UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD!
OCTOBER 24, 2011
What’s the Word?
The spooks come out at night!
Campus Life Events This Week @ UIW Monday 10/24 APO Pulsera Project@ the Circle 12 - 5 pm
Tuesday 10/25 APO Pulsera Project@ the Circle 12 - 5 pm
Wednesday 10/25 APO Pulsera Project@ the Circle 12 - 5 pm
Thursday 10/25 Delta Xi Nu: Clothesline Project - Domestic Violence Awareness (all day) Friday 10/28 Student Dietetic Association: Halloween Movie Night @ Dubuis Lounge 5:30 pm Saturday 10/1 Football Game Day at Tarleton State 6 pm
DANCE STUDIO: RAICES DE ARTE ESPANOL Love to Dance? The Goal of Raices de Arte Espanol is to plant the seed of Spanish art and culture in your heart. Student Special: 1/2 off regular tuition and no registration fee for new students! We are also offering ZUMBA classes for $30.00 per month! Contact Shanda Stevens for more info at: raicesflamenco@hotmail.com or 830-431-1977
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SPOTLIGHT: MADD ALCOHOL AWARENESS WORKSHOP
Thank you to Res Life & Kappa Sigma for your support!
REMINDER: STUDENT LOGO CONTEST
UIW students are encouraged to participate in the Alamo Heights Night® 2012 logo contest. The logo should include some reference to the event and year of the event. All finished computer separated artwork should be provided on a disk no later than Dec. 2. For more information and the contest guidelines, http://www.alamoheightsnight.org/
SanAntonio Museum ofArt - FREEAdmission for UIWStudents & Employees
" Exciting news, there are new extended hours at SAMA! Starting September 2nd the Museum will stay open until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. " All the galleries and grounds will be open, the Café des Artistes will stay open late with dinner and beverage service, and there will be live music on some evenings as well. The late hours are a great opportunity for students and employees to enjoy the museum as a study break or as a night out on the town! The exhibit Animal Instinct: The Photographs of Daniel Lee, presented as part of San Antonio’s Fotoseptiembre celebration, is now open. " Special exhibition 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade Featuring Selections "om the National Museum of History, Taiwan and the Arthur M. Sackler Ga#ery, Smithsonian Institution will open on October 1, 2011, and run through February 19, 2012. To gain free admission please present a valid school ID. Visit www.samuseum.org for more info.
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Living with kidney failure/a featured presentation of Disabilities Awareness Month 2011 sponsored by the Walk, Roll & Read student organization Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 3 – 5pm
Location: Mabee Library Special Collections Suite
People living with kidney failure will share their experiences in learning they had the disease, adapting to the demands of dialysis in their schedules, the impact that living with kidney failure has on their daily lives, and the ways that they have learned to live with the disease. Panelists and a medical expert will be available to dialogue with audience members following the presentations. For more info, contact: Rachel Cywinski at Cywinski@student.uiwtx.edu The University of the Incarnate Word provides reasonable accommodation with adequate notice. To request disability accommodation for this event, visit www.uiw.edu and click on the ADA/ Section 504 link. !
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Help Us Keep Kids In School!
WE NEED YOU! Many students lack the one-on-one relationship with a caring adult that can help them overcome obstacles they are facing to staying in school and graduating. Share your time with a young person in your community!
How Can I Help? • • • •
Mentor a student at a local middle school. Flexible scheduling-before, after, or during school For as little as 45 minutes a week, you can change a life Encourage your family, friends and co-workers to get involved too!
What is Mentoring? Mentoring involves sharing your time and knowledge to support your mentee. You can play games, read or color together, play one-on-one basketball, or just hang out and talk. Mentoring is about building relationships, to empower a student to succeed in school and life.
Who Will I Mentor? You will be matched with an 8th grader in one of 14 San Antonio ISD middle schools.
How Will I be supported? • • •
You will be given training to the mentoring process and an orientation to the school of your mentee. You will be carefully matched with a student. Our CIS-SA Case Manager, who is based at the school and very familiar with your mentee, will be available to answer questions and provide support.
How Do I Join? • •
Visit our website, www.cissa.org See instructions on back. Contact our Student Support Specialists : Claudia Ramos Maria Acosta cramos@cissa.org macosta@cissa.org Tel: (210) 777-3906
Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) is a non-profit, drop-out prevention program that provides comprehensive services to at-risk students to equip them with the tools to succeed in school and graduate. Learn more about CIS-SA, the leading school-based organization helping kids stay in school and achieve in life, at www.cissa.org.
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SPOTLIGHT: BOSS’S DAY POTLUCK
SPOTLIGHT: APO SPLATTER MANIA
SPOTLIGHT: ECONOMICS CLUB PUMPKIN PALOOZA
SPOTLIGHT: PIE A CHI PHI
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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY
University Events & Student Programs Team Paul Ayala, M.B.A. Director of University Events & Student Programs Melissa Sayre, M.S. Judicial Educator & Student Development Specialist
Graduate Assistants: Anna Lilia Castorena Assistant to the Judicial Educator Student Events Coordinator Mehmet Kula Student Center Manager Cristina Luna Greek Life & Student Organizations Coordinator Dean of Campus Life
Dr. Renee Moore
SPOTLIGHT: CAMPUS LIFE STUDENT STAFF
Get Involved! Click Here!
Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Word Contact: Cristina Luna crluna1@student.uiwtx.edu
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