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Pictured above (left to right) are Erin Galloway, athletic facilities coordinator, David Allwein, assistant director of student health services, Scott LeBlanc, director of recreation, sport & wellness, and Sam Martinez, graduate assistant for the UIW Employee Wellness Committee, at the 2016 UIW Health & Wellness Fair held at the Cervera Wellness Center.

Our Lady's Chapel Services

All are welcome.

• Noon Mass, Monday - Friday
• Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
• Liturgy of the Hours evening prayer at 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday
• Sacrament of Reconciliation - 11:30 a.m. Fridays or by appointment with Fr. Tom Dymowski, O.SS.T. (210) 829-3131 or dymowski@uiwtx.edu.

Lenten Fridays: Stations of the Cross/Road to the Resurrection
For the Stations of the Cross/Road to the Resurrection, please visit this link. Map for Campus/Headwaters Stations of the Cross/Road to the Resurrection.

Ecumenical Reconciliation Service
Our 2016 Spring Ecumenical Reconciliation Service will be held at 12 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 in Our Lady's Chapel. Please join the community as we gather to seek strength, comfort and renewal of spirit; as we pray for the reconciliation, and restoration for the broken, the marginalized, the dehumanized, for those on the fringe of life, that the Incarnate Word would be a light that shine in dark times. For more info, contact Brenda Dimas at (210) 829-3128 or dimas@uiwtx.edu.

The Rosary with St. James
The Rosary with St. James will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 in St. Joseph's Chapel at the Village at Incarnate Word. All are invited to join together as brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for the intercession of Christ's first disciple, the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Holy Week begins and our Lenten journey comes to a close. For more info, contact Brenda Dimas at (210) 829-3128 or dimas@uiwtx.edu.

Events

Angels Among Us
Angels Among Us is an art exhibition by Martin Emmanuel Rangel and Victor Hugo De La Fuente, two emerging artists. The opening reception is from 6 - 9 p.m., Friday, March 4 in the Kelso Art Gallery. The exhibit will run from Friday, March 4 - Friday, April 1. To see more about these artists, visit their websites at www.victordelafuente.com and www.emmanuelsa.com. For more info about the reception, contact Roland Sul at (210) 829-3852 or sul@uiwtx.edu.

Girls Global Summit
The Women's Global Connection (WGC) is excited to announce the 4th annual Girls Global Summit from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5 in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room as the Women's History Month event. The event features presentations and discussions led by teams of female high school students about issues facing girls around the globe today. More than 200 girls from over 20 area middle and high schools are expected to participate. We encourage faculty, staff, students and family members to attend to listen and engage with the presenters (event attendance is appropriate for anyone middle school age or older). Free to attend with lunch included. Attendees must register here under "Events" or go directly to this link. WGC will also present the 2016 Globally Awesome Girl Award to Patricia S. Castillo, L.M.S.W, the executive director and co-founder of the P.E.A.C.E. (Putting An End to Abuse through Community Efforts) initiative in San Antonio. For more info, contact Tamarra Mencey at (210) 828-2224 or wgcinsa@gmail.com.

Women and Water Conservation
This Women's History Month lecture is from 9 - 10:15 a.m., Monday, March 7 in the Ingrid Seddon Recital Hall. Dana Nichols has a background of helping disadvantaged women in Guatemala and is a specialist in water conservation. She works with SAWS and will speak on the history of water and water conservation in San Antonio. She will address the number of women working in the field of water conservation today. For more info, contact Jeanette M. Pierce at jmpierce@uiwtx.edu.

Summer Camps Mandatory Meeting
UIW will be holding its annual "mandatory" summer camp meeting from 2 - 4 p.m. Monday, March 7 in the Mabee Library Auditorium. Anyone having or considering having a summer camp on or off campus should attend. Discussions will include liability, management, best practices, summer employees (camp counselors) and business office/payroll concerns. For more info, contact Chris Luna at (210) 283-5095 or chluna1@uiwtx.edu.

Liquor, Love & Drugs
This is an interactive presentation co-sponsored by Athletics and Campus Life that makes you see how much liquor, love and drugs impact your well-being. Join the community in the games and various audience activities at 6 p.m., Monday, March 7 in the Mabee Library Auditorium. For more info, contact Monica Solis-Hoefl at (210) 832-2189 or hoeflm@uiwtx.edu.

Spring 2016 Military Family Welcome Back!
The Center for Veterans Affairs is hosting the Spring 2016 Welcome Back for our UIW Military Family Students: active duty, veterans, and military family members. Staff and faculty veterans are also welcome to attend. The event is from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in front of the UIW Fine Arts Complex. There will be free pizza and sodas. We are also welcoming a special guest to campus: Mobile Vet Center from VA Vet Center Program. For more info, please contact the UIW Center for Veterans Affairs at (210) 832-5651 or veterans@uiwtx.edu.

14th Annual Pierre Lecture
As part of the university's on-going effort to engage with the realities of climate change raised in Pope Francis's recent encyclical, Laudato Si', the Religious Studies Department will host a lecture by theologian Colleen Mary Carpenter, Ph.D., of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN from 7 - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in the CHRISTUS Heritage Hall. Dr. Carpenter will take up the pope's call for our ecological conversion by presenting the possibilities of a forest spirituality, grounded in the human relationship with the landscape of the forest. For more info, contact Dr. Julie Miller at (210) 283-5062 or miller@uiwtx.edu.

The Good, the Bad and the Feminine: Women in the Narrative of Harry Potter
This Women's History Month lecture is at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. Dr. Emily Clark of the UIW English Department and Dr. Michelle Tabit of the UIW History Department present on the writings of British author J. K. Rowling. For more info, contact Dr. Emily Clark at ejclark@uiwtx.edu.

Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop
Paper-cutting is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples, and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women. Join the Institute of World Cultures for a workshop on Chinese paper-cutting from 3 - 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 in the foyer of the Mabee Library. For more info, contact Suyuan Yi at (210) 508-5820 or syi@student.uiwtx.edu.

Muslim Women's Dress
This Women's History Month event is from 12 - 1:15 p.m., Thursday, March 10 in the Joyce Building, Room 126. Sakinah J. Al Duhailib, Fatma Aslan, Nazneen Husain, Sarwat Husain, Khaled H. Mulla, Narjis Pierre and Sumeyra Tek discuss the many styles of head covering and dress women choose to express their religious, cultural and personal identities. This is part of a class led by Michaele Haynes, a Cultural Anthropologist and Sr. Martha Ann Kirk who has had experience in Iran, Bangladesh, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine will moderate the discussion. For more info, contact Sr. Martha Ann Kirk at kirk@uiwtx.edu.

Mabee Library presents Farhad's Film Series
Special Presentation featuring Dr. Carla Perez from the Fashion Management Department from 2 - 4 p.m., Thursday, March 10 in the Mabee Library, Room 221.

• Fashion in film (2008): Discover the history of costumes, couture and glamour icons that have transformed the look of movies forever (56 minutes)
• Dressing Hitchcock: A research presentation by Dr. Carla Perez (60 minutes)

For more information, please contact Farhad Moshiri at moshiri@uiwtx.edu or 210-829-3842.

2016 Sr. Margaret Patrice Slattery Lecture in English
The 2016 Sr. Margaret Patrice Slattery Lecture in English is at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10 in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. Dr. Tanja Stampfl will deliver the lecture entitled "Encountering the Other, Re-Seeing the Self: The Trope of the Encounter in Cross-Cultural Literature." Discussion and refreshments will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Dr. Tanja Stampfl at (210) 829-3885 or stampfl@uiwtx.edu.

Sr. Corita Kent's Pop Art and the Ideas of the Second Vatican
A museum docent and Sr. Martha Ann Kirk will consider how social justice and the spirit of the Second Vatican Council influenced the pop art and teaching of Catholic Sister Corita Kent in Los Angeles in the 1960-70s on a tour of the San Antonio Art Museum (200 W. Jones Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78215) from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. Tour will be free if one has a UIW ID card and is with the class group. Others are welcome to join, but need to pay regular museum fees. Prepare by reading this article. For more info, contact Sr. Martha Ann Kirk at (210) 883-5934 or kirk@uiwtx.edu.

Band of Sisters Film Screening
Band of Sisters is a documentary featuring the stories of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II. Sr. Yolanda Tarango, CCVI, is featured in the film and will be available to respond to questions following the screening. The screening is from 12 - 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 in the Mabee Library Auditorium. For more info, contact Dr. Adrienne Ambrose at ambrosea@uiwtx.edu.

Picnic with the President
All UIW employees are invited to Picnic with the President from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 29 in the courtyard in front of the Coates Theater to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Lou Agnese's inauguration as president. Bring your appetite and join the celebration. We'll provide the food and drinks! To participate in the fun, RSVP online here. For questions, contact the Office of Communications and Marketing at pr@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-6001.

For more information or to purchase Swing-In raffle tickets, follow this link or contact the UIW Development office at (210) 829-6013.

Swing-In Auction Party and Golf Tournament
The Swing-In Auction Party is at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 28 in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room and the Golf Tournament tee times are 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Friday, April 29 at the Republic Golf Course. Swing-In is an annual event hosted by the UIW Development Board that raises funds for much needed scholarships. The theme for this year's auction party is Wild West; make sure to wear your hats and boots. Last year, our donors' generosity enabled us to raise a record-breaking total of nearly $400,000. For more info, contact Ana Bribiesca at (210) 829-6075 or bribiesc@uiwtx.edu. The Office of Development is also looking for volunteers for the event. Please sign up at this link to become a volunteer.

The Cutting Edge™ Fiesta® Medals For Sale
Our 2016 Cutting Edge^TM Fiesta® Medals are currently available for purchase. They are $5 and can be purchased from the UIW Fashion Department Office located on the second floor of the Joyce Building. The medal will also be available at the Cutting Edge^TM Fiesta® Fashion Show. For details, contact the UIW Fashion Department at (210) 832-3219.

The Cutting Edge™ Fiesta® Fashion Show
Don't miss UIW's 2016 Cutting Edge_™ Fiesta^® Fashion Show set for Monday, April 11 in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show set to begin at 7 p.m. Single tickets can be purchased for $35 (seat only) and $75 (includes a light meal & drink.) Tables of 10 are available for $750, $1,000 and $1,250. Tickets are available by calling the UIW Development Office at (210) 829-6013. For information email development@uiwtx.edu.

Experience the latest fashions created and presented by UIW's fashion design students. The Cutting Edge_™ Fiesta^® Fashion Show displays new talent set to the professional standard of a New York-style runway show. Student designers present collections they have illustrated, designed and constructed in a year-long fashion capstone course. This annual event is entirely produced by students - from sound and lighting, to staging and contracting professional models - UIW students experience every aspect of planning a professional runway show.

Proceeds benefit scholarships for students in UIW's fashion management program. For more information visit us online at www.cuttingedge-sa.com.

2016 UIW Tech Fair
The 2016 UIW Tech Fair will take place on Wednesday, April 13 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room. The Tech Fair team is planning a video-poster presentation space, which will include four large, flat-screen monitors, from which you can exhibit your research, show a video or share a poster-style presentation to an audience of up to ten attendees. The video-poster presentation space will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sessions are scheduled hourly. Presentations should be no longer than 10 minutes, (less than 15 slides), including time for questions and answers. Once your presentation is complete, you can encourage your audience to attend the next presentation. Space is limited. To register, click this link. Would you consider taking a booth at the UIW Tech Fair? The booth will need to be staffed from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. If you are unable to dedicate that much time to staffing a booth, perhaps you could share the booth space with colleagues or students. Booths will include power, wireless internet, pipe and drape and a table and chairs. The space is approximately 6' x 6', with ample room to post signage. This year's theme is centered on the upcoming Fiesta® celebration, so we encourage you to decorate your booth in a Fiesta theme. Click here to reserve a booth space. The deadline for booth and presentation reservations is Friday, March 18. For more info, contact Terry Peak at (210) 829-3920 or tpeak@uiwtx.edu.

2016 Corporate Cup Registration Open
UIW will host the citywide San Antonio Sports Corporate Cup on Saturday, June 4 from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the UIW Athletic Complex. Registration is now open. For more info and to register online, visit: http://uiw.edu/teamuiw/. Each UIW employee who participates will receive a free t-shirt! Be sure to register by April 1, 2016 to ensure your free shirt.

Department News

Female Leadership: Literature, Health Care, and the Law
Women and Gender Studies is hosting a panel discussion with Poet Wendy Barker, Judge Lori Valenzuela, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Development Officer Mary Kay Martinez and Former Diplomat Cecilia Elizondo Herrera at 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. Students and classes are encouraged to attend. For more info, contact Dr. Emily Clark at (210) 283-5061 or ejclark@uiwtx.edu.

Library Outreach:

• Music/Fine Arts Research Workshop - From 2 - 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 22 in the Bennack Music Center lobby. For more info, please contact Farhad Moshiri at moshiri@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3842.
• Business Research Workshop - From 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 23 in Brainstormin' in Gorman. For more info, please contact Paul Andersen at panderse@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-6010.
• Nursing Research Workshop - From 12 - 1:30 p.m., Monday, March 28 in the Nursing Building lobby. For more info, please contact Dell Davis at dmdavis@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-6054.
• Chemistry Research Workshop - From 1 - 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 29 in the AT&T Science Center lobby. For more info, please contact Christina Seeger at seeger@uiwtx.edu or (210) 883-1121.
• STEM Research Workshop - From 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Wednesday, March 30 in the AT&T Science Center lobby. For more info, please contact Dell Davis at dmdavis@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-6054.
• Education Research Workshop - From 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 31 in the Gorman Building lobby. For more info, please contact Mary Jinks at marydlg@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3839.

Jose Benitez Senior Recital
The UIW Department of Music presents Jose Benitez's senior recital from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24 in the Concert Hall. For more info, contact Roland Sul at (210) 829-3852 or sul@uiwtx.edu.

Athletics News

For Your Students

Alpha Lounge
ALPHA: First Generation Student Success would like to introduce Alpha Lounge every Tuesday between 1 - 4 p.m. in the Administration Building, Room 314. Alpha faculty and peer mentors will be available for any first-generation students to hang out, ask questions or meet with their mentoring groups. We will have refreshments and everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Liz Mathews at (210) 829-3885 or hooper@uiwtx.edu.

Money Madness
Join the Office of Financial Assistance for Money Madness from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 in front of the Wellness Center. Enjoy free popsicles along with scholarship resources, information about next year's Financial Aid Application (FAFSA) and money saving ideas for Spring Break. For more info, contact Heather Miller at (210) 829-6008 or hkmiller@uiwtx.edu.

Employee Health & Wellness

14th Annual Chip'n Classic
SACHS is hosting the 14^th Annual Chip'n Classic from 1 - 8 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at The Republic Golf Course. The shotgun start is at 1 p.m. with a putting contest before the tournament begins. In addition, there will be a silent auction with all types of items ranging from sports memorabilia to all inclusive trips. For more information. please email dehoyos@uiwtx.edu.

Visit St. Anthony Catholic High School at www.sachs.org.

Visit Incarnate Word High School at www.incarnatewordhs.org.

Visit the UIW Prep website at http://prep.uiw.edu.