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UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD!

OCTOBER 10, 2011

What’s the Word?

First Annual British Beer Garden is a Hit!

Campus Life Events This Week @ UIW Monday 10/10 Disabilities Awareness Month Kick Off, 10 am Circle SOL Workshop 4 - 6 pm Tuesday 10/10 Living with Epilepsy Walk, Roll, & Read 11:30 am Special Collections - Library Chi Phi Blood Drive 9 - 5 Wednesday 10/12 SC Game Night Chemistry Club Bake Sale Circle 12 - 3 pm Sober Roads 11 - 1 pm Marian Ballroom 2nd Annual DBX BRA-Vo Fashion Show 6:30pm Marian Ballroom Gameday 10/15 Cardinal Football vs.

TAMUK 7 pm

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Brennan HS is hosting the 5A Band UIL meet this year on Nov 18 and 19. We were looking to obtain the assistance of college students who need service hours.

We need students who can help with monitoring the bands, shepherding them around, etc. Looking for 12 students per day. Please contact Donna Berry to sign up or for more information at donna.berry@wellsfargo.com Nov 18 – 4p – 9 p Nov 19 – all day starting at 8.

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Help Us Keep Kids In School!

WE NEED YOU! Many students lack the one-on-one relationship with a caring adult that can help them overcome obstacles they are facing to staying in school and graduating. Share your time with a young person in your community!

How Can I Help?

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Mentor a student at a local middle school.

Flexible scheduling-before, after, or during school For as little as 45 minutes a week, you can change a life Encourage your family, friends and co-workers to get involved too!

What is Mentoring?

Mentoring involves sharing your time and knowledge to support your mentee. You can play games, read or color together, play one-on-one basketball, or just hang out and talk. Mentoring is about building relationships, to empower a student to succeed in school and life.

Who Will I Mentor?

You will be matched with an 8th grader in one of 14 San Antonio ISD middle schools.

How Will I be supported?

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You will be given training to the mentoring process and an orientation to the school of your mentee.

You will be carefully matched with a student.

Our CIS-SA Case Manager, who is based at the school and very familiar with your mentee, will be available to answer questions and provide support.

How Do I Join?

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Visit our website, www.cissa.org See instructions on back.

Contact our Student Support Specialists : Claudia Ramos Maria Acosta cramos@cissa.org macosta@cissa.org Tel: (210) 777-3906

Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) is a non-profit, drop-out prevention program that provides comprehensive services to at-risk students to equip them with the tools to succeed in school and graduate.

Learn more about CIS-SA, the leading school-based organization helping kids stay in school and achieve in life, at www.cissa.org.

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Living with kidney failure/a featured presentation of Disabilities Awareness Month 2011 sponsored by the Walk, Roll & Read student organization Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 3 – 5pm

Location: Mabee Library Special Collections Suite

People living with kidney failure will share their experiences in learning they had the disease, adapting to the demands of dialysis in their schedules, the impact that living with kidney failure has on their daily lives, and the ways that they have learned to live with the disease. Panelists and a medical expert will be available to dialogue with audience members following the presentations.

For more info, contact: Rachel Cywinski at Cywinski@student.uiwtx.edu The University of the Incarnate Word provides reasonable accommodation with adequate notice.

To request disability accommodation for this event, visit www.uiw.edu and click on the ADA/ Section 504 link. !

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REMINDER: STUDENT LOGO CONTEST

UIW students are encouraged to participate in the Alamo Heights Night速 2012 logo contest. The logo should include some reference to the event and year of the event. All finished computer separated artwork should be provided on a disk no later than Dec. 2. For more information and the contest guidelines, http://www.alamoheightsnight.org/

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CARDINAL FALL PREVIEW

fThe Office of Admissions will host the Fall Preview Day (Open House) on Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 11:30 a. m. to 3:00 p.m. Presentations will be made in the Fine Arts Auditorium, followed by a student discussion panel. The purpose of this program is to give prospective students and parents an opportunity to visit our campus and speak with faculty and administrators.

As in previous years, one of the most important aspects of Preview Day (Open House) is the Administrative and Academic Fair where the participation of all academic departments, support services and student organizations is critical. Each department will have a table where representatives can promote their respective programs.

Please note: The Academic Fair will take place in the McDermott Convocation Center and will begin at 12:45 p.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. We ask that each table be manned by 12:30 p.m.

Please send me an email by October 19, 2011 with the names of the representatives manning your table and let me know if you need any audiovisual equipment. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ext: 1242 or by email at hrodrig1@uiwtx.edu. Heather Rodriguez

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Exciting news, there are new extended hours at SAMA! Starting September 2nd the Museum will stay open until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. !

All the galleries and grounds will be open, the Café des Artistes will stay open late with dinner and beverage service, and there will be live music on some evenings as well. The late hours are a great opportunity for students and employees to enjoy the museum as a study break or as a night out on the town!

The exhibit Animal Instinct: The Photographs of Daniel Lee, presented as part of San Antonio’s Fotoseptiembre celebration, is now open. !

Special exhibition 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade Featuring Selections "om the National Museum of History, Taiwan and the Arthur M. Sackler Ga#ery, Smithsonian Institution will open on October 1, 2011, and run through February 19, 2012.

To gain free admission please present a valid school ID. Visit www.samuseum.org for more info.

UIW FALL PHONATHON Sat, Oct 1- Wed, Oct 5 Chat with Alumni, Munch on free food. Earn community service hours ICC Building—International Room Your help is needed, don’t forget…see you there!

More information: Contact the Development Office at 210-805-5832 or email at greener@uiwtx.edu !

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SPOTLIGHT: SOL WORKSHOP & BEER GARDEN

University Events & Student Programs Team Paul Ayala, M.B.A. Director of University Events & Student Programs Melissa Sayre, M.S. Judicial Educator & Student Development Specialist

Graduate Assistants: Anna Lilia Castorena Assistant to the Judicial Educator Student Events Coordinator Mehmet Kula Student Center Manager Cristina Luna Greek Life & Student Organizations Coordinator Dean of Campus Life

Dr. Renee Moore

Get Involved! Click Here!

What’s the Word Contact: Cristina Luna crluna1@student.uiwtx.edu STOP BY AND CHECK OUT STUDENT CENTER EVENTS EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

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