TEXAS CENSUS RESPONSE LAGS THE NATION
Only 53 percent of Texas households have responded to the 2020 Census, compared to the national average of 58 percent.
SAVE THE DATE FOR 6TH ANNUAL ASCENDER STUDENT TRANSFER MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE
CTN’s 6th Annual Ascender Student Transfer Motivational Conference “The Roaring 20’s: Leadership for the Next Decade” will be held on-line via Zoom on Friday June 5th from 8:30 am until 5 pm.
CTN PEER MENTOR, ROGELIO SAENZ, PUBLISHES RESEARCH BRIEF
Catch the Next peer mentor, Rogelio Saenz, recently published a research brief titled "What do we know about COVID-19 infections and deaths among Latinos?"
TIL ELECTS CTN AUTHOR MENTOR, SERGIO TRONCOSO, AS NEW PRESIDENT
CTN author mentor, Sergio Troncoso was recently elected as the new President of the Texas Institute of Letters
CTN DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, YBARRA, PUBLISHES IN SA EXPRESS NEWS
CTN Director of Student Engagement, Stacy Ybarra, published an opinion commentary in the San Antonio Express News titled “College entrance exams fail students.”
CTN PRESENTS TTT SPRING INSTITUTE THROUGH ON-LINE/HYBRID INSTRUCTION
CTN’s Transformative Teaching Track’s Spring Institute scheduled to be held in McAllen on March 26-27 was delivered through on-line and hybrid instruction on its original date through the efforts of CTN Director of Professional Development, Allegra Villarreal’s planning and coordination in conjunction with those presenting.
CTN SELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND CHAIR
CTN’s nominations subcommittee recently reviewed candidates for new board members and board chair and made recommendations to the full board for approval on March 20th. New board members begin their term in June.
CTN WELCOMES RICHARD ARMENTA AS CONSULTANT
Catch the Next welcomes Dr. Richard Armenta as a Consultant for the remainder of the semester to play a leadership role in the recruitment process for new Ascender Colleges.
ERIN DORAN PUBLISHES ARTICLE ABOUT ASCENDER STUDENTS
Erin Doran, CTN’s Director of Research and Evaluation, recently published an article titled “Ascending Toward New Heights: Building Navigational Capital for Latinx Community College Students” in the Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
ROGELIO SAENZ PUBLISHES OP-EDS REGARDING THE 2020 CENSUS
CTN peer mentor , Rogelio Saenz published two related op-eds about the official Census Day and the importance of getting counted. One appeared in Rio Grande Guardian and the other in Latino Rebels.
