Student Government Attends State
Convention in Austin
The SWTJC Del Rio Student Government
Association travelled to Austin for the annual Texas
Junior College Student Government Association (TJCSGA)
convention on April 7-10.Twelve delegates
accompanied three advisors to the convention.
Keynote speakers included Vincent Nguyen, Chris
Williams, Michael Brown, and James Stinson.
The Del Rio SGA completed its term as TJCSGA
Region VI Vice-President and was elected as the
2011-2012 Regional Parliamentarian.
Del Rio SGA Advisor Cody Barker was also elected
as 2011-2012 Regional Advisor-Elect, and will serve
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Student Success Centers
alive and well at SWTJC
The word is out – there is
plenty of help available at SWTJC Student Success
Centers in Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
"We offer regular tutoring all day, every day,"
Ruhmann said. "We are also piloting a program this
fall that we hope will make a big difference in the
success of our students taking developmental math
courses."
The new program involves Math 0302 and Math 0303
classes in Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
Instructors Claudio Valenzuela in Uvalde, Edward
Koslowska in Del Rio and Stephen Schomber in Eagle
Pass are piloting the program.
"Rather than teaching the class and then
requiring students to do the lab on their own, the
class instructors are also responsible for directing
the lab which comes immediately after the class,"
Ruhmann explained. "The Student Success Centers
assign tutors to each class to assist with the labs.
We believe this intense, hands-on approach will be a
big help."
"We have an exceptional group of tutors this
year," Ruhmann said. "We concentrate on gateway
courses like college algebra, English 1301 and
History 1301, but our tutors are very well rounded
and can help a student in just about any class they
are having trouble in."
In addition to tutoring, the center also oversees
supplemental instruction efforts, where a study
leader who has successfully completed a class is
assigned to a class and leads study sessions outside
the regular class periods.
The center also works closely with the writing
center to help students develop their writing
skills.
Services at the center are available to any
student registered at SWTJC, even students in
technical programs.
"We can’t provide help in specific technical
courses, but we can help with study skills
development and reading comprehension," Ruhmann
said.
The student success centers are funded through a
Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall goal of the program is to increase student
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Miss SWTJC Del Rio
Jessica Fuentes was crowned Miss SWTJC Del Rio
at the 56th Annual Palm's Fest April 12. Alex Martinez (not
present), representing the Creative Arts Club, was crowned Mr.
SWTJC Del Rio.TJCSGA Convention
Members of the Del Rio SGA
exit the final general assembly of the TJCSGA
convention at the Texas State Capital.
Texas Independence
Texas Independence is celebrated at the
Del Rio campus by flying the Come and Take It flag.
Poker Winners
Ed Koslowska and Darlene Quintero
received gift cards from Wal-Mart for coming in first and second in a
recent Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament.
Funny Ts
Del Rio students look through
a catalog of funny photos at Funny Ts sponsored
by the Student Activities Board on February 28.
Community College Day
Members of the Del Rio SGA
met with Texas State Representative Pete Gallego in Austin on February
2.
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SWTJC is
ranked
among
nation’s
best
community
colleges
Southwest
Texas Junior
College has
been ranked
one of the
top 120
community
colleges in
the nation
by the
nonprofit
Aspen
Institute.
The
announcement
was made
Monday,
April 25.
A total of
nine out of
50 Texas
community
colleges
were listed
in the top
120. Along
with SWTJC,
Texas
schools
making the
list include
Alvin
Community
College,
Trinity
Valley
Community
College, Lee
College,
Blinn
College,
Texas State
Technical
College-West
Texas,
Texarkana
College,
Victoria
College and
Wharton
County
Junior
College.
To pick the
winners,
judges
analyzed
U.S.
Department
of Education
data on the
percentage
of students
who graduate
with an
associate's
degree or
successfully
transfer
from their
community
colleges
into
four-year
institutions.
They also
assessed the
proportion
of
low-income
and minority
students who
completed
each
program, and
if
completion
rates
improved
over time at
the
particular
schools. The
120 winners,
representing
the top 10
percent of
the
country's
1,200
community
colleges,
can now
enter to win
a $700,000
prize.
"I commend
our
students,
faculty,
administration
and staff
for this
recognition,"
SWTJC
President
Dr. Ismael
Sosa, Jr.,
said.
"Working
together we
will
continue to
accomplish
great things
at SWTJC."
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Judge Camile DuBose
Judge DuBose
slated to speak
at commencement
Judge
Camile DuBose of Uvalde will be
the keynote speaker at the 64th
Annual SWTJC Commencement
Ceremony scheduled May 14 in
Uvalde.
"We are very pleased that Judge
DuBose accepted our invitation
to speak at this year’s
commencement ceremony," said
SWTJC President Dr. Ismael Sosa,
Jr.
As judge of the 38th
Judicial District Court, DuBose
presides over felony criminal,
civil and family law dockets in
Medina, Uvalde and Real
counties.
Prior to her
2008 election as district judge,
DuBose served as the Associate
Judge of the Child Protection
court of South Texas where she
exclusively handled abuse and
neglect cases in an eight county
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President's/Deans' List Announced
Southwest Texas
Junior College President Ismael Sosa and Dean of
Instructional Services Hector Gonzales have
recognized 194 students for academic excellence
during the 2010 fall semester.
A total of 89 students were honored by earning
recognition on the President's List. This academic
honor is bestowed upon students who maintained a 4.0
Grade Point Average (GPA) in at least 12 hours.
An additional 105 students qualified for Dean's List
honors. To make the Dean's List, students must be
enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours and maintain at
least a 3.6 GPA.
"It is always an honor for me to recognize this
elite group of students for their outstanding work
in the classroom," President Sosa said. "I
congratulate all fall honor students and I thank our
instructors and staff for helping them succeed."
Students on the President's list are as follows:
Binod Bimali
Martina Cazares
Gabriela Chavarria
Nicholas R. Escamilla
Karen French
Viviana Garza
Tiffany M. Guerrero
Francisco Hernandez
Teri L. Holloway
Jacob I. Kelly
Kristan R. Kjolhede
Melinda Martinez
Brandon J. Ojeda
Tomas M. Rangel
Summer Rebienot
Alma A. Ruiz
Caleb J. Scheller
Emily A. Smergut
Eric A. Viitala
Students on the Deans' List are as follows:
Tania Arellano
Mary A. Beeson
Gabriela Cassio
Julio Cienfuegos
Mario A. Corona
Lorenzo Davila
Marco A. Diprosperis-Rivera
Irasema Duenez
Jessica A. Fuentes
Jovanna D. Garcia
Gabriela Garza
Israel Guerra
Oscar H. Gutierrez
Kelvin A. Inocent
Jeffery A. Larsen
Kit Lui
Cassandra Martinez
Ruben Martinez
Sandra L. Mendez
Crystal L. Ochoa
Martin Olvera
Maria G. Padilla
Bianca S. Perez
Jimena M. Ramon
Yolanda Rocha
Gariela H. Rodriguez
Martha V. Sanchez
Griselda S. Sorola
Eli S. Trevino
Sonia M. Valenzuela
Jesus R. Vargas
Maria A. Vela
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