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UIW Receives Grant for Ministerio de Salud Health Project
Degrees Awarded at China Campus Commencement
UIW Mexico Campus Lauds Inaugural Graduating Class
UIW Receives Grant for Ministerio de Salud Health Project
The University of the Incarnate Word is proud to announce receipt of a three year, approximately $1 million grant from the Nurse Education, Practice and Retention program of the Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
This grant will allow for the continuation of the Ministero de Salud Ministry partnership for health between St. Philip of Jesus Catholic Church and the university. The Ministero de Salud Ministry, which serves approximately 900 clients per year, is solely dependent on grants for funding.
The Ministero de Salud Ministry began in Fall 1999 to serve the community surrounding St. Philip’s parish and provide outreach opportunities for UIW nursing faculty and students. The program focuses primarily on Hispanic elderly, offering health screenings, education about disease management and health promotion. Home health care visits, cancer support groups, a bereavement group and an exercise group are also offered as part of this ministry. Foot care is the newest service provided which offers foot assessments, care and education, especially to those struggling with diabetes.
“Continuation of the partnership for health between St. Philip of Jesus and UIW gives faculty, students and the community the opportunity to work together to fulfill the university's Mission of service. We all learn together while helping to meet a need that the community has identified - the health needs of the elderly living in the area,” said Dr. Sara Kolb, Project Director, faculty member, UIW School of Nursing.
HRSA nursing programs address the nation's registered nurse shortage by supporting nurse education, practice and retention with grants to registered nurse training programs to help them increase the number of nurses, improve their skills and keep them in the nursing field.
For more information, contact the UIW Office of Public Relations at (210) 829-6001.
Degrees Awarded at China Campus Commencement
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that on Saturday, June 28, China Incarnate Word (CIW) - Hua Li Campus held its 11th Commencement ceremony. Five associate degrees were conferred to graduates by UIW President Dr. Louis J. Agnese, Jr. who also welcomed guests and dignitaries to the event. Four of the graduates will return to CIW and one will join UIW in the fall; all five will continue their studies toward a bachelor of business administration.
CIW, located in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, opened in Fall 2001, holding its first commencement in Spring 2003. In 2004, CIW moved to its current location - Hua Li Campus. CIW is a partnership between UIW and Guangdong Hua Li College. CIW offers a bachelors degree in business administration in international business and associate’s degrees in international business and international accounting. UIW was the first American institution to award full degrees of higher learning in China without requiring students to leave the country to complete their degree.
In addition to UIW President, Dr. Louis J. Agnese, other dignitaries and special guests attending the commencement included Zhang Zhi Feng, Director of the Board - Hua Li Investment Company, Ye Ya Ming, General Manager - Hua Li Investment Company, Pan Zhao Guo, President - Guangdong Hua Li College, Michael Liu, Director, Foreign Languages Department, Guangdong Hua Li College, and Misty Chen, Director, Institute of World Cultures, UIW.
For more information, contact the UIW Office of Public Relations at (210) 829-6001.
UIW Mexico Campus Lauds Inaugural Graduating Class
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce graduation ceremonies for the first graduating class from Centro Universitario Incarnate Word (CIW), UIW’s campus located in Mexico City.
Nine students
graduated in this inaugural class. A Baccalaureate Mass was held Friday,
June 20, at 7 p.m. at the Chapel of the Provincial House of the Sisters
of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Mexico City, Reforma #6, Colonia San
Angel. A commencement ceremony followed on June 21 on the CIW
campus. The CIW graduation mirrored those of UIW, complete with bagpipe
procession.
CIW opened in 2003 as a way for students in Mexico to earn dual undergraduate
college degrees from an American university that are fully recognized on
both sides of the border by each country’s respective education agencies.
The school opened in Fall 2003 with 25 students offering only three programs.
Current enrollment stands at 180 students. The Fall 2008 student forecast
is set at 300 with the university offering seven programs. In addition,
two new programs will be added in Fall 2008, Administration and Executive
Management and Education.
Mauricio González Gómez delivered the commencement address.
Gonzalez, originally from Mexico City, is the founding partner, and now
CEO of Grupo de Economistas Asociados (GEA). Gomez holds a degree in economics
from the Instituto Autónomo de México (ITAM) as well as a
master’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago. He is
currently pursuing a doctorate in economics. Gómez also serves as
board member of various organizations including Grupo Corvi, Valores Finamex,
Seguros MAPFRE Tepeyac and Grupo Financiero IXE.
He began his career at Banamex and has collaborated with the Banco de Desarrollo
de América del Norte (North America Development Bank ); Banco Mexicano
Somex, and served as Director of Economic Investigation, Director of Economic
Policy and Director of Financial Policy of Planeación Hacendaria
of the SHCP.
Gómez is also a columnist for Reforma, a Mexican national newspaper,
Expansión magazine and collaborates on Dinero y Poder (Money and
Power) a weekly program featuring international political and economic
issues pertinent to Mexico’s economy.
For more information, contact the UIW Office of Public Relations at (210) 829-6001.
