Hope your day is going well. It is our pleasure to announce we have a new Academic Advisor I joining our team. He will start on Monday, December 14, 2020. Please help us welcome him to the Academic Advising team using Kudoboard. The Kudoboard will be available for you to add welcome messages and/or advice as a new UTSA Academic Advisor until Thursday, December 17, 2020. [cid:image004.jpg@01D6D1F3.AF8E8760]Meet Andrew Awalt Academic Advising Unit: Engineering, Math & Physical Sciences Kudosboard for Andrew: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/48JSLBsM/andrewawalt Andrew's most recent position was with UTSA Downtown Testing Services. Before that he held student and faculty support roles at the University of Houston and Angelo State University. In addition to his full time job with IT at Angelo State Andrew taught part time in the Art Department for about four years. For a time he was Art Program Director for the Boys and Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country. When he is not at work Andrew is a photographer with an interest in Texas landscapes and plants. He is active in the Native Plant Society of Texas- San Antonio and is the chair of their publicity committee. His urban yard is planted for the benefit of birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife with a variety of native plants. He also maintains a collection of cacti and succulents and is a member of San Antonio Cactus and Xerophyte Society.