Feature Stories
Fashion Department Celebrates 30 Years on the Cutting Edge
by Ashley Festa
Changes to fashion show resulted in fundraiser and increased enrollment
The annual fashion show produced by the Fashion Management Department at UIW has seen many changes through the years, including the event’s name and the quality of the show.
“It was kind of a sleepy event” in the old days, according to Betsy Gwin, a
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Message from the President – Spring 2010
Dear Friends:
This issue of The Word features a cover story on one of the signature events at the University of the Incarnate Word: the annual Cutting Edge Fiesta® Fashion Show, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
While the Cutting Edge has evolved into a highly successful production, it’s worth remembering that it and our fashion
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About The Word
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Feature Stories
Community Success Story
Marathon participants gather to train, sweat, bond, laugh, cry and celebrate victories – together.
The university called for participants, and they came out in droves. In fact, 97 people joined The Rock’n Red Birds, the highest number of team participants in the division. They were ready for the challenge of the Rock n’ Roll Marathon and
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Two lifetimes of giving
By Rebecca Esparza, ’99 BA, ’04 MBA
When Jim and Tena Gorman met in their junior year at the University of Oklahoma, their fathers were adamant that the young couple obtain their degrees before getting married. Both men were remarkably successful entrepreneurs: Tena’s father founded Cain’s Coffee Company and Jim’s father owned Gorman Drilling Company.
“Neither of
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Of Virtual Worlds and Avatars
By Phil Youngblood,
UIW Computer Information Systems
Where would you travel if you could visit anywhere in the world? Would you attend a Shakespearean play at the Globe Theater in England or a ballet in Russia? How about a visit to the Louvre Museum in France? What about scuba diving on a barrier reef or a stroll
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Campus News
New traditions begin at Homecoming With the addition of football, alumni had even more motivation to rally together at Homecoming 2009. The celebration, held Oct. 25 – Nov. 1, was attended by more than 500 alumni, parents, students and friends. New traditions were started, such as the inaugural Homecoming Game and the naming of the Homecoming King and Queen. But
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Alumni Connections
Class Notes 1970s
Susanne Valdez ’71 BA received the George Washington Medal from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge for her outstanding volunteer work in St. Louis, Mo.
Ellen
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University Collective
University Collective – Spring 2010
Dr. Matthias Schubnell, professor of English, presented a paper on the significance of Devils Tower in the work of N. Scott Momaday at the Western Literature Association Conference in Spearfish, S.D., in October.
Dr. Robert Ball, associate professor of theatre arts, co-authored the 10th edition of two major theatre books, “The Essential Theatre” and “Plays
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Cardinals Athletics
Men’s tennis team top-ranked in South Central Region By Andrew Festa
UIW tennis coach John Newman stands in front of his players, who are assembled on the bleachers at Clarence Mabry Tennis Center on campus. It’s a chilly Saturday morning in January, a few weeks before the spring season begins, but he’s speaking to them as if they’re in the middle of heated competition,
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