By Crystale Lopez From the company-created “Memories on Review: Tales from World War II,” to classics such as “Tenn to One: Letters of Tennessee Williams,” the University of Incarnate Word’s Extended Run Players (ERP) have etched their mark in the local and national senior theatre scene. Comprised of seasoned theatre lovers who want to perform,
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By Crystale Lopez The University of the Incarnate Word has opened another door for students to gain knowledge in their discipline, and to study the world. The new Study Abroad Center in Heidelberg, Germany along with sister school SRH Hochschule Heidelberg is accepting students to attend for the fall 2012 semester. Students may also go
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By Dick McCracken I knew the late Connie Jones for the last 50 years at Incarnate Word. There was never a time when she was not cheerful or excited by a new challenge. That was her nature. So it came as no surprise when I learned that, during her student days at Incarnate Word College
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By Ashley Festa No need to get your eyes checked; you’re not seeing double. UIW really does have five sets of twins competing in five sports: track and field, softball, football, and women’s soccer and basketball. These student-athletes represent a wide range of ages, interests and talents. Despite their busy schedules, we were able to
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MBA graduate builds multimillion-dollar business By Rudy Arispe, ’98 BA It’s rare that an entrepreneur enjoys overnight success without some degree of sacrifice and sweat, and Veronica Edwards ’92 MBA is no exception. So as the San Antonio native mentions the coveted contracts her company holds with the Department of Defense, for instance, or that
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By Robert Crowe   A modern home taking shape in a small plot of land in the middle of a UIW parking lot is launching the careers of engineering management graduates. It’s also earning the campus recognition for environmentally friendly design. The project, known as the House of CARDS (Cardinals Achieve Renewable Design with Solar), evolved
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By Ashley Festa UIW has equipped its newly expanded nursing building and other renovated buildings with many of the latest energy-saving features as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming a more environmentally conscious institution. Large windows supplement interior lighting with natural sunlight to reduce energy consumption in the nursing building, which at least one
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Women’s Global Connection, UIW professors, students assist women in Africa By Ashley Festa As they have each year since 2003, volunteers with Women’s Global Connection are traveling to Africa this summer to collaborate with women who want to begin microbusinesses to support their families. Tere Dresner-Salinas, the executive director of the Women’s Global Connection (WGC),
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By Dr. John Velasquez and Ashley Festa Project Africa, one of the university’s newest student organizations, has been a dream in the making since Cisse Drame was born. Drame, at the time a UIW psychology undergraduate, approached Dr. John Velasquez, UIW associate professor of psychology, in May 2009 to ask for help. Her mission: to
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By Ashley Festa Susana Cabrera says she’d move to China permanently, if only she could bring her loved ones with her. Cabrera, who goes by Susie in Texas and by Sushan in China, accepted a job with an American company right after she graduated from UIW in December. The company, Rooster Products International, needed someone
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