SA Weekly Update - Student Affairs at UT Dallas

March 12, 2018

Awards and Acknowledgements

Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, International Partnership Development Director, recently received the 2018 Timothy J. Rutenber Award from the Association of International Education Administrators.
Catherine Pickrel recently presented about UTD's gender inclusive housing to the SWACUHO delegation at its annual conference. Ours is a flagship program for UT System and many other schools in the region.
Bruce August Jr., assistant director of the Multicultural Center, was re-elected to the board of directors for the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education.
D'Andrea Young, student development specialist for the Multicultural Center, was selected to serve on the national advisory council for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity.

April 3: Comets Giving Day. Please consider giving to Student Affairs Departments, including the International Center, Athletics, the Military and Veteran Center, and the Office of Student Volunteerism.
Thank you to all who participated in the SACSCOC review meetings. Student Affairs has a significant role in the implementation of the QEP and it was great to see our staff supporting UTD's efforts.

April 7: Spring service event with the City of Richardson, 9-11 a.m. The Service Committee will be cleaning up the railroad area between Lookout Drive and Synergy Park Boulevard.
April 10: Sexual assault survivor Monika Kørra shares how she turned tragedy into a message of hope and healing, 10 a.m., SSA Auditorium.
The Professional Development Committee is in need of a few more staff to serve on committees. Review the committee charges and contact Tricia Losavio to volunteer.

March 14: Baseball vs. Millikin, 2 p.m., baseball field.
March 17-18: Men's golf hosts the 2018 Texas Cup, Course at Watters Creek, Plano.
March 20: Baseball vs. Texas Wesleyan, 3 p.m., baseball field.
March 26: Softball vs. Mount St. Mary, 3 p.m. doubleheader, softball field.

Clinical services/sessions for the week of Feb. 26: Consultation and counseling (72), initial and follow-up evaluation (38), crisis interventions (23), psychiatric evaluations and treatment (49), group and couple counseling (69), WPATH (3), testing (4), outreach (5).
Center for Students in Recovery services for the week of Feb. 26: Recovery assessment (1), recovery planning (1), other contacts (71). Group meetings: Sexual assault survivor support (1), meditation (1), S&L recovery (1), SMART (1), Refuge Recovery (1), outreach (6).

April 2: Friends and Family National Showoff, 7:15 p.m., Rec Center West. First 100 people will receive a Temoc bobblehead.

March 13-April 13: Legacy event submissions begin.
Spring break hours for the SU, SSB and SSA: March 10-11, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; March 12-16, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; and March 17-18, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
March 19-23: Springapalooza.
Applications to serve on SUAAB's executive council are now available.

March: OSV book drive.
March 11-16: Alternative Spring Break.
March 21: Garden orientation, 8:15-9 a.m., UTD Community Garden. Pre-registration required.
If your department is interested in being a part of Earth Week and you have a hands-on activity for students focused on environmental awareness or sustainability, sign up to host a booth at the Earth Fair.

The FIE Diversity Scholarship is offered to freshmen who are interested in studying abroad on an approved FIE program in London or Dublin during the spring semester of their sophomore or junior year.

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