By Ashley Lindstrom Longina Gallegos’s life has become a Frederick Buechner quote in motion, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” A former Navy corpsman and 2011 graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health
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By Crystale Lopez Sharon Glosson, director of child nutrition for Judson Independent School District (JISD), is a 2006 UIW graduate with a Master of Science in nutrition. She recently used her experience and education to lead the school district’s quest for healthier children to national recognition and received a special opportunity to see the nation’s
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By Robert Crowe Long before Mark Stringham was an award-winning actor and professor, he lived in Albania as part of a three-year missionary trip. As a 21-year-old, Stringham witnessed the rocky transformation from communism to democracy, including a coup and the escalation of conflict in neighboring Kosovo. After moving back to the United States, Stringham
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By Crystale Lopez Bullying has become a widespread problem around the country and the world. It can happen anywhere, in K-12 school systems or universities. Being bullied has taken on many forms including name-calling, teasing, spreading rumors, cyber bullying, threats and physical assault. Efforts are being made to enact anti-bullying laws and to educate people
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By Crystale Lopez The University of the Incarnate Word encourages students to gain global awareness by participating in the study abroad program as part of their UIW educational experience. The opportunities available can range from long weekend outings to short-term trips lasting seven to 10 days or full semesters abroad. Faculty members are also actively
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By Crystale Lopez UIW’s Feik School of Pharmacy (FSOP) has established a strong tradition of interacting with the San Antonio community through various initiatives that not only provide assistance to the community but also allow students hands-on learning opportunities to gain experience in their field. Fourth-year students in the FSOP, along with their supervisor and
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By Debra Del Toro Through the years, generous gifts from the University of the Incarnate Word’s many donors have made a difference in the lives of countless students, faculty and staff. The rising cost of college tuition, paired with the continuous cutbacks in federal and state financial assistance, has made earning a college degree a
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UIW alumna finds window to her soul through painting By Antonio Cantú Rebecca DeLeón Almazán had no artistic aspirations after graduating from Incarnate Word College with a chemistry/biology double major. Her mind was focused on rigid scientific logic, but today the ’57 graduate is fully immersed in creativity with abstract art creations. While the two
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By Andrew Festa The departure of a coach has the power to weaken even the most talented team and shut a window of opportunity before players can regain their rhythm under a new leader. The University of the Incarnate Word Men’s Soccer Team has proven to be in capable hands under the newly appointed men’s
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  By Rebecca Esparza ’99 BBA, ’04 MBA Annabel Schwochert, a 2011 graduate of UIW, was working at H-E-B Central Market last spring when a chance encounter with a group of customers wearing shirts with the City Year logo caught her attention. “They told me City Year was an organization that served underperforming schools and
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