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.
CASTILLO PUBLISHES ARTICLE ON COST OF COLLEGE MATERIALS AND OER
Raphael Castillo, CTN Director of Publications and Special Projects, recently published an article in the San Antonio Express News titled “A Revolutionary Alternative to Expensive College Textbooks.”
NEW COHORT COMPLETES FOUNDATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CTN’s Director of Professional Development, Allegra Villarreal, conducted the final one-hour virtual seminar for the Foundational Seminar Series on August 14th. The session was titled “Starting Online Courses Strong” Strategies for Day One.”
CTN OFFERS FALL ASCENDER TRANSFER MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE
CTN will host an Ascender Student Transfer Motivational Fall Seminar on Friday, September 25th. The theme for the seminar is Aspire, Inspire, and Motivate (AIM).
JAIMES AND REINHART TO OVERSEE ASCENDER CAMPUS PROGRAM
CTN welcomes two new campus directors for the Ascender program, Dr. Joan Jaimes at San Antonio College and Dr. Ruth Reinhart at Austin Community College.
GUEST SPEAKER CANTU PRESENTS FOR ASCENDER FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
As a component of the Ascender Foundational training, guest speaker, Dr. Norma Cantu, presented her session ‘Cada Cabeza es un Mundo” via zoom on July 17th.
CTN BOARD MEMBER, GRAY, RECEIVES NOMINATION FROM AUSTIN GIVES
Each year the Austin Chamber of Commerce honors the philanthropic efforts of the local job creators and companies that go above and beyond in the community. Lillian Gray was nominated in the individual volunteer category.
