Starr County Campus exhibit explores pattern and modern imagery

February 7, 2013 No Comments
"Modern Condition" artwork by Travis Trapp will be on exhibit at the Starr County Campus from Feb. 21 - April 26, 2013. Above artwork, Cow, Pen and Ink.

South Texas College’s Starr County Campus Library Art Gallery presents “Modern Condition,” an exhibit featuring artworks by Travis Trapp. The exhibit opens Thursday, Feb. 21 and will be on view through Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Starr County Campus Library Art Gallery, located at 142 FM 3167 in Rio Grande City. Admission is free and open to the public. Trapp’s work focuses on surreal and abstract imagery and finds influence in everything from science fiction, to graphic novels, animation and music. In this new series of work he combines photography and illustration for the … Read More …

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A mix of the old, new brings visual delight to Starr County Campus

September 6, 2011 No Comments
“La Pradrera,” a digitally-altered photograph by Phyllis Evans.

Starr County residents will enjoy a mix of old photograph techniques blended with the new in “Rediscovery and the Illumination of Old and Revealing of New,” an art exhibit featuring digitally-altered photographs by Phyllis Evans. The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 20 to Dec. 9, 2011 at South Texas College’s Starr County Campus Library Art Gallery located at 142 FM 3167 in Rio Grande City. Admission is free and open to the public. Evans is the chair of STC’s Visual Arts and Music Department and an assistant professor of art for the college. The photographs in the exhibit were … Read More …

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STC libraries celebrate Library Week

March 31, 2011 No Comments
Liubrary Week

Library Week is that time of the year when we stop and appreciate what libraries and librarians have contributed to our schools and communities. All five of South Texas College’s libraries will celebrate Library Week with a number of activities. The events are free and open to the public. On April 11 at the Nursing and Allied Health Campus Library located at 1101 E. Vermont in McAllen, attendees will be treated to a performance by The University of Texas-Pan American Folkloric Dance Troupe at 11 a.m. Also on April 11 at the Technology Campus Library located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. in … Read More …

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Librarians present research at LIRT Summit

October 20, 2010 No Comments
STC librarians at the Library Instruction Round Table held at the Texas A&M University Campus in Corpus Christi.

By: Esther Garcia, STC Library Specialist South Texas College Pecan Campus librarians Joshua Wallace and Angelica Maria Garcia presented their research on teaching library instruction with classroom response systems, commonly known as Clickers, in a poster session during the Library Instruction Round Table held at the Texas A&M University Campus in Corpus Christi. Staff members from all five STC libraries attended the LIRT Summit, which was founded in 1977 as a place for librarians and library staff to receive training and library instruction, as well as to share ideas. The … Read More …

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STC libraries celebrate Library Week

April 6, 2010 No Comments

Library Week is that time of the year when we stop and appreciate what libraries and librarians have contributed to our schools and communities. And South Texas College will celebrate Library Week with a number of activities at all five of its campuses. The events are free and open to the public. On April 12 at the Nursing and Allied Health Campus Library, located at 1101 E. Vermont in McAllen, STC Instructor Laurel Salas will give a presentation on computer-aided drafting and design. And at 10 a.m., Ray Anzaldua, STC assistant professor of business computer systems and two-time Amazon.com … Read More …

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Minerva Morales de Garcia spins tales of Valley’s history at STC’s Pecan Campus Library

June 18, 2009 3 Comments
Author Minerva Morales de Garcia will share her knowledge of Valley history at STC’s Pecan Campus Library on June 24.

The people, traditions and culture of the Rio Grande Valley make up a tapestry of stories and tales woven together to create one unique history. Author Minerva Morales de Garcia knows a great deal about this rich history, and her latest book, "A la Orillita del Rio" chronicles the cultural roots of the region and the symbiotic relationship between Mexico and the U.S. The noted author will share her knowledge of Valley history and read excerpts from her book at South Texas College's Pecan Campus Library on June 24 at 6:30 p.m. The event, which will be primarily in Spanish, is free and open … 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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Exhibition highlights endangered natural world at Pecan Campus Library

April 14, 2009 No Comments
“Shark Series: Ancient Catch,” a digital photograph from the series “Vanishing Species” by Beth Thomas, which goes on display at STC’s Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery on April 23.

South Texas College's Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery is proud to present "Vanishing Species," featuring a collection of digital photographs by Beth Thomas. The exhibit opens Thursday, April 23 with an artist lecture at 6 p.m. in STC's Pecan Campus Building D Auditorium, and a reception immediately following from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery. The exhibit runs through May 22, 2009. STC's Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery is located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Admission to the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.Currently a professor of art at … Read More …

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