CTN PEER MENTOR, V. SAENZ, MODERATES SESSION IN ACL FEST
CTN peer mentor, Victor Saenz, Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, moderated the second session titled “Education,” at ACL Fest 2020’s Make Change initiative which was hosted by actor Matthew McConaughey.
NISODPROFILES FEATURE CTN STAFF AND INSTRUCTORS
Rafael Castillo, CTN Director of Publications and Special Projects, and Lillian Huerta, ACC Ascender instructor, were recently featured in #NISODProfiles.
CTN PEER MENTOR, SANDOVAL, PUBLISHES BOOK
“Power at the Pass: The Don Shapiro Story,” by CTN peer mentor, Valentin Sandoval, tells the true story of a young New Yorker who came to El Paso and helped transform it socially and economically.
ACC JOINS GOOGLE IT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Austin Community College District has joined Google’s first federally registered apprenticeship program through the Department of Labor.
CTN BOARD CHAIR, R. SAENZ, SPEAKS AT LATINO LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
CTN Board Chair, Dr. Rogelio Saenz, spoke at the Lideramos' National Latino Leadership Symposium which took place Sept. 24-25.
CTN Peer Mentor, Julia Preston, Publishes Review in New York Review of Books
CTN Peer Mentor, Julia Preston, published a review of two books in the New York Review of Books.
CTN STAFF, DORAN, JOINS PANEL DISCUSSING HSI'S ROLE IN SERVING STUDENTS
Erin Doran, CTN Director of Research and Development, was one of the speakers in a panel discussion sponsored by UTSA First-Gen and Transfer Center on October 1st at 1 pm.
CTN Peer Mentor, Troncoso, Wins International Latino Book Award
CTN peer mentor, Sergio Troncoso’s book, A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son, won first place for Best Collection of Short Stories (English/Bilingual) at the International Latino Book Awards.
CTN TO HOST ASCENDER VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE
CTN will host the second in its series of professional development trainings for new and returning Ascender instructors on October 16 beginning at 9am.
TACHE SELECTS CTN STAFF, JUAN HIGA, FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
CTN Operations Manager, Juan Higa, has been selected to serve as Co-Chairman of the Technology Committee for the TACHE 46th Annual State Conference. Higa will serve with Dr. Nancy Garcia.
