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Football to return for spring season

Mass resumes for noon services

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COVID-19 survivor recounts experience

By Victoria Velazquez LOGOS STAFF WRITER Antonio Bocanegra II’s mother got sick first. Doctors first diagnosed what Bocanegra described as his mother’s extremely distinct and unusual cough as bronchitis. But her condition worsened.

“I immediately took her to the hospital where she was tested for COVID-19 since her blood pressure and oxygen levels were extremely low,” said Bocanegra, a sophomore communication arts major at the University of the Incarnate Word.

They spent three hours April 9 at the hospital where his 50-year-old mother, Ana, got necessary fluids and oxygen to stabilize her before she was released.

April 10, the hospital called to confirm she tested positive for COVID-19.

“We don’t know where she contracted it,” Bocanegra, 19, said. “We do believe she got it from her place of work” – a senior care center. “But we will never know for sure.”

His father died in April 2019 from cancer, so Bocanegra already had assumed his role as man of the house.

The family already had limited exposure to others in a pandemic.

Bocanegra and his siblings – brother Brian, 14, and sister Antonio Bocanegra II Ashley, 11 -- were remotely taking classes. But his mother had continued to work until she got sick.

Now he had to take care of his mother, brother and sister. Four days after his mother had been tested positive for COVID-19, he said, she began having excruciating pains.

“She had severe symptoms of COVID-19 to where she could not move, eat, breathe, and could barely swallow.

(I was) feeding her and making sure she got enough fluids. I had to force her to eat, by giving her carbonated water with salt and lime and provide her some form of fluids because she was Jump ‘COVID-19 survivor’ page 2

Cameron Brennan/LOGOS PHOTO A masked University of the Incarnate Word student prepares to take a COVID-19 test on campus to keep up with current cases.

Testing aims at safety

By Victoria Velazquez LOGOS STAFF WRITER Testing University of the Incarnate Word students living on campus as well as faculty and staff working there for COVID-19 is among the ways UIW’s medical team is addressing safety.

Upon returning to campus amid the pandemic, “UIW required all community members to participate in COVID-19 training, review the requirements and expectations, and sign an acknowledgment,” said Dr. Ronda Gottlieb, UIW’s director of clinical health.

“UIW’s plan consists of testing all symptomatic individuals,” she added.

Furthermore, UIW has implemented efforts to keep the community informed

with the development of the COVID-19 Case Tracking Site which provides alerts on positive cases and additional information as well. Friday, Oct. 2, UIW held a town hall online to give updates concerning COVID-19 in the community.

Since January, “we have learned a great deal about how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, how it spreads and affects the body, but it is important to remember the virus is new,” Gottlieb said. “We are still in a learning phase. Scientists are getting closer to developing an effective vaccine and there are a few candidates that are Jump ‘Testing aims’ page 2

Christina Emmett/LOGOS PHOTO Two students maintain social distancing while sitting on a bench. One removes her mask, however, as she enjoys a meal.

New norm affects campus

By Justin Kraiza LOGOS ASSISTANT EDITOR

For the nearly 700 University of the Incarnate Word students living on campus during the pandemic, the “new normal” is a mostly lonely one.

“Everything is quiet,” sophomore D’Angelina Clay said, recalling her freshman year as a lot more lively including normal contact with friends and family.

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“It’s very hard to communicate with everyone else,” Clay said. “You’re not allowed to be in anyone’s room. Even going down the elevator, you’re only supposed to be by yourself.”

Campus administrators have made the new normal “as simple and safe as possible,” Clay said. On-campus restrictions such as wearing a mask, taking classes remotely, and maintaining social distancing even while dining contributed to Clay’s initial feeling of loneliness after she returned to campus this fall from her Houston home.

But Clay’s coping.

“It was kinda hard,” Clay said.

Sierra Brooke, another campus resident, misses the normal.

“School got kinda tough since moving online,” Brooke said. “Last spring, when I was living on campus, I had a lot of people around me that could help. My friends and I would have study groups.

We would have a lot of the same classes together.”

Brooke was active in HOPE, a health professions group.

“The purpose was to form study groups,” she said. “And, find people in similar health profession majors so that you could help each other out.

It was a lot harder to reach Tutoring Services. That was all online. And, a lot of students didn’t even do it. It’s hard to do things over a Zoom call.”

Brooke said she’s adjusting and applauds students, staff and faculty for taking pandemic-related “No one would go to the (dining hall),” Brooke said. “Mainly everybody would eat in their rooms. But now they have a lot of social-distancing guidelines. In the cafeteria, all the chairs are sectioned away from each other, and they bring you the food.”

Last spring, nearly 1,000 students stayed on campus and although Diana Sanchez, director of residence life, has fewer to watch over, the restrictions are tougher.

“We do have some policies in place, which is wearing your mask,” Sanchez said. “Right now, we are not allowing any guests in the residents’ halls or the

Storm season likely to set record

Conflicts cause citizen concerns

Pandemic leads to Disney cuts

The hurricane season isn’t over. Nearly two months are left in a year that’s seen storms form and named at a record place.

On Sunday evening, the latest potential storm was located 90 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

The center said the weather system was moving northwest at 10 mph and was expected to strengthen over the next two to three days.

The president of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region warned citizens in large cities of Azerbaijan Sunday to leave to avoid “inevitable loss” after Azerbaijan targeted civilians in the region’s main city of Stepanakert in recent days.

Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan tweetedthat “mil objects in large cities of Azerbaijan are the target of the Defense Army of #Artsakh. Calling on Azerbaijani population to leave these cities to avoid inevitable loss.”

Artsakh is the Armenian name of Nagorno Karabakh.

Disney is laying off 28,000 workers as the coronavirus pandemic hammers its parks and resorts business.

The cuts will affect its Parks, Experiences and Products unit, which has more than 100,000 U.S. employees.

The company said 67 percent of the employees laid off will be part-time workers.

students’ rooms.”

Even resident assistants had to move to “different platforms for student interactions,” Sanchez said, for “faceto-face contact (with)h proper safety measures.”

Floor labeling was implemented to remind residents to maintain social distancing of six feet.

“If the (resident assistants) knocked on the door to check on the resident, they could step back to that label, and still have that conversation with a mask on,” Sanchez said.

Gatherings of no more than 10 people with masking and social distancing is another policy instituted this semester, Sanchez said.

As for dedicated residential study and activity rooms which opened Sept.

8, Sanchez said, “We will be allowing one student per study room in the residents’ halls. And, then, two students in the activity rooms.”

If a student exhibits COVID-19 symptom or gets sick, Sanchez said, residents have a “Resident Resource Sheet” listing Health Services’ phone number to call. The sheet also advises students to “remain in your room.”

Clay said she understands why the new restrictions for campus living are necessary.

“They’re a little strict,” she said. “But I understand that they are just trying to keep us safe.”

E-mail Kraiza at kraiza@student. uiwtx.edu

COVID-19 survivor cont. unable to ingest anything.”

They feared they might lose her, but as she slowly recovered, Bocanegra said, he started feeling “mild symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and fever.”

Bocanegra had trouble getting the rest of the family tested. He reached out to the Montgomery County (Texas) Public Health Department but was told they could not due to a lack of testing availability. He was told to assume everyone in the household had contracted the virus because of contact with his mother.

“Without the testing to provide the official results this meant our positive cases would be unaccounted for,” Bocanegra said, but he finally located testing options through LabCorp services confirming they were positive for COVID-19.

Bocanegra and his family remained in self-isolation over several weeks while relying on family and friends to drop off groceries and other necessities.

“My family members, my siblings’ teachers, and my professors reached out to me to offer their concern and support,” he said.

Eventually, he and his siblings were able to get retested and confirm negative results showing they had recovered. His mother had to be tested nearly seven times to confirm two negative results before being allowed to return to work, Bocanegra said.

Since then, Bocanegra has donated his convalescent plasma that was given to someone who was fighting COVID-19 to help the person recover from the virus.

Contracting COVID-19 was no joke, Bocanegra said. “(It took) an incredibly stressful toll -- physically and mentally. I did what I had to do. I continued my studies because I did not want to fall behind.

It was stressful. I had to take care of myself, my mother, my brother, and my sister. (It was due to) past experiences of stress and family loss that I was able to maintain it for the family.”

Bocanegra remains at home in Porter, Texas, this fall, taking classes and doing his job as co-director of operations for UIWtv remotely. He is hoping a public service announcement he submitted about what to do in self-isolation will win an award. He created it during a spring video production course while he was sick.

“I had to do this for my final while still having the virus. It was challenging, but I did it.”

As for dealing with COVID-19 in this country, Bocanegra offered this advice: “We need to unite, stop pointing fingers, stop politicizing. (There is) COVID-19 fatigue and a divide that should not be happening right now because precautions must continue.

We have a shared responsibility to (prevent) the spread.”

promising.”

Noting there have not been any documented cases of reinfection, there is a possibility of contracting other health-related issues after recovering from COVID-19, she said.

“COVID-19 infections can have short and long-term health effects that can affect organs such as (the) heart and lungs.”

It’s important to continue preventive measures as the extent of the long-term effects of this virus are not entirely known.

“Research supports that wearing masks, physically distancing, washing your hands frequently, and avoiding Dr. Ronda Gottlieb large crowds are the most important steps you can take in preventing the spread. Mitigation of the spread of COVID-19 is only possible through the shared responsibility to protect ourselves and others from the virus. It will continue to take a community effort and commitment to protect our community and minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread.”

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Christina Emmett/LOGOS PHOTO Mask-wearing is required on the campus when going out.

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Cardinals’ Cupboard available to students

By Christina Emmett LOGOS STAFF WRITER

The Cardinal’s Pantry at The University of the Incarnate Word is open for business again at the Joeris Residence Hall room 101 every Monday thru Thursday from 10-3 pm.

The cupboard is located adjacent to the Ancira parking garage on the first floor of Joeris Residence Hall.

Graduate student, Jorge Quintero is a Communications major from El Paso and has worked in the pantry for a year now while continuing his education.

The Ettling Center for Civic Leadership & Sustainability oversees keeping the food pantry filled with food donations from the San Antonio Food Bank.

They also rely on donations from the community as well. Program specialist, Bobby SanMartin works in the Ettling office in the Administration building during the week and takes in

donations. He also drops them off at the pantry for distribution.

SanMartin said, “last year they had to give away all the food to the S.A. food bank because they were told to close down due to COVID-19.”

The pantry feeds all students whether they live in the dorms as well as the surrounding community. Most of the people that come to the pantry are from the immediate area. It has been open for two weeks. They received their first shipment of food the second week of September. This came from the San Antonio Food Bank. This is the first year UIW along with the Ettling center have paired up in a contract to receive food every other week. The amount of food they receive is limited.

Last year the pantry fed over 250 families from the area. However, this year it had been slow and some of the produce has gone to waste. Quintero believes that people are not aware

Christina Emmett/LOGOS PHOTO The San Antonio Food Bank is supplying the Cardinals’ Cupboard every other week, along with donations from the community.

of the pantry re-opening. They are working on marketing and advertising programs to make people aware that they are open again. Because of the pandemic people can call in their order before they get there or for students they can just come by and pick out what they need.

Quintero hopes it will pick up soon.

The holidays for the pantry are especially busy for them. Many families get together and more food is needed to feed everyone. Some dormitories

have kitchens so that students that stick around for the holidays can cook and make their own home cooked meals. For this reason, pots and pans are available for sign out. Like food donations the pantry is also looking for pots and pans to be donated.

Quintero also said, “if you need us to be here Friday, Saturday or Sunday we can do that.” For him his mission is clear. No one should have to go hungry.

Taco truck draws students to Welcome Week

By Christina Emmett LOGOS STAFF WRITER Welcome Week for new and returning University of the Incarnate Word students featured virtual activities for the first time due to the pandemic, but “Taco-Taco Night” was offline.

However, participating students had to mask and remain socially distant for the event featuring free tacos and games Saturday, Aug. 26, outside the Student Engagement Center.

“The biggest thing we need to be doing is social-distancing during all the (live) events,” said Janine Chavez, assistant director of the Office of Campus Engagement, of campus engagement.

Chavez said many of the virtual events allowed students to play games with chances to win prizes that were mailed

to them to keep social distancing at a high rate.

At “Taco-Taco,” which marked the end of the first week of fall classes, students received Janine Chavez two tickets. The first ticket was for playing the puckdown board game where they could win a face mask, T-shirt, a book, and a bonus bag of all items in this event.

The second ticket entitled the holder to a plate of street tacos from a taco truck, “Eddies Hijo-E-Su! Mobile Café.” Truck owners Eddie and Debra Lopez served plates with four corn tortillas with pork Asada, onions, cilantro, lime, and homemade hot sauce.

Christina Emmett/LOGOS PHOTO Students wait to be served street tacos during ‘Taco-Taco Night,’ one of the events that was live vs. remote for ‘Welcome Week.’

Swim-and-dive team member Phoebe Brown, a junior majoring in business management from Auburn, Ala., was among the students enjoying the tacos and evening.

“It was good to get out and very refreshing,” Brown said.

Although staying safe was a key

element of Welcome Week, Chavez said, the biggest thing students need to know is that they are appreciated here and at home.

“During this time, the pandemic -- and the new rules -- are the new normal,” Chavez said.

Roundtable set to discuss RBG A four-member panel will discuss the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, using a documentary film as the foundation, in a 6 p.m. Zoom session Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18, was the second woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. She was the subject of a documentary, “RBG,” which participants are encouraged to watch before the panel discussion cosponsored by

several groups at the University of the Incarnate Word.

The panelists will include Dr. Brandon Metroka, an assistant professor of political science at UIW; Casey Ogechi Iwuagwu, a UIW student and former UIW Pre-Law Association president; Alexandria Salas, director of UIW’s Title IX program; and Cynthia Shepperd, a longtime lawyer from Cuero. The moderator will be Dr. LuElla D’Amico,

Alexandria Salas

Cynthia Shepperd

coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at UIW. Other roundtable sponsors include the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability, UIW Libraries, Title IX Office, Political Science Department,

Casey Ogechi Iwuagwu

Dr. Brandon Metroka

Pi Sigma Alpha, and UIW Pre-Law. and Women’s and Gender Studies.

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RBG Zoom Meeting ID: 98308219946

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Aimee Galindo

Alexa Cruz

Edward Clark

Casey Iwuagwu

Imani Stewart

Jasmine Williams

Gina Muniz

SGA leaders tackle unusual year Last year’s vice president for the Student Government Association returns as this year’s president to lead the executive council amid fewer students on campus during a pandemic and unrest.

“My goal for this school year is to be the voice of students who have not been heard to be able to create a better college experience for all,” said President Aimee Galindo, a finance and economics major from El Paso.

All the council members receive a stipend.

Vice President Alexa Cruz is from Piedras Negras, Mexico, a small town across the border with Eagle Pass, Texas.

“I am very excited to work with a great team who speaks for students, and helps make UIW a better place,” said Cruz, a marketing major. “I believe SGA will make great things happen and speak for the rest of students to have a better experience and feel like home

Danielle Delgado

Bianca Torres

Natalia Sanchez

while experiencing college life.”

Secretary Edward Clark is a criminal justice major from Houston.

“My goal this year is to be a voice and amplify the voice of our underrepresented students while improving diversity, equity and inclusion efforts throughout our campus community,” Clark said.

Treasurer Natalia Sanchez, a sophomore majoring in international business, was born in Laredo, but raised across the border in Nuevo Laredo, México.

“As an SGA member, I look forward to providing a voice through which student opinion may be expressed, thus creating a place where all students can feel confident and proud of our school,” Sanchez said.

Casey Iwuagwu, a senior philosophy major from Houston is chief of staff.

“My goals for SGA this year are to efficiently and effectively guide

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our executive council and senators to uphold the students’ voices and concerns at UIW,” Iwuagwu said. “It is important that we always know that UIW is a school and its priorities should always be its current students.”

Imani Stewart, a senior accounting major from Mansfield, Texas, was reappointed attorney general.

“My goals for SGA include fostering a support system for our student body by efficiently and effectively addressing student concerns,” Stewart said.

“Through our transparent leadership, we aim to create an environment of trust and strong communication as we represent our student constituency.

Finally, through our efforts to promote diversity and inclusion we promote our university as a safe space to discuss racial issues. We welcome the uncomfortable conversations about race as we are committed to educational excellence and cultivate

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the development of the whole person.”

The director of public relations is Jasmine Williams, a senior majoring in rehabilitative sciences with a concentration in physician assistance.

A resident of Helotes, Texas, Williams encourages students to follow the SGA’s Instagram page -- (@uiwsga) -- to stay updated throughout the year of all the events, polls and giveaways.

“My main goal for this year is to expand the SGA’s platform and build a stronger trust between us and our fellow students,” Williams said. “It’s our job as the executive council to represent the student body, and I want people to know that we are striving to do our best for this university. I want to connect with fellow students and give them a safe space to voice their opinions or concerns.”

Virginia “Gina” Muniz, a biochemistry major from San Marcos, Texas, is serving as SGA intern.

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CAB group focuses on safe The Campus Activities Board is having to plan events that are safe, require masking and maintain social distancing in a pandemic year at the University of the Incarnate Word.

“I know this school year is not what anyone expected it to be, but I’d like to provide students with fun, social-distancing events where memories can be made,” said Danielle “Dani” Delgado, a communication arts major concentrating in media studies who is returning as CAB president.

CAB officers, who receive a stipend,

still were looking when school started for a director of marketing who would handle social media and create fliers for the events.

Besides Delgado, a San Antonio native, the officers include: Director of Operations: Bianca Torres, a rehabilitative science major from San Antonio. “This year will prove to be a challenge with the issues currently plaguing the community,” Torres said.

“However, my goal for this year is too come up with more innovative events and meet new friends.”

Director of External Affairs: Karen Michail, a biology major from San Antonio. Michail said she “can’t wait to have fun events and meet wonderful people.”

Director of Student Involvement: Karla Martinez, a nuclear medicine major from Laredo. Her goal, she said, is to “master time management and meet more people.”

Director of Finance: Jennifer Huerta, a business marketing major from Dallas. She said her goal is “to be able

By Connie Ogiamien LOGOS STAFF WRITER The National Alliance on Mental Illness student organization held a virtual mental health seminar Wednesday, Sept. 9, in observance of Suicide Prevention Week.

September was Suicide Prevention

Month. Suicide Prevention Week was Sept. 6-12, and Suicide Prevention Day was Sept. 10.

NAMI held the session to spread awareness about the warning signs of suicide in hopes that informing the public would help prevent people from losing their lives to it.

“Suicide warning signs for moods are loss of interest, depression, anxiety, rage, humiliation, and irritability,” according to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention.

Other resources include UIW Counseling Services or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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to help students come together as a community and get to know each other, and be able to help them take a mental break from academics and release some stress.”

Director of Administration: Elena Hodgkinson, a double major in psychology and sociology from San Antonio. Her goal: “To be able to meet great people as well as help them come together and engage with one another for a successful year and future.”

UIW student organization discusses suicide prevention measures “Everyone will need different things in different situations,” said Nisha Narpaul, vice president of UIW’s NAMI. “The best thing you can do is be there and being aware. Ask them directly: ‘Are you thinking of killing yourself?’

This will give them a chance to open up and talk.”

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Finding community service during pandemic

By Katie DiPietro LOGOS STAFF WRITER Getting 45 hours of community service done before graduation might be a little tougher during the pandemic, but several alternative, contactless ways have emerged to keep safe.

The Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability has listed some alternatives for students at the University of the Incarnate Word on the center’s website.

Some of the various options include Socks for Souls, Books4SA, and the UIW Thanking Our Heroes Postcard Campaign. The website gives more details about donations and the amount needed to earn community service hours.

There are also online opportunities through Zooniverse.com. If students

have trouble adding their impact toward community service hours on Give Pulse, visit the Ettling Center website to find a step-by-step guide on how to measure and enter the impact.

Another fun way to get creative while earning community service hours is by making a video that supports the “I Wear a Mask for…” campaign. The videos should be 15-30 seconds long and aim to motivate and educate others to wear a mask or face covering during the pandemic.

An additional fun option is participating in the “Being Green Initiative.” With this option, students are encouraged to plant a garden in their yards or homes and watch their garden come to life. This is to continue to support ecological needs even at home.

Graphic credit from the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability.

Students serve through donations

By Katie DiPietro LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Between the pandemic closing the campus in the spring and phased reopening through late August, University of the Incarnate Word students have earned thousands of community service hours through donations.

UIW students had accumulated 5,909 total community service hours as of late August 2020, said Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, director of the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability.

Alternative, contactless community service hours in some cases came through donations of goods to many individuals and families needing help due to the pandemic. During the period, for instance, 5,206 cans of food and 4,106 pairs of socks were donated.

“Our UIW community has done a great job,” Gonzalez said. “Unfortunate-

ly, the pandemic has demonstrated that there is a greater need to assist, support, and provide food, clothing, and other items for our fellow community members during this time.

“As the first Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word who came to San Antonio at the request of Bishop Dubuis in the 1800s to help those in need, in poor health, and less fortunate, we must do the same today.”

FYI Want to donate?

Items may be dropped off at the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability office in Room 158 of the Administration Building, 4301 Broadway.

To reduce contact, students may do curbside drop-off at the front of the Broadway campus 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Monday-Thursday. Be sure to call (210) 283-6423 to schedule a drop-off time.

For more information, e-mail the center at eccl@uiwtx.edu or schedule a Zoom appointment.

ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE Food Pantry: Students may earn one hour of service for every five canned goods donated. Donated items will benefit local pantries in need of assistance.

Socks for Souls: Students will receive one hour of service for every two pairs of new socks donated.

Diapers for Tiny Tots: Students may receive two hours of service for each new package of 12+ donated.

Books4SA: Students will receive one hour of service for every five new or gently used children’s books for elementary-aged students donated.

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October events note justice, peace, creation

St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint for caring of animals.

The annual “October Season of Justice, Peace, and Care of Creation” kicked off Sunday, Oct. 4, with the “Blessing of the Animals, Prayer for Creation on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.”

But like so many other events during a pandemic, the “Blessing” was online as will the other events.

Sister Martha Ann Kirk, a longtime religious studies professor who has led the “Blessing” activity since 1975, asked the 50 participants – one from New Zealand -- to introduce their stuffed animals and live pets. Most had dogs in their laps or lifted them to be seen on the screen. But a guinea pig was among the mix.

Students in the Social Justice Leadership class also made several “Earth Justice” presentations including plastic pollution, ocean sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, energy conservation, and dire predictions related to polar bears’ continued existence due to global warming.

Kirk, who also serves as faculty liaison with the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability, said the link that gives the entire schedule as well as other details including registration for the various events is at https://www.uiw.edu/PeaceDay/ schedule-2020.html Some of the month’s special events involve speakers from other countries

including India, Turkey, Taiwan, Egypt, and Iraq, Kirk said. Topics include the separation of children at the border, free speech theory, veterans taking action against militarism and endless wars, cultural diversity, brave spaces, the coronavirus chaos, service learning during the pandemic, displaced families, climate change, digital equity and inclusion, women empowerment, social justice, Hispanic history, and the presidential election.

“In the challenges of the pandemic, may we realize global solidarity more and more,” Kirk said. “May we build bridges between faiths and cultures more than ever.”

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Self-reflection during the pandemic

By Ruby Filoteo LOGOS EDITOR 2020 has really been a rough year for all of us, including me. I have managed to overcome some stressful obstacles and even reflected on my life.

I am one of those who tend to put more on their plate than they should. And no, I’m not talking about food here. I always have a project, school organization events, work, or schoolwork I’m working on. If I don’t have something I’m working on, I tend to feel like I’m wasting my life away.

By constantly piling additional work, it eventually leads to me burning out.

It’s a constant struggle to find the right balance and not overwork myself. And for some reason, my logic of torturing myself is it will lead to success by working hard.

This Fall 2020 semester really feels

like I had so much going on. I knew if I wanted to succeed on what mattered the most to me, it meant I had to cut a few things out of my life. So, I did.

The first thing I did was drop one of my courses. I was still going to maintain full-time status, but it felt like I wasn’t getting the max for the education I was paying for. I am currently minoring in marketing, management and communication arts. I planned to get as much done every semester, so I could take it easy when I entered my senior year. For some reason, this semester, it feels like it takes longer to learn new things.

In life, we are always moving, thinking we don’t have time to waste. During the pandemic, this forced me to self-reflect.

It has allowed me to take a step back and reflect on my life and understand my decisions.

I was in a oneon-one meeting with one of my professors regarding a project I was working on. It was a project taking more Ruby Filoteo time than usual to complete, one I felt I was putting my heart and soul into. The professor could see I was working hard on it and gave me some advice that I took deeply. “ ‘It’s not about working harder, but working smarter,’ ” she said. I’ve heard of similar quotes, but never really took it seriously, until now.

I’ve always worked hard. I believe in always putting in that extra effort into completing any task. But, by doing that,

I never have time for myself to unwind.

Which brings me back to reflecting: Am I smart with my time? Am I just trying to stay busy? Am I going above and beyond on my projects? Am I getting closer to my goals?

I thought to myself, not just about the project, but understanding it’s not about quantity but quality, and not overstretching myself too thin.

This is something I struggle with and something I need to work on, and reflecting on myself, helps to put my life into perspective.

I think there’s more to success than working hard every day. Hard work occasionally pays off, but smart thinking combined with smart work will always pay off in the long run.

E-mail Filoteo at rfiloteo@student. uiwtx.edu

The importance of having conversations

By Justin Kraiza LOGOS ASSISTANT EDITOR The chapter, titled, “The Flight From Conversations,” in Sherry Turkle’s book, “Reclaiming Conversations,” is an action that has been recognized in my closest social circle.

The minimal opportunity to hold in-person hangouts presented us with the alternative of playing games together digitally. Laughing and engaging in Minecraft was exciting for a brief period.

Making fun of one another, with my closest friends of 10 years, was a trope that never got old. But, what did get old was waiting for a straggler to join the game. The discord stream was filled with an uncomfortable silence.

And, each minute that passed, the silence became even more penetrating. This would often continue for five to 10 minutes. Eventually, this social discomfort seeped into our interpersonal get-together over

Editor: RubyMarie Filoteo Assistant Editor: Justin Kraiza Editorial Assistants: John David Gamez and Bre DeGracia.

Contributing Writers: Katie DiPietro, Christina Emmett, Connie Ogiamien, Victoria Velazquez and Abigail Velez Photographer: Cameron Brennan and

the summer.

When my brother and I arrived, we greeted our friends. But, when the small talk died out, we turned to play video games. When that Justin Kraiza desire faded away, we turned to watch inane YouTube compilations. Little to no conversations occurred that day.

Eventually, when I tried to engage my friends, either virtually or in person, I was met with the response, “Why are you asking so many questions?” Or, “All right, all right, let’s finish this video first.” This invoked a feeling of social repression. Do my friends not want me to speak? Things took a darker turn when I began to think: These aren’t the friends I used to know. I don’t know these people anymore.

And I was right about my friends and even myself. But they weren’t necessarily to blame. It’s the years of becoming accustomed to a perennial feed of connection, information and entertainment. This was having a direct impact on our ability to have fruitful conversations. And, not just any conversation. Discussions about our feelings, relationships, and personhood.

During our get-together in June, I even nostalgically reminisced about a time in 2017 when we had a real conversation about something poignant, which strengthened our friendship. To revive our synergy, I decided to propose an idea, not to the whole group, but the most openminded person. In light of our hectic schedules, I spoke to my friend, Daniel, about conversing with the group on Zoom, at least once a week, for an hour.

From the get-go, Daniel was on board.

This eventually created a domino effect,

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where everybody was on board.

The “strength in numbers” strategy worked because when the importance of conversation is coming from three people, rather than one, it has more depth and meaning. We began zooming late August, and our conversations are slightly improving with each exchange. It’s great since this is the first time in years we are actually talking about how we are feeling, rather than what we are doing.

And, it’s really helpful. When Chris talks about a subject that’s deeply personal, it imbues me with a feeling of support and understanding. And, it inspires me and others to speak about the things going on in our lives.

Who would have thought a 60-minute conversation can increase group morale?

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PERSPECTIVE SEPT. - OCT. 2020 | PAGE 7

Selective history no way to escape real past

By Victoria Velazquez LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Was the colonization of America necessarily wrong?

A cultural perspective could enable a reader to appropriately assess such a question and open the door for a necessary conversation. In a discussion, I was once asked this question after reading a journal written by scholarhistorian Sidney E. Mead, published in 1954 from The University of Chicago Press titled, “The American People: Their Space, Time, and Religion.”

Mead’s article historically conceptualized and interpreted aspects of American religious life and tradition. To his credit, the article is accomplished in its own right. However, in considering the terms of “their space, time and religion,” a reader must also question who may be overlooked in this examination.

In his article, Mead recounted the historical work of Bernard DeVoto, who wrote, “ ‘Perhaps … the Indians might have been adapted to the nineteenthcentury order … to grow in dignity and health in a changed world -- if there had been time’ but once … the inexorable myth of ‘manifest destiny,’ ‘there was no time at all.’ ” This reference, for the period, seemed to be more culturally insightful than most. Additionally, according to Mead’s assessment, he regarded this lack of time to be “more tragically, for the white man no time for remorse, but only time for the labor … in history the conquering of a continent and the building of a great nation … Americans have never had time to spare.”

However, time is a social construct, and without this acknowledgment, it enforces the notion that throughout American history there has been no time to have the priority of human life over labor. Nevertheless, we must make time in the ways we recollect American history today.

This nation was once rich with Indigenous cultures and lifestyles. A complex society that was diverse in innovative systems of mathematics, agriculture, holistic medicines, and irrigation. Their space, time, and religion had been overtaken.

Ninety-five percent of the indigenous population was wiped out entirely due to colonization, accompanied by murder and disease.

I would argue colonization in America perpetuated a trauma that has been continuously disregarded in society due to the education of selective history. There is severe

Photo credit to History.com May 15, 1756: The Seven Years’ War between the British and the French starts, with Native American unions assisting the French, who were among the colonizers in early North American history.

trauma of rape, murder and disease that destroyed a vast population in the pursuit of colonization. Comedian and activist John Leguizamo utilized his talents in his Netflix comedy special, “Latin History for Morons,” to raise awareness in this issue of selective history. In his example, he discussed the uncommonly known event of the Caribbean Holocaust.

According to Leguizamo, this is the time and event where Christopher Columbus initially discovered “the new land” that contained an indigenous population of 3 million Tainos, which never stood a chance of survival once enslaved, starved, raped, and eventually exterminated as a society.

Raping and plundering, dominance and oppression, bias and prejudice -- these are examples of what history has produced. We cannot change history, nor should we seek to retell a selective past.

A prime example of educational refinement is exemplified by the efforts of Holocaust survivors and organizations. Currently, they are implementing Holocaust education and preserving a traumatic history that must not be forgotten. This is paramount in the face of Holocaust denial. This bears witness to a neglected history that must be taught and preserved.

Once a deeper understanding is cultivated, the question will not be whether the history of American colonization was right or wrong, but how did colonization affect the

indigenous population?

The sociological imagination of C. Wright Mills enables individuals to realize the relationship between personal experiences and wider society.

As an example of personal experience, some individuals have been exposed to selective history through school curriculums. For example, Leguizamo stressed this point stating the difficulty he had in finding any reference to Latin history in educational textbooks.

Additionally, given wider society, in some cases, this has led to the veneration of false heroes, repressive legislations, and prejudices that have incessantly contributed to the trauma of this nation. Moreover, current events reveal the outcomes of this trauma seen by collective individuals protesting against grave social injustices that are, astonishingly, met with resistance.

It is significant to suggest this resistance may have been partially attributed to the education of selective history that has created considerable preconceptions. If the education of selective history is taught purely in its achievements, this may establish in people a pride that makes them reluctant to deviate from their belief systems when challenged. Black Lives Matter, Criminal Justice Reformation,

Ninety-five percent of the indigenous population was wiped out entirely due to colonization, accompanied by murder and disease.

Victoria Velazquez Justice for Vanessa Guillen, and the call for the removal of Confederate statues are major social movements that attest to this. Taking that into consideration, what type of society could be cultivated in acknowledging a history of genocide, slavery, and oppression?

There is a history in America that is abundant in its achievements and failures. History is certainly playing a role in society, and each individual determines the outcomes. How this history is taught greatly influences society in its progress. Will society continue to repeat a history of domination, violence, and repression, or will the process of healing finally begin?

E-mail Velazquez at vvelazqu@student. uiwtx.edu

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At 31, Richard Duran is the youngest athletic director of a Division I sports program in the country. The California native, who played football at Whittier College, is also among nine directors in the nation of Hispanic Heritage. Duran first served as interim leader.

Athletic director leads department’s success

By Abigail Velez LOGOS STAFF WRITER The youngest athletic director of a Division I sports program can be found at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Richard Duran, 31, was named to UIW’s permanent position in June after serving as interim head a year.

He also is among a very few such athletic directors who’s Hispanic -- nine to be exact.

Before Duran served as interim director, he was deputy athletics director with responsibility for all external functions from October 2017 to August 2019. Now he oversees a program with more than 500 student-athletes involved in football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, synchronized swimming, men’s and women’s fencing, volleyball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, and the spirit team with cheerleaders and dancers.

And he manages a team of 80 full-time employees, five part-time employees, 35 graduate assistants and 18 work-study students in creating a holistic and positive experience for the student-athletes.

Born and raised in Montebello, Calif., Duran played football for the Poets of Whittier (Calif.) College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree

in kinesiology with an emphasis in sports management. Later he received a master’s degree in sports management from the University of San Francisco and is pursuing a Doctor of Education/Educational LeadershipHigher Education Administration from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.

After graduating from Whittier, Duran began his professional career as physical education director for the city’s Boys & Girls Club. He first entered intercollegiate athletics administration as a championships/marketing assistant with the Big West Conference.

He later became assistant director of athletics development at the University of California-Riverside. Then he moved on to the University of LouisianaMonroe where he spent his first two years as the director of marketing and event management before being promoted to assistant athletics director of external relations and serving a third year. He left ULM to become director of development at California State University-Los Angeles, a post he held 18 months before joining UIW. Duran said he is not only passionate about his job at UIW, but he is passionate about the talent his staff brings to the table.

“I think I am a tough boss. I think I hold people to a higher standard because I have high expectations because I believe in the talent we have.”

Managing UIW’s student-athletes cannot be done alone, he said.

“You have to surround yourself with amazing people. Once we assemble this team of leadership within the department, that is going to allow me to focus on some of the different (areas). in the department.”

Under Duran’s leadership, UIW Athletics has seen tremendous success in the classroom by the student-athletes, in the community, in competition, in revenue generation and in fan engagement.

Besides his experience with intercollegiate athletics before coming to UIW, he was picked In May 2019 as one of 12 Division I administrators to participate in the NCAA Pathway Program, a yearlong course designed to elevate high-level administrators in athletics to take the next step in becoming an athletic director.

Duran credits newly enhanced organizational and leadership skills to the Pathway Program. He’s also keen on boosting marketing and public relations as one of his main goals is to rebrand the entire department.

“We have an opportunity for our institution’s name to get out there to different marketplaces that we are traveling and competing in,” Duran said. “We are trying to attract students not only from the state of Texas, but from the whole United States.”

This rebranding project led by Duran’s creativity and background knowledge in brand development created UIW’s hashtag, #TheWord.

He’s also dedicated to making

more minority hires for coaches.

Most recently, he hired men’s soccer coach Kiki Lara, a former star player on the team.

“I hired him because he was the right fit for this institution,” Lara said. “When you are intentional about building a pool of candidates that are qualified and able to be successful for the role that you’re hiring for, then you go out and hire the best person.”

He also plans on hiring females for higher-level positions.

“Representation matters to people,” Duran said. “I want to hire someone that students can see themselves as.”

And he’s happy to have been involved in the hiring of Eric Morris, the head football coach.

“We hired a great man and a great leader in Coach Morris who flipped our program to be a (Southland) conference championship team in one year.”

Duran said the athletic staff pushes student-athletes to be the best versions of themselves not only on the field, but in the educational and workforce settings as well.

Duran said UIW has given him countless opportunities to improve and do better each day and if it weren’t for his staff, he would not be as successful as he has been.

“By investing my time and energy into these coaches and staff, then seeing them do the same thing for our student-athletes, that’s the way it needs to be. The way I impact change is through my staff and coaches.”

a game at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium for a campus requiring masking and social distancing at the present time.

Game times are undetermined but the Cardinals will kick off the Saturday gamedays at home Feb. 20 against Sam Houston University; Feb. 27 at McNeese State University in Lake Charles,

La.; March 6 at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas; March 20 at home with Southeastern Louisiana University; March 27 at Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux, La.; and April 10 at home with Northwestern State University.

In an e-mail, Alma Lara, director of ticketing for UIW’s athletic department, said only season ticket-holders will be

seated in the home-side area, while other ticket-holders -- individual game tickets, group tickets, player comps, etc.- will be seated on the visitors’ side.

The seating arrangement, Lara wrote, was “out of concern for the health and safety of our fans and in accordance with federal, state, local and University guidelines.”

Football set for spring season SPECIAL TO THE LOGOS

Football – postponed from a fall kickoff due to the coronavirus pandemic – is returning this spring for a six-game, all-Southland Conference season – three at home and three away.

However, there are still unanswered questions such as the number of people who could possibly attend

SPORTS SEPT. - OCT. 2020 | PAGE 9

Golf finds new home SPECIAL TO THE LOGOS

For almost the next year-and-a-half, the men’s and women’s golf teams at the University of the Incarnate Word will have a new home.

Previously, UIW’s teams were at Republic Golf Course south of town.

UIW’s Athletics Department and Briggs Ranch Golf Club have entered a partnership that provides the golf programs access to the club’s 18-hole Tom Fazio course, the 16th-ranked golf course in Texas. Additionally, the Cardinals will have designated spots at the driving range as well as access to the chipping green and putting green.

“It was our desire to continue to provide our student-athletes with a first-class golf course to call home, so I’m excited about our partnership with Briggs Ranch Golf Club,” Athletic Director Richard Duran said.

“Briggs Ranch, with its exceptional facilities, nationally ranked golf course, and a standing as part of the Dormie Network, will help us provide an incredible experience for our studentathletes, supporters and alumni,” he added. “Both of our golf programs took positive steps forward last season, and securing a home course with the caliber of Briggs Ranch is another significant step in the right direction.”

Briggs Ranch General Manager Derrick Dixon said the partnership will offer UIW’s golf teams “a superb opportunity to continue to

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improve their games and prepare for competition.

“The facilities at Briggs Ranch are something the students can be proud to call home,” Dixon said. “In addition, we look forward to creating unmatched experiences with alumni, donors and VIPs of UIW. It was fantastic working with the UIW representatives to get the partnership to the finish line, and we are excited to get to work.”

As a part of the deal, Briggs Ranch will be featured on the UIW Athletics website and will receive signage at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, Daniel Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B, and H-E-B Field. Briggs Ranch will also be a sponsor of in-game promotions at select UIW home events.

Briggs Ranch features zoysia tee boxes, fairways, and roughs and bent grass putting surface. The club offers a full-service clubhouse, including locker rooms, a golf shop, restaurant and six on-site casitas with 24 master suites.

Planned for future construction is a fullservice, state-of-the-art practice facility featuring a club fitting area, hitting bays, and golf’s leading technology.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the 2019-20 golf season short, the women’s team competed in eight tournaments Through those eight competitions, the Cardinals had five top-10 finishes, including four in the top five. In the classroom, the team achieved a 3.81 semester GPA and a

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The men and woman on the UIW Cardinals golf teams will now call Briggs Ranch Golf Club their new home to hone their skills.

3.57 cumulative GPA in the spring.

The men’s golf program competed in seven tournaments before the season came to an abrupt half, collecting six top-10 finishes and two top-5 finishes.

In the classroom, the men earned a 3.7 semester GPA and 3.54 cumulative GPA. Women’s golf head coach Allison Howarth said staff and players “are thrilled” about UIW’s partnership with Dormie Network and Briggs Ranch.

“Since Dormie Network took over Briggs Ranch a couple years ago, they have really transformed the golf course and have given it the care and attention it deserves,” Howarth said. “We are very grateful to the Briggs Ranch and UIW staff that played a role in making this happen. It’s pretty sweet when your playground is a Tom Fazio-designed golf course, has zeon zoysi fairways, bentgrass greens and a top-notch practice facility. This place checks all the boxes, and we are extremely appreciative that our student-athletes will get to experience a little piece of

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paradise during their time at UIW.” The men’s head coach, Remy Huston, said he was grateful about the partnership and what it meant to the players.

“This facility is going to provide all the opportunities our players need to improve and grow in their game,” Huston said. “Dormie Network takes pride in providing the five-star experience. They are continuing to create avenues to do so, and we want to get on board to add value where we can. I am so excited for what this relationship will become, and I know our guys will be prepared to build this as well.”

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Seven sync swimmers get All-American honors Seven synchronized swimmers at the University of the Incarnate Word have earned 2019-20 Collegiate AllAmerican Team Award honors.

“I am so proud of each of our AllAmerican team members,” said UIW Head Coach Elizabeth Gerdin. “To have seven named is a huge honor for our program. It is very exciting to see a mix of athletes from each of our classes named to the team; this shows that our athletic talent is not just held to one class and speaks to the consistency that the team has built. Each of these ladies worked hard, especially on their technical skills, which is what pushed them to this honor.”

The honorees include: @ Rebecca Barlow, a senior from

Keller, Texas. Double-majoring in criminal justice and psychology, Barlow was one of UIW’s top competitors from nationals during the 2018-19 season.

This past season, she was a member of the red squad as well as the trio that was crowned regional champions. @ Juliana Damico, a sophomore business major from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. She was a top point performer for the Cardinals during the 2019-20 season, competing in the highest point categories of team, trio and duet. She was a member of the trio that bested the Buckeyes (who won every event during the 2018-19 nationals) at the Feb. 14-15 Collegiate Open, hosted by the University of Arizona. @ Greta Hampson, a freshman

kinesiology major from Wigan, Manchester, England. She was a freshman member of the red squad during the 2019-20 season. She was a key part of the trio that bested the Buckeyes at the Collegiate Open. @ Adora Kruger, a freshman from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, whose major was unlisted. In 2019-20, Kruger earned her way to All-America accolades by consistently scoring well in her Technical A routine. She was also a vital member of the trio that was crowned regional champions. @ Natalie LaGrone, a sophomore from Las Vegas, Nev., whose major was unlisted. Despite sitting out select regional routines, LaGrone was a top performer all year in both Technical A

routine and team, where she completed one of the riskiest lifts in the nation.

She also earned points for trio and solo throughout the year. @ Alexandria McGee, a senior biology major from Tonawanda, N.Y. McGee was a member of the red squad and the trio that was crowned regional champions during the 2019-20 season. She also served as a flier during team, helping create difficult moves. @ Natalia Vega, a junior criminal justice major from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Prior to the season ending early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vega was tied with the 2018-19 National Individual High Point Trophy award winner as the top point earner for qualifications from across the country.

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Dr. Ashley Love

Dr. John LoCurto

Dr. Ashok Khanal

Dr. Blake Wassom

Dr. Haley Tierce

Dr. Halimin Herjanto

Dr. Jeffrey Doeringer

Dr. Jennifer Rendon

Dr. John Kainer

Dr. Teofanes Natavio

Dr. Kiran Mainali

Dr. Lale Asik

Dr. Laura Lopez

Dr. Lucero Martinez

Dr. Mariannella Nuñez

Dr. Mourad Takawi

19 join UIW’s teaching ranks The University of the Incarnate Word has 19 new members of the full-time teaching faculty this fall.

Dr. Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, provost and chief academic officer, said these individuals “bring to the classroom a wealth of knowledge and experience and, more importantly, a wealth of enthusiasm to teach and work with our students. They are excited to learn about UIW and San Antonio, to work with our faculty, and to contribute to the academic enterprise. Please take time to visit with them and make them feel at home.”

The new members are spread among the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS); John and Rita Feik School of Pharmacy; H-E-B School of Business and Administration; Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions (Miller); Rosenberg School of Optometry; School of Media and Design; School of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering; and School of Osteopathic Medicine.

CHASS Dr. John M. Kainer, assistant professor of sociology. Kainer holds a bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in sociology from Texas A&M University in College Station. Trained as a cultural sociologist, with special focuses in the philosophy of social science, social theory, food, religion, and economics, his research involves the clarification and application of social theory as it applies to consumption -- broadly defined -- as well as sociological pedagogy.

Kainer’s research on pedagogy has appeared in the journal, William James Studies, as well as TRAILS, the teaching resources database for sociologists. He is currently working on a book project based on his dissertation research, which investigated constrained and unconstrained versions of consumption in modern America including over-nutrition, bulimia, anorexia, as well as numerous fad diets. Before coming to UIW, he taught at University of Texas-San Antonio.

Dr. Laura M. Lopez, assistant professor of English. Lopez has taught college writing and literature the past 13 years at Hispanic-serving institutions in San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. She spent the last five years as a lecturer at UT-Rio Grande Valley and as a faculty professional development trainer at South Texas College in McAllen. A native San Antonian, she graduated from UIW with a bachelor’s degree in English and sociology. She went on to earn a master’s degree in sociology at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and doctorate in English at UTSA. Her doctoral studies focused on U.S. Latinx literature and rhetoric and composition.

Her dissertation, a cross-disciplinary analysis rooted in the theory and praxis of Gloria Anzaldúa, examines Chicana representations in contemporary young adult literature.

Dr. Mourad Takawi, assistant professor of religious studies. Takawi received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from American University in Cairo, Egypt, where he worked in cross-cultural dialogue, organizing and facilitating video-conferencing courses between students across five continents Takawi was a postdoctoral fellow in theology at the University of Notre Dame where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in theology.

His current research focuses on the Qur’an and its reception, as well as Christian-Muslim encounters.

Dr. Ashley Love, associate rofessor of the doctoral program. Love earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree in human nutrition, and master’s and doctoral degrees in public health from Columbia University in New York City. Over the past 20 years, Love has held academic positions in traditional and online settings on three different continents and is an award-winning educator. She served as Delaware’s state epidemiologist where she managed the H1N1 pandemic in 2009.

Dr. Mariannella Nuñez, visiting professor of teacher education. Nuñez re-

ceived her doctorate in reading education from Texas Woman’s University in Denton. Dr. Norbert Rosario Nuñez has 10 years of experience teaching in elementary bilingual and English as a Second Language settings.

She was an English as a Foreign Language instructor, bilingual literacy and dyslexia interventionist, a Title I bilingual literacy and data coach, and an ESL specialist. Her certifications include EC-6 Bilingual (Spanish) Generalist and K-12 Reading Specialist. Before coming to UIW, Nuñez was a graduate research associate with a grant that supports high school faculty, administrators, and professional support staff in their goal of reaching high professional standards to effectively educate English language learners. Her research interests are guided by sociocritical perspectives and driven by the desire for culturally and linguistically diverse students to have equitable access to quality education.

FEIK Dr. Norbert Rosario, assistant professor of pharmacy practice.

Rosario completed a bachelor’s degree in biology at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., and doctorate in pharmacy from Wingate (N.C.) University. Rosario completed a pharmacy practice residency at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, in 2019, followed by a specialty residency in ambulatory care at University Health System in San Antonio this year. In addition to his residency duties at Valley Baptist and University Hospital, he served as a preceptor and adjunct faculty for students at UT-Austin. During his specialty residency at University Hospital, he also served as adjunct faculty to UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine. At Feik School of Pharmacy, he is currently establishing ambulatory care practice sites and working as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist practitioner at Magenta Health/H-E-B clinics in San Antonio. His

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areas of interest include ambulatory care (for example, diabetes and hypertension), medication adherence, HIV/HCV, and transitions of care.

Dr. Haley Tierce, resident/instructor.

Tierce joins UIW from the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, where she earned her doctorate in pharmacy. Her areas of interest include ambulatory care, internal medicine, and infectious diseases. She said she chose Feik’s pharmacotherapy residency program because of the multitude of exceptional opportunities in a variety of practice areas, allowing her to develop personally and professionally. She plans to develop creative research projects, complete a teaching certificate program, and explore many career interests.

Dr. Blake Wassom, resident/instructor.

Wassom holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Brigham Young University and doctorate in pharmacy from the University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy in Denton.

His clinical interests include cardiology, infectious diseases, and academia.

H-E-B Dr. Halimin Herjanto, assistant professor of marketing. Herjanto completed his doctorate in marketing at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Before becoming an academician, Herjanto worked for various multinational companies in New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia. His research interests include consumer behavior, tourism and hospitality, branding and fashion. Herjanto’s research is published in International Journal of Bank Marketing, Australasian Marketing Journal, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Journal of Jump ‘19 join’ page 11

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Theatre Arts plans play festival SPECIAL TO THE LOGOS

Using masked players, social distancing and the Internet, the Department of Theatre Arts is presenting a theatre festival on Friday, Oct. 9, but you’re going have to wait to see it.

Non-participants are barred from attending “The Short Attention Span” Theatre Festival, Dr. David McTier, department chair, said.

“The plays will be videotaped,” McTier said. “Then the video will be edited and, hopefully, made available online shortly thereafter.”

Although some theatrical organizations have cancelled their seasons altogether, McTier said this earlier: “This fall, UIW Theatre will produce theatre, but the process and product will be unlike anything that we’ve done

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MILLER Dr. Jeffrey Doeringer, associate professor of rehabilitative sciences.

Doeringer’s first teaching position was in the athletic training program at Nova Southeastern University. His scholarship mission is to study the effects of therapeutic interventions on the body’s recovery and progression through rehabilitation. Current studies involve the use of cryotherapy, self-myofascial release, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and therapeutic cupping.

Dr. Lucero Martinez Delgado, assistant professor of rehabilitative sciences.

Delgado holds a master’s degree in biology from UTSA and medical degree from Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico), a sister university of UIW. Her research interests include health sciences, higher education and undergraduate research experiences.

Dr. Teofanes “John” Natavio, assistant professor of nursing. Teofanes has been an acute care clinical nurse since 1994 with additional experience in psychiatric mental health. He comes from Wayne State University in Detroit, where he served as a clinical faculty member since 2008. He received his doctorate in nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., with a research focus on observational pain instruments for use on elderly individuals unable to verbalize their pain levels.

cancelled due to the pandemic. He hopes to have most of the original cast.

And Stringham is on tap to direct UIW Theatre Arts Professor Margaret Mitchell’s new adaptation of “The Reluctant Dragon” to end the spring season.

in the past. The main thing right now is for all of us to stay as safe and healthy as possible.”

Associate Professor Mark Stringham is directing the theatre festival, which will involve more than 50 theatre arts majors and minors in scenes from the play, “Short Attention Span.”

“Everything is distanced and masked,”

McTier said. “There are five 10-minute plays. Each is student-written, directed, and acted. Of the four that will be presented live, one is a short musical.

The fifth is completely online.”

The student playwrights for “Short Attention Span” are Gabriella Ramirez, Zoe Barriero, Tyler Cozart, Gary Goetz and Samuel Egger.

Current plans for the rest of the fall include a faculty-led but student-driven production of “Devised Theatre.”

Students will produce their own material and then share it in some form as health conditions and university protocols permit.

McTier said the department also plans to stage “Tartuffe” in February, which he was directing last spring until it was

Other professional interests include focus assessment tools that potentially predict student success on the nursing professional licensing exam.

Dr. Jennifer R. Rendon, visiting assistant professor of nursing. Rendon comes to UIW from CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels where she practiced as a board-certified adult and gerontology acute care nurse practitioner in the Intensive Care Unit for the past six years. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she was a critical care nurse for 17 years.

Rendon received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pennsylvania State University, master’s degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, master’s degree in health care ethics from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and doctorate in nursing practice from Yale University in New Haven, Conn.

ROSENBERG Dr. Thien Huong Kim Nguyen, senior clinical instructor. While earning a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at University of Washington-Seattle, she worked a year at Pacific Medical Center as an ophthalmic/optometric technician. She then went on earn a bachelor’s degree in vision science and later doctorate in optometry at Nova Southeastern University in Broward County, Fla. After finishing optometry school, she completed a hospital-based primary care residency at W.G (Bill) Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C. Thereafter, she started her optometric career with the Houston VA system at the outpatient clinic in Lufkin, Texas, and then served as externship director at the newly opened clinic in Katy, Texas. In 2017, she became a fellow of the American Academy of

Optometry and is currently serving as secretary for the Texas Public Health Association Vision Care Section.

SMD Robert S. “Sam” Galus, visiting instructor of computer information systems. An Air Force veteran with 30 years’ service, he formerly was an adjunct professor at UIW. Galus has a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Park University, through the old Kelly AFB in San Antonio; master’s degree in information assurance and security management from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; master’s degree in computer information systems from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio; and is currently working on his doctorate in information assurance through Northcentral University based in San Diego.

MSE Dr. Lale Asik, assistant professor of computational math. Asik, who has K-12 teaching experience, holds a master’s degree in mathematics education from Marmara University in Turkey and a doctorate in applied mathematics from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Her research focuses on the application of modern applied mathematics and computational modeling to a range of biological topics including population ecology, interactions among species, toxic impacts, and disease ecology.

Dr. Ashok Khanal, assistant professor of chemistry. After receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry, he chaired the chemistry department at the National School of Sciences in Kathmandu, Nepal, before moving to the United States to earn his doctorate from Michigan Technological University

in Houghton. Before coming to UIW, he was an assistant professor at Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich.

Dr. Kiran Kumar Mainali, assistant professor of computational math.

Mainali holds bachelor’s and master’s degree in applied mathematics from Tribhuvan University in Nepal, India, and doctorate in computational mathematics at UT-Arlington where he received Mathematics Academics Excellence awards in 2017 and 2019.

His area of research includes machine learning techniques in data science, mathematical optimization, and computational neuroscience.

SOM Dr. John LoCurto, assistant professor of medical jurisprudence and health policy. LoCurto earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., and his law degree from New York University School of Law. He practiced law nearly 20 years, devoting most of his career to public service at the U.S. Department of Justice, and most recently served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio, which included time as assistant chief of the civil division. His government practice focused on health care fraud, whistleblower and controlled substances cases. In 2018, he left traditional law practice to serve as chief ethics and compliance officer at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio. His interests include the interaction between health care and justice systems, social justice and determinants of health, ethics and the administrative state.

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Noon Mass makes a comeback

By Christina Emmett LOGOS STAFF WRITER

present, instead of holy eater.

“People need to sit where there is no sign which is every other pew,” Maher said.

There was no singing, no altar people, no bells, and no shaking hands during the Mass.

Dymowski did a solo act by setting everything up and putting everything away himself. He came from the back of the altar instead of walking down the aisle. The aisle itself has social-distancing stickers on the floor so people know to maintain a minimum six-foot distance while finding a place to sit.

When it was time for communion, Dymowski drank from the cup. The parishioners were only given the bread.

Dr. Kevin B. Vichales, associate provost and dean of the College of

Noon Mass is back in Our Lady’s Chapel at the University of the Incarnate Word.

On Monday, Sept. 28, Father Tom Dymowski conducted the first noon Mass in the chapel for the first time since the weekday service was halted when COVID-19 closed the campus in March. Only five were at the service.

At the beginning of September, the decision was made to do a trial run of Mass from Monday through Thursday to see how to handle students and faculty members’ attendees. The church is not open to the community yet.

Dymowski, the campus chaplain, and Sister Walter Maher, vice president of University Mission and Ministry, are trying to abide by social-distancing

regulations amid the pandemic, which state no more than 50 can come together at a time.

Maher stood guard as people entered the chapel. Their temperature was checked, and as they entered the chapel, there was hand sanitizer

Although COVID-19 prevented a normal spring announcement, the Earth Month Committee has named the co-winners this fall of the annual William Mulcahy Award for Ecological Stewardship.

Dr. Rachel Walker, a psychology professor who chairs the committee at the University of the Incarnate Word, said Dr. Benjamin Miele, an assistant professor of English, and Daniel Potter, sustainability operations manager, were the faculty and staff winners, respectively, of the award.

The Mulcahy Award was created in 2007 in recognition of grounds superintendent Bill Mulcahy’s leadership in ecological conservation and care of the land at Incarnate Word.

“Because of COVID, the Earth Month Committee was unable to hold its annual presentation of the award on Earth Day in April this year,” Walker wrote in the announcement.

Miele can often be seen putting compost he’s gathered from shredding newspaper in UIW’s community garden. He also is faculty liaison for UIW Sustain, which Miele describes as a “super-fun group of students that gardens, bakes solar-powered treats, and works to make the world a better place.”

When he’s not in UIW’s community garden or his own, you’ll likely find him studying and teaching Renaissance literature, with particular interest in Shakespeare, Ovid, the reception of the Classics, and surveillance studies.

“Miele said he was “surprised and humbled” about being the faculty winner of the Mulcahy Award.

“UIW has an amazing group of faculty, administrators and students who have been working tirelessly for a very long time to make UIW and the broader community more sustainable. I am thinking especially of the Sustainability

Advisory Board and the Ettling Center (for Civic Leadership and Sustainability), among many others who work for sustainability at UIW. They do so many great things and have so many brilliant ideas that I am in no way the brightest star in this constellation.

“If anything, I stand on their shoulders and contribute what I can, hoping to be as helpful as they are.

Perhaps most inspiring, though, are the students. They drive all the initiatives I am involved in. The Compost Initiative is a student-centered enterprise, for instance, and it requires a group of

The co-founders of a local non-profit organization that finds diverse ways to empower women will keynote the annual “Take Back the Night” event that’s going virtual Thursday, Oct. 8.

The University of the Incarnate Word’s program to support survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence will begin at 6:30 p.m., said Dr. Emily Clark, an English professor who is among the planners. The event is cosponsored by UIW Women’s and Gender Studies and the English Department.

The keynote address will come

from iEmpower’s Marisol “Mari” Weymouth and Yorka Velasco-Caballero.

Weymouth is an interim vice president of Enterprise Business Planning & Execution Excellence at CPS Energy.

Velasco-Caballero is national field sales manager with Keurig Dr Pepper.

According to iEmpower’s website, Weymouth and Velasco-Caballero met in 2017 through a mutual colleague, Isidro V. Reyes. In 2018, the two women continued their independent efforts to empower women through women-inspired events and programs.

It was during one of their one-hour coffee collaboration sessions, which typically lasted more than three hours, that they identified “there was a healthy appetite and opportunity to accelerate the women movement,” so they established the iEmpower platform to empower women.

After their keynote address, Clark said, a video clip will be shown with survivor stories. Then the audience will be invited “to share their own stories or thoughts,” Clark said. “Then we will share statistics and information via

Christina Emmett/LOGOS PHOTO Dr. Kevin Vichales gets checked before he enters for Mass.

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, said he was happy to be at Monday’s Mass. Until Monday, there had been only virtual Mass on Sunday, he said, but it isn’t the same as being there in person.

University Mission and Ministry hopes once the word is out that Mass has reconvened, students will start coming back. For right now, they will continue to have Mass Monday through Thursday to see which day garners the most people.

Dymowski’s homily focused on St. Lorenzo Ruiz.

“The sermon about St. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions was important to talk about because it has a lot to deal with what is happening today,” the priest said.

Committee names Ecological Stewardship winners

Dr. Benjamin Miele

Daniel Potter

dedicated students to keep it going.

Working with these students, faculty and administrators, I look forward to achieving our long-term goal of making UIW a zero-waste university.”

Potter, who looks after the certified solar home on campus, said he’s particularly honored to be the staff winner of the Mulcahy Award because he knew him.

“I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Mulcahy when we started the solar house,” Potter said. “Mr. Mulcahy assisted in finding the site where the solar house is built. I remember his dedication and commitment to this university, so this is a tremendous honor to receive an award with his namesake. I plan to continue building on the foundation that Mr. Mulcahy set for the University of the Incarnate Word to further grow the university’s achievements in sustainability and environmental stewardship.”

Groups aim virtually to ‘Take Back the Night’

iEmpower co-founders Marisol ‘Mari’ Weymouth, left, and Yorka Velasco-Caballero will speak at ‘Take Back the Night’

the Kahoot app to be followed by a roundtable discussion and closing.”

FYI To participate in “Take Back the Night,” Zoom in at https://uiw.zoom. us/j/3268329540