Alumni Newsletter
November 2003

"Help us to Re-found the University for the Future" *

LATEST ISSUE OF THE WORD ONLINE AT: http://www.uiw.edu/thewordonline/

CATCH UP ON ALL THE NEWS AT: http://www.uiw.edu/news/newsarchive.html

CHECK OUT THE UIW ALUMNI NETWORK

http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/anet/

Alumni are joining the network all the time. The current format will soon change. You will have your own login and password to edit your data and keep it current.

THE WORD OF THE MONTH

The Word of the Month newsletter is now available for viewing on the web, at www.uiw.edu/wotm/

ADCaP NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE: http://www.uiw.edu/adcap/adcapnews.htm

San Antonio area ADCaP alumni---watch for a special invitation in the mail this month.

OTHER HANDY LINKS:
http://www.uiw.edu/hr/ UIW Human Resources; http://www.uiw.edu/career/ UIW Career Services ; http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/newsletter/index.htm back issues of the Newsletter; http://www.uiwlogos.com The Logos student newspaper, and http://www.uiw.edu/carillon.html if you are homesick for the campus.

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE
When the academic year opens the weekly Sunday Mass in Our Lady's Chapel will be at 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel is on the second Sunday of the month, at 11:00 a.m.

SAN ANTONIO AREA ADCaP ALUMNI

(L-R) Dean Vince Porter, 1 st ADCaP alumna Kate Crosby, and former ADCaP Dean, Dr Denise Doyle.

ADCaP SAN ANTONIO AREA ALUMNI REMINDER
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO
THE FIRST "EVER" GATHERING OF
THE ADCaP ALUMNI IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003
6:00-8:00 P.M.

SKY ROOM
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER II
US 281 at Hildebrand
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
UIW ATTENDEES:
SISTER KATHLEEN COUGHLIN, CCVI, DR. DENISE DOYLE, ADCaP DEAN VINCENT PORTER, DR. BILL CARLETON, DR. DAVID JURENOVICH, DICK McCRACKEN, AMY GILMOUR,
NANCY REININGER, LAURA VACCARO, SIMONE AND JOSEPH BROWN,
SANDRA STRICKLAND, KAREN PARIS, SISTER GERMAINE CORBIN,CCVI
AND OTHER ADCaP FACULTY

R.S.V.P. 829-6014

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

When the academic year opens the weekly Sunday Mass in Our Lady's Chapel will be at 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel is on the second Sunday of the month, at 11:00 a.m.

IWHS ALUMNA NAMED TO SPORTS HALL OF FAME

IWHS 1949 alumna and former golf great, Elizabeth H [Betty] Dodd was voted posthumously into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2004. Betty was the first San Antonian to join the LPGA tour and won twice in the 1950s. Betty died in 1993.

MEMORIAL MASS NOVEMBER 2nd

Each November on the first Sunday of the month the University remembers the deceased alumni, faculty and friends of the members of the high school and university communities. The deceased are remembered at Masses throughout the month of November, and in a special way at the liturgy on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel. All are welcome. The liturgy concludes in the CCVI cemetery for a moving remembrance of all the deceased Incarnate Word Sisters. A reception follows in Centennial Hall.

The names of deceased loved ones to be remembered should be sent to dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu

LIGHT THE WAY AND ALUMNI RING BLESSING

Light the Way is now a well established tradition on the Saturday night before Thanksgiving as all three campuses turn on their holiday lights and glow through the season until January 6, 2004. Each year hundreds of alumni and their families come to the UIW campus for the ceremony and a first look at the annual lighting, plus the wonderful reception after the festivities at Central Market HEB on Broadway.

This year we would like to try to re-introduce yet another Incarnate Word tradition, the blessing of senior rings. If you have an IWC, UIW, IWHS or St Anthony ring you would like blessed, come to the liturgy at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, in Our Lady's Chapel of the UIW Administration Building and rings will be blessed. A reception follows in Marian Hall and then special reserved seating for alumni and families at the Light the Way ceremony will be held until 7:15 p.m. in the McDermott Convocation Center.

ALUMNI GIVING BACK NETWORK PROPOSED

Alumnus Michael T. Berger, MBA '97 and two other alumni have proposed an idea which is, at the core, 'what is good for our business can be good for UIW.' Michael is in real estate with King Realtors; Ray Chacon, BA '99, MBA '00 is a financial planner; and Edward Leos, BA '93 is the CEO of Destination Marketing Group [public relations, web design, etc.] What they propose is that if alumni and friends use the services of the alumni in the network they will donate a percentage of their commission to the university for operations, capital or endowment needs. Eventually the network would have a directory of participating alumni.

Alumni interested in joining the network to provide services within this framework should contact me, and I will pass the information on to the organizing alumni team. dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu

KENNEDY FOUNDATION AWARDS ST ANTHONY'S TECH GRANT

St. Anthony Catholic High School received news that it would be awarded a $37,000 grant from the John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation. The grant will be utilized to purchase electronic visual and interactive teaching aids that will help prepare students to become better at research and problem solving. The equipment will be used in math, English, language, social sciences, religion and science classrooms.

"We're extremely excited that the foundation is helping to fund cutting edge technology for our students because it will improve the quality of the education that they already receive at St. Anthony," said Daniel Ochoa, principal . In March 2000, the Kenedy Foundation provided St. Anthony a grant for computer technology, propelling it into the 21st Century and allowing students to explore new and challenging frontiers.

ADCaPers COME FULL CIRCLE

Monica Navarez Ramirez, BSN ADCaP, '01, IWHS '88, MSN student and Leonard Leos, BSN ADCaP '02, MSN '03, St Anthony HS '77 have come full circle through the two Brainpower schools, the ADCaP evening program, and last fall both joined the UIW nursing faculty.

INTERESTED IN ALUMNI/AE INVOLVEMENT?

The UIW Alumni Office is looking for nominations or volunteers for a core group to study the formation of an official Alumni Organization to assist the university in carrying the mission forward, and playing a dynamic role in the future direction of alumni activities and events. A meeting will be scheduled in September for those interested or nominated. Send your nominations or your own name to gladysd@universe.uiwtx.edu

UIW CREDIT CARD AVAILABLE
Alumni/ae often ask about the UIW affinity Mastercard available through MBNA. In addition to a personalized UIW credit card, MBNA gives UIW a percentage of all purchases/charges at no extra charge to you. Even if you make a gift on your MBNA card we will still get a percentage as an extra gift.

We receive nearly $1,000 a quarter from this program, all designated for the Faculty Development Endowment.

To get more information on a card, just call MBNA at 1 800 847 7378 [Mastercard] and refer to source code YH9Q.

INCARNATE WORD PINS SELLING FAST

Proceeds are for the Faculty Development Endowment [to meet a matching grant]

http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/zelime.html

CAMPUS EVENTS FOR THOSE CLOSE TO SAN ANTONIO

Music:
* UIW Chorale fundraiser, "An Evening on Broadway."  November 1, 2003 at 7pm in Marian Ballroom.  Doors will open at 6:30pm and tickets are $10 general admission.

Dance:
* The Dance Department at the University of the Incarnate Word will present its Fall Dance Concert on: Thursday, November 13 at 12:00 noon in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free to the public and UIW community and you are encouraged to bring your lunch!! The Fall Dance Concert will repeat with new additions to the program on Friday, November 14 at 7:00pm also in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Featured ballets on the program include the Tarantella from the ballet NAPOLI. The Pas de Trois from the ballet PAQUITA. An original work by dance faculty Susan Trevino entitled VOICES and the evening will conclude with the comic ballet PALACE OF VARITIES. The dance department invites all to attend a very enjoyable evening of dance.

Theatre:
* A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare. Coates Theatre. November 14-20. www.uiw/edu/theatre.html

Annual:
LIGHT THE WAY ceremony. McDermott Convocation Center. November 22, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Reception follows the lighting of the campus at Central Market.

2004 PHONATHON

Once again all alumni will be receiving a call from students beginning this fall in support of pledges to the 2003-2004 Annual Fund, although you don't need to wait for us to call you. The annual fund is, in general, unrestricted donations in support of operations for the year on the various campuses. In practice, the annual funds provided by alumni/ae offer direct student assistance. These funds are vital to our students, and we hope you will be as generous as possible. So far, UIW is up to $72,000 in pledges, St Anthony has exceeded last year's goal, and IWHS is still in progress. If you wish to pledge prior to the Phonathon you may email dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu for the University, IWHS@universe.uiwtx.edu for Incarnate Word High School, and greener@universe.uiwtx.edu for St Anthony High School. Gifts can also be made online at http://www.uiw.edu/giving/giv_index.html

Easy Christmas Shopping! Affordable! Collectible!

You can support the ministry of Women's Global Connection with the purchase of the beautiful 24K gold plate on brass, three-dimensional twist, 2003 Christmas ornament, featuring an angel in prayer. Each gold ornament, is packaged in a lovely case with numbered certificate, ready for easy mailing. Order forms are available online at http://www.womensglobalconnection.org . You may contact 210-832-3208 for more information or assistance. Our new and evolving website is a virtual gathering place for women all around the globe to meet, exchange insights and experiences, and learn from one another.about our various cultures.our wisdom traditions and spiritual practices.about women's leadership.work and family.poetry and art. Women's Global Connection is an interactive website providing opportunities for online discussions, educational courses, and other exchanges among women across the world. We invite your participation in creating and shaping it. Initiated in partnership by Interconnections and the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

DON'T FORGET!

Alumni and alumnae should start to think about incoming students for the fall of 2004 they would like to nominate for a MARS alumni referral scholarship of $1,000. Check it out at: http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/mars.html

New Alamo film premieres on Christmas Day with UIW alumnus in the cast. Read the article at the mysanantonio.com web site.

With thanks to UIW student Yolanda Rodriguez:

Most of us have now learned to live with voice mail as a necessary part of our lives. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if God decided to install voice mail?  Imagine praying and hearing the following:

Thank you for calling heaven.
For English press 1
For Spanish press 2
For all other languages, press 3

Please select one of the following options:
Press 1 for request
Press 2 for thanksgiving
Press 3 for complaints
Press 4 for all others

I am sorry, all our Angels and Saints are busy helping other sinners right now. However, your prayer is important to us and we will answer it in the order it was received. Please stay on the line.

For answers to nagging questions about dinosaurs, and life on other planets, please wait until you arrive in heaven for the specifics.

Our computers show that you have already been prayed for today, please hang up and call again tomorrow. The office is now closed for the weekend to observe a religious holiday.

If you are calling after hours and need emergency assistance, please contact your local pastor.

Thank you and have a heavenly day.

Dick McCracken, Dean of Alumni and Planned Giving dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu

"Help us to Re-found the University for the Future" * This concept is an adaptation of the directions of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word at their last General Chapter which urges the members to "re-found the Congregation." This means to recapture the original founding spirit of 1869 which included dedication, a spirit of fearless innovation, Jesus' Gospel values of service and courage, all within the context of faith. For the university, this means an examination of our founding core values as they continue to animate our mission in the 21 st century.