RAFAEL CASTILLO PUBLISHES IN THE NISOD PAPERS
CTN Director of Publications and Special Projects, Rafael Castillo, published an article in the NISOD Papers.
ERIN DORAN, CTN DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, PUBLISHES IN TXED REVIEW
TXed Review recently published an article by CTN Director of Research and Evaluation, Erin Doran, titled “Texas House Bill 51—An Incognito Performance-based Funding Policy: Implications for Access and Equity in Texas.”
STACY YBARRA AND DEBRA MCBEATH PRESENT FOR LEADERSHIP SAISD
Stacy Ybarra, CTN Director of Student Engagement, and Debra McBeath, CTN Director of Communications and Engagement, presented to the 2019 cohort of Leadership SAISD on March 1st at Café College in San Antonio.
PAC INSTRUCTOR DR. REYNA RECEIVES AWARD AT 44TH TACHE CONFERENCE
CTN PAC instructor, Dr. Yolanda Reyna, received the Distinguished Community College Faculty Award at the 44th Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education which was held on February 17 – 20 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin.
CTN PAC INSTRUCTOR D. LERMA PRESENTS AT CONFERENCE IN VEGAS
Palo Alto College Assistant Professor, Diane Lerma, presented at the 18th Annual First Year Experience Conference in Las Vegas, February 16-18.
JOIN US FOR ASCENDER'S SPRING SEMINAR
Our Ascender Program will be holding its Spring training session for faculty and staff on March 7-8, at the Frank Fickett Center in Austin, Texas.
Our agenda includes innovative sessions from experienced program practitioners in language arts, math, Learning Frameworks and advising as well as speakers such as Frank Savina, a program specialist and master teacher from the UT-Dana Center, and Eileen Galvez, a dean of Yale College who will present on “Imposter Syndrome” and its impact on faculty morale and student retention.
Register today!
CTN CELEBRATES NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH OF JANUARY
CTN welcomes three new mentors to our familia-Enrique Murillo, Julia Preston, and Fatema Basrai- and congratulates two others-Judge Del Valle and Kevin Christian.
CTN STAFF ATTENDS TEXAS COREQUISITE PROJECT CONFERENCE
Catch the Next CEO, Dr. Maria Chavez, CTN Director of Operations and Peer Mentoring, Lydia CdeBaca and CTN Director of Professional Development, Allegra Villarreal, attended The Texas Corequisite Project: A Collaborative Network of Texas Stakeholders on January 25 and 26.
INSTRUCTOR ORNELAS’ LIFE TO BE HONORED
The life of former CTN instructor at Palo Alto College Mariana Ornelas, who passed away on March 6th, 2017, will be honored and celebrated at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center on March 9th. Mariana joined the Catch the Next familia in 2013, when then President Flores, decided to choose courses beyond the first year to ensure the retention of students, by offering a Mexican American Studies course, which Mariana taught until her illness forced her to retire.
IOWA STATE ARTICLE FEATURES PEER MENTOR ROGELIO SAENZ
An article published by The Department of Sociology at Iowa State University titled “Sociology alumnus makes a big impact in Latino community” featured CTN peer mentor Rogelio Saenz.
