LATEST ISSUE OF THE WORD ONLINE AT:www.uiw.edu/thewordonline/
"Help us to Re-found the University for the Future" *
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UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER:
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CHECK OUT THE UIW ALUMNI NETWORK
The new Alumni Networking Network is operational. Please check it out at:www.uiw.edu/alumni/anet/index.htm
ADCaP NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE: www.uiw.edu/adcap/adcapnews.htm
OTHER HANDY LINKS:
www.uiw.edu/hr/ UIW Human Resources;
www.uiw.edu/mission/ma_missnewsltr.html Mission Newsletters;
www.uiw.edu/career/ UIW Career Services ;
www.uiw.edu/alumni/newsletter/index.htm back issues of the Newsletter;
www.uiwlogos.com The Logos student newspaper,
www.uiwtx.edu/~athletic/ News on Athletics
www.uiwtx.edu/cgi-dir/we4.0/webevent.cgi UIW February Sports Schedule
and www.uiw.edu/carillon.html if you are homesick for the campus;
www.womensglobalconnection.org CCVI Women’s Global Connection
www.uiw.edu/admissions/alumvolapp.html Alumni Admissions Volunteers.
Interesting links of the month: Tsunami Relief Effort: www.uiw.edu/relief/
MASS SCHEDULE
The weekly Sunday Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel is at 10:30 a.m.
Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel is on the second Sunday of the month, at 11:00 a.m.
IN THIS ISSUE….
*Cooperative Tsunami Relief Effort
*Kathryn Coffey Memorial Scholarship
*Alumna Cozad Establishes IWHS Scholarship
*McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship [MARS] Feb. 1, 2005 deadline
*Spring 2005 Admissions Schedule
*Phonathons Progress for Annual Fund
*UIW Bookstore Discounts
*Alumni Networking Network Up and Running---UIW, IWHS, SACHS
*IWHS News
*Wordsworth Book Club Spring Schedule
* St Anthony Catholic High School Schedules Centennial
*Alamo Travel Specials For UIW/IWHS/SACHS and Friends
*Verbum Newsletter Available
*UIW Credit Card Available
*UIW Pins by Zelime Matthews
TUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT
The University of the Incarnate Word and Our Lady of the Lake University have combined forces to establish South Texas Colleges that Care: Tsunami Relief Effort.
The program will raise funds to aid the victims of last month’s tragic tsunami through the Catholic Relief Services Organization (CRS). The aid CRS provides is widespread with no restrictions based on race, creed or religion. For more information on the organization visit: www.catholicrelief.org.
Students, faculty and staff of both institutions will raise money for the effort through Feb. 25. All contributions will directly benefit the victims upon presentation to CRS. All alumni/ae and friends are invited to participate.
Gifts can be made directly to any Bank of America location (there are 25 in the San Antonio area) through a teller at a branch or by wire. The Bank of America account information is:
Bank of America
1401 Elm St.
Dallas, Texas 75202-2911
ABA #: 111000025
Account # 7114658720
Account Name: University of the Incarnate Word
Current Operating Account
Tax ID #: 74-1109661
Message: Tsunami Relief Effort
Credit card payments can be made by visiting www.uiw.edu/relief
For contributions by check, please mail to:
UIW Tsunami Relief Effort
4301 Broadway CPO#22
San Antonio, TX 78209
Or
OLLU Provost Office/Tsunami Relief Fund
411 SW 24th Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
Please note that contributions are not tax-deductible. Various fundraisers will be held by student organizations on both campuses to aid the effort. For more information, contact 829-3817.
THE KATHRYN COFFEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Kathryn Coffey Memorial Scholarship was established in 2004 by Mike Coffey as a memorial to his late wife. The scholarship was established to support undergraduate students who are admitted as majors in one of the professional areas of the university: nursing, education [teaching at any level], nutrition, business or to the School of Pharmacy. To be eligible for the award a student must show evidence of academic potential and demonstrate financial need.
This scholarship is awarded each year to a qualified student of the University of the Incarnate Word and is renewable if the student maintains an overall GPA of 3.0 on the 4.0 scale, continues in the major covered by this scholarship, and continues to demonstrate financial need.
IWHS ALUMNA ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP
Celine McAllen Cozad, IWHS ’53---The young woman, who was the first to have a dorm room in the then, newly-completed facilities of Incarnate Word High School in 1950, has secured yet another first with a major contribution to the future of IWHS. Through her recent gift, Celine Cozad has established the first IWHS tuition endowment assisting deserving students.
Incarnate Word High School was founded by the Sisters to give young women an opportunity for an excellent education. Celine Cozad’s gift exemplifies the Shamrock tradition of helping Incarnate Word High School live up to its important mission. Thank you, Celine!
McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship
DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2005 for FALL 2005 McCRACKEN ALUMNI REFERRAL SCHOLARSHIP [MARS] FOR 2005. The Admissions Office will be sending out MARS alumni referral vouchers for use in the FALL OF 2005. This is the link for information on MARS and the nomination form. www.uiw.edu/alumni/mars.html
The procedure is slightly different but the premise is the same: if you help recruit a new, first time freshman or transfer student to UIW for the fall of 2005 you will be able to secure a $1,000 voucher for that student to help pay for tuition and fees when they actually register. Only one incoming student per alumnus/a per year. BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE FALL OF 2005 IS FEBRUARY 1, 2005.
AND YOU CAN HELP THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE AS A VOLUNTEER
www.uiw.edu/admissions/alumvolapp.html
SPRING 2005 ADMISSIONS EVENT CALENDAR
February 1st - MARS (McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship) Deadline
February 9th - McAllen Area Reception-IBC Bank and Online Chat Night
February 16th - San Antonio Area Reception-Sky Room
February 17th - Brownsville Area Reception-IBC Bank
February 19th - Campus Visit Day
February 22nd - Corpus Christi Area Reception-Heritage Park-Galvan House
February 24th - Houston Area Reception-IBC Bank
March 6th/7th- Open House/Overnighter
March 16th - Online Chat Night
March 23rd - President’s Scholarship Reception-Sky Room
April 6th - Academic Scholarship Reception-Sky Room
April 13th - Online Chat Night
April 16th - Campus Visit Day
May 18th - Online Chat Night
May 31st - Campus Visit Day
Josie Vasquez
Assistant Director of Admissions jvasquez@universe.uiwtx.edu
PHONATHONS FOR 2004-2005
The new school year is underway, with record enrollments, and the university and the two high schools are beginning the annual Phonathons in support of the Annual Fund for fiscal year 2005. Gifts received in response to the pre-call letters were well over $30,000, a wonderful start. UIW is now at $123,781 in Phonathon gifts and pledges, SACHS at $10,312 and IWHS at $ 16,055.
We appreciate your continued support, and we hope you will continue to respond to this appeal when a student calls you. The cost of education in the private sector is always rising despite our careful and prudent use of resources. The annual fund impacts students directly and they need you more than ever. Please be as generous as you possibly can. The university advancement team will be making calls throughout the year and the two high schools had periods of intensive calls by volunteers last fall. After that our advancement team students will follow up on alumni/ae who could not be reached during this intensified calling period.
This year Patrick Greener is coordinating the efforts of all three Phonathons, and we trust that whatever and whenever you pledge can be completed before the end of the fiscal year on May 31, 2005.
Please remember that this year is the 100th anniversary of St Anthony Catholic High School. UIW and IWHS will celebrate their 125th anniversary in 2006.
greener@universe.uiwtx.edu Patrick Greener, Coordinator
Bolado@universe.uiwtx.edu Cybele Bolado, IWHS
dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu Dick McCracken, Dean
UIW BOOKSTORE DISCOUNT CARDS AVAILABLE
If you are in or near San Antonio, or plan to visit, the UIW Bookstore has made available 10% discount cards for our faithful readers. So if you plan to do some shopping, you get a discount on each visit with the card, and after the fifth visit you get a free gift! Discounts do not apply to textbooks, food items, and regularly priced software.
The cards are available in the UIW Alumni Office on campus, or we can also mail one to you.
ALUMNI/AE NETWORKING UP AND RUNNING UIW, IWHS, SACHS Graduates Welcome
It was a long wait, but an Alumni/ae Networking Network in a new version is up and running. What started with a network of only three alumni has now grown to over 600 members from IWC, UIW, IWHS and SACHS.
Some of the earlier problems have been corrected. The new system allows anyone to view the network, but to be on the network you must register. Those who were on the old network have been carried over, and we have your username and password. Those new to the network create their own username and password. Alumni/ae are in control of the entry and all updates. Passwords can be changed but not the username. If you want a new username you need to create a new entry and have the administrator delete the old one. Duplicate entries will be deleted as discovered as this is confusing to those who use the network. www.uiw.edu/alumni/anet/index.htm
Remember please that usernames and passwords should not exceed eight characters. Less is better. If you want to communicate with classmates and other alumni put a message in Class Notes. The network will function best when employment and marketplace fields are completed. Other fields are helpful so check them all out. All information provided is voluntary, although an email address is required. ADCaP and Virtual University alumni, when you are on the network, please look at the education section and make sure the appropriate box is checked.
SPECIAL NOTE: Registration on the network is NOT automatic. The entry must first be approved by the administrator to verify alumni/ae status. This process is done at least once a day, Monday to Friday. Yes, we have already had some trying to make bogus entries.
Please report any problems to dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu If an alum email address does not go through it may be an old email address not updated on the network. If someone contacts you through the network and says they attended or is attending one of the schools, and you want verification, we will be glad to help.
IWHS NEWS
Incarnate Word High School has set up an information hot line to keep parents and friends up to date on current high school events. The information is updated weekly. IWHS hot line: 805-3030.
WORDSWORTH SPRING ’05 FALL BOOK READING LIST
February 1, 2005 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon Presenter: Sister Helena Monahan, Ph.D., Professor of English.
February 15, 2005 - In the Forest , Edna O’Brien Presenter: Sister Margaret Patrice Slattery, Ph.D., Professor of English
March 1, 2005 - Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi Presenters: Dr. Doug Gilmour, Professor of Philosophy and Amy Gilmour, ABD, Graduate Student in English
March 15, 2005 - Empire Falls, Richard Russo Presenter: Dr John Perry, Professor of English and Speech
March 29, 2005 - Old School, Tobias Wolff Presenter: Dr. Hector Perez, Associate Professor of English
Meetings will be held Tuesdays from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Dr. Burton E. Grossman International Conference Center, located on the corner of Hildebrand and Hwy 281. You are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and come at 11:30 a.m. to enjoy your salad or sandwich before the presentation starts. Coffee, tea, and cold drinks will be provided. The fee for participation is $60.00 per semester ($45.00 for senior citizens and students. For more information contact: Lorraine Ewers, Office of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, CPO 144, San Antonio, TX 78209. Telephone: 210.829.6070 Email: lewers@universe.uiwtx.edu
ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES CENTENNIAL
DON’T FORGET TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT OR TABLE FOR THE 100TH YEAR ANIVERSARY GALA, PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE INORMATION!
Saturday March 12th:
11AM – 2PM Campus Tours
6:00 – 7:00 Reception at the UIW Sky Room
8:00 – 9:00 Presentation Rev. Mike Levy, OMI; Rev. Pat Gitzen, OMI; Rev. Raul Salas, OMI
9:00 -12:00 Fun listening to great stories from memory lane
Sunday March 13th:
10:30AM Liturgy at St. Anthony’s Chapel
Centennial Chairman, Alex Calderon
SACHS
3200 McCullough Ave
78212
calderon@universe.uiwtx.edu or 210-832-5605
ALAMO TRAVEL GROUP VACATION SPECIALS
The Alamo Travel Group is pleased to offer the following vacation specials for UIW/IWHS/SACHS Alumn and Friends. All of these are eligible for the Alumni Association donation program.
SKI SPECIALS - BOOK EARLY, SAVE BIG
VAIL - AIR FROM DFW, 4 NIGHTS AT THE CASCADE RESORT & 3 DAY LIFT TICKET. $699.00 PER PERSON
STEAMBOAT - AIR FROM SAN ANTONIO, 3 NIGHTS HOTEL AND 2 DAY LIFT TICKET. $499.00 PER PERSON
IN ORDER FOR THE ALAMO TRAVEL GROUP TO DONATE 1.5 % OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRAVEL VACATIONS PURCHASED, ALUMNI MEMBERS AND FRIENDS SHOULD MENTION THE FOLLOWING BOOKING CODE:
IW 101304
The telephone number is: 800-692-5266 The email address is atgvacations@alamotravel.com
The web address is: www.alamotravel.com/
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VERBUM NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE
UIW has an estate and financial planning newsletter called Verbum which is mailed quarterly free of charge. Issues offer suggestions and hints on retirement planning, wills and estates, trusts, insurance and other topics. There is no charge. To get on the mailing list contact Dick McCracken at dickm@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 $1,000 or more a quarter from this program, all designated for the Faculty Development Endowment. For the last quarter it was $947.
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 STILL AVAILABLE
Proceeds are for the Faculty Development Endowment [to meet a matching grant]
www.uiw.edu/alumni/zelime.html
MORENO TRIPLETS AT 3
Gabriel, Diego and Anthony Moreno
Parents Sandra Ayala-Moreno '91 Edward Moreno '93 & '96
Dick McCracken, Dean of Alumni and Planned Giving dickm@universe.uiwtx.edu
www.uiw.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 21st century.
