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Learning to forgive, but pledging never to forget
In commemoration of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society invited Holocaust survivor Susanne Jalnos to speak at A&M-San Antonio on Tuesday, April 29. Ms. Jalnos discussed the harrowing experience of being torn from her life in Hungary and forced to live in a ghetto before getting deported to Auschwitz. When she and her family arrived at the concentration camp on June 6 (D-Day), Susanne and her sister, Anna Rado, who spoke at A&M-SA in 2013, were separated from their parents. They never saw their parents alive again. Nearly a hundred students, faculty, and members of the community came to listen to Ms. Jalnos's incredible story of courage, survival, and forgiveness.
Festival de Cascarones a festive success
A&M-SA brought the Fiesta® season to an unforgettable close with Festival de Cascarones on Sunday, April 27! Over 3,500 alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members enjoyed great live music and Fiesta family fun at our Main Campus! Take a look at the action on our Facebook album, and get ready for next year! Viva Fiesta!
Business students take home grand prize
A&M-San Antonio business students won first place in the graduate division of the fifth annual Free Trade Alliance International Business Plan Competition on Saturday, April 5! The winning team, John Figueroa, Brittany Green, Laurie Morton, Kristie Torkildsen, and Ashley Whetstone, proposed a plan to broker Texas wines internationally, which earned them the grand prize. Overall, fourteen A&M-SA MBA students participated in the competition and three of the four top teams had Jaguar members. The International Business Plan Program is intense and highly competitive, requiring students to prepare comprehensive international business plans and included participants from 15 countries. Read more in the San Antonio Express-News here.
Advancing the cause of education
Mario A. Vazquez, chief fundraising officer for the University, received the Education Award by the La Prensa Foundation at the 2014 Diamond Awards Gala on Thursday, April 24 for his outstanding contributions to education in San Antonio. Vazquez, who joined A&M-SA in February, is the former president and CEO of KLRN and was previously with NuStar Energy. He is the founding board chair of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio and sits on numerous boards including the San Antonio River Foundation, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center board of governors, and UTHSCSA Development Board, and is an advisor to the board chair of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for your commitment to education!
Helping teachers get hired
The Educators Fair welcomed representatives from 23 districts, schools, and programs looking to recruit new generations of teachers. Over 200 students and alumni turned out on April 15 to get information and apply for positions. Several candidates were even scheduled for private interviews held at the end of the fair. Thanks to the many volunteers who assisted in hosting the fair to help our education students connect to local school districts!
A personal connection to Texas history
Dr. Edith Esparza-Young, assistant professor of bilingual education and ESL, was recently published in the spring 2014 edition of the Journal of Latino Studies. The publication, "Revolucion to La Huelga: The Brownsville Eagle bus strike of 1980," was written in collaboration with Shannon Baker, professor of history at A&M-Kingsville. Dr. Esparza-Young has a personal connection to the Brownsville Eagle bus strike which inspired her to write the article. "This is my father's story," said Dr. Esparza-Young. An immigrant from Mexico who worked as a carpenter, Francisco Esparza created satirical cartoons and drawings that called his fellow workers to action, instigating a strike which was eventually won in Brownsville, Texas.
The A&M-SA Jaguar joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Mayor Castro in cheering on over 2,000 high school students at "College Signing Day." The initiative is under the umbrella of SA2020, and wraps up Mayor Castro's Destination College Week initiative. Watch more on KSAT.