The University of the Incarnate Word celebrated its Fall 2022 graduates on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Freeman Coliseum. More than 500 graduates crossed the stage during the Commencement ceremony, with thousands of loved ones in attendance. Following the UIW core value of service, the Fall 2022 graduating class contributed 28,704 community service hours for an economic impact of $859,685.
UIW is proud to announce that Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for program rankings and higher education planning, has included the UIW School of Professional Studies to its list of the Best Online Psychology Programs in 2023. The research identifies top schools in the nation based on tuition costs, the number of credits required to graduate, and the online coursework delivery format.
One in every four UIW students is international; they come to the United States, and to UIW, for various reasons. For Lars Willems, a Netherlands national who graduates on Saturday with his MBA (concentration in Finance), the initial connection was through the UIW men’s soccer program. Willems remembers that choosing UIW “just felt very good from the beginning.”
In keeping with a long tradition dating from the founding of the great European universities in the Middle Ages, the University of the Incarnate Word celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the start of each academic year.
When Rocio Montelongo was deciding which college to attend, she knew that having a good support system around her was important. She wanted to be able to build close connections with her professors and classmates, and she believed the smaller class sizes UIW offers would afford her that opportunity.
What do you get when you combine theatre arts students, communication arts students and a camera? An award-winning short film produced in under two days by the UIW Film Club. The group of 10 students recently won the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Student Media Club Competition called BEASMC Film 48.
The University of the Incarnate Word Ethics Bowl team finished in fourth place out of 16 teams in the Texas Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, a regional competition of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Their win in the competition qualified them to compete in the APPE’s national tournament at its annual conference this spring.
College students know that in addition to studying and demonstrating a commitment to learning all they can about their chosen career, extra steps to establish themselves as leaders in their fields are just as important. Attending a conference about leadership is an excellent opportunity to do just that, so when Brittnay Hernandez, a graduate student in accounting, had the opportunity to travel to Pittsburg for the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Student Leadership Conference, she jumped at it.
Among the UIW freshmen who moved to campus in August was Xzavier Perales, a new UIW Nursing student who was accompanied by his mom and dad, Roxanne and Eddie Perales, alumni of the University of the Incarnate Word. For the Perales family, UIW isn’t just an institution of learning. It’s their second home.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, Dean of Alumni Relations Dr. Lisa McNary will conclude more than 17 years of service to the students and alumni of UIW. The two-time alum assumed her role in 2005, and since then, has worked tirelessly to connect alumni to the Mission of the University.
UIW is proud to announce that a team of students from the UIW H-E-B School of Business and Administration finished first in North America and third in the world in the recent Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.
As the semester comes to a close and UIW students prepare for winter break, they were treated to the annual President’s Holiday Dinner on Wednesday night. This year’s theme was the President’s Posada and featured dishes from Latin America and Spain. UIW President Thomas M. Evans, PhD, greeted the students as they arrived.
UIW's Oceanography class, under the instruction of Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Dr. John Hooker, boarded the RV Katy, a research vessel operated by the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, on Nov. 18 for an educational excursion .
UIW is proud to announce that it surpassed the $100 million dollar mark during its “Their Journey, Your Legacy” fundraising campaign which was started five years ago. The University shared the news at a reception for alumni and friends during UIW’s annual Light the Way Holiday Festival on Saturday, Nov. 19, on the Broadway campus.
An overcast and chilly night did not dampen the spirits of the thousands who attended UIW 2022 Light the Way Holiday Festival. The event, presented by H-E-B, was held on Saturday, Nov. 19, on the UIW Broadway campus.
UIW is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a Student Success Acceleration Program in the amount of $180,000. The grant will be used to establish the “Somos Unidos – One Word Project.”
The 2nd annual Holiday Tree Lighting hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) took place on Nov. 16 in the SEC Ballroom. As the SGA Chief of Staff, not only is this one of my favorite University events of the year, but being able to plan the event was even more fulfilling.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join the UIW community for the 36th Annual Light the Way Holiday Festival, presented by H-E-B. UIW’s biggest community event of the year will feature live music, food trucks, Shoppers' Lane, children’s' activities, meet and greets with Santa, and a million twinkling lights and fireworks to end the night.
The UIW Department of Music is hosting its annual performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, in the Diane Bennack Concert Hall.
After receiving a record-breaking 15 nominations for the Lone Star EMMY Chapter Student Production Awards, UIWtv celebrated accolades in eight categories. The nominations covered a wide range of categories including Best Newscast, Best Talent and Best Short Film.
Dr. Veronica Acosta, Biology professor at UIW, has had various leadership roles during her 14-year tenure at the University. Recently, she was selected to participate in the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Institute to hone her leadership skills.
As Jonathan Lovejoy, senior director of Military and Veterans Affairs, prepared for Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11, his one focus was to honor and recognize as many veterans as possible. Veterans Day is a time to come together and honor all veterans, both living and departed, for their sacrifices to their country.
The national website, Intelligent.com, has named UIW to its list of the Best Online Colleges in Texas for 2023. Intelligent.com is a trusted resource for program rankings and higher education planning.
UIW celebrated Homecoming Weekend from Nov. 3 – 6, with various events that brought together former and current students, families and friends. In all, nearly 4,000 people came back “to the nest” to take part in Homecoming activities.
The 2022 Fall Graduation Fair was held Thursday, Nov. 10. For the first time since Fall 2019, graduating students had an opportunity to prepare for December Commencement by visiting a variety of tables hosted by departments from across campus.
Election Day is a key part of democracy, and Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, director of the Ettling Center of Civic Leadership (ECCL), wants students to understand that their voice and their vote matters. To help the UIW community cast their ballots, the ECCL provided transportation to the voting polls during early voting (Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2) and on Election Day (Nov. 8).
“Conducting is the physical craft of showing performers the speed, style and emotional components of the music they are performing.” This is how Dr. Brett Richardson (UIW associate professor, coordinator of Music Education and director of Bands) explained conducting.
UIW faculty, staff and students gathered on campus for the National First-Generation College Celebration. The national celebration was first held in 2017 by the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-generation Student Success.
What would you do with $10,000? Dr. Debora Zamora Kaliski, associate professor in the UIW School of Physical Therapy, had the opportunity to answer this question when she received the Seed Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Dr. Trey Guinn, associate professor and program director of Communication Arts at UIW, recently finished something many people only dream about completing. In fact, he dreamed about writing his latest book for 10 years before buckling down and resolving to turn it into reality. His recently published book, Communication Essentials: The Tools You Need to Master Every Type of Professional Interaction, is teeming with wisdom for all readers.
Every year, the University community comes together to celebrate the lives of loved ones, colleagues and friends who have passed on with special Día de los Muertos observations. The two-day holiday spanning Nov. 1-2 is traditionally celebrated in Mexican culture and coincides with the Christian observations of All Saints’ Day, honoring the Saints of the Church, and All Souls’ Day, a day of prayer and remembering the departed.
St. Anthony Catholic High School (SACHS) hosted its inaugural Yellow Jacket Tee-Off Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Canyon Springs Gold Club. The event had over 75 participants and volunteers in attendance and successfully raised over $8,000 through generous donations, hole sponsorships, and other charitable contributions.
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the UIW community was invited to join millions of people across the world in celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Diwali, which for some also coincides with harvest and new year celebrations, is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.
UIW is proud to announce it has joined the Coalition for College, a diverse group of more than 170 public and private colleges and universities across the U.S. working to improve college access for low-income, under-resourced and first-generation students.
Goblins and super heroes and princesses, oh my! On Monday, Oct. 31, Brainpower Connection elementary school students donned their best Halloween costumes and arrived at UIW to say “trick or treat!” to various departments on campus for the annual Brainpower Trick-or-Treating Event.
On Thursday, Oct. 20, the University of the Incarnate Word welcomed current Eagle Scouts and alumni to the Nest for a special networking event. Hosted by UIW President and Eagle Scout Thomas M. Evans, PhD, the event relaunched the local Eagle Association and included presentations – led by faculty members and fellow Eagle Scouts, Dr. Adam Watkins and Dr. Michael Frye – about two innovative UIW programs: the Autonomous Vehicles Systems (AVS) Laboratory and 3D Animation and Game Design.
Dr. Adesegun Oyedele, coordinator of UIW’s International Business program, Dr. Roberto Saldivar, associate professor of Business Administration, and 14 Cardinal students took a four-hour bus ride to Brownsville early in October to “grow their professional competencies by connecting with women-business owners and engaging in experiential learning activities alongside them.”
Dr. Denise Staudt, dean of the Dreeben School of Education (DSE), was named the Ben E. Coody Distinguished Service Award recipient at the 2022 Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE) Teacher Education Conference. This award honors individuals who have given the same level of professional contributions to teacher education in Texas as did Coody. Coody served as the last president of the Texas Association for Student Teaching before the association became the Texas Association of Teacher Educators in 1971.
UIW is proud to announce that, thanks to the generosity of the Beckendorfs, it has established The Beckendorf Family Center for Innovation and Global Entrepreneurship. The Center will work with the H-E-B School of Business and Administration (HEBSBA) to find and develop the business leaders of tomorrow right here at UIW.
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) was selected as a 2022 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship recipient through the Ellucian Foundation. The PATH Scholarship program provides grants to higher education institutions to support students facing economic hardship.
“It is always great to receive recognition from our community, and we hope it will bring an awareness to our larger goals.” Those are the words Mark Stringham, chair and producing director of Theatre Arts, shared about the recent awards the Department of Theatre Arts received from the Alamo Theatre Arts Council. After winning five awards in Fall 2021, the department brought home an astounding 27 honors from the 2022 Alamo Theatre Arts Council Globe Awards.
Providing advice for the U.S. Government, the World Bank and the United Nations, UIW Alumnus Dr. Jonathan R. Everhart CPA, Esq., MCSI (MS ’11, DBA ’17), has quickly become recognized as a global leader in financial innovation and technology.
“We support the Mission of UIW by connecting students with the aid that is essential for them to earn their degree, thereby sending out educated and social-justice-minded graduates into our community.” Cristen Alicea, director of Financial Aid, and her office recognize Financial Aid Day, celebrated annually on the third Wednesday in October.
Do you want to help UIW student-athletes become champions in the classroom, in the community and in competition? Rally for UIW! From Monday, Oct. 31, through Saturday, Nov. 5, Cardinal fans will rally together to support UIW Athletics and the programs that help student-athletes become the leaders they were meant to be.
Are you ready for UIW Homecoming? Bring family and friends and join your fellow alumni for food, drinks and fun while reminiscing about time spent at UIW!
What did Keeley Ayala, a graduate student on the women’s soccer team at UIW, feel as she helped guide the team to its most successful seasons in program history? “Pure joy,” she says. Ayala, who has played midfield and forward, helped guide the team to its first Southland Conference Tournament spot in 2019.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, UIW Women’s and Gender Studies and Los Alcaldes de Béxar, a local nonprofit organization, partnered to host a public history program that honored the early alcaldes (mayors) of San Antonio, pre-1836. The program, hosted Saturday, Oct. 8, included the display of the Los Alcades de Béxar Project educational travel exhibition and the unveiling of a new forensic portrait.
“I believe everyone's viewpoints ought to be aired because when they're not, when people are silenced, I think we lose out on the ability to seek the truth in its fullness.” Those are the words shared by LuElla D’Amico, associate professor of English, following the events she helped organize on UIW’s campus for Banned Book Week.
Dr. Carlos Garcia, dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, has been at UIW for more than a decade. He started his career teaching ocular pharmacology, but since then he has spent time as a researcher and president of a community college. Hear more about Garcia’s leadership style, projects he is currently working on, and his role with UIW’s Sustainability Advisory Board below.
“We wanted to create a sense of belonging and help with the transition from military to college life.” This is how Phillip Rangel, a United States Air Force veteran and team leader for the Peer Advisor for Veteran Education (PAVE) program at UIW, described the purpose of a recent painting event, called Kevlar to Canvas, the Military and Veterans Center held.
Every October, the University of the Incarnate Word celebrates Heritage Week, a tradition that invites its employees to reflect on the foundation and the legacy of its founders, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. One of the main events of this week was Heritage Day. Observed on Oct. 5, it was a day to celebrate and acknowledge the work being done to manifest the Mission of the University by the dedicated employees who make up UIW.
UIW, along with St. Mary’s University, Trinity University and Our Lady of the Lake University, have been awarded an almost $2.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation. The goal of the grant-funded project from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program is to increase the number of historically underrepresented students and those from lower-income backgrounds to obtain bachelor’s degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
The UIW community celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with the annual Blessing of the Animals on Tuesday, Oct. 4. For many, the animals that live in their homes are not just “pets,” but are part of their family. The campus community was invited to bring pets or images/representations of their pets to the annual Blessing of the Animals event hosted by Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI.
Farhad Moshiri, MLS, UIW’s media librarian, has been hosting Farhad’s Film Series each month for eight years. Farhad’s Film Series is a documentary/educational film screening program that runs throughout the academic year. In this Q&A, Farhad shares what he hopes people will learn from the series and more.
“I was proud to be part of a cosmopolitan organization that drew intelligent, driven people from across the world.” Those are the words Orion Jones, a senior Meteorology student, shared about the recent 41st AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) several UIW students and faculty attended. At the conference, held in Portsmouth, Virginia, the Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) Research Lab submitted a variety of papers on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs).
Service is one of UIW’s core values, and recently, students across campus came together to live out that value during UIW’s annual Meet the Mission event. This event, which is sponsored by Mission and Ministry, has allowed countless faculty, staff and students to serve the local San Antonio community since 2006.
UIWtv had a record-breaking 15 nominations from the Lone Star Emmy® Educational Foundation for Student Production Awards. The student-run television station on the UIW Broadway campus strives to bring the campus community news, entertainment and sports from around the University.
Across the U.S., communities came together on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to celebrate National Night Out. The communities of UIW and Alamo Heights were no different, as both hosted gatherings to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
It has long been acknowledged that people’s health and well-being involve more than just one’s physical health. There are dimensions of wellness that include emotional, physical, social, occupational, spiritual, and intellectual aspects. The significant impact of COVID on people’s lives has brought all these areas of health and wellness into sharp focus. In observance of this and other factors, In Sickness and In Health in South Texas: A Symposium will be held on October 12, 2022, in the Diane Bennack Concert Hall in the Luella Bennack Music Center at the University of the Incarnate Word at 7 pm.
Starting college can be exciting. It’s a time to make new friends, go to new events and have new experiences. But it can also be nerve-wracking to live away from home for the first time. For some, it is a challenge to learn how to balance academics, a social life and their own health. According to Dr. Raúl Zendejas, UIW’s director of First-Year Engagement (FYE), this is where the FYE Office comes into play.
Micah Hunter admits it has taken a little while to get used to her new job as a first-year teacher of fourth graders at Woodlawn Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, but it hasn’t take her long to reach new heights. Earlier this year, the Texas Directors of Field Experience recognized Hunter as the 2021-2022 Texas Clinical Teacher of the Year.
“Seeing students embrace diversity and inclusion strengthens my faith in a better tomorrow.” That’s the way Dr. Stephanie Grote-Garcia, professor of Teacher Education, sees the formation of the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Special Olympic College Club. Grote-Garcia and Dr. Emily Dow are faculty co-advisors of the Club which is made up of UIW students and Special Olympic athletes.
What factors in general surgery residencies encourage women and minorities to apply to these programs? This is the question UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine learners Rachael Holtzman (second year), Deepti Akella (second year) and Jacqueline Danisi (fourth year) set out to research. They examined different factors that influence diverse applicants when applying to general surgery residency programs.
Each year in the fall semester, University Mission and Ministry offers a SALVE Retreat for UIW students. The weekend is designed to give participants an opportunity for inner reflection and welcome them to the UMM community. Located at a beautiful site in the Texas Hill Country, SALVE provides the ideal getaway to help retreatants pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and, together with others, spread His joy to the world. SALVE is a Catholic-based retreat but is open to all Christian denominations.
According to Dr. Trish Driskill, associate professor of Accounting in the H-E-B School of Business and Administration (HEBSBA), their recent networking reception and career fair was “extremely successful.” During the event, hosted by HEBSBA and Career Services in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room, 164 HEBSBA students had the opportunity to meet with 65 companies.
What sets the UIW Master of Athletic Training (MSAT) program apart? According to Dr. Reid Fisher, associate professor and program director in Athletic Training, the answer, is “service.” Service to the students. Fisher says he finds out where the student is in their journey and helps them take the next leap forward.
The UIW Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions will hold its annual Sr. Charles Marie Frank, CCVI Endowed Lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room. This year, guest speaker Athena Sherman, PhD, PHN, RN, CNE assistant professor at Emory University, will address deliver her lecture titled, LGBTQI+ and Health in Nursing: Creating Environmental and Curricular Change.
The University of the Incarnate Word Teacher Education program, housed in the Dreeben School of Education (DSE), has been awarded full seven-year accreditation status by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
The University of the Incarnate Word kicked off its annual Employee Campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The campaign provides an opportunity for the UIW community to show support of its students with gifts to scholarships and programs.
Dr. Leslie Martinez, UIW associate professor of Psychology, teaches a “first-year engagement” course, which aims to promote the success of first-year students at the University. In honor of National HSIs week and in preparation of an upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month event at the University, Dr. Martinez tasked students in the class with a special assignment.
Yesenia Anaya, a second-year learner at the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), was one of the many students who participated in the third session of the Amigos en Medicina clinic on Saturday, Sept. 17. UIWSOM, along with the UIW School of Physical Therapy (SoPT), Ortho-SA and CHRISTUS Health, provide free hip and knee arthritis evaluations for Southside residents in San Antonio at each Amigos en Medicina clinic.
UIW recently welcomed Dr. Javier Clavere as the new dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS). Dr. Clavere was born in Rosario, Argentina, and was invited to the United States on a full scholarship to attend Brigham Young University. His graduate studies followed at the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati. Most recently, he served as chairman of the Department of Music at Berea College in Kentucky.
If you ask Abigail Velez, Miss San Antonio USA and a senior Communication Arts student at UIW, why exercising your right to vote is so important, she will passionately tell you about her childhood growing up in a marginalized community that did not have access to resources other zip codes might have had. As she grew older, she says she realized that this was caused by a lack of representation – the result, in part, of low voter turnout. Now, it is her mission as a public servant and in her role as Miss San Antonio USA to help those who need the most help learning to make their voices heard, particularly first-time voters.
UIW is proud to announce that its Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR), under the guidance of CMTR Director Dr. David Vequist, will lead a year-long partnership to conduct a medical tourism training program through an agreement with the Mexican government’s Secretaría de Economia and Secretaría de Turismo.
A new member of the UIW community, Fr. Hector Kalaluka, OMI now serves as UIW’s lead Catholic Chaplain, presiding at Mass, sacramental celebrations and other special events hosted by UIW’s Office of Mission and Ministry. At UIW, he also puts his love of teaching to use as a part-time professor of Environmental Theology and Ethics in the Religious Studies department. Below, Fr. Kalaluka shares a little about his background, his favorite Bible passage, and why he felt compelled to serve God and others at UIW.
In the Spring 2022 semester, Dr. Deepti Kharod, assistant professor of Education in the Dreeben School of Education (DSE), along with students from UIW's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an international education honor society, participated in a unique book drive focused on cultural representation for students at Northside ISD's Dr. Martha Mead Elementary School. Because of this initiative, the UIW Alpha Kappa Omega (AKO) chapter, was recently awarded Kappa Delta Pi's 2022 Chapter Programming Award for Community Service.
UIW is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and is hosting several events to celebrate LHM, which runs from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 annually. At the corner of Broadway and Hildebrand, though, the celebration began early in honor of National HSIs Week (Sept. 12-18).
UIW has been awarded a nearly half million-dollar grant to the Feik School of Pharmacy for research on cardiovascular disease. The $469,428 grant will be disbursed over the course of four years and is funded through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health via the Support for Research Excellence Program.
Dr. Grace Gutierrez, visiting professor of Graduate Studies in the Dreeben School of Education, has been named a fellow in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo for the 2022-2023 academic year.
“Being at the clinics, working hard every single day, feeling the adrenaline in my body, that was extremely awesome.” That is how Gustavo Herrera Garcia, a UIW Nutrition major, recalls the mission trip he and 41 other faculty, staff and students took to Oaxaca, Mexico, from Sept. 3-11. The group, made up of community members from the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions, the Feik School of Pharmacy, the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability, the Rosenberg School of Optometry (RSO), the School of Physical Therapy (SoPT), Community Health and Nutrition, traveled to Oaxaca to provide medical services to the city’s residents.
UIW is proud to announce that it has, once again, been ranked in several categories in the 2022-2023 Best Colleges list published by U.S. News and World Report. UIW ranked among the top 50 national universities promoting Social Mobility, coming in at No. 46 on the list and UIW was ranked No. 206 among national universities in the category of Undergraduate Nursing.
UIW is one of the best universities in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by the “Great Colleges to Work For” program. This marks the 14th year in a row that UIW has been recognized with this designation and the 13th year, also consecutively, that the University is named to the publication’s Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions who received top marks in multiple categories. Only 42 institutions nationwide made the Honor Roll.
Dr. Gonzalo Parra, assistant professor of Cyber Security Systems in the School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, received $95,000 as part of a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project Collaborative Research: CISE-MSI: Active and Passive Internet Measurements for Inferring IoT Maliciousness at Scale, which focuses on cybersecurity. Parra is collaborating with UTSA and the San Diego State University Foundation (SDSU) on the project. The total grant provided the trio of Hispanic-Serving Institutions with $600,000.
Alicia Caballero is soon to be a UIW alumna twice over, having earned a bachelor’s degree in 2011 and currently in her final semester as an MBA student with the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. In the classroom, Caballero has stood out as a leader, being described as “a first-rate student and trusted leader in our academic community” by her former professor Dr. Trey Guinn, program director of Communication Arts in the School of Media and Design.
The UIW community came together on Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Our Lady’s Chapel to celebrate the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit, a time-honored tradition for the University.
UIW is proud to announce that it has been ranked #6 in the nation by the online site Military Times in its 2022 Best for Vets list. Last year, UIW ranked #43 on the annual list.
UIW Behavioral Health Services hosted the second annual Let’s Taco-bout Mental Health fair on Thursday, Sept. 8. The event allowed more than 430 students, faculty and staff to take a moment to focus on their own mental health, have fun and enjoy tacos from the Mi Frijoles taco truck.
The UIW Office of Student Success: Academic Support Services hosted the inaugural session of UIW’s new First-Generation Speaker Series, supported by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Accelerating Student Success Grant. Dr. Cynthia Mosqueda, faculty coordinator for the First Year Experience Program at El Camino College in Torrance, California, served as the featured speaker for the virtual event on Friday, Sept. 9.
UIW is pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Scislo has joined the UIW family as the new Senior Director of Development for Special Projects. Scislo brings a wealth of experience with 18 years in similar administrative positions, most recently at the University of Tulsa where he worked in several areas including Development, External Relations, Facilities and more.
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Dr. Yi Liu, in the UIW H-E-B School of Business and Administration, has published his manuscript “Connecting Perceived Effectiveness of App Evolution to App Engagement: A Technology Identity Perspective” in Information Technology and People (ITP). Liu worked with co-authors Dr. Xinlin Tang (Florida State University), Peigong Li (Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance), and Xuan Wang, (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) on the paper.
With my senior year before me, I can say that choosing to attend the University of the Incarnate Word has greatly impacted my life, and I have learned a lot these past three years. One of my main reasons for attending UIW is that it emphasizes its Catholic faith as the foundation of the school’s history. UIW has helped me grow deeper in my faith because the Catholic identity is prominent throughout campus and participation in church celebrations is encouraged.
On Thursday, Sept. 1, the St. Anthony Catholic High School (SACHS) community proudly welcomed Auxiliary Bishop Gary Janak to campus. In 2021, Pope Francis named Father Gary Janak as the new auxiliary bishop of San Antonio. This was Bishop Gary’s first time visiting SACHS, where he celebrated mass and spoke to students on patience, trusting God and having courage in life.
UIW and Texas Lutheran University (TLU) announced they have entered into a series of memorandums of understanding (MOU) as part of UIW’s Health Professions Pathway. The MOUs pave the way for TLU students to further their education in four different areas of health professions by reserving interview slots for qualified students to have an opportunity to attend the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine, the Feik School of Pharmacy, the Rosenberg School of Optometry, and the UIW School of Physical Therapy.
The UIW Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas is hosting the official kickoff event for “Welcoming Week 2022: We Belong in San Antonio” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Student Engagement Center (SEC) Ballroom on the Broadway campus. The event is organized by the City of San Antonio’s Office of the Immigration Liaison and CIELO Unity in Action.
Ambassador Dr. James F. Creagan, who served under nine U.S. Presidents in a diplomatic career that spanned three decades, returns to UIW for the Fall 2022 semester as Ambassador in Residence, professor of Political Science and fellow at the Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas.
UIW is proud to welcome Patricia Ramirez as the new Director of Brainpower Connection Programs. Ramirez brings more than two decades of Catholic school experience after spending 25 years at St. Anthony Catholic School where she rose from teacher to principal at the historic elementary school.
The UIW H-E-B School of Business and Administration (HEBSBA) is excited to announce the 2022 Startup Challenge and Business Opportunity Assessment Certificate, sponsored by The Beckendorf Family Center for Innovation and Global Entrepreneurship. The challenge is open to all UIW students – both undergraduate and graduate – regardless of major or program of study, as well as some faculty and staff. Registration is now open and closes on Sept. 9.
The UIW Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions honored its Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) August graduates at a pinning ceremony in Our Lady’s Chapel on Saturday, Aug. 20. The pinning ceremony celebrates nursing graduates and recognizes their entry into the profession of nursing.
Dr. Debora Kaliski, associate professor in the UIW School of Physical Therapy, recently completed the Anatomy Training Program (ATP), a program co-sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) and The Anatomical Society. Kaliski completed the two-year fellowship at the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) and capped the program with a two-week residency at the University of Cambridge in England.
