Texas State University will celebrate National HSI Week September 11-17, 2023.
Hispanic-Serving Institution
Being a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) is more than a Federal designation at Texas State.
It is a part of our culture.
Embedded in our identity.
Integrated into our strategies, policies, and practices.
As a Hispanic SERVING Institution
We intentionally reflect on our identity to ensure an authentic alignment with those we serve.
We cultivate students' identity development, growth, and social mobility.
We expand and enhance academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability by accessing federal funding that support capacity building and creating equitable access for all.
Embracing Our Identity in Every Facet
Somos Tejas State
Seal of Excelencia
Calendar of Events and Programs
Fall 2023
- Location:
- LBJ Student Center; 3-14.1
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Gloria Martinez-Ramos
(512)- 245- 2470
gm21@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Diversity and Gender Studies
This workshop is provided by HACU. HACU HNIP offers paid internships in federal agencies to students of all majors and backgrounds. Celebrating HSI Week.
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- Location:
- Avery Building; Avery Building 256
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS)
owls@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- HSI Community Council
University leaders will discuss the history and meaning of the federal Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, the future of TXST’s Round Rock Campus, and provide an in-depth meet and greet with the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS).
Come hear from the President's HSI Community Council, the Vice President for TXST’s Round Rock Campus, and the Department of OWLS!
Somos Tejas State t-shirts, snacks, and refreshments will be provided, first-come, first-served. Click here for more information
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Come hear from the President's HSI Community Council, the Vice President for TXST’s Round Rock Campus, and the Department of OWLS!
Somos Tejas State t-shirts, snacks, and refreshments will be provided, first-come, first-served. Click here for more information
- Location:
- LBJ Ballroom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Karina Ogunlana
getinvolved@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- HSI Community Council and Student Involvement and Engagement
The goal of this event is to engage and connect students, faculty, and staff with Texas State University and community resources. The event will include HSI grant programs, Hispanic student organizations, and services on campus. Participants will learn how Texas State University advances academic achievement, research, and practice as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
Free food and Somos Tejas State Shirts on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here for more information
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Free food and Somos Tejas State Shirts on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Flowers Hall; 231
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tammy Gonzales tammyg@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
Faculty affiliates of the center for the Study of the Southwest have agreed to share their current research with Texas State. This is the forum for this dialogue.
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- Location:
- Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Kristina Ayala, gen_stem@txstate.edu
Lauren Ibarra, Director of Transfer Initiatives, transfercenter@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Generación STEM
Enjoy coffee and pan dulce with the Transfer Ambassadors at the Cafecito con CoSE (College of Science and Engineering) in Ingram Hall.
In addition to the opportunity to connect with your Transfer Ambassador at the Transfer Center table, the event will feature:
Advance registration is requested.
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In addition to the opportunity to connect with your Transfer Ambassador at the Transfer Center table, the event will feature:
- Networking activities
- The opportunity to meet STEM student focused programs, student organizations and resources
- Networking with other students, post-docs, faculty, and staff, and
- Light refreshments
Advance registration is requested.
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- Location:
- Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall; First Floor Lobby
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Kristina Ayala (gen_stem@txstate.edu)
- Campus Sponsor:
- Generación STEM
Generación STEM will host Cafecito con CoSE (College of Science and Engineering) on Thursday, September 14th, 2023 at 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
This event will feature:
Advance registration is requested.
This event will feature:
- Networking activities
- Opportunity to meet STEM student focused programs, student organizations and resources
- Networking with other students, post-docs, faculty, and staff
- Light refreshments
Advance registration is requested.
- Location:
- Flowers Hall; 230
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tammy Gonzales
tammyg@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
TXST scholars who work on the impact of borders on communities share their research.
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- Location:
- Flowers Hall; 230
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tammy Gonzales tammyg@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
Working with different sources and different disciplines, these scholars examine and discuss the making of borders and the making of communities.
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- Location:
- Flowers Hall; 230
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tammy Gonzales tammyg@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
Communities and cultures take shape in a variety of ways. These scholars use a wide variety of sources - from business records to state inquests - to understand the making of community in multi-ethnic situations.
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- Location:
- Flowers Hall; 230
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tammy Gonzales Tammyg@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
Connecting to others through sound is fundamental dimension of culture and community. These scholars ground the act of hearing through literature, theatre, music history and oral history.
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- Location:
- Music Building; MUS 236 (Recital Hall)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Music Building; MUS 236 (Recital Hall)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- LBJ Student Center Amphitheater
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Monica Flores, ozv6@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- SACA
Tunes@Noon is a live music event at TXST. Stop by the LBJ Student Center Amphitheater to hang out and listen to live local music. The Tunes@Noon series brings a diversity of genres and artists to the campus. For the latest information follow SACA on social media @sacatxst.
- Location:
- Music Building; MUS 236 (Recital Hall)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- LBJ Student Center; LBJSC Teaching Theatre
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Karina Ogunlana
getinvolved@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Student Involvement and Engagement, Department of Housing and Residential Life, Student Association for Campus Activities, Residence Hall Association
Join the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and Student Association for Campus Activities (SACA) as they screen the documentary, "Hailing Cesar". The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion with the filmmaker, Eduardo Chavez, who is also Cesar Chavez's grandson.
Summary for "Hailing Cesar":
Hailing Cesar is a film about my journey to understand the legacy and struggle of my grandfather, the civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
I was only three years old when Cesar passed away. Growing up comfortably in the Bay Area, where my father Fernando was a lawyer, I had difficulty connecting with my grandfather’s life.
After a turning point in my life, I began to explore the places, learn about the people, and carry out the activities that were so important to Cesar. My journey included working in the fields, picking grapes, as both my grandfather and father once did.
My goal is to share Cesar's message with a new generation. This film is my first step in honoring his legacy
Summary for "Hailing Cesar":
Hailing Cesar is a film about my journey to understand the legacy and struggle of my grandfather, the civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
I was only three years old when Cesar passed away. Growing up comfortably in the Bay Area, where my father Fernando was a lawyer, I had difficulty connecting with my grandfather’s life.
After a turning point in my life, I began to explore the places, learn about the people, and carry out the activities that were so important to Cesar. My journey included working in the fields, picking grapes, as both my grandfather and father once did.
My goal is to share Cesar's message with a new generation. This film is my first step in honoring his legacy
- Location:
- Performing Arts Center; Recital Hall
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Music Building; MUS 236 (Recital Hall)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Music Building; MUS 236 (Recital Hall)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Daveda Karanas, Voice Area Coordinator
512 245-3378 - Campus Sponsor:
- School of Music
World Renowned expert in Latin American and Iberian Art songs, Patricia Caicedo is a multifaceted artist-scholar with numerous recordings, books, concerts, and media appearances.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
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She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
Patricia has led a crusade to include underrepresented repertoires and creators in music curricula and concert venues, having performed worldwide and founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on studying art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interest in technology led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
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Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
more about event
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Brazos Hall; Atrium
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- tammy Gonzales tammyg@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
The Atascosa Borderlands project is a long-term visual storytelling project by Luke Swenson (Documentary Photographer) and Jack Dash (Naturalist and Writer). Since 2017, we have been working to better understand the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands alongside ecologists, cattle ranchers, humanitarian aid workers, migrants, hunters, ex-border patrol agents, and indigenous community members. This project will ultimately bring together hundreds of original film photographs, oral history interviews, botanical specimens, historical images, and found objects; creating a living archive dedicated to this remote 42-mile section of the US-Mexico border.
The Atascosa Highlands are an area of incredible biological and cultural diversity. These mountains are at the crossroads of several ecological zones and harbor a unique flora. Despite being somewhat lower in elevation than other sky island ranges, the Highlands include many different micro-climates that create habitats for species from temperate, tropical, and arid regions of North America.
The hills and valleys which make up the Tumacacori Ecosystem Management Area of the Coronado National Forest have been inhabited by humans for thousands of years, but over the last few centuries human activity has had a profound impact on the landscape. Jack will tell us the story of this fascinating borderlands region. He will highlight the climatic, biogeographical, and historical factors which have influenced the modern ecology of the Atascosa Highlands. Jack will also introduce us to the flora of this Arizona/Sonora borderland region, including species representative of the dominant biomes and unusual denizens of this botanical wonderland.
Luke Swenson
Luke Swenson is a documentary photographer and visual storyteller and a graduate of Pratt Institute’s BFA Photography program in Brooklyn.
Jack Dash
Jack Dash is a horticulturalist at Desert Survivors Native Plant Nursery in Tucson, and Vice President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society. He is passionate about the flora and ecology of the Sky Islands of Southern Arizona, and their relationships to the broader ecologies of North America. He is working on a Click here for more information
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The Atascosa Highlands are an area of incredible biological and cultural diversity. These mountains are at the crossroads of several ecological zones and harbor a unique flora. Despite being somewhat lower in elevation than other sky island ranges, the Highlands include many different micro-climates that create habitats for species from temperate, tropical, and arid regions of North America.
The hills and valleys which make up the Tumacacori Ecosystem Management Area of the Coronado National Forest have been inhabited by humans for thousands of years, but over the last few centuries human activity has had a profound impact on the landscape. Jack will tell us the story of this fascinating borderlands region. He will highlight the climatic, biogeographical, and historical factors which have influenced the modern ecology of the Atascosa Highlands. Jack will also introduce us to the flora of this Arizona/Sonora borderland region, including species representative of the dominant biomes and unusual denizens of this botanical wonderland.
Luke Swenson
Luke Swenson is a documentary photographer and visual storyteller and a graduate of Pratt Institute’s BFA Photography program in Brooklyn.
Jack Dash
Jack Dash is a horticulturalist at Desert Survivors Native Plant Nursery in Tucson, and Vice President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society. He is passionate about the flora and ecology of the Sky Islands of Southern Arizona, and their relationships to the broader ecologies of North America. He is working on a Click here for more information