Jon Mark Beilue isn’t done writing yet. The Panhandle favorite with a penchant for human interest stories can now be found right here with a weekly column centered around West Texas A&M University and its students, faculty, staff, alumni and more.
"We are excited to welcome Jon Mark to the WT family and to share his many talents with the people of the Panhandle," said WT President Walter V. Wendler. "West Texas A&M University has many interesting stories to tell, and there is no doubt that Jon Mark will tell them well."
If you have a story idea about a WT student, faculty member, project or alumni to jbeilue@wtamu.edu.
News Stories
- Aug. 9, 2024: 'Why would we not welcome them?'
- May 22, 2024: Coming out on the other side
- March 20, 2024: Adding to WT's appeal
- March 14, 2024: 'Chance to chase the American dream'
- Feb. 15, 2024: Targeting the best and brightest
- Nov. 8, 2023: A former Buff was first to fall
- Oct. 26, 2023: Cornette Library nears 50th
- Oct. 18, 2023: No money, no no nutrition, no hope
- Sept. 21, 2023: Bright future, difficult past
- Sept. 13, 2023: Climate science awareness
- Aug. 29, 2023: Terry Funk loved being Terry Funk
- March 30, 2023: Once a presidential savant, now...
- Feb. 28, 2023: A history of race in one place
- Feb. 1, 2023: Success outside the classroom
- Jan. 25, 2023: Impacting lives—including their own
- Dec. 15, 2022: The great escape—at 8,000 feet
- Nov. 21, 2022: A-four-able pursuit of education
- Nov. 18, 2022: A one-stop shop for news
- Nov. 10, 2022: Finding a focus after military
- Nov. 2, 2022: So you want to be your own boss?
- Oct. 13, 2022: A place to learn, grow, have fun
- Sept. 28, 2022: 'It's crazy I get to watch myself'
- Sept. 22, 2022: A faster, cheaper track to teaching
- Sept. 14, 2022: Being the creative messenger
- Aug. 31, 2022: At home, brew it yourself
- Aug. 10, 2022: A special love story in four acts
- July 27, 2022: Tunnels of boyhood adventure
- July 6, 2022: 'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'
- June 28, 2022: Reaching the basketball pinnacle
- May 16, 2022: The payoff is with the degree
- May 5, 2022: Nothing then, but a lot now
- April 11, 2022: An unusual return to his roots
- March 31, 2022: 'We are tilling new soil'
- March 11, 2022: Honoring WT's roots, reputation
- March 4, 2022: Two families, one mission
- Feb. 24, 2022: Grabbing on to her shiny star
- Feb. 17, 2022: Discovering 'Forgotten Frontera'
- Jan. 20, 2022: The next to lead 'Texas'
- Jan. 13, 2022: From China to London by way of WT
- Dec. 15, 2021: Advancing rural education
- Nov. 18, 2021: The aftermath of assassinations
- Nov. 5, 2021: 67 high schools in 79 days
- Oct. 26, 2021: Long-ago rebels with a cause
- Oct. 22, 2021: Where careers, students meet
- Oct. 14, 2021: If not for that broken-down car
- Oct. 8, 2021: Long-distance 'Letters to Cammy'
- Sept. 24, 2021: A hidden gem on campus
- Sept. 9, 2021: He shoots, he scores
- Sept. 1, 2021: Took a licking and kept on ticking
- Aug. 24, 2021: Riding for the Buffalo brand
- Aug. 19, 2021: Preventing the reading gap
- Aug. 5, 2021: Productive partnership for many
- July 8, 2021: A story of hope in 15 minutes
- June 30, 2021: 'Public art is for everybody'
- June 23, 2021: 'Bold and daunting adventure'
- June 9, 2021: 'Most challenging, most rewarding'
- June 2, 2021: Being the first 'gives me chills'
- May 24, 2021: Teamwork and determination
- May 13, 2021: 'A Sense of Legacy'
- May 6, 2021: 'Songs My Mother Taught Me'
- April 30, 2021: This time, thinking inside the box
- April 16, 2021: Somali student: 'I want to be a cop'
- April 2, 2021: 'Here to help any who want it'
- March 26, 2021: Keeping an eye on North Korea
- March 12, 2021: When the lightbulb comes on
- March 5, 2021: 'It's your job to bless others'
- Feb. 26, 2021: 'This is just who I am'
- Feb. 19, 2021: The one-hour economic insight
- Feb. 12, 2021: Holding on to an idea for 25 years
- Feb. 4, 2021: From indifferent to exceptional
- Jan. 22, 2021: Fanfare at the inauguration
- Jan. 16, 2021: 'If you're cold, take me with you'
- Dec. 16, 2020: Stuffed Buffs make way to BSA
- Dec. 4: Soon to be more crowded
- Nov. 20, 2020: Harsh lessons from history
- Nov. 12, 2020: What 'transformational' looks like
- Oct. 30, 2020: Filling the regional nursing shortage
- Oct. 14, 2020: Do the right thing with the ring
- Oct. 1, 2020: Developing leaders, readers
- Sept. 25, 2020: Always WT
- Sept. 18, 2020: Five of a kind
- Sept. 11, 2020: West Texas A&M creates a model to bring higher education to America’s smallest communities (Dallas Morning News)
- Sept. 10, 2020: Big mark on meat science map
- Sept. 4, 2020: Partner in a unique program
- Aug. 18, 2020: 'The epitome of a teacher'
- July 31, 2020: The waiting is the hardest part
- July 24, 2020: O'Keeffe's wartime Texas letters
- July 17, 2020: 50 years, and not a day of work
- July 1, 2020: 'My gut told me this was the place'
- June 19, 2020: The Pandemic — 100 Years Ago
- June 12, 2020: Peeling Away an Onion's Layers
- June 5, 2020: Doing Much More with Less
- May 29, 2020: Fourteen, No, 15 Presidents
- May 21, 2020: Wanted: Your Pandemic Story
- May 15, 2020: 'How Well Do You Bounce?'
- May 8, 2020: Recapturing the Human Touch
- May 1, 2020: Nursing Care in New York City
- April 23, 2020: Money During a Difficult Time
- April 17, 2020: Affordability During a Pandemic
- April 13, 2020: A Kiss That Will Have to Wait
- April 3, 2020: Old Name With a New Mission
- March 26, 2020: 'Almost Like a Bad Accident'
- March 24, 2020: Making Sense of the Census
- Feb. 28, 2020: She's on Any List Worth Having
- Feb. 21, 2020: Getting Their Diplomas - Again
- Feb. 14, 2020: A Wi-Fi Super Bowl Experience
- Feb. 6, 2020: Not Defined by .14 of a Second
- Jan. 31, 2020: 'I'm an American and I'm Proud of It'
- Jan. 24, 2020: Finding Value in South Africa
- Dec. 19, 2019: Figures, Not Feelings
- Dec. 12, 2019: Hard Work and Optimistic Outlook
- Nov. 15, 2019: Coming to a School Near You
- Nov. 7, 2019: The Accidental River Discovery
- Oct. 31, 2019: From WT Back Home to Oxford
- Oct. 17, 2019: Living Up to His End of the Deal
- Oct. 10, 2019: Getting to Class Wasn't Easy
- Oct. 3, 2019: An All-Time Great Comes Home
- Sept. 20, 2019: The Bright Lights of Broadway
- Sept. 13, 2019: When College Football Came of Age
- Aug. 29, 2019: A Blue Devil of a Time
- Aug. 23, 2019: 'Oh Give Him a New Home...'
- Aug. 16, 2019: Seeing the Light in Their Eyes
- Aug. 9, 2019: Her Biggest Fight - So Far
- Aug. 1, 2019: Summer and a Full Suitcase
- July 26, 2019: The End of Educational Era?
- July 18, 2019: The Best by Leaps and Bounds
- June 27, 2019: A Longtime July Tradition
- June 27, 2019: Five Minutes to Remember
- June 13, 2019: Problem Solving for Peg
- June 7, 2019: 'Climbing a Second Mountain’
- May 30, 2019: 'A Memorable Experience'
- May 24, 2019: Big Innovations in a Small Way
- May 16, 2019: A One...And a Two...And a Three
- May 9, 2019: WT Was Money for 'Khash'
- May 6, 2019: Declaration Day
- April 18, 2019: A High Five
- April 11, 2019: The Power of Professors
- April 4, 2019: Where History Tells a Story
- March 21, 2019: 'To See a Miracle, This is One'
- March 7, 2019: A Big Buff Footprint in Amarillo
- Feb. 28, 2019: Care for the Caregivers
- Feb. 21, 2019: Grandfatherly Advice: Pay It Forward
- Feb. 7, 2019: WT 125: Big Risks, Big Goals, Big Opportunities
- Jan. 31, 2019: Super Opportunities Await
- Jan. 24, 2019: An Iron Phi for WT's First One
- Jan. 18, 2019: Between Rock and a Hard Place
- Jan. 10, 2019: A College Graduate at Age 67
- Jan. 3, 2019: From Cafeteria Worker to Engineer
- Dec. 13, 2019: Music as Artistic Medicine
- Dec. 6, 2018: The Surprise Graduation Ceremony
- Nov. 29, 2018: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Partners with Pantex
- Nov. 29, 2018: Finding Canyon on a Map
- Nov. 13, 2018: Have Video Equipment, Will Travel
- Nov. 8, 2018: Long Time Coming: WTAMU Set to Dedicate Veterans Memorial
- Nov. 1, 2018: WTAMU Student Turns Shipping Containers Into Apartments
- Oct. 25, 2018: Here, Here! A Better Way to Get a Point Across
- Oct. 17, 2018: Pop Culture: History That Doesn't Seem Like It
- Oct. 17, 2018: Gerber: 'Intrigued by the administrative side of sports’
- Oct. 11, 2018: Breaking the Dyslexia Barrier