The Word E-News Archive

The 2016 Employee Campaign Captains gathered this week in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room to prepare for another record-breaking year. Don't forget the annual Employee Campaign Kick-Off Party is at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21 on the Brackenridge Villa Lawn. For more info, contact the Office of Development at (210) 829-6013.

Our Lady's Chapel Services

All are welcome.

• Noon Mass, Monday - Friday
• Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. & 8 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. at (210) 829-3131 or dymowski@uiwtx.edu.

Friday Mass Cancelled
Because of Meet the Mission, there will be no noon mass Friday, Sept. 16. If you have any questions, contact (210) 829-3128 or dimas@uiwtx.edu.

Ecumenical Reconciliation Service
Please join the community for University Mission and Ministry's Ecumenical Reconciliation Prayer Service at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Our Lady's Chapel. This Ecumenical Service is an opportunity for our UIW community to come together to pray for one another, for peace, for healing and for unity. For further information, please contact Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander at (210) 829-3130 or alexande@uiwtx.edu.

Events

Meet the Mission
The 11^th annual Meet the Mission service project is Friday, Sept. 16. Meet the Mission is organized and sponsored by University Mission and Ministry, under the leadership of Sr. Walter Maher, CCVI. On this day, UIW students and employees serve the greater San Antonio community. For more information about the event's schedule and plan, please visit this link to the Meet the Mission web page. For other inquiries, contact University Mission and Ministry at (210) 829-3128 or dimas@uiwtx.edu.

Fencing Center Dedication Ceremony
Please join us to dedicate the Henrich Center for Fencing and International Sports at 10:30 a.m., today. The event will be held at St. Anthony Catholic High School (3200 McCullough Ave., 78212). For more info, contact Taylor Nurmi at (210) 829-6001 or pr@uiwtx.edu.

A Tapestry of Immigrant Stories
Over the years, the university has welcomed many international students, faculty, administrators and staff. The people who have become part of our UIW community bring with them gifts of character, talent and intelligence. Two years ago, some members of our international community agreed to share their stories of how and why they came to UIW. Based on these interviews, the Extended Run Players have developed a readers' theatre production, A Tapestry of Immigrant Stories, which celebrates our global community. Join the Extended Run Players and the community at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, and 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Ingrid Seddon Recital Hall. Ticket prices are:

• Adults: $10
• Seniors: $9
• Non-UIW students: $8
• Groups: $6
• UIW students, faculty and staff attend free of charge

For more info, contact Chrissie Young at (210) 829-3000 or theatre@uiwtx.edu.

San Antonio Futbol Club Game
The Office of Alumni & Parent Relations has partnered with the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership for a night at Toyota Field (5106 David Edwards Drive, 78233). Join them at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, to enjoy a great San Antonio Futbol Club game, meal ticket and pre-game experience. Tickets to the game are only $20 each and can be purchased at www.uiwalumni.org/gosafc. For more info, contact Gaby Gonzales at (210) 805-5899 or gagonza1@uiwtx.edu.

Campus Activities Board presents Arriba!
The Campus Activities Board presents a free event that celebrates Hispanic Heritage Week. There will be food, music and trivia games. For more info, contact Thao Nguyen at (832) 531-5143 or tmnguyen@student.uiwtx.edu.

Employee Campaign Kickoff Party
Join UIW employees and the Office of Development for the Employee Campaign Kickoff Party at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in front of the Brackenridge Villa. For more info, contact Ana Bribiesca at (210) 829-6075 or bribiesc@uiwtx.edu. Want to be on the cover of The Word? Communication and Marketing will have a professional photographer taking a group photo of employees attending the kickoff to be used as the cover of the upcoming issue of The Word magazine. For questions or more info regarding the cover photo, contact Brance Arnold at bdarnold@uiwtx.edu.

Tech Assist Workshop
Major changes have been made to the UIW app since last spring. We invite everyone who uses app to join Troy Knickerbocker at 12 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, in the Mabee Library Auditorium as he demonstrates these changes and talks about future upgrades to the app. Register here: http://bit.ly/2b0Lovk. For more info, contact Terry Peak at (210) 829-3920 or tpeak@uiwtx.edu.

The Day Room
The UIW Department of Theatre Arts invites you to The Day Room, a mind-bending look at the thin line between what's real and what's not. The Day Room celebrates the power of imagination even as it indicates our treatment of mental illness. In The Day Room, reality is provisional and locations and identities can shift in an instant. The moment we think we have a handle on what's real, everything changes. Robert Ball directs The Day Room with scenery designer by Christopher McCollum, costumes designed by Margaret Mitchell and lighting designed by Justin Bennett. Ticket prices are: adults: $12, seniors: $9, non-UIW student: $8, groups (10 or more): $7, UIW students, faculty and staff attend free of charge with their valid UIW ID.

Show times in the Cheever Theatre are:

• 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30
• 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1
• 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2
• 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6
• 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7
• 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8

For more info, contact Chrissie Young at (210) 829-3000 or theatre@uiwtx.edu.

Mission Pilgrimage with CCVI History and Mission History
For young people, for elders and for all to learn, pray, make friends and be renewed as we visit historical treasures in our city. Let us recommit ourselves to mercy and to service as we visit where Franciscan priests came in 1731 and where the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word came in 1869. Enjoy the Missions which UNESCO has designated World Heritage Sites and San Fernando, the oldest cathedral sanctuary in the United States. This begins at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word and will include the new CCVI Heritage Center Museum, Mission Espada, and Mission Concepcion. The pilgrimage is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, starting at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Register at http://www.uiw.edu/eccl/pilgrimage/ or call the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership (210) 283-6423. If you have any questions, contact Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI, at (210) 283-6423 or kirk@uiwtx.edu.

UIW National Night Out
Join the UIW community at this year's National Night Out from 4 - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4. Enjoy an evening of games, activities, music and free food and receive valuable information on campus safety, healthy living, sexual assault prevention and drug and alcohol awareness. The event is free and open to all UIW students, faculty and staff. For more info, please contact the Office of Campus Engagement at (210) 829-6034.

Heritage Day Ceremony
The 23rd Annual Heritage Day Ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. The university will recognize full-time employees who have contributed milestone years of service. Immediately following the ceremony, the University will hold a reception in Heritage Hall located at the Village of Incarnate Word. For more info, contact Heather D. Hamilton at (210) 832-2104 or hdhamilt@uiwtx.edu.

Department News

The School of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and administrators welcomed 72 candidates this past weekend for the first Candidate Interview Day. Classes are expected to begin Fall 2017.

Interior Design Film Series
The Interior Design Film Series provides opportunities for the design community to view screenings of inspirational design films on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. Watch Eames: The Architecht and the Painter at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in the Mabee Library Auditorium. Admission is free. For more info, contact Nadia Pidgeon at (210) 829-3860 or pidgeon@uiwtx.edu.

Senior Recital: Jason Smith
UIW senior Jason Smith will perform his clarinet recital at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in the Concert Hall. For more info, contact Roland Sul at (210) 829-3852 or sul@uiwtx.edu.

Jazz'SAlive
The 33rd annual Jazz'SAlive jazz festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday, Sept 17 & 18, at Travis Park in Downtown San Antonio. The UIW Cardinal Jazz Band will perform on the Jefferson Street Stage on Sunday at 4:15 p.m. They will be joined by UIW alumna Jacqueline Sotello on vocals. Headliners of the festival include Joe Lovano, Henry Brun, Eric Marianthal, and Kirk Whalum. For more information, visit: http://www.jazzsa.org/ or contact Jim Waller at (210) 445-0412 or jwaller@uiwtx.edu.

Camerata San Antonio
Camerata San Antonio will perform in concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, in the Concert Hall. For more information on the event and ticket prices, please visit: www.cameratasa.org. For any other inquiries, you may contact Roland Sul at (210) 829-3852 or sul@uiwtx.edu.

Institutional Review Board Online System Launch and Training
The Office of Research Development is proud to announce implementation of the new Ethics Review Manager web based management system for applications to the UIW Institutional Review Board (IRB). Attendance at a brown bag training session is recommended for faculty, staff or students who conduct research with human subjects and plan to submit applications for IRB approval. The sessions are at 12 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. Click here to RSVP. For more info, contact Dr. Ana Wandless-Hagendorf at (210) 805-3036 or wandless@uiwtx.edu.

Additionally, IRB office hours will be held from 3 - 5 p.m. every Tuesday and from 9 - 11 a.m. every Thursday at Room 6 in the Administration Building, Suite 1A. Make an appointment with wandless@uiwtx.edu, or just drop by. You may also call (210) 805-3036 for a telephone consultation. For more information on the UIW IRB and the online system, visit the IRB website.

Improvisations - Oil Paintings Art Exhibit Opening Reception
The UIW community is invited to the opening reception for Steven G. Smith's oil paintings from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, at the Rosenberg School of Optometry (9725 Datapoint Dr., 78229). His work is inspired by blues and jazz music, and his renditions depict street musicians from NYC to San Antonio, TX. The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 23 - Nov. 30. For more on Steven G. Smith, visit this link. For more info about the reception and the exhibit, contact Cesar Hernandez at (210) 930-8686 or ceherna3@uiwtx.edu.

Sr. Charles Marie Frank Distinguished Lecture
The Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions invites the community to join them in their 2016 Sr. Charles Marie Frank Distinguished Lecture Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room. The academic poster display begins at 3 p.m. Anne Mare T. Brooks, PhD, MBA, FAAN, FACHE, FNAP, co-author of Nursing without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers, will present her lecture, Nursing Through a Lens: Leadership for Global Health, starting at 4 p.m. A registered nurses' reception will follow the lecture. For more info, contact Sally Tobin at (210) 283-5093 or atobin@uiwtx.edu.

Undergraduate Mentoring Best Practices Workshop
If you mentor undergraduate students, you will want to attend the Honors Program's Mentoring Best Practices Workshop at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 30, in the Administration Building, Room 212. Dr. Melinda Adams and Dr. Trey Guinn attended a conference this summer where they heard from researchers who have been studying this topic for three years. Drs. Adams and Guinn will share what they learned at this session. Please RSVP to jloden@uiwtx.edu by Friday, Sept. 16 your attendance. This workshop is recommended for thesis mentors, those who have research assistants or who coach students in other ways. For more info, contact Jean Loden at (210) 832-3211 or jloden@uiwtx.edu.

Tuition Exchange Information Sessions
Please join the Office of Human Resources for information sessions about the Tuition Exchange Program. There will be two sessions in the Nursing Building, Room 142. The first session will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, and the second session will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28. They will cover eligibility criteria, information about the three tuition exchange programs, and the application process. If you have a dependent who is college age, come learn about the Tuition Exchange Program and how to apply for a scholarship. For more info, contact Mike Schneid at (210) 829-6083 or schneid@uiwtx.edu.

AthleticsNews

Wild Game Dinner
The UIW Men's Basketball Team is hosting its Wild Game Dinner at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Leon Springs Dance Hall (24135 IH-10 West, 78257). This year's Wild Game Dinner will host San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich. The event will consist of dinner, drinks, live auction, silent auction, games, entertainment, the entire UIW Basketball Team, top corporations and businesses across the city. Tickets are $50 in advance and $100 at the door. Reserve your spot now. For more info, contact Brian Curtis at (210) 708-7832 or bcurtis@uiwtx.edu.

UIW Soccer Schedule for August & September at Benson Stadium:

Sept. 17: Men's Soccer vs. Central Arkansas, 7 p.m.
Sept. 23: Women's Soccer vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25: Women's Soccer vs. Nicholls, 1 p.m.
Sept. 25: Men's Soccer Alumni Game, 4 p.m.

UIW Football Schedule for September at Benson Stadium:

Sept. 24: Football vs. McNeese, 6 p.m.

UIW Volleyball Schedule for September at McDermott Convocation Center:

Sept. 24: Women's Volleyball vs. Abilene Christian, 11 a.m.

For ticket info, contact (210) 829-3000.

Save the Dates: Center for Teaching and Learning Upcoming Events
Dr. Susan Hall invites all faculty to join their colleagues at the CTL (AD 212) for learning and refreshments. For more info, contact (210) 283-5030 or hall@uiwtx.edu . Online RSVPs will help with the food order: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ctlfall16

Student Motivation
4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28
12:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29

4 Smart Ways to Use Blackboard
12:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21

Technology 4 Lunch
Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend Technology 4 Lunch at 12 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in the Administration Building, Room 245. This session will elaborate on Cloud Computing and Microsoft Office 365. In addition to assisting you with the process of setting up your account, we will explain how to set-up and manage your OneDrive, access Microsoft Office applications from your computer or mobile device, and manage the document in the cloud. Bring your laptop or tablet, as you will be interacting with Office 365 and your OneDrive in real time. Register here: http://bit.ly/2az8M2o. For more info, contact Terry Peak at (210) 829-3920 or tpeak@uiwtx.edu.

A Faculty Family Potluck Supper
All full and adjunct faculty are invited to a Faculty Family Potluck Supper from 6:30 - 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. Bring your family, significant other, or come on your own. Bring food to share. Lemonade provided, but you are welcome to bring any type of drink you prefer. This is a great way for our faculty families to meet. This is a great chance for that. Sponsored by Faculty Mentoring (Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, Dr. Brian McBurnett). For more info, contact Sr. Martha Ann Kirk at kirk@uiwtx.edu.

Organizing Ideas - Beyond the Outline
The research is clear; students who do some written planning for a paper typically produce better products. However, an outline is not the only way to do that planning, and in fact, the outline has some important limitations. Participants will learn several other planning tools and discuss ways to help students use them effectively. The first 10 participants to sign up and attend either session will receive a $100 stipend. The sessions in the Administration Building, Room 212, are 12 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19, with lunch provided, and 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, with breakfast provided. The presenter is Dr. Amanda Johnston. Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ctlfall16. For more info, contact Kathy Allwein at (210) 283-6359 or kallwein@uiwtx.edu.

Blackboard User's Group Meeting
This session at 12 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, shows faculty additional options for managing student interaction with the Grade Center. You will learn how to color-code grade columns, email students and add extra credit to grades. In addition, you will learn how to manage how students view columns, grades, and instructor comments. Please bring your lap top or tablet to the Administration Building, Room 245, as you will be interacting with your Grade Center in real time. Register here: http://bit.ly/2aGI0XD. For more info, contact Terry Peak at (210) 829-3920 or tpeak@uiwtx.edu.

Employee Wellness Lunch and Learn
The Employee Wellness Committee is hosting a Lunch and Learn at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Mabee Library Special Collections Room. A fellow from Fort Sam will be presenting on Health and Wellness. Lunch is provided and seating is limited to the first 35 employees. RSVP by email at empwellness@uiwtx.edu.

For Your Student

Incarnate Word High School Fall Open House
The Incarnate Word High School (IWHS) Fall Open House is an opportunity for prospective students to learn more about IWHS. They will have the opportunity to tour the campus, talk with faculty from each department and learn more about some of our organizations. The open house is from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at Incarnate Word High School's campus. For more info, contact Carli Valverde at (210) 829-3123 or iwhsenroll@uiwtx.edu.

Visit St. Anthony Catholic High School atwww.sachs.org.

Visit Incarnate Word High School atwww.incarnatewordhs.org.

Visit UIW Prep atwww.uiw.edu/prep.

Visit St. Anthony Catholic School at http://www2.stanthonysa.org.

Visit St. Peter Prince of Apostles Catholic School at http://www.stpeterprince.org.