Celebrate body, mind, spirit Oct. 24 at STC’s Harvest of Health

October 19, 2009 No Comments
The community is invited to celebrate mind, body, spirit and good health at STC’s Harvest of Health fair on Oct. 24.

South Texas College’s Dr. Ramiro Casso Nursing/Allied Health Campus (NAHC) in McAllen is opening its doors to the public for a community celebration of health on Saturday, Oct. 24. The annual Harvest of Health, organized by STC’s Community Health Outreach Committee (CHOC), showcases the campuses’ vast technology and variety of academic programs, and provides the community with health information and fun activities. The event will begin with a Walk-a-thon at 4 p.m. This year’s event will end at 8 p.m. “The Mexican Consulate and the South Texas Promotores Association have been … Read More …

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Students unite to put cancer on defensive

May 6, 2009 No Comments
STC Mid-Valley Biology Club, Valley Scholars Program and Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society students donate time, effort to make Donna Relay for Life a success.

By: STC's Mid-Valley Campus Biology Club Students in South Texas Colleges' Mid-Valley Biology Club, Valley Scholars Program and Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society united to put cancer on the defensive at the annual Relay for Life Event in Donna in late April. More than 20 students worked together to produce a successful educational scavenger hunt at the event, education packets, as well as bringing the concluding luminaria ceremony to light. The scavenger hunt involved finding answers to questions related to American Cancer Society patient services and advocacy. The packets produced by the … Read More …

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STC instructor Jennifer Clark honored by South Texas Civil Rights Project

May 6, 2009 No Comments
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South Texas College Government Instructor Jennifer Clark has been awarded the 2009 Emma Tenayuca Award by the South Texas Civil Rights Project. She received the award at STCRP's annual Noche de Fiesta celebration on Wednesday April 22. The event celebrates and honored individuals working to protect civil rights in the Rio Grande Valley."We selected Jenny because of her passionate work to bring light to the forms of trafficking and coercion that affect women," said Noemi Martinez, events coordinator for STCRP. "Her work to bring important figures to the community through STC's Distinguished … Read More …

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STC Starr County Campus keeps community thriving with Passport Fair

May 6, 2009 No Comments
Team members prepare for the STC Starr County Library Passport Fair.

The proximity of the Rio Grande Valley to the Mexican border makes it easy to live and work in literally two countries and many Valley residents commute to and from Mexico on a daily basis. But on June 1, 2009 it may no longer be so easy to crisscross the border for those who do not possess a United States Passport. The U.S. government will begin implementing the full requirements of the land and sea phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). "South Texas College is aware many members of our community commute everyday to work in Mexico or to visit friends and family across … Read More …

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STC students and instructors rhyme and groove during RGV International Poetry Festival event

May 5, 2009 No Comments
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Poetry is an art form that transcends borders and languages and one which celebrates the human spirit and the common experiences of communication and culture. On April 23-26, Art That Heals, Inc., in conjunction with the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, South Texas College, El Zarape Press and the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, hosted the 2009 Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival to commemorate National Poetry Month and to bring the art of poetry to the local community. The festival featured readings by 2008 Texas Poet Laureate Larry D. Thomas, Amalia Ortiz, La Feria native and … Read More …

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Pecan Campus Bio Club relays for cancer cure

April 28, 2009 No Comments
STC’s Pecan Campus Biology Club Relay for Life Team enjoying doing their part to find a cure for cancer.

By: Pecan Campus Biology Club South Texas College's Pecan Campus Biology Club's Relay for Life Team joined hundreds of community members in the fight against cancer in mid-April at the Upper Valley Relay for Life event. The bronze-ranking team raised more than $1600 through team fundraising activities, individual fundraising efforts, and online donations to the team's Relay for Life website. "I am so proud of everyone on our team, who in spite of their tight class and work schedules, made a great commitment and devotion to this great cause," said Dr. Mehrzad Mahmoudian-Geller, club … Read More …

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Turning trash into treasure

April 14, 2009 No Comments
Students work to finish a new glass tumbler available at South Texas College’s Mid-Valley Campus to turn glass bottles into colorful mulch for use in garden beds.

How can a welder make a flower bloom? South Texas College's Mid-Valley Campus Biology Club student Danny Agado has the answer to that question with his new glass recycling tumbler project.The project consists of using a glass tumbler to recycle glass, which in return can be used as mulch in the Mid-Valley Campus Community Garden. Agado's interest in the project came as result of learning how many natural resources can be saved by recycling. "I created the project with the intent to do my part in helping preserve our scarce natural resources," said Agado. "I want to leave this planet the … Read More …

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Pecan Campus biologists continue efforts to educate community’s youth

April 13, 2009 No Comments
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South Texas College's Pecan Campus Biology Club's Mobile Biologist Team made biology and science more accessible to 77 elementary school students at Mission's Leal Elementary School. In late March, team members Kimberly Asumendi, Edward Cox, Flor Lozano, Andy Villarreal, Daniel Ramirez, Johanna Knight, Steven Garza and David Acosta taught Leal students how to make recycled paper and helped them see their own cells under microscopes. Some of the students took home samples of the recycled paper that they made during the presentation.The Mobile Biologist team members already could see the … Read More …

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