Rebeca Martinez
Last month, I had the honor of speaking at a “Su Voto Es Su Voz” event hosted by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Today, nearly 58 million people, or 18% of Americans, are of Hispanic or Latino descent. Generations...
Alamo Colleges Names New Vice Chancellor
The Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees has approved the selection of Robert McKinley as the district’s new vice chancellor of economic and workforce development. McKinley, who is currently the senior associate vice president for economic...
How to Prepare for Natural Disaster
It’s human nature to not worry about things until they happen. After all, none of us want to imagine our city in a state of disaster or a tornado barreling through our own neighborhood. But these things do happen, and the best thing we can do is to prepare...
Lorena Roa De La Cruz Trailblazing in Male Reproductive Health
From the mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean, Idelisa Bonnely de Calventi to the first latina astronaut Ellen Ochoa, Latinas have made waves in the field of science for decades. Now one of those latinas is Lorena Roa de la Cruz. She...
Alamo Colleges Celebrates Tricentennial at St.Philips College
Students and staff, past and present, gathered with community members at the Watson Fine Arts Center on the campus of St. Philips college to celebrate the development and impact of the Alamo Colleges since the 20th century. The story begins...
New West Side Education and Training Center Facility Announced for Construction in Spring 2019
Alamo colleges announced last week that a new WETC facility will replace the existing one with a celebration at its current location near highway 151 and Enrique M. Barrera Pkwy. Students enjoyed tacos and refreshments as the district unveiled...
Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees Names Due As Executive Director for the Alamo Colleges Foundation
Sheila Marlow Due, Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), has assumed her duties as the new executive director of the Alamo Colleges Foundation. Due replaces Jim Eskin, who retired earlier this year. “Sheila Marlow Due is a definite asset to the Alamo...
Texans Can Academies Sponsors Back-to-School Fund Drive Countdown to Class of 2018 school uniform drive begins
Texans Can Academies, a non-profit organization giving young Texans a second chance at life through education, today announced that they are sponsoring a back-toschool fund drive, Countdown to Class, for their students who need assistance getting ready for...
Construction Begins on New Alamo Colleges District Support Operations Building
Alamo Colleges District Board Chair Dr. Yvonne Katz, Trustees Marcelo Casillas, Joe Alderete Jr. and Gene Sprague joined Chancellor Dr. Bruce Leslie, Incoming Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores and district employees to celebrate the “topping out” of the new...
Alamo Colleges District Names Roth New Central Texas Technology Center Manager
The Alamo Colleges District has named Janice Roth as the new manager for the district’s Central Texas Technology Center (CTTC) in New Braunfels. She has served as the student success coordinator at the CTTC since 2006. As the new CTTC manager, Roth will...
