Achieve excellence in UIW’s undergraduate educational program by providing students several High Impact Educational Practices (HIEP) options as part of their academic experience.
Definition
High Impact Educational Practices (HIEP) are evidence-based strategies that engage and challenge students in ways that develop their self-awareness and ability to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. HIEPs are embedded in a liberal education to provide students with broad knowledge of the world as well as in-depth study of a specific area of interest. “A liberal education helps students develop a sense of social responsibility, as well as strong and transferable intellectual and practical skills such as communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings.” (American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Twenty UIW students traveled to Tierra Blanca, Mexico, for a unique learning experience that included first-hand learning from students of Chupitantegua Indigenous Primary School.
Conditions permitting, UIW health professions faculty and students, are planning to once again travel to Mexico as part of an interprofessional health mission.
Sixteen students from UIW’s School of Math, Science and Engineering attended the Texas Academy of Science’s 125 th annual meeting and presented posters and research projects.
The U.S. Department of Education grant will fund FLIGHT: Financial Literacy, Integrated Guidance and Health program to provide transformational, multi-pronged mentorship to Hispanic and low-income students.
Interfaith Youth Core’s Faith in the Vaccine $32,000 grant funded 17 students for training and organizing a clinic promoting COVID vaccination.
After a two-year hiatus, health professions faculty and students are planning to participate in the Quijotes of San Antonio Interprofessional Health Mission trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to help provide care to impoverished communities.
An $85,000 donation for the Primary Care Residency Programs at the Laredo Medical Center from the Matias De Llano Charitable Trust to help ensure quality healthcare.
The 29-foot vehicle will allow medical students and faculty to deliver services to the community and act as a training ground for the healthcare workers of tomorrow.
