West Texas A&M University
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West Texas A&M University official seal
West Texas A&M University
| Established | 1910 |
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| School type | Public University |
| President | Russell C. Long, Ph.D. |
| Campus | Canyon, Texas 2,657 acres (11 km²) |
| Enrollment | 6,814 students |
| Sports team | Buffalos | Website | www.wtamu.edu |
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West Texas A&M University, part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas. A small town near Amarillo, Texas. West Texas opened on September 20, 1910.
Overview
West Texas A&M University originally intent was to be a teacher's college with the name West Texas State Teachers College. In 1963, it changed its name to West Texas State University. The university joined the Texas A&M University System on September 1, 1990 and started to use the name, West Texas A&M University on 1993.
As of 2004, West Texas A&M has approximately 7,000 students. The university contains 57 undergraduate-degree programs and 41 graduate-degree programs.
The Texas history museum, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is located on the campus of West Texas A&M.
West Texas A&M's sports teams play in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference. Their mascot is the buffalo or simply called the "Buffs."
External links
- West Texas A&M University Website (http://www.wtamu.edu)
- The Texas A&M University System (http://tamusystem.tamu.edu/)
- West Texas A&M Athletics Website (http://www.gobuffsgo.com/)
- The Prairie WTAMU Student Newspaper (http://www.wtamu.edu/prairie/)
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