Longhorn Scholars News

Upcoming Events

End of the Semester Social
Thursday, May 1, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: TBA

Graduation Reception (for Graduating Seniors)
Friday, May 2, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
MAI 212

Study Hall for Final Exams
Monday & Tuesday, May 5 & 6, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
FAC 1

Longhorn Scholars - Headliners and Legends

Summer 2008 Graduates

Krystal Alanis
Jesus Alvarez
Steven Andrade
Erik Cabrera
Adriana Camacho
Bridgett Clay
Kevin Franco
Michael Fuentes
Fernando Galaviz
Christina Garcia
John Grochowski
Virginia Guerra
Amber Herndon
Olivia Beth Horak
Jenny Isikwe
Gina Kuntscher
Mirla Lopez
Joel Luna
Angela Martinez
Monica Martinez
Gabriel Medina
Kynetta Moore
Danny Ngoo
Ambar Nunez
Ruben Pena
Linda Perez
Rachel Pierce
Luisa Rodriguez
Monica Rueda
Jacqueline Segovia
Edith Whitsitt
Lashondra Wilson
Haley Zetar

Congratulations to our Spring 2007 Longhorn Scholars Graduates!

6 Longhorn Scholars Awarded Bridging Disciplines Program Certificates in 2007

The Bridging Disciplines Programs of Connexus enable students to focus their course work, internships, and research experiences in one of nine interdisciplinary themes: Children and Society, Cultural Studies, Digital Arts and Media, Environment, Ethics and Leadership, International Studies, Social Entrepreneurship & Non-profits, and Social Inequality, Health & Policy. As students take part in courses and connecting experiences, they develop a specialization that compliments their major field of study. Congratulations to the six Longhorn Scholars who were awarded this interdisciplinary certificate in spring 2007:

• Spring 2007


• Diana Melendez — Children & Society
• Tiffany Oscar — Cultural Studies
• Andrew Lara — Ethics & Leadership
• Michelle Robinson — Social Inequality, Health & Policy

Quick Takes

• The following Longhorn Scholars are enrolled in the Bridging Disciplines Program:
  
  

  Children & Society
  Jennifer Alcala
  Theresa Arellano
  Crystal Colmenero
  Ashley Lemell
  April Martin-Richard

  Cultural Studies
  Jo Ann Guillen
  Charlette Matts
  Albert Anthony Palacios

  Digital Arts & Media
  Chelsea Irby
  Ebony Jackson
  Ruth Ramirez

  Ethics & Leadership
  Veronica Benavides
  Susana Castro
  Rebeca Gonzalez
  Claudia Hernandez
  Eric Hernandez
  Pegah Javidpour
  Donald Thompkins
  Jose Torres

  International Studies
  Miguel Gallegos
  Juan Navarro
  Amie Cecilia Sanchez

  Environment
  Joshuah Garduno
  Martin Gonzalez

  Social Inequality, Health & Policy
  Michelle Wilkerson

• Veronica Benavides was accepted into the UT in DC/Archer Program and is studying in Washington, DC during fall 2007.


• Joshuah Garduno participated in an internship at the Texas State Capitol during spring 2007. He is also a Rapoport Scholar.


• Rebeca Gonzalez was accepted into the PPA Program in the McCombs School of Business.


• Jo Ann Guillen participated in a Connecting Internship Experience for her BDP in Cultural Studies during fall 2006.


• Claudia Hernandez participated in a Connecting Internship Experience for her BDP in Ethics & Leadership during spring 2007.


• Eric Hernandez will be studying abroad during fall 2007 in Brazil.


• Pegah Javidpour participated in the UT in DC/Archer Program in Washington, DC during spring 2007. She also participated in a Connecting Internship Experience during fall 2006, where she internedat the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.


• Ashley Lemell attended a Maymester Course during summer 2007 in London.


• Asha Dane’el served as the Chair of the Women’s Resource Center, an agency of Student Government during the 2006-2007 academic year.


• Allene Strickland performed in the play, Kurt Vonnegut’s Happy Birthday, Wanda June during spring 2007.


• Jazzmin Smith serves as a music critic for The Daily Texan, where she writes reviews for CDs.

Alumni News

Lynnsey Morrison (Spring 2005) just finished her first year of graduate school in a PhD program in Biology, specializing in animal behavior studies, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Contact Information for Longhorn Scholars Academic Advisors

Advisors are assigned as follows, based on the first letter of your last name:

• Angie Hernandez
• John Paul (JP) Regalado
• Lisa Valdez
• Phaedra White

Walk-in advising, M-F, 8:15 - 11:30 a.m. and
1:00 - 4:30 p.m., or call for an appointment

Administrative support: Vicky Vlach