The Coyote Insider #3

Edition #3

The Coyote Insider

SEPTEMBER 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER

A MILLION MILES AWAY SCREENING PINK WEEK EVENTS

NATIONAL NOON OUT ART FACULTY SHOW

NO SHOW TUNE LIKE A SHOW TUN

KINGWOOD POPS

SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING

CURIOUS MINDS

COMMUNITY FOOD FAIR

FALL PREVIEW DAY

BOOFEST

CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

GRADUATION NUMBERS HIGHEST IN A DECADE

A huge accomplishment for LSC-Kingwood: The college had 1,665 students complete their degrees or certifications last year. That’s a 32% increase over last year. Enrollment is also up. This fall semester, there are 12,243 students attending the Kingwood campus. Enrollment for Lone Star College is up across the board. The system overall welcomed 88,809 students this fall semester, up 4 5% over last year

CLUB RUSH

Students are ready for an action-packed semester! They got a chance to explore all the clubs offered at LSC-Kingwood during Club Rush. To see more pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAUw9K

Welcome back, Coyotes! The fall semester is in full swing and we are thrilled to see all the energy and activity across our campus once more.

We are so proud to see that more and more students are choosing Lone Star College-Kingwood as their home away from home Seeing a record number of students graduate demonstrates that we are on the right track. It’s great to see our clubs and sports teams back in action, as well.

Let’s continue to celebrate our successes and keep pushing to empower our students every single day. We hope you enjoy the newsletter, and -- Go Coyotes!

Message from Dr Gonzalez Kingwood College President

Club Sports: Back in Action

Club sports are back at LSC-Kingwood! For the first time in two years, the Kingwood Coyotes basketball teams hit the court, taking on the Tomball Timberwolves The final score for the Lady Coyotes: 23-36 The men ‘ s basketball final score was 32-63. The next g the Kingwood Fitness Center. Volleyball Sco Tennis Score: LSC-K loses in super tie breake second game of the double header 13-9 Yo https://flic kr/s/aHBqjAW3sw Come out a

Coach J Honored

Basketball Head Coach Jamar Finnie had his debut game, after recovering from a car accident that nearly left him paralyzed and almost crushed his dreams of coaching And the first game back, was against his former team. Finnie, who is known as “Coach J,” was hired by LSCKingwood to help restart the basketball program. Two weeks later, he was struck by a car Doctors said he would likely never walk again

After 5 different surgeries, he eventually regained his ability to walk. Finnie says he he looks forward to building the basketball program in Kingwood. “We have all the facilities, we have the backing of the school, the administration’s behind us, I feel the guys have a great attitude, we just need time to build, time to practice and develop to where we want to be.” You can watch the full interview with Coach J at: https://youtu be/DtYmIm9humY?si=YYgQupvys_sNWjiq

Faculty Spotlight: Isis Fernandez Rojas

Did you know? Meet our New Career & Transfer Center Manager

Please welcome Krystal Archie as the new Career & Transfer Center Manger at LSC-Kingwood. Krystal obtained her bachelor’s degree from Texas Woman’s University and her master’s degree from University of Houston-Downtown.

Congrats to our very own LSC-Kingwood Assistant English Professor, Icess Fernandez Rojas, on the publication of her first poetry book . “The Opposite of Breathing is Cement: Poetry and Prose” will be released October 9th. According to the publisher, the book is described as “ a breathless journey between identity, love, and mental illness.” A campus book release event is planned for November 1st at 12:30 p m in the the Teaching Theater, CLA 112.

Charity Spelling Bee

LSC-Kingwood staff members competed in the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County Spelling Bee. The event raised $8,751, which goes towards scholarships for students in New Caney ISD. The LSC teams were “The Barbees” and “Las Tres Mellizas.” The team “The T-Crosser's“ won first place on the word onomatopoeia. Congrats to “The Barbees“ for coming in 4th!

She has more than than 11 years of experience in higher education in multiple departments The Career & Transfer Center assists students with transitions such as:

The transfer to four-year university programs The transition directly into the workforce Transfer from another institution to Lone Star College

The Center is located in the SCC in Room 205.

Pizza with the President & President Pop-ins

Dr. Melissa Gonzalez enjoys meeting with students during Pizza with the President The event offers students the chance to chat with the President and express their opinions, share their concerns and ask questions. The next Pizza with the President will be Oct.12th from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p m and from 5:30 p m to 6:30 p m in CLA 215.

Wellness Resource Fair

Folks at LSC-Kingwood got the chance to relax and unwind at the Wellness Resource Fair. The fair was sponsored by the LSC-Kingwood Culture Impact Committee. The fair featured calming activities such as coloring, building Legos, crocheting, puzzles, and tips for combatting stress

Dr Gonzalez loves to stop by and visit classes around campus! If you’d like to schedule a President Pop-in for your class, email: kc-collegerelations@LoneStar.edu.

Hispanic Heritage Celebrations

Hispanic Heritage Month was full of music, food and fun at the Kingwood campus and centers. LSC has 39,633 Hispanic students this fall. Students enjoyed Mariachi performances as well as tasty elote and tamales At East Aldine Center, a panel of community leaders spoke about their struggles and successes. The panel included LSC Chancellor Mario K. Castillo, J.D., Texas State Rep. Armando Walle, LSCKingwood Interim Vice President of Student Success Ernesto Valenzuela, LSC-EAC Dean Reyna Tippets and LSC-Kingwood President Dr. Melissa Gonzalez. To see the full video of the panel discussion, click here.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Staff and students enjoyed a screening of “A Million Miles Away,” which chronicles the incredible story of the first migrant farm worker to travel to space. There will be another showing October 4th, 6-8pm in SCC 106.

Celebrating Constitution Day

Student Life handed out some patriotic giveaways for Constitution Day. Cody & Flag Boy battled it out over Constitution Trivia; and students and staff tested their knowledge of U.S. laws.

To see the video of Faculty and staff getting quizzed, click here.

To see how well our students knew the Constitution, click here

LSC-Kingwood Scores artnership with Humble ISD

f represent LSC-Kingwood at the Humble ISD football mes during the fall season. What a great opportunity to w our Coyote pride!