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April 2012 Volume I Issue II
Success Express
PROGRAM
INFORMATION:
CASA
http://casa.tamucc.edu
361-825-5933
ELITE:
http://elite.tamucc.edu
361-825-2507
GO CENTERS:
http://gocenters.tamucc.edu
361-825-2868
MCNAIR SCHOLARS:
http://mcnair.tamucc.edu
361-825-3835
SSS:
http://trio.sss.tamucc.edu
351-825-3266
TITLE V SOAR:
http://titlev.tamucc.edu
361-825-2618
UPWARD BOUND:
http://trioub.tamucc.edu
361-825-3774
SUCCESS EXPRESS
MCNAIR SCHOLARS
McNair Scholars’ First Research Poster Presentation Monday, April 16, 2012
9:00 am -12:00 pm University Center, Lonestar Ballroom A
Refreshments and Doorprizes Contact Information: (361)-825-3835
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
“Economic Literacy” Workshop Monday, April 23, 2012
11:10 -11:50 am Glasscock Student Success Center, Room 151 A
“Getting the Grades: Study and Test Success”
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 3:10 - 3:50 pm
Glasscock Student Success Center, Room 151 A
April Events
The Academic Success Centers want to express to you
our most sincere and personal appreciation for all your
hard work and collaboration in assisting our students
achieve academic success. A great many of you– faculty,
staff, administrators– have worked very hard to help
make this Spring semester successful.
~ Dr. Gerardo Moreno
The McNair Scholars Program is proud to have watched
Brittany Stoker graduate Summa Cum Laude this past December
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Dr. Michael Rami-
rez served as Stoker’s McNair mentor. She has presented her
research at several conferences and will be in the upcoming
spring 2012 McNair Scholars Research Journal.
Numerous McNair Scholars have traveled to present
their research at prestigious conferences around the nation.
McNair Scholar Katherine Heeb presented her research, “Will
You Have Me? A Content Analysis of Gendered Pursuance in
American Romantic Dramas” at the Eastern Sociological Society
Conference in New York City. She and her TAMUCC mentor
Dr. Michael Ramirez also attended a cultural event on Broad-
way, “The Book of Mormon”.
McNair Scholar Ardie Grady presented her research,
“Understanding Social Marginalization through the Vision of
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artworks” at the Southwest Council of
Latin American Studies Conference in Miami, Florida with her
TAMUCC mentor Dr. Cary Rote. Another McNair Scholar,
Elizabeth Grant, presented her research, “State and Trait Happi-
ness as Predictors of Affective Choice” at the Thirteenth Annual
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference in
San Diego, California, with her TAMUCC mentor Dr. Steven
Seidel.
The campus community will have an opportunity to view
the incredible research done by McNair Scholars at their first
scheduled research poster presentation on April 16th.
McNair Scholars
April 2012 Volume 1 Issue 1I
Dr. Blair Sterba-Boatwright is using his statistical
expertise to solve problems dealing with coastal ecology,
marine animals, and other areas of biology. The associate
professor of mathematics is also helping College of Sci-
ence and Engineering graduate students analyze various
data.
Sterba-Boatwright came to the University in 1989
and returned in 2005 to pursue an M.S. in Statistics. Two
years later, he earned his degree, which led him to dis-
cover fresh ways to apply his newly-acquired skills in
collaboration with scientists on campus. Last fall, he be-
gan teaching an online statistical research methods course
at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Through these
classes, Sterba-Boatwright is focusing on using the oppor-
tunities provided by the Internet to teach in new ways.
As early as junior high school, Sterba-Boatwright
knew his career path would lead to mathematics. But his
enthusiasm for teaching developed when he was a gradu-
ate assistant. “Just like my dad, I see myself as a story-
teller and that’s how I conceptualize my lessons in the
classroom,” he said. “I really enjoy the interaction with
students. The best part is when you can tell that your stu-
dents understand the concept.”
Sterba-Boatwright, past chair of the Department
of Mathematics and Statistics, was the 2010-2011 Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi nominee for the Minnie
Stevens Piper Foundation’s Piper Professorship, which
honors professors from across Texas for their outstanding
academic, scientific, and scholarly achievement. He has
also received The Texas A&M University System’s Stu-
dent Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence. McNair Scholars visited the renowned research institution,
University of Maryland Baltimore College.
SUCCESSFUL STAFF
SPOTLIGHT
ELITE
April 2012 Volume I Issue II
As a science tutor for the Center for Aca-
demic Student Achievement and Supplemental
Instruction Leader, Megan Arnold, demonstrates
the common belief that we learn best by teaching.
Throughout Arnold’s four-year tenure helping
others achieve academic success, she has had a
strong student following with many expressing
their sincere gratitude for her help. These reward-
ing encounters prompted Arnold to consider pur-
suing a certification to teach science courses. Fu-
ture plans also include obtaining a Doctorate of
Veterinary Medicine. Arnold attributes her suc-
cessful collegiate career to internal motivation
and her parents’ desire to take advantage of edu-
cational opportunities not available to them.
Arnold contributes to the Biomedical Sci-
ences field and continues to expand her knowl-
edge base with numerous independent research
projects. Arnold is a model student and employee,
as she was nominated for the 2012 Student Em-
ployee of the Year for Texas A&M University -
Corpus Christi. Most importantly, Arnold is an
outstanding individual, learner, and citizen. She
will make her mark in the world as a compassion-
ate veterinarian.
SUCCESSFUL STUDENT
SPOTLIGHT
Students, faculty, and staff are continuing to shine
through resources provided by ELITE! Ms. Wendy Strain,
ELITE student, was recently honored for her positive con-
tributions and efforts to campus. Five students and five fac-
ulty attended conferences this spring using funds awarded
by ELITE. Two faculty members, Dr. Dan Pearce and Dr.
Corinne Valadez, presented a lecture on “Writing with Stu-
dents for Publication” to the campus community utilizing
ELITE funds. The lecture was a synopsis of their research
from the 55th Annual International Reading Association
Conference which was funded with the help of ELITE.
ELITE is out and about this April! April is filled
with events and workshops that are geared toward develop-
ing and improving research writing and presentation skills.
ELITE, the CASA Writing Center, and the Center for Fac-
ulty Excellence are collaborating to offer The Write Way
Workshop series. The Write Way series includes the fol-
lowing workshops: Composing a Curriculum Vitae, Strate-
gies for Research Writing, How to get Published, and
Strategies for Extended Writing Projects.
ELITE’s main event this April is the 6th Annual
Graduate Student Scholarly Works Symposium! The sym-
posium gives graduate students the opportunity to show-
case their research and written works to other students, fac-
ulty, and staff, and compete for one of several cash prizes.
The Symposium was held on Friday, April 13th in the
University Center, Lone Star Ballroom. For more informa-
tion about the symposium, please go to the website http://
elite.tamucc.edu/ symposium/html.
The ELITE Team regularly works to provide the
campus with opportunities to develop and enhance their
talents and abilities. ELITE staff invites everyone to take
advantage of these wonderful opportunities.
For a complete list of workshops and for more in-
formation, please visit us online at http://elite.tamucc.edu/
calendar.html. Come on by and check out what ELITE can
do for you!
Student Support Services (SSS) is
accepting applications into the program. In
accordance with the U.S. Department of
Education guidelines for the grant, students
need to meet at least one of the following
criteria: first generation, low-income, dis-
ability, and/or veteran status. Students se-
lected into the program must also have aca-
demic need. In approaching the conclusion
of the 2011-2012 academic year, SSS still
seeks qualified students and welcomes any-
one who is interested to stop by the Glass-
cock Student Success Center and complete
an application. More than 40 students have
been added in the past academic year to the
program. Numerous outreach events at Uni-
versity gatherings have been held, in addi-
tion to emailing and calling interested stu-
dents.
SSS staff have also participated in
various opportunities for professional devel-
opment by attending conferences such as the
40th Annual SWASAP Conference
(Southwest Association of Student Assis-
tance Programs), TRiO Training Institute,
conducted by the Center for Academic En-
richment and Outreach (CAEO) at the Uni-
versity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and
the 13th Annual Financial Research Admini-
stration Conference in Orlando, Florida.
April 2012 Volume I Issue II
SUCCESS EXPRESS
The GO Center Program at Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi received the CollegeKeys Compact 2012 Innova-
tion Award for the Southwestern Region from the College Board
Advocacy & Policy Center in the category of “Getting In”.
The CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Awards program
was established to recognize institutions and agencies for their
innovation and demonstrated efficacy in increasing the percentage
of low-income students who get ready for, get into, or get through
college successfully.
The GO Center program, funded by a $330,000 Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board grant, seeks to provide stu-
dents and parents with an increased understanding of the benefits
of higher education. The GO Centers operate in 14 Coastal Bend
high schools and assist students with filling out college and schol-
arship applications, the FAFSA, and provide general college in-
formation. The GO Centers are closely aligned with the Closing
the Gaps by 2015 initiative and strive to increase college aware-
ness and readiness for all high school students and their families.
Student Support Services Award-Winning GO Centers
“Today knowledge has power.
It controls access to opportunity and advancement.”
~Peter F. Drucker
Dr. Gerardo Moreno, Assistant Vice President for Student Success,
and Leslee Basse, Title V Program Manager, were recognized during
a reception at the Southwestern Regional Forum in Little Rock, AR.
SOAR Above the Rest
April 2012 Volume I Issue II
The tutors are ready to help students! The Center for
Academic Student Achievement (CASA), winner of the National
Tutoring Association Excellence Award, is committed to provid-
ing academic student support services to assist students in suc-
cessfully achieving their educational goals in the university envi-
ronment. CASA offers face-to-face tutoring for many subjects
including: math, biology, chemistry and physics. Additional
subjects will vary from semester to semester depending on de-
mand by students and faculty. The tutoring program is designed
as a central location to assist both individual and group study.
Tutoring is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
Tutors are peer students highly recommended by faculty in their
area of expertise and trained with the College Reading and
Learning Association (CRLA) guidelines. CRLA provides na-
tional recognition and professional training for individuals to
become successful tutors. The cost of CLRA training and tutor-
ing is built into the tuition and student fees, requiring no addi-
tional charge at time of service. All tutoring is on a walk in ba-
sis; faculty is encouraged to send students to CASA. Tutoring
works! Schedules can be found at: casa.tamucc.edu.
“The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the
best that you can become.” ~Harold Taylor
The SOAR Program is in the midst
of hiring full-time employees to assist with
the development of the program. This se-
mester the program offered Supplemental
Instruction (SI) for 18 different STEM
courses and will offer SI for 12 courses in
Summer I and nine in Summer II. SOAR
also supports 10 Peer Leaders for the
Computer Science department; Peer Lead-
ers are similar to SI leaders but are geared
a little more towards providing individual-
ized attention to students.
Mrs. Laura Molina-Guzman, was
recently hired as the first full-time individ-
ual who will serve as the SOAR Program’s
Business Support Specialist I. She comes
from Miller High School, and is a familiar
face on campus (she worked on campus
back in 2006). With her help, SOAR plans
to get several new services off the ground
that will support faculty, staff, and students
to include a Conference funding program
and a classroom/lab renovation pro-
gram. The goal is to get both programs up
and running in the summer.
As the SOAR Program develops,
suggestions or questions regarding the ser-
vices being offered and/or funding are wel-
comed. Please email them to Leslee Basse
at [email protected]. The SOAR
staff looks forward to starting and main-
taining a successful retention program for
STEM students here at TAMUCC.
CASA Tutoring
Science tutor Shehryar Niazi helps a Physics student.
SUCCESS EXPRESS
Look for our next edition of Success Express rolling into your inbox in May!
SUCCESS EXPRESS
If you would like to make a recommendation for student or faculty/staff spotlights, please contact
Julianne Schroeder at [email protected].
We are always looking for those students and
faculty/staff who go above and beyond to exemplify success here at TAMUCC.