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Librarians and Educators Day

Agenda
Friday, March 22

9:00 a.m. Registration and Private Breakfast for Roundtable Panelists and UTPA Administration
Location: Bronc Room, next to Ballroom
9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast for Participants
Location: Main Room
9:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks by Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
9:35 a.m. Remarks by the Mistres of Ceremonies: Corina Lopez
9:40 a.m. Seating of Roundtable Participants
9:50 a.m. Congressional Roundtable on Hispanic Literacy

  • Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)
  • Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34)
  • Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTPA
  • Stephen Leach, Manager, Community Relations, NESTLE
  • Brenda Villa, Olympian Athlete
  • Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Author
11:20 a.m. Remarks by Congressman Rubén Hinojosa
11:25 a.m. Educator Rocks Award Recipients:
  • Priscilla S. Salinas, Principal, D.U. Buckner Elementary, PSJA ISD
  • Carla Zuazua-Garza, Principal, Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary, Sharyland ISD
FESTIBA 2013 Dream BIG Essay Writing Contest Winners:
  • 1st place winner - Sandra Urie, UTPA
  • 2nd place winner - Tony Joe Morales, UTPA
  • 3rd place winner - Brenda Treviño, UTPA
11:30 a.m. Lunch
11:40 a.m. Librarians and Educators Day Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Guadalupe G. McCall, Author
Made Possible by the South Texas Literacy Coalition
12:30 p.m. UTPA Office for Sustainability hosts:
  • Chef Jesse Castellon, A Farm to Fork Cooking Demonstration
  • Lebby Salinas, Founder Fooducation Inc. "Holistic Health, The Power of real food as nourishment to our body, mind and spirit."
1:15 p.m. Networking Break/Survey Implementation
1:45 p.m. Closing Ceremonies
Door Prizes
2:00 p.m. Librarian and Educators Day concludes