Remembering All Veterans

UIW held the Veterans Day celebration on campus on Nov. 11. UIW veterans, families and friends of veterans were in attendance to help honor those who have served their nation through military service. Major General Richard D. Smith, former Commander of the San Antonio Air Logistics Center at Kelly Air Force Base was the guest speaker. Following the ceremony, a wreath was placed at 281 and Hildebrand. The wreath will add yet another public symbol of UIW's recognition of the sacrifices made by those in the nation's military.

Parade of Characters

In celebration of National Children's Book Week, the students from St. Anthony Catholic School came dressed as their favorite book character. The children began the celebration with a parade, which began at 8:15 a.m. The children then proceeded to walk across the stage and present their favorite book. National Children's Book Week is celebrated the third week in November.

Rest In Peace

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

Jessie Mae Casares, UIW Assistant Director of Development, on the recent death of her niece, April Arcos.Vanessa Bain on the recent death of Mark Bain.Janie Rangel, UIW Data Systems Specialist, Registrar's Office, on the recent death of her mother, Ramona Cardona.The family of Evelyn Moore Frick (MA '71) on her recent death.Kathleen Gorkowski (BS '65) on the recent death of her husband, Edward Gorkowski.Estella Reyna Kierce (BA '65, MA '69) on the recent death of her mother, Evelia Molina Reyna.

The family of David T. Simpson, VP of Finance at St. Mary's University, on his recent death.

A Special Gift

The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Library has received the gift of two books written by Farnoosh Moshiri, a sister of Audiovisuals Librarian, Farhad Moshiri. Farhad actually has three sisters. All three were trained in ballet and the younger sister is still dancing. The middle sister has the MA degree in Music Composition from the University of Houston and works at Rice University. The older sister, the writer, holds her degree in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. She fled Iran in 1983 and is now a teacher at Montgomery College in Houston. She also writes and makes speeches. She has made a gift of each of her first two books, both novels: At the Wall of the Almighty (Emerging Voices Series) and The Bathouse. Her third book, a collection of short stories, is in publication and will be coming out in a few months.

Prior to his appointment at the Mabee Library, Farhad was Library Specialist at the University of Houston Music Library for over ten years and held prior faculty appointments at the National Library of Iran, Polytechnic University in Tehran and at the Marine Sciences University of Iran.

The President's Spaghetti Dinner

Come and help to continue the holiday tradition! Each year, Dr. Agnese, along with faculty, staff and administration serve UIW students a traditional Christmas dinner...Italian style. You can help serving spaghetti, Italian sausage and homemade desserts.

When: This event will be held on Dec. 4th from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: The Student Center Food Court @ Marian Hall.

This gathering is free to all enrolled students, and support of the entire Incarnate Word Community is needed. For more information, on how you can help, contact Michele Zehr @ 829-3817 or Renee Moore in Campus Life @ 805-5864