes
to the Mass Communication major
requirements. The School of Mass
Communications is offering students
the opportunity to attend a meeting
in the spring discussing these changes
or talk to their advisor to plan their
schedules accordingly.
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Commemorate Your School Years
Alumni, students and friends of Texas Wesleyan are invited to
make a memerable stepping stone on campus through their
donations to the Wesleyan Fund. Donors of $200+ are given the
chance to engrave a memerable brick in the Donor Brick Walk-
way, located in front of the Eunice and James L. West Library.
Questions?
Contact: Martha Earngey
Director of Annual Giving
(817)-531-5819
maearngey@txwes.edu Monica Soto
Donor Brick Walkway , located in front of the Eunice and James L. West Library

4. Takoia Larry
B.S. in Mass Communication with an emphasis in
Radio/ Televison/ Video
Josette Vargas
B. S. in Mass Communication with an emphasis in
Advertising/ Public Relations
December Commencement 2014
The Texas Wesleyan upcoming graduation ceremony will take hold on December 13, 2014
at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at 10AM. The graduation ceremony will
include 120 undergraduates, 136 graduates and 5 doctorates.
The robing/hooding ceremony will be December 12 at Martin Hall. This Wesleyan tradition
since 1927, allows graduates who chose to participate, to honor the professor who has most
impacted their experience by allowing them to robe/hood them.
2014 Fall Mass Communication Undergraduates
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Martika Cook
B.S. in Mass Communication with an emphasis in
Radio/ Televison/ Video
Taylor Hodge
B. S. in Mass Communication with an emphasis in
Advertising/ Public Relations
Chuck Greeson/Texas Wesleyan University
Previous graduates posing with Wesleyan Mascot, Ram