By Crystale Lopez All it took was a walk last summer for Eric Castillo, UIW kinesiology/communications major, and his partner Jessica Renee, a pharmaceutical representative for Pfizer, to take a good look around and realize a community need they had the ability to help fulfill. “Eric and I recognized the need others have for a
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By Brance Arnold ’10 MA Little gestures can often achieve paramount results. The Feik School of Pharmacy (FSOP) recently implemented a philanthropic program utilizing the idea of small generosities to make a global impact, Pennies for Pure Water. Early in the spring semester of 2012, Dr. Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, founding dean of the FSOP, asked Andrew
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By Brance Arnold ’10 MA In the summer of 2012, as a student employee for UIW’s grounds department, Stephen Lucke had a vision to create a UIW Community Vegetable Garden on campus. He sought to bring the UIW community together for a project that would not only serve an ornamental purpose, but a functional one
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By Rebecca Esparza ’99 BBA & ’03 MBA When Katie Young ’11 BA started her freshman year at UIW, she had no idea what she wanted to study. But she did know one thing: she wanted to make a special impact on the lives of others. “I was ready to study anything and everything,” she
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By Deyanira Romo Rossell Chatting for six hours a day may not sound like the most effective use of time for a young college intern, but when the conversation is with people suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can change lives. While internships give college students a very beneficial jump start on their career
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By Steve Hemphill A faith journey can lead you down a path that sometimes unfolds right in front of you. For many, this journey can be difficult or bewildering at times and transcendent at others. For alumna Mary Jane Hardy ’63 BS, her faith journey has taken her through San Antonio history and back. Hardy,
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Back row, left to right: Sr. Walter Maher, CCVI, vice president for Mission and Ministry, has been with UIW since 1972. Maher previously served as a general councilor for the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. She has a Master of Arts in marriage and family therapy from St. Mary’s University
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By Brance Arnold ’10 MA Founded in the early 1970s by former university President Sr. Margaret Patrice Slattery, CCVI, UIW’s Development Board collaborates closely with the university’s Institutional Advancement staff. The board helps to generate and ensure the financial support necessary to provide quality education to students beyond tuition expenses. Board members work with President
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By Brance Arnold ’10 MA The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) officially opened the Debbie and Naty Saidoff Center with a celebration held on Aug. 30, 2012. The $7.5-million state-of-the-art facility serves as home to the university’s new School of Physical Therapy and its newest Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCaP) location. The 75,000 square
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By Brance Arnold ’10 MA Along with a new and exciting 2012-13 academic year at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), several administrative changes have occurred. UIW is proud to welcome the administrators to their respective positions and introduce them to our alumni and the community. Dr. Denise Doyle, former UIW provost, serves as
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