A Surprise Celebration

Sr. Sally Mitchell was given a surprise reception by the Incarnate Word Community. This Golden Jubilee celebrated her 50 years of service as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis. Co-workers and friends gathered in anticipation on June 17 in the Special Collections Room. Sr. Sally was indeed surprised as you can see her facial expression in the above photo.

Congratulations

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Joffrey Workshop on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. The workshop will begin on June 21st and conclude with an anniversary concert on Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is $15.00 for this special event. Many alumni of the workshop will be returning to participate in the final concert on July 12.

Alumni appearing on the final performance include former students of Buddy and Susan Trevino, directors of the Dance Department at the University of the Incarnate Word; Martina Chavez from The Washington Ballet, Washington, D.C. Mauro Villanueva from The Jofffrey Ballet of Chicago, also appearing are additional professional Workshop alumni Emily Patterson from The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Joshua Trader from Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa, OK and Pedro Gamina from Smuin Ballet USA, San Francisco, CA.

The program will be an eclectic mix of classic and contemporary works.

Aquatic Aerobic Summer Classes 2003

Free for students, staff & members of the UIW Natatorium

Aqua-mania
M - F @ 7:30 a.m.
T & Thur @5:30 p.m.

F.I.T for H2O & Ai Chi
M&W @5:30 p.m.

Swim Skills & Drills
1st & 3rd Weds only

For more information, please call Beth Baudendistel @ 829-2799.

Rest In Peace

Condolences go out to the following families. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Sr. Mary Teresa Conroy, CCVI and the entire UIW Community on the recent death of her aunt, Sr. Ambrose Aherne, CCVI.
The family of Stephanie Merrienne Alvarez (BS ’69, MA ’74) on her recent death.
Lily Salinas (UIW Staff) on the recent death of her brother, Robert C. Avila.
The family of Sr. Josephine Brosnan, CCVI and the entire UIW Community on her recent death.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert “Bob” Carlson (friends of UIW) on the recent death of his mother, Genevieve M. Carlson.
Srs. Kathleen and Annella Conway, CCVI and the entire UIW Community on the recent death of their sister, Sr. Mary Eugenia Conway, CCVI.
The family of Florence Virginia Wootters Cox (BA ’34) on her recent death.
The family of Sr. Margaret Mary Curry, CCVI and the entire UIW Community on her recent death.
Sr. Mary Hannick, CCVI (BA ’48) on the recent death of her brother, Mark Hanick.
Patricia Harford (IWHS ’88) on the recent death of her father, James C. Harford.
Mr. & Mrs. B. J. Beard on the recent death of their daughter, Tammy Beard Jane.
The family of Patrick Damone Jones (BBA ’90) on his recent death.
Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI (UIW Faculty) on the recent death of her mother, Ada Koenig Kirk.
Mary Louise Compton (IWHS ’64) on the recent death of her mother, Louise Holahan McGrail.
Mary Jinks (UIW Staff) on the recent death of her grandmother, Ruby Mead.
Vivian Wertz (UIW Staff) on the recent death of her aunt, Naomi Mechler.
Mrs. Alice T. Neel and family on the recent death of her husband, Maj. Gen. Spurgeon H. Neel, Jr. (former Dev. Bd. Member).
The family of Barbara Narcissa Dibrell Paul on her recent death.
Carolyn Patino (BSN ’59) on the recent death of her cousin, Emilie Carla Ramirez.
Jack P. Schmid and family on the recent death of his wife, Amy Victoria Heard Schmid (BA ’62).
The family of Sr. Joseph Bernard Schroer, CCVI and the entire UIW Community on her recent death.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. (SACHS ’61 & Former Faculty Member) (Susan, MA ’75) Sierra and Sr. Jo-Michelle Sierra, SSGJ (MA ’81) on the recent death of their mother and mother-in-law, Elvira Escamilla Sierra.

Dr. Tarcisio Beal, Professor of History & Director of the Brazil Studies Program (BSP), and his wife and Portuguese Instructor Neuza F. Beal, leave June 25 for Brazil. They will be accompanying and supervising 11 UIW students in their 5-week cultural internship in the capital cities of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, in central Brazil, and Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil. Their hosts are the Federal Universities of Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina.

The students will stay with Brazilian families two weeks in each city and will intern in industries, businesses, schools, and foundations. They will conclude their sojourn in Brazil with a visit to the world's greatest wonder, the Falls of Iguassú, located on the borders of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. This is the third cohort of students of the BSP, partially funded through this year by the National Security Education Program of the US Department of Defense.

After this year the BSP is to become a permanent part of UIW's globalization efforts and is now in the process of recruiting 10 students for the 2003-2004 Cultural Internship in Brazil.

These are the students going to Brazil for this Summer's Internship:

Alexandra Bermea
Eric Martinez
Selina Garza 
Kristopher Pittman
Anthony Mender 
Aida Valdez
Mandy Flores
Michael Matamoros
Felix Chavez
Thalina Sabido