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Classes began Monday, August 28 at Sul Ross, and along with new students for the fall semester also came new faculty. The university welcomed 12 new faculty members to the Alpine campus, including two in the Department of Anthropology, two in the Kinesiology department, three in the Department of Education, one in the Visual and Performing Arts department, one in Business Administration, and two in the Nursing department, with one of them also a part of the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Charles Koenig is an assistant professor in Anthropology, along with a visiting assistant professor of Anthropology, Dr. Devin Pettigrew. Dr. Koenig’s research focuses on indigenous earth oven technology, experimental archaeology, and rock art/cave shelter sites, with much of his work focused on the Big Bend and Lower Pecos regions of Texas.