2020 CENSUS DETERMINES FUNDING, REPRESENTATION & MORE
It’s time for the census: a once-a-decade operation in which every household in the United States will be asked to answer a short series of questions that will influence policymaking and planning for the next ten years.
CTN RECEIVES DONATION FROM HEB
HEB Tournament of Champions, a foundation that supports Special Olympics and organizations involved with arts and culture, education, health, child welfare, and human services, has donated $2,500 to Catch the Next “to ensure the success of the Ascender program.”
CTN SPRING RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS AS AN ORGANIZATION
03/01/2020
The CTN reception titled “Ten Year Celebration: Empowering the Minds that Lead the World” will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on March 27th at the Casa De Palmas Hotel in McAllen.
CTN MENTOR TRONCOSO’S BOOK MAKES BEST OF TEXAS LIST
CTN peer mentor, Sergio Troncoso’s book A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son was chosen by Lone Star Literary Life for its Best of Texas list and said the book was “an outstanding collection of connected short stories uniquely reflecting life along the troubled Texas-Mexico border."
COLLEGE BOARD SELECTS CTN BOARD CHAIR TO REGIONAL FELLOWSHIP
CTN Board Chair, Kathy Zarate, was selected as a College Board regional fellow.
CTN HOSTS FIRST NEXTED WORKSHOP
CTN hosted its first workshop for its new program, NextEd, for customized campus coaching at the Cooper Center at South Texas College in McAllen on February 7th from 9-5 pm.
CTN PEER MENTOR NAZARIO PUBLISHES IN NY TIMES
CTN peer mentor, Sonia Nazario, recently published her personal story in the NY Times.
CTN CEO CHAVEZ AGREES TO SERVE AS MENTOR AT SXSW
CTN CEO, Dr. Maria Chavez has agreed to serve as a mentor for the SXSW EDU in March in Austin.
ALUMNI HIGA AND GONZALEZ PRESENT AT BOARD MEETING
At the invitation of Alamo Colleges District board trustee, Clint Kingsbery, PAC Ascender alumni, Juan Higa and Veronica Gonzalez, presented to the board on December 10th.
SENATE APPOINTS JOVITA CARRANZA AS NEW ADMINISTRATOT OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Senate appointed Jovita Carranza as the new administrator of the Small Business Administration.
