The Word E-News Archive

 

Meet UIW Postal Operations Supervisor Dorothy Mills. Born in College Station, Dorothy has been working at UIW for 20 years. She currently lives in Austin with her husband and commutes to and from work daily. Dorothy’s favorite part of working at UIW is working with the people. She said UIW is more of a home than a workplace where we’re all a family. In her spare time, she loves to cook. She maintains a catering business in her spare time, providing service to various events including weddings. Dorothy also is a skilled seamstress. Her father was a tailor and taught her the skill of sewing, which she now uses regularly.

If you see Dorothy on campus, be sure to stop and say hello and help us thank her for all she does for UIW.

If you have a suggestion for a UIW Unsung Hero, email pr@uiwtx.edu.

Mission

Community News

For  “Peacemaking: Muslims and Christians in Dialogue,” Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, professor of religious studies, was a speaker with Fr. William O'Neill, SJ, associate professor of social ethics at the Jesuit School of Theology, Dr. Ejaz Naqvi, past president of Islamic Center of Zahra, and Rev. Imam Dr. Koya, the editor and publisher of the Muslim News, June 18, 2016, in Castro Valley, CA,  sponsored by PaxChristi/Northern California, Maryknoll Affiliates East Bay, and the Pacifica Institute East Bay.

Terry Peak, technology training coordinator, taught a Microsoft Publisher course to the UIW community Tuesday, June 21.

Adela Gott, multimedia specialist, is shown above teaching a course about Adobe Photoshop to the UIW community Wednesday, June 22.

UIW’s Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) Laboratory hosted MiniGEMS 2016 (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science), which is a free five-day engineering camp for middle school girls introducing them to the field of Engineering through robotic projects and competitions, guest speakers, and field trips.

Pictured above is Dr. Sreerenjini Nair, assistant professor of physics, and Dr. Michael Frye, associate professor of engineering, with six middle school girls that participated in the 2016 MiniGEMS engineering camp in the Barshop Natatorium Thursday, June 23.

Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art Exhibit
The San Antonio Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit titled Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art through Sept. 4, 2016. The exhibition features more than 100 works, including religious paintings, carved and gilded wooden sculptures, intimate ivories, and silverwork, originally housed in ecclesiastical and private collections throughout the former colonial possessions of Spain and Portugal. For more info on the exhibit, contact (210) 978-8100. REMEMBER: You receive FREE admission to the San Antonio Museum of Art with your valid UIW ID. Additional exhibition fees may apply.

A Parking Notice from the Vice President for Business & Finance, Mr. Douglas Endsley
The two parking lots in front of the Administration Building will be reserved for new students and parents attending orientation.  Employees are asked to park in the Agnese-Sosa garage or behind the Barshop Natatorium on the following dates:

• Wednesday, June 29
• Thursday, July 7 
• Wednesday, July 13  
• Wednesday, Aug. 10
• Wednesday, Aug. 17

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation as we welcome new students and their families to the UIW community. If you have any questions, call (210) 805-3552.

Health Services - Curtailment of Services
The Office of Health Services is currently undergoing renovations. During this time service will be limited and the availability of service will be made on a day-by-day basis.  A completion date for the project has not been determined. We appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Health Services at (210) 829-6017.

Bereavement Notice
Nancy Mizera, senior accounts payable technician, is mourning the loss of her sister, Ellen Bueche, who passed away Friday, June 17. Please keep Nancy and her family in your prayers.

High Schools

Miscellaneous 

Our thoughts and prayers go to:

• Her family, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, and the entire UIW community on the recent loss of Sr. Bernadette Anderwald, CCVI (BA ’42, former Sacristan).
• Tom Callahan, Patty Adamson, Bernadette Erfurt and Beth Brown & their families on the recent loss of their mother, Dorothy Anderwald Callahan (BS ’39).
• Robert M. Duross & family on the recent loss of his wife, Charlotte Ann Duross (MA ’82).
• The family of Bridget Mary Harris (BA ’83) on her recent death.
• The family of, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, and the entire UIW community on the recent loss of Sr. Maria Teresa Gonzalez Heredia, CCVI.
• Laura Matthews & family on the recent loss of her mother, Norine Pelton Matthews (BA ’60).
• Charles F. McAlleer III & family on the recent loss of his wife, Ann Rex McAleer (IWHS ’64, BA ’68).
• Dr. Amy Wagner (UIW assistant professor of physical therapy) & family on the recent loss of her father, Michael H. Semingson.
• Christi & Tom Moorman & family on the recent loss of her mother, Amelie Rutherford Shaw (ALND ’45, former Dev. Bd.).
• Pat Symons & family on the loss of his wife, Rev. Georgina Strand Symons (BA ’87).
• The family of Nancy Gael Gafford Torries (IWHS ’53) on her recent death. 

The University of the Incarnate Word provides reasonable accommodation with adequate notice. To request disability accommodation for events listed in this newsletter, visit www.uiw.edu/ada.