Mentor & Mentee Events
The TRiO Student Success Cardinals 1st Mentor Program at UIW actively engages our students in the learning process. Our program encourages personal and collective student responsibility through our mentor & mentee events. These events are holistic, educational, and cultural in nature, as they promote the growth of our student's intellectual, emotional, social, physical, artistic, creative and spiritual potentials. Our mentor program events promote student retention by encouraging active participation from first year students who are paired with mentors and joined together for activity events and “group think” exercises that are both educational and fun!
*For All TRiO events, we meet in the TRiO Lab, AD 225 at the designated start time. Your transportation is included! *
**August**
BOWLING!!!
Wednesday August 26th, 4-9 p.m.
Group Think: "Strike" up a conversation”: Getting to know one another.
Mentees, meet your mentors through a night of bowling, food, and fun at AMF Wonder Lanes. Meet your mentors and program department leaders, enjoy a meal together, and then split into lanes with your mentors and mentee groups. A prize waits for the lane with the highest score, so may the best group win!
Pizza & drinks will be included!
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**September**
MUSEUM TOUR & DINING
Friday, September 25th, 2-7:00 p.m.
Group Think: “Cultures within Cultures”: Discovering my own personal culture.
Mentees, enjoy the afternoon with your mentors as you visit The Institute of Texan Cultures, located in downtown San Antonio on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus. After a guided tour of the museum's diverse cultures, you will have time to explore on your own and to browse the gift shop. We'll end our trip with a trolley ride to Historic Sunset Station and dine at Aldacos Restaurant.
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**October**
ALAMO GHOST HUNT
Thursday, October 29th, 8-11 p.m.
Group Think: “Skeletons in Our Closets”: Identifying our weaknesses and setting goals to overcome them.
Since its beginning San Antonio has had a dark history. Walk with us through Old San Antonio. Walk the grounds where the battles took place. Walk where people are still buried and learn how the events of San Antonio's colorful past have created the ghost of today. San Antonio is called one of Americas Most Haunted Cities. Ghost-hunting equipment included, visit 13 haunted locations including two of the city's Oldest Hanging Trees, an Old Spanish Palace, Battlefields, Old Hotels, Cemeteries, and the Alamo Plaza Area.
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**November**
COMMUNITY SERVICE, PIZZA, MOVIE, & MUSIC
Firday, November 13th, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in A.D. 215
Group Think: “In the Spirit of Giving”: Exploring the many benefits of altruism.
Join us at 11am on Friday November 13th for pizza and a movie, "The Ultimate Gift". Then from 1-3, we will assemble gift mugs for the TRIO Student Success Program and McNair Scholarship Program's community service project "Our Cup Overfloweth", benefitting San Antonio adults in transition housing. Wear comfortable clothing, enjoy lunch and a movie, and hang out with your TRiO family--all while earning valuable service hours towards your graduation requirements!
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**December**
HOT CHOCOLATE WALK TO WITTE MUSEUM
Friday, December 4th, 1:45-5:15 p.m.
Group Think: “Preparing for Finals”: A guided imagery and relaxation workshop.
Mentors & mentees will gather for a workshop, and then meet with other UIW TRiO SSP students as we enjoy hot chocolate and a winter walk over to the Witte Museum for a self-guided tour of its South Texas history, culture, natural science, and local and national exhibits. Students will enjoy investigation stations, demonstrations, and a gallery theatre performance at the Witte. Join us for this relaxing afternoon activity to de-stress before finals!
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**January**
STAR WARS & MORE
Friday, January 22, 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Group Think: “Do You Hear What I Hear?”: Perfecting the art of active listening to improve interpersonal communication and enhance academic achievement.
Students will enjoy prime seating at the San Antonio Symphony performance of John William’s Star Wars & More at the Municipal Auditorium, conducted by Michael Krajewski. “May the force be with you as you hear ‘The Imperial March,’ ‘Star Wars Main Theme’ and ‘Yoda’s Theme.’ Also enjoy John Williams music from ‘ET,’ ‘Jaws’ and ‘Harry Potter’.”
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**February**
UIW THEATRE: THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING
Friday, February 19, 6:30-10 p.m.
Group Think: “Knowing When to Say ‘No’”: The stages of burnout and how to avoid overcommitment.
The Lady's Not for Burning is a 1948 play by Christopher Fry. A romantic comedy in three acts, set in verse, it is set in the Middle Ages, it reflects the world's "exhaustion and despair" following World War II, with a war-weary soldier who wants to die, and an accused witch who wants to live. Students will meet at the TRiO lab for a group think exercise, then walk over to the UIW Coates Theatre for the performance.
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**March**
New Friends, and Pizza!
Friday March 5, from 10:30-3 pm
Hello new TRiO SSP participants!
We'd like to welcome you to the program with an event just for you
and our program mentors.
Please join us Friday March 5th from 11am-3pm as we gather
at the TRiO lab and depart to Incredible Pizza for a day of food, fun,
and getting to know one another. Transportation, food, and some gaming
provided. You may opt to bring some cash on your own for additional gaming.
We sincerely hope that you will attend. Please reply asap to
skvasque@uiwtx.edu to RSVP. Again, welcome to the program!
ICE SKATING @ NORTHWOODS
Friday, March 12th, 10am-3:30pm
Group think: “Breaking the Ice”: A series of icebreaker activities
to help us learn teamwork skills and to form a stronger bond amongst
TRiO SSP students.
Student will participate in the group think activity, the travel to Northwoods Ice
& Golf Center for a day of ice skating with the TRiO SSP family. Concepts of
teamwork will be explored, including listening, questioning, persuading,
respecting, helping, sharing, and participating. Students will take away these
skills to be applied towards their academic studies at UIW, as well as their
personal and career goals.
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**April**
*End of Year event*
NATURAL BRIDGE CAVERNS
Friday, April 30th, 9:30am-3:30pm
Group Think: “Discovering Your Natural Beauty”: Self Esteem Self-Guided Tour: Rate your self esteem and get tips on how to improve your self image!
Students will take a day trip & tour out to Natural Bridge Caverns’. 180 feet below the ground, you will see awe-inspiring, ancient formations centuries in the making and still growing today, such as amazing stalagmites, stalactites, flowstones, chandeliers and soda straws. Take pictures along the way because this is one walk through time that you will never want to forget! Followed by lunch at The Vinyards Restaurant at Garden Ridge where we will tour the rose garden.
