Celebrating Incarnate Word Day

Incarnate Word celebrated feast day, a day of joyful celebration on March 25. Plenty of activities were planned beginning with a lecture from distinguished speaker, Paul Loeb and ending with a Karaoke night. The CCVI Spirit Award was presented to Lorraine Ewers as the 2003 Recipient. The liturgy was held at 2:30 p.m. at our Lady’s Chapel. The CCVI Spirit Award is given each year to a member of the University faculty, administration, or staff. Lorraine is the Administrative Secretary to the Dean of Humanities, Arts & Soc. Sciences, and has been with UIW for 21 years. Incarnate Word High School and St. Anthony Catholic High School also awarded CCVI awards. The recipients from IWHS were Mrs. Diane Brown, Religion Faculty and Senior, Kimberly Reznicek. SACHS recipients were Mr. J.G. Gonzales, Faculty and coach, and Senior, Charles Sibley.

The students were presented with a plaque containing their names and will be hung in the lobby of each school. All received a framed certificate and a monetary award to be designated to a CCVI charity and toward the student’s tuition for college.

Faculty Appreciation Luncheon

UIW held an appreciation luncheon to thank all the faculty for their hard work. Some faculty were also recognized with Mission Awards. The following members were recipients of the Mission Awards: Sr. St. Pierre Cinquin Faith Award: Dr. Barbara Herlihy; Mother Columkille Colbert Service Award: Dr. Pat Lonchar; Sr. Margaret Rose Palmer Education Award: Dr. Susan Hall; Sr. Eleanor Ann Young Truth Award: Dr. Beth Senne-Duff; Sr. Maria Goretti Zehr Innovation Award: Dr. Annemarie Walsh.

Dr. Bernadette O’Connor was also presented with the 2003 Moody Professor Award.  The Moody Professorship reflects the level of scholarship, teaching excellence and community service, in and out of the UIW community that the recipient has attained throughout their time at the university. Dr. O’Connor is a 1961 alum of Incarnate Word High School and a 1966 graduate of the University.

Incarnate Word High School Adds Four Elite Students

Devin Macias, Kate Ozment, Sasha Stinner-Trimble and Jessica Whitman have not only been admitted to the Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School, but they are recipients of the Mother Pierre Jeanne Cinquin Scholarship.

The Mother Pierre Jeanne Cinquin Scholarship, a half tuition scholarship, is given annually to four incoming freshman. Over 60 talented young women applied for the scholarship. The students must have a minimum of a 90% average, take the High School Placement test, prove ongoing community service and leadership, and submit recommendations from teachers, the principal, and write an essay.

McNair Students Storm Maryland

Scholars Tracy Stone and Mindy Hernandez, both Nursing majors, attended the 4th Annual National McNair Scholars and Undergraduate Researchers Conference, March 20-23, in College Park, Maryland. The conference was held at the Marriott Conference Center on the beautiful University of Maryland campus.

Tracy presented her research project, Hypertension: An Evaluation of Lifestyle Management Concerns. Mindy’s research was titled The Use of Alternative Therapies among Hispanics. Dr. Sara Kolb is the mentor for both of these nursing students. Both presentations were enthusiastically received by the other scholars in attendance.

ADCaP to offer Weekend Classes

Beginning in May, students who enroll in the School of Extended Studies, an evening program geared for students unable to take traditional day classes, will have the choice of taking Saturday classes at the Santa Rosa Center. The classes will meet each Saturday, starting May 3, during the regular eight-week Summer 1 term. Class sessions will be from 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the ADCaP office @ 829-3889.

Local Artist creates UIW Pins

UIW wanted their alumni & friends to proudly display something symbolic of the university and of its history, so they asked local artist, Zellime Gillespie Matthews.

Four designs were chosen, all featuring the steeple atop the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. The pins will be sold at $25 each and can be purchased by calling the Alumni Office at 805-3596. The proceeds from the sale of pins will be directly used for faculty development. To purchase your pin, contact the Alumni Office at 829-6014.

Special introductory offer, purchase all four pins for $98.50 plus postage through May 31, 2003.

Sweet Homecoming in April

The Annual UIW Homecoming and Reunion is in preparation for the weekend of April 11-13, 2003. There will be some free events on Friday night and Sunday, but the majority of the activities are on Saturday.

The major event is Saturday’s luncheon in Marian Hall for all alumni/ae and honoring Diamond alumni/ae of 51 years or more, the Golden Anniversary of 1953 and the Silver Anniversary Class of 1978. Reunion classes are those graduation years ending in a 3 or an 8. Throughout the day there are campus tours, including tours to the new Gorman Business and Education Center and the new bookstore; the events conclude with a gala mixer at Brackenridge Villa.

UIW Homecoming is lots of fun and inexpensive. It is open to all graduates and former students of all years. For a complete list of activities, call the Office of Alumni at 829-6014, or click to http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/

Ms. Gwen Creagan, Director of Special Projects at John Cabot University in Rome recently visited UIW and met with Dean Donna Aronson, Dr. Pat Burr, Zachary Wortham and Murat Tas. She also met with a group of students who are planning to study abroad at John Cabot during Summer 2003. Ms. Creagan is wife of JCU president, Ambassador James Creagan. JCU is UIW’s sister school in Rome, Italy. Ambassador and Mrs. Creagan attended UIW’s Academic Symposium Fall 2002.