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.
LYDIA CDEBACA RECEIVES LILLY CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
CTN Director of Peer Mentoring and Austin Community College Adjunct Professor in English and INRW, Lydia CdeBaca, is one of approximately 40 ACC faculty to receive a scholarship to the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning taking place in Austin on January 10-12, 2019.
CHAVEZ ATTENDS INAUGURATION OF TC PRESIDENT THOMAS
Dr. Chavez was invited to the inauguration and pre-inauguration conference of Thomas R. Bailey as President of Teachers College, Columbia University – the nation’s first and largest graduate school of education, psychology and health.
THE YALE NEWS PUBLISHES ARTICLE ABOUT CTN PEER MENTOR, JUAN SALINAS
CTN Peer Mentor, Juan Carlos Salinas, was the subject of the Yale News article titled “Yale alumnus makes the Ivies accessible to low-income kids.” The article discusses how a college readiness program Salinas runs through the nonprofit La Unidad Latina Foundation, Y Tu Tambien, is making the dream of attending Yale a reality for kids from low-income and immigrant families in and around New York City. The full article can be found at https://news.yale.edu/2018/12/14/yale-alumnu-makes-ivies-accessible-low-income-kids
CTN Welcomes New Team Member J. Herrin as Co-Director of Research
Dr. Jon Herrin joins our team as a consultant to serve as Co-Director of Research and Evaluation with Erin Doran. He will oversee our quantitative work and will also be part of the Professional Development and Communications teams.
Save the Date for CTN's Ascender Spring Training and Transformative Teaching Track, March 7th - 9th,2019
CTN’s Ascender Training Sequence Seminar is offered through three training sessions per year for new and returning faculty and staff; the summer, spring and fall sessions are required to complete the professional development sequence.
Peer Mentor News
11/01/2018
S. Nazario writes op-ed for New York Times, Texas A&I Alumni Association names Cantú as distinguished alumni, and A. Fernandez receives grant to establish UCSF Latinx Center.
CTN Offers Two Fall Seminars October 25-27 in Austin
11/01/2018
Catch the Next’s Ascender 2018 Fall Seminar, sponsored by the Meadows Foundation and Greater Texas Foundation, took place October 25th-26th at the For the City Center in Austin. The two-day event focused on a variety of topics and goals that included: active reading strategies, mathematics, developing better writing styles, critical thinking skills, and team building.
CTN Attends Celebración de Excelencia and ALASS
10/31/2018
As a finalist for the Examples of Excelencia award, Catch the Next CEO, Maria Chavez, members of the CTN staff, and CTN college representatives attended Celebracion de Excelencia in Washington, DC on October 11.
