Faculty Profiles

Twister Marquiss

Mgr, Marketing & Communications at McCoy College of Business, McCoy College of Business

Member, Campus Communicators. 2019 - Present.
Co-Chair, LBJ Distinguished Lecture Series Committee. May 21, 2019 - Present.
Participant, 160over90 Brand Research Strategy focus group, Office of University Marketing. 2017 - Present.
Chair, Executive Advisors for the Common Experience. August 15, 2017 - Present.
Chair, Common Experience Committee. June 1, 2017 - Present.
Chair, LBJ Distinguished Lecture Planning Committee. May 1, 2017 - Present.
Coordinator / Collaborator, Common Experience community events. May 1, 2017 - Present.
Chair, University College Social Media Committee. August 15, 2016 - Present.
Supervisor, University College social media coordinators. 2015 - Present.
Member, University College Council. August 1, 2012 - Present.

Member, Common Reading Book Selection Committee for 2020-2021. September 2019 - January 2020.
Board Member, Park Court at Willow Creek Homeowners Association. June 6, 2018 - January 8, 2020.

Coordinator, Step Up for State Fundraising Campaign, Common Experience. 2019.
Member, Council of Academic Standards (CAS) Review Team: Dean of Students Office, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. 2019.
Chair, Common Experience 2020-2021 Theme Selection Committee. 2019.
Member, Big Ideas Review Committee, University Advancement. 2019.
Chair, Common Experience 2018-2019 theme: "Innovation". May 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019.
Member, LBJ Distinguished Lecture Series Committee. May 22, 2017 - May 21, 2019.

Participant, Communications peer review focus group, University Advancement. 2018.
Coordinator, Step Up for State Fundraising Campaign, Common Experience. 2018.
Member, Leadership Institute Annual Conference, Common Experience Subcommittee. 2018.
Member, Common Reading Book Selection Committee for 2019-2020. September 2018 - December 2018.
Chair, Common Experience 2018-2019 Development Committee. May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018.
Member, Common Reading Book Selection Committee for 2018-2019. May 1, 2017 - January 12, 2018.

Member, Innovation Read-Across Committee, 2017-2023 University Plan, Texas State University. 2017.
Member, Search Committee for PACE Outreach Coordinator. September 19, 2017 - December 19, 2017.
Member, Creative Writing Curriculum Committee. August 1, 2012 - December 15, 2017.
Member, Hiring Committee for PACE Advising Student Development Specialist. November 16, 2017 - November 17, 2017.
Member, Common Experience Committee. January 15, 2014 - May 31, 2017.
Member, Search Committee for PACE Advising Director, University College, Texas State University. April 25, 2017 - May 15, 2017.
Chair, Common Reading Program Committee on Instructor Materials. April 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017.
Member, LBJ Distinguished Lecture Planning Committee, Texas State University. June 1, 2015 - February 28, 2017.

Member, University College Scholarship Committee, Texas State University. January 15, 2014 - 2016.
Chair, Common Reading Book Selection Committee for 2017-2018. August 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016.
Member, University College Research and Scholarship Committee. August 15, 2016 - December 15, 2016.
Organizer, Panel Dialogue | Student Veterans: Entering the University Experience. September 27, 2016.
Coordinator / Organizer, Planning Committee, HACU Student Success Symposium. February 18, 2016 - May 23, 2016.
Editor, Journal of Research on Women and Gender. January 1, 2014 - May 20, 2016.

Member, PACE Council, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Texas State University. September 1, 2012 - 2015.
Chair, Common Reading Book Selection Committee for 2016-2017 Common Experience. August 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
Participant, Gato CMS Template Focus Group, ITS and Office of University Marketing. March 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
Host and Event/Venue Coordinator, Yakona Film Screening + Musical Performance. July 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015.
Member, Hiring Commitee for Senior Lecturer / General Studies Program Coordinator. July 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015.
Personal Donor and Host for Local Flood Victim, Memorial Day Flood. May 1, 2015 - June 1, 2015.
Member, Search Commitee for Associate Dean of University College Academic Programs. May 1, 2015.

Member, Texas State University. 2014.
Graduation Marshal, University College, Texas State University. 2014.
Member, Texas State University System Student Success Conference Steering Committee. 2013 - 2014.

Team Leader, Family Campaign Committee, Texas State University. 2013.
Member, Hiring Committee for Senior Lecturer, University College. 2013.
Member, Faculty ePortfolio (Tk20) Advisory Committee and Alpha Test Group. 2012 - 2013.
Donor, local family holiday program. 2012 - 2013.

Video conference/webinar liaison, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) presentation to Texas Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Fall Conference. 2012.
Video conference/webinar liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presentation to Texas Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Fall Conference. 2012.
Organizer, University College website team. 2012.

Persona Gates-Thomas Award (fiction) and Cheyney Award (poetry) Committees, Department of English, Texas State University. 2009 - 2011.
Graduate student supervisor and workshop leader for English 5312, Center for the Study of the Southwest, Texas State University. 2002 - 2011.
Member, Common Experience Committee. January 1, 2007 - September 1, 2011.
Member, Creative Writing Curriculum Committee. August 1, 2002 - August 1, 2011.

Fundraiser donor/attendee, Cheatham Street Warehouse “Songwriter Class of ’87 Reunion”. 2007.

Guest workshop director (volunteer) for undergraduate creative writers, The Writing Center, Texas State University. 2003.
Cancer benefit volunteer, Cheatham Street Warehouse “Welcome Home” event. 2003.

Graduate Student Representative for Creative Writing, Department of English Language and Literature. 1998 - 1999.