See BSN Student Wins Alma Mater Contest
THE STUDENT VOICE OF THEMONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEYWWW.UTRGVRIDER.COMVOL. 4, ISSUE 17/UTRGVRIDER@UTRGV THERIDERBSN Program to change admission requirementsNubia ReynaTHE RIDERStudentsseekingFall2019 admission to theUTRGV Bachelor ofScience in NursingProgram will berequired to take theHESIadmissionassessment exam.“We do not haveunlimited space inthe program,” saidSharon Radzyminski, deanof the nursing program. “Wewould like to take all 300 or400 students that apply to thecritical thinking.“The ability to look atsomething and appropriatelyjudge and make a responsebased on the informationthat they have,those are crucialattributes for aThe program will begin nursing student,”she said.twice-a-year admissionsEach year, aboutfor the spring and fall.350 students applyto the programand less than halfare accepted.Radzyminskisaidthe“One hundred twenty getHealth Education Systemsaccepted each year,” she said.Inc. exam looks at mathskills, science skills andSee BSN, Page 2program, but we simply don’thave the space. So, we have tonarrow it down to the studentswho are the best qualified andthe most likely to succeed.”IN SPRING 2020The Rider file photoSelena Cavazos (left) and Lupita Martinez, nurses at Doctors Hospital atRenaissance Emergency Room in Edinburg, modify orders for a patient’smedication in 2017.Student wins alma mater contestKlaudia CedilloTHE RIDERJorge Abundiz/The RiderThe UT Health Rio Grande Valley Surgery and Women’s Specialty clinic opened last Wednesday at 614 Maco Dr.in Harlingen. Shown during the ribbon-cutting ceremony are (from left) Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell; MichaelPatriarca, senior associate vice president for Finance and Administration for the UTRGV Division of Health Affairsand executive vice dean for Finance and Administration for the UTRGV School of Medicine; Michelle Reid, physicianassistant; Dr. Ash Hilmy, assistant professor of surgery; Andreas Holzenburg, professor; Dr. Laura Faye Gephart,assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Vijian Dhevan, assistant professor of surgery; and Dr. SamuelSnyder, chair of and professor in the Department of Surgery.Surgery and women’s clinic opensJessica MendezTHE RIDERLastWednesday,theUTRGV School of Medicineinaugurated the UT HealthRio Grande Valley Surgeryand Women’s Specialty clinicin Harlingen with a ribboncutting ceremony and tours ofthe facility.Ash Hilmy, a professorof surgery for the UTRGVSchool of Medicine, said theclinic will provide medicalcare for the residents of theRio Grande Valley and alsoeducate medical students.“We do have medicalschool meetings here, wehave students rotating withour faculty here, observingand participating in patientcare,” Hilmy said. “We havea conference room, we givelectures for surgery students,so it’s a busy enterprise.”Services offered at the clinicinclude general, bariatric,vascularandendocrinesurgeries, and logyand urogynecology.“We are growing and thereare more and more servicesoffered here today than therewerepreviously,”Hilmysaid. “Patients don’t have toleave the Rio Grande Valley,they don’t need to go to SanAntonio or Houston, becausewe are bringing more andSee CLINIC, Page 2Some students hearts’ swell with pride and joy when theyhear their university’s alma mater performed, and for musiceducation senior Roberto Garza, it will be especially satisfying.The aspiring music teacher recently won the UTRGV AlmaMater Contest, sponsored by Student Activities last fall, and wasawarded a 1,000 scholarship.Student Program Adviser Maria Almanza chaired thecommittee that coordinated the contest. She hopes studentswill appreciate the hard work Garza and other entrants put intothe contest, as well as enjoy and find their own meaning in theschool’s alma mater.Students voted among the three finalists’lyrics between Nov. 19 and 30 throughV-link. Garza was announced as the winnerof the contest during the President’s HolidayReception, where his lyrics were declared as theofficial alma mater.“His lyrics, although I didn’t officially have asay, I do think his lyrics were one of the best,which it doesn’t surprise me because he has abackground in music,”Almanza replied whenRoberto Garzaasked about the lyrics.Garza gained experience in songwriting bycomposing for school and in his free time. He said he felt he hadan advantage being a music education major and being a singer.“Having experienced singing a lot of good writing and poetry,it gives you perspective on how things should be done,” he said.Garza found his inspiration for the lyrics by revisiting his pastschool alma maters, and finding what UTRGV really meant tohim by looking back on his favorite memories and moments.“I was really trying to highlight all those key points and torepresent pride and unity for our school,” he said.Asked about how he felt after winning the contest, Garzareplied that he felt immediate relief and happiness that his hardwork had paid off.“The most satisfying part is realizing that you’re going to bea part of school history, and I think that it’s going to mean a lotto students, and to just leave your mark in some way, shape orform,” Garza said. “And, it was just great to get to do that.”Asked if he had any advice for other aspiring songwriters,Garza replied, “If there’s an inspiration, stick with it, keep doingit, and have patience, more than anything, a lot of patience. Allideas are good ideas, sometimes they just don’t always come atthe right time.”UTRGV lecturer battles cancerSamantha GarzaTHE RIDERFernando Ramirez/The RiderCommunication Lecturer Marcy McQuillen teaches public speaking onthe Edinburg campus.Marcolfa“Marcy”McQuillen, a lecturer in theUTRGVCommunicationDepartment, wife and motherof three, did not allow her fightagainst cancer to interferewith her passion for teaching.McQuillen graduated fromlegacy institution Universityof Texas-Pan American witha bachelor’s degree in speechcommunication in 1999, anda master’s degree in speechcommunication in 2001.She began her career asa high school teacher inAugust 2000 in the DonnaIndependent School District.Four years later, she enteredpostsecondary education atUTPA, teaching a ished helping studentswith the transition from highschool to college, she returnedto her calling. In 2017,she began to work for theCommunication Department,teaching public speaking.“Communicationandleadership have always beenmy second and first love,”McQuillen said.In the summer of 2017,McQuillen was recoveringfrom surgery she underwentin May for gallbladder andpancreatic complications, butshe felt that wasn’t the endof it.See CANCER, Page 5
2 ON CAMPUSJanuary 28, 2019THE RIDERANNOUNCEMENTSThe Rider is the official, awardwinning student newspaper of theUniversity of Texas Rio GrandeValley. The newspaper is widelydistributed on and off campus inBrownsville and Edinburg, Texas.Views presented are those of thewriters and do not reflect thoseof the newspaper or university.EDITOR-IN-CHIEFVictor G. RamirezONLINE EDITORLeslie MedranoSOCIAL MEDIA EDITORSergio GarciaSPANISH EDITOREric MontoyaA&E EDITORBritney ValdezCOPY EDITORLindsey VillalpandoCARTOONISTLaia ViteSPORTS EDITORJuanita MaldonadoSPORTS REPORTERRamiro BarreraREPORTERSJessica MendezZugay TreviñoMaleny OrtegaNubia ReynaKlaudia CedilloSamantha GarzaPHOTOGRAPHERSRobert Benavidez Jr.Aaliyah GarzaFernando RamirezJorge AbundizDISTRIBUTION ASSISTANTSCristian CervantesMariana GomezFACULTY ADVISERMichell GodinezSTUDENT MEDIA DIRECTORAzenett CornejoSTUDENT MEDIA PROGRAMADVISERJesus SanchezADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTSAna SanchezMaggie CastilloCONTACT:EDINBURG CAMPUS1201 West University Dr.ELABS 170Phone: (956) 665-2541Fax: (956) 665-7122BROWNSVILLE CAMPUS1 West University Blvd.Student Union 2.16Phone: (956) 882-5143Fax: (956) 882-5176Email: TheRider@utrgv.edu 2019 The RiderMORE THAN ANEWSPAPERTodayTexasHold’emtournamentThe Student Unionwill host a TexasHold’em tournament at noon in thegame room on the Edinburg campus.Students can play for free and geta chance to earn VBucks. For moreinformation, call 665-7890.Hot chocolate barThe Student Union will serve freehot chocolate with toppings at noonon the Brownsville campus. For moreinformation, call 665-7890.Faculty Artist SeriesA piano trio concert, featuringUTRGV Lecturers Tido Janssen,Stacy Kwak and University ofPennsylvaniaProfessorPeterIsaacson, will take place at 7 p.m. inthe Performing Arts Complex on theEdinburg campus. Admission is free.The concert is part of the UTRGVPatron of The Arts program. Formore information, call 665-3881.TuesdayGaming hourThe Student Union will offer freeplay from noon to 3 p.m. in the gameroom on the Brownsville campus.Play video games, board games,air hockey and billiards. For moreinformation, call 665-7890.Belay ClinicsUniversity Recreation will host acourse on how to safely belay climbersat 7 p.m. in the UREC on the Edinburgcampus. Students who completethe course can belay others at theURECRockClimbingWall.Registration fee is 10. For moreinformation, email urec@utrgv.edu.WednesdayMillennial Lotería nightPlay Millennial Lotería at 3 p.m.in the Student Union La Sala onthe Brownsville campus. For moreinformation, call 665-7890.AuditionsThe Treble Thrivers will hostauditions to join the group at12:15 p.m. in the Student Union onthe Edinburg campus. Auditionswill continue at the same timeandlocationThursday.Theorganization is described as a showchoir, glee club or an a cappellagroup. For more information, emailtreblethrivers@gmail.com.ThursdayFamily game daysThe UTRGV Men’s BasketballTeamfacesChicagoStateUniversity at 7 p.m. in the Fieldhouseon the Edinburg campus. Studentsreceive free admission with valid ID.The first 200 fans in attendance willreceive a mystery giveaway item at6 p.m. For more information, call882-2256.--Compiled by Jessica MendezPOLICE REPORTSThe following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Jan. 17 and 23.Jan. 174:33 p.m.: A studentwas taken to a localhospital after she feltdizzy and ill in Lot E-8on the Edinburg campus.Jan. 185:18 a.m.: An officer was dispatchedto the police department lobby on theEdinburg campus in regard to a studentwho wanted to report an off-campusincident. The officer determined thatthe student was intoxicated due to hisslurred speech, bloodshot eyes andsmelled like alcohol. The student wasreleased to the care of an adult at theofficer’s discretion.7:33 a.m.: Officers contacted anon-affiliated man in Lot B-1 onthe Brownsville campus due to hisstrange behavior and several illogicalstatements he made. Officers foundthat he was in possession of hismother’s medication, but determinedthat the man was not dangerous. Themedication was confiscated, and theman was issued a criminal trespasswarning. He was transported to theTropical Texas Behavioral HealthCenter for further evaluation.9:36 a.m.: An officer stopped a driverfor several traffic violations. However,upon closer inspection, he detected thesmell of marijuana inside the vehicle.The officer obtained written consentto search the vehicle, where he foundmarijuana residue.1:11 p.m.: A student who was foundunconscious after fallingin thecommon area of the Village Apartmentswas transported by ambulance toDoctors Hospital at Renaissance.8:40 p.m.: An officer stopped a driveron the Edinburg campus for failingto dim his headlights. On furtherquestioning, he admitted to possessingnarcotics. The driver was arrested oncharges of possession of marijuanaand of control substance penalty group1 (cocaine).Jan. 226:47 a.m.: An officer fell while walkingdown a flight of stairs in the EducationComplex on the Edinburg campus andinjured his right shoulder.11:23 a.m.: An officer on theBrownsville campus contacted astudent in regard to a filed harassmentreport against her ex-boyfriend withthe Brownsville Police Department.12:12 p.m.: Officers responded toa fire alarm at the Mathematics andScience Academy on the Edinburgcampus. It was determined that a burntnoodle soup in a microwave causedthe alarm to sound. The building waslater deemed safe for re-entry by theEdinburg Fire Department.12:38 p.m.: A student on the Edinburgcampus reported receiving a suspiciousphone call from an unknown manasking about his personal information.The student revealed his Social Securitynumber and date of birth to the manover the phone.Jan. 2311:34 a.m.: An officer on the Edinburgcampus contacted a student in regardto a filed harassment report againsther ex-boyfriend with the MissionPolice Department.2:28 p.m.: A staff member suffered aseizure at the University Center on theEdinburg campus. Officers respondedto the scene and the staff member wastransported to a hospital.--Compiled by Klaudia CedilloBSNContinued from Page 1and math.”Another change in the program isthat starting in Spring 2020, the BSNwill begin twice-a-year admissions forthe spring and fall.“Right now, we take all 120 studentsat the same time,” Radzyminski said.“Next year, we are going to take 60 inthe fall and 60 in the spring. We aretaking the same 120, but we are takingthem in two different sections for acouple of reasons: one, smaller classsize. It gives us access to what wecall ‘interactive learning.’ When youhave smaller class size, the teacher canbetter interact with students.“It is also if for any reason a studentneeds to repeat a course, right now,the student has to sit out a wholeyear. But if we admit students twice ayear, it means that we have to teachevery single class every semester. So,if a student needs to retake a course,they can take it immediately thenext semester.”Radzyminski said these changeswillimprovetheeducationalexperience students have with thenursing program.“It is to help the student, so that wecan pick, really, the best students outof those who apply, who are likely tobe successful and who are likely to bereally good, strong nurses,” she said.Students who do not get acceptedto the program can reapply thenext semester.“Do well in science and math,”Radzyminski said. “I know I keepsaying that, but that is one of the No.1 things we look at because we have 80years of data that shows that studentswho do well in science and math, dowell in nursing.”Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswellspoke about the importance of theclinic, its impact on the communityand on the students.“This is a place where medicalstudents who train less and less inthe classroom and more and morein facilities like this are going to getto learn about practicing medicine,”Boswell said.The Surgery and Women’s SpecialtyCenter team includes:Department of Surgery:--Dr. Vijian Dhevan, general surgery--Dr. Ash Hilmy, general andvascular surgery--Dr. Henry Reinhart, endocrine andgeneral surgery--Dr. Minerva Romero Arenas, endocrineand general surgery--Dr. Samuel Snyder, endocrine andgeneral surgeryDepartment of Obstretrics dicineandreconstructive surgery--Dr. Lyuba Levine, gynecology oncology--Dr. Mark Reedy, obstetrics andgynecology.The clinic is located at 614 Maco Dr.in Harlingen.“We are hoping [HESI] will make theapplications fair.“We don’t want to take in students whoare not going to be able to pass, studentswho are not going to be successful innursing because that keeps out someonewho might or would have been abetter candidate.”The average grade-point averageto enter the program is about 3.5 andit gets higher every year, accordingto Radzyminski.“This year, you needed over 3.8 toget into the program, especially inscience and math,” she said. “We haveknown since the 1940s that individualswho succeed in the school of nursing,and do well, also succeed in scienceCLINICContinued from Page 1more specialists to serve the needs ofour community.”During the event, Michael Patriarca,executive vice dean for the School ofMedicine, said the clinic will potentiallyserve as a research site.“This site will eventually serve asa clinical research site, where wegather data on patients and makingfindings on the Hispanic, understudiedpopulation that has needed it sobadly,” Patriarca said.
ON CAMPUS 3January 28, 2019THE RIDERGroundskeeper recalls experiencesMaleny OrtegaTHE RIDEREnrique Castro Jr. useshis work experience to helpmaintainapresentablecampus as a staff memberof the UTRGV CampusFacilities Operations.Castro, a groundskeeper,started working for UTRGVin 2008, but has beenemployed since 1979 invarious fields, such as farmwork, maquiladoras andconstruction. He has workedin Florida, North Carolina,Minneapolis and Houston.He recalls the hard work ofhis time in the fields.“Working in labor, well, it’shard,” Castro said in Spanish.“It is waking up at 3 in themorning, preparing breakfastand boarding a bus thattakes you to work eight, nine,10, 11, 12 hours in the sun orin the cold, whichever of thetwo, depending on where youwere assigned.”Castro is from Matamoros,Tamaulipas, Mexico, wherehe had businesses such as ajewelry shop, shoe store andtaqueria, but had to leavethe city because of the violenceand to improve himself.“I came here due tothe danger there was inMatamoros,” he said. “Wehad to come to Brownsville. Igot married here, had my sonand, well, to not be over therein the perating the ththe irrigation systems andrepairing machinery.He likes the opportunitiesgiven to the employees totry out new ideas that willbenefit the campus, usingtheir previous experienceand knowledge.“We try to give our two centsand give better ideas to takeadvantage of time . and tryto always maintain thecampus presentable for thestudents,” Castro said.When he is not working,Castro likes to spend histime off making repairsat home, exercising orplaying racquetball.DanielGonzalez,thesuperintendent of GroundsMaintenance, said Castroisahardworkinganddependable employee.“He’s always willing to goabove and beyond with hisco-workers and as a personalfriend,”Gonzalezsaid.“Outside of work, he’s a familyman and always there forhis family and for his friends.”While working with Castro,Gonzalez said he has learnedFernando Ramirez/The RiderGroundskeeper Enrique Castro Jr. has been working at the university since 2008, where he operates excavators andforklifts, installs pipelines and repairs machinery.about irrigation, carpentryand mechanic work.Castro spoke about variousexperiences during his timeas a groundskeeper at theuniversity, such as workingduring inclement weather,when he worked throughwind and rain while pickingup fallen trees, and alsobeing present throughout theuniversity’s transition fromlegacy institution Universityof Texas at Brownsvilleto UTRGV.After he retires from hisfull-time position at UTRGV,Castro plans to continueworking, either part timeat the university or doingrepairs at home, such asremodeling, mowing the lawnand painting.Castro advises students tokeep progressing, workingand studying to shapea better future for generationsto come.“It’s never late to start,”he said. “It’s never late tostudy or work. It doesn’tmatter if we are old, as long asour bodies hold.”Pizza Hut openings on campus delayedKlaudia CedilloTHE RIDERAaliyah Garza/The RiderContract negotiations and remodeling have delayed the opening of the Pizza Hutconcessions on both UTRGV campuses.The Pizza Hut stations on campus,which were originally scheduled toopen last fall, have been delayed.On the Edinburg campus, the pizzastation was set to replace Slice of Life inthe Student Union. On the Brownsvillecampus, it was arranged to be nextto the Subconnection station in theStudent Union’s El Comedor.Robert Cantu, executive director ofUTRGV’s Business Auxiliary Services,said the delay was mainly due toprolonged contract negotiations withPizza Hut that were eventually settled.The complete remodeling of the areaon the Edinburg campus also played arole in its postponement.“We had to provide everything bytheir exact specifications, down to theactual pans that were going to be usedto bake the pizzas in,” Cantu said.With negotiations and constructioncompleted, officials are now waiting onrestaurant equipment to come in to beassembled and organized.Asked if there is a set date for theopening, Cantu replied, “Unfortunately,no, but once we get a firm timeline, we’llprobably have a two-week marketingplan set up to let everyone know.”Clarissa Morales, a biology junior,believes that despite the delayedopening, Pizza Hut will be popular.“It was kind of a surprise becauseI didn’t think it was going to be thatdifficult since they replaced that Sliceof Life and it was already a pizzaplace,” Morales said about the delay.“I thought it was going to be like justrenaming it.”Cantu said he was thankful to everyoneinvolved in the process of getting thepizza concession.“The planning, the construction and,hopefully, the opening very soon of thePizza Hut has been a long process,”Cantu said. “And we’re doing our verybest to ensure we provide studentswith the food choices that they want.”Workshop to help students get ready for Engaged Scholar SymposiumKlaudia CedilloTHE RIDERStudentsplanningtoparticipate in the annualEngaged Scholar Symposiumcan receive help on theirsubmissions at Super ScholarFriday, set from 9 a.m. tonoon Feb. 1.Super Scholar Friday willtake place in Sabal Hall 1.104in Brownsville and in StudentAcademicCenter2.103in Edinburg.The event will be hostedby the Office of EngagedScholarship and Learning andthe Writing Center.“It’s pretty much like anoffice open house that allowsfor our students to come in,ask for any last-minute help,or ask any questions abouthow to go about submittingour call forsubmissions,”saidEstelaDe La Garza,p r o g r a ughfocused primarilyon UTRGVundergraduates, Super ScholarFriday is open to all universitystudents for a chance to havetheir work edited for theEngaged Scholar Symposium,which is scheduled April16-17.Studentsfromallbackgrounds are welcomedtodisplaytheirworkrangingfrombiologicaldo in their classes and out ofthem,” De La Garza said. “Andto really stress that we arehappy to see all of the workthat our studentsdoing in all ofSuper Scholar Friday arethe disciplines.”Asked about thesymposium,biologyWhen: 9 a.m. to noonLorenahWhere: Sabal Hall 1.104 in Brownsville seniorStudent Academic Center 2.103 in Edinburg Vasquez replied, “Ifirst thought it wasforscholarships. I’ve never beenscience research posters toto this event before, but itshort stories.sounds interesting.“I’d just like to reiterateThedeadlineforthe importance of oursubmissions for the Engagedstudents knowing that thisScholar Symposium will beis a symposium for them, somidnight Feb. 7. Students maythat they’re able to showcasesubmit their work at utrgv.all of the hard work that theysubmittable.com/submit.“We hope that if they dosubmit, they submit before5 p.m. so that we can do anytroubleshooting while were inthe office,” De La Garza said.“We definitely recommendthat they take advantageof [Super Scholar Friday]. In the case that studentshave any issues, we can helpthem out.”She encourages studentsto also attend the EngagedWorkshop:ShareYourWork from noon to 1 p.m.Thursday, where students willlearn useful tips and tricks.The workshop will be heldin Main Building 1.422 inBrownsville and StudentAcademic Center 2.130 inEdinburg.
4 OPINIONJanuary 28, 2019THE RIDER“So far, from what I’ve seen, is that myclass load is a little hectic. There is a lot ofdeadlines already and, so, I foresee that itwill be a really busy semester. But I am asenior, so it’s going to be a very excitingone. It’s my last one. Hopefully, I’ll be inthe master’s program next year, but it’s avery, very busy schedule that I have and Ijust have to keep on track. I have to stay ontop of my schedule and I’m going to be reallysuccessful if I do that.”Bianca AlvarezEnglish senior“I believe that you can tell how the rest of thesemester is going to be within the first weekof school because the teachers basically setthe pace. So, if they give you how manyexams there is going to be, how muchhomework assignments, then that wayyou know how you are going to plan outyour semester, so you can make room foryour other classes.”David GomezCivil engineering senior“I think that it’s going to go pretty good. I havecertain classes that I think are a little tough,but I think I’ll be able to tackle them downwith going to tutoring and, you know, juststudying and paying attention in class. So,I’m wishing the best for this semester.”Iris GamezMathematics junior“I feel like I’m going to have to put morework into it. Last semester, I got by withoutreading textbooks and stuff, just going bythe notes. I know for sure, now, I’m goingto have to put more into reading andtaking more notes like that.”Vincent GuerreroComputer science sophomore--Compiled by Robert Benavidez Jr. and Aaliyah GarzaMoving from English to SpanishSamanthaGarzaTHE RIDERGrowingup, I moveda r o u n dseveral times.Location hasnever been a problem, but mylanguage always seemed todefine me, becoming the curseI couldn’t escape.The first nine years of mylife I lived in the Houstonsuburb of Katy. I was in secondgrade, had moved schoolsonce and graduated from abilingual program. Until then,knowing English and Spanishhad been a blessing. After oneyear, I was comfortable in mynew English classes, then myparents decided to move again.Only this time, we would move492 miles south to Allende,Nuevo Leon, Mexico. I wentfrom an all-English class to anall-Spanish school.I arrived to my first day ofschool with no worries aboutmy Spanish, because I hadgraduated from a bilingualprogram. However, I was madefun of for mispronouncingsimple words and for havingan “American accent.”One student even created aSubmit aLetter to the EditorThe Rider encourages letters but does not guarantee publication. Wereserve the right to edit letters for grammar and content. Letters for TheRider may be sent to therider@utrgv.edu. All letters must be typed andno longer than 400 words. Letters must include the name, classificationand phone number of letter’s author or the letter cannot be published.Opinions expressed in The Rider are those of the writers and do notnecessarily reflect the views of The Rider or UTRGV administrators.rhyme with all the words I hadmispronounced. It wasn’t abig deal until it made teacherslaugh. My bad pronunciationhad begun to define meand being bilingual becamea curse.In sophomore year of highschool, I had the next fiveyears of my life planned out;I knew which school I wantedto attend and the career Iwas going to pursue. I wasplaced in a bilingual programof Spanish-French. I wasbecoming trilingual! I stillstruggled with Spanish, but Ihad come to terms with it.Then, just when I wascomfortable,myparentsdecided to move 193 milesnorth, to Edinburg. This movehas been the most difficult oneI have experienced.I was ready to start myjunior year of high school,but my records said I hadjust moved from Mexico.This led to my placement ina freshman English-learningclassroom. This meant that forthree hours a day, two timesa week, I was going to learnthe essential words of theEnglish language.There was one teacher, “theone who taught me English,”who made it clear to me andmy classmates how I thoughttoo much of my abilities, andif I were to leave his program,I would be back in less thana week. After telling myparents what had happened,they went in to speak to mycounselor and successfullygot me into regular juniorlevel classes. By this time,the teacher had gotten intomy head and scared me intospeaking English.Since my speaking selfesteem was so low, I decidedto take easy classes and focuson getting out of high school.I never saw myself being inan advanced English class.I heard that college was allabout writing, and all I couldthink about was how my“bad” English was going to setme back. After two years ofthinking I wasn’t good enough,I got accepted to UTRGV andthought to myself, “I must bedoing something right.”Two English classes anda writing class later, I founda love for writing in bothlanguages. Being a bilingualwriter is a blessing, but itbecomes a curse when thereis no exact English version ofthe words ajeno, compadreor estrenar, etc., but that’s astory for another time.
NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL 528 de enero de 2019THE RIDEREl enlace entre dos nacionesCasi listas las oficinas de UTRGV en MatamorosEric Montoya/Fotos The RiderEl Instituto Matamorense para la Cultura y las Artes (IMACULTA) será el hogar del U Central Matamoros. La ciudadde Matamoros le otorgó a UTRGV este espacio para oficinas, el cual no tendrá ningún costo de renta o de serviciospúblicos.Eric MontoyaEDITOR DE ESPAÑOLDespués de seis mesesde planeación, un centrode servicio de UTRGV enMatamoros, Tamaulipas, seencuentra cerca de abrir suspuertas para servir como unenlace entre la universidad ysus estudiantes que residenen México.Unaceremoniadeinauguración se llevará acabo el 18 de febrero.“Tendremos una ceremoniade corte de listón el 18 defebrero y ese sería más omenos como una introduccióny de ahí nos moveremoshacia pleno funcionamientodespués de eso”, JannaArney, delegada del rectorde UTRGV, dijo durante unaentrevista telefónica conThe Rider.U Central Matamoros,el cual es el nombre oficialdel centro de servicio,fue aprobado el 14-15 denoviembre durante la últimareunión de la junta directivadel Sistema Universitariode Texas (University ofTexas System).La oficina “imitará a lasotras oficinas de U Centralen los campus de Brownsvilley Edinburg de UTRGV”, deacuerdo con un comunicadodeprensaemitidoelpasado jueves.Arney dijo que el centrocontará con empleados conconocimientos amplios yhábiles en varios camposquienes“seráncapacesde trabajar con los estudiantes,ya sean futuros estudiantesoestudiantesqueyaestán inscritos”.“[Losempleados]losayudarán con sus preguntas,su papeleo o lo que sea quenecesiten, y si ellos no lopueden hacer personalmente,servirán como un enlace conel campus, el cual les facilitaráCAN
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Cottey College: Accelerated BSN Drury University: Dual Degree BSN/BA in Biology Evangel University: Dual Degree BSN/BS in Health Care Missouri State University: ACEND Preselect Option for Dietetics Internships North Arkansas College: RN-to-BSN; BSDI Ozarks Technical Community College: BSN; RN-to-BSN .
Cox College BSN program graduation rates are consistent with MSBN graduation rate for BSN programs in Missouri @89% for 2014. The dismissal rate 2012-2015 ranged from 0%-20% for all tracks in the BSN program. BSN-A track continues to maintain a higher graduation rate than the other BSN tracks. 1/30/17 Eval team minutes .\2016-2017\Minutes and
