Book of D: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

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My UT Permian Basin family.

(L2R: Me, Chris, my 2020 intern from Texas A&M Commerce, and 

Corey, my supervisor and Dean of Students)

So, I chose UTPB for a myriad of reasons for obtaining my both an B.A. and M.S., 

and I will never regret it because it was/has been a phenomenal ride.

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Ŧexas Ŧech Happy Halloween.

However, Ŧexas Ŧech is my choice for my PhD.

Fingers crossed I get accepted, but I have 25 other plans;

one for each of the other letters of the alphabet 

(aside from the letter "B" – from which most plans orginate! 😅). 

So . . . Wreck 'em and Guns Up!

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Book of D: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM)

... October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #DVAM

Thank you to the wonderful people at

Crisis Center of West Texas

and to my awesome DSAL, SGA, & Student Life colleagues from the

UTPB - The University of Texas Permian Basin

for helping with tonight's DVAM Virtual Vigil (via Zoom). #Survivor 💜💜💜

My Community Colleagues (video fellows):

Aaron Thomas (Crisis Center of West Texas, BIPP Coordinator/ Community Service Manager)

Alexandria Hart-Adcock. (UT Permian Basin Sergeant, UTPB Campus Police Department)

Audrey Spotts (UT Permian Basin Student Government Association, Parliamentarian)

Corey James Benson (UT Permian Basin Dean of Students/Title IX Officer, Division of Student Affairs and Leadership)

Chris Boyer (Fall 2020 Intern for UT Permian Basin, Graduate Student at Texas A&M-Commerce)

Diana Ortiz Balderrama (UT Permian Basin International Student Services & Financial Literacy, Division of Student Affairs and Leadership)

Dora Dominguez-Carey (UT Permian Basin Student Development Specialist/Title IX Officer, Division of Student Affairs and Leadership)

Elizabeth Andrews Teixeira (Crisis Center of West Texas, Prevention Services Director)

Hannah Horick (Crisis Center of West Texas, Communication and Development Coordinator)

Narita Holmes (UT Permian Basin Title IX Coordinator and Assistant Compliance Officer, Division of Compliance)

Rachael Duke (UT Permian Basin Administrative Assistant II, Division of Student Life)

Sarbagya Malla (UT Permian Basin Student Government Association, President)

Book of D: Wrought Iron Works (new hobby)

Book of D: 2020 Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA)

 Another Successful TACUSPA Conference has wrapped up.

This year was supposed to take place in Austin . . . thanks a lot, 'Rona. 😉

Last year's 2019 Conference was held in San Marcos, Texas.

The 2019 event was my first conference as a member of TACUSPA.

My colleagues and I had a wonderful time.

My supervisor, Corey Benson Dean of Students – UT Permian Basin (UTPB),

encouraged me to become a member, and I am so glad I did.

The Department of Student Affairs, which TACUSPA's members mostly consists of,

 is vital to every single college and university campus – everywhere.

I will be forever grateful that Corey gave me such a marvelous opportunity when

he asked me to accept the position of Student Development Specialist for UTPB; 

part of the UTPB Student Affairs and Leadership Division (DSAL).

It was quite the transition from the previous title I had with UTPB Student Success.

If you had asked me ten years ago what I would be doing at this juncture of my life,

I definitely would not have said I would be a non-traditional student in grad school 

with a career that allows me to follow my passion: mental health.

💙 Carry on, y'all. Life is good. Falcons Up! 💙

Book of D: TACUSPA's Reminder to VOTE!

 

Book of D: ACA American Counseling Association (LPC-in-Training)

Book of D: ARHE Membership

 UT Permian Basin ARHE Member