Happy Friday! It is our pleasure to announce we have 4 new Academic Advisor I's joining our team. They start on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Please help us welcome them to the UTSA Academic Advising team using Kudoboard. The Kudoboard will be available for you to add welcome messages until Friday, September 10, 2021 at 5:00pm. [cid:image002.jpg@01D7A0DC.09AFBB80] Meet Chris Crenshaw Academic Advising Unit: Life and Health Sciences Kudoboard for Chris: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/eT0OBaBE Chris joins the Life and Health Sciences Advising team after working as an Administrative Associate in Advising since February of 2019. He graduated from U.T.S.A with a B.A. in Political Science and is currently working towards an M.B.A. During his time in the Student Placement Advising Center, Chris developed a deep love and passion for mentoring and holistically developing students, as he saw it as an opportunity to help foster the next generation of leaders. He is a native Texan, with roots in the Hill Country and his hometown, Fort Stockton, Texas. Chris enjoys politics and technology, and everything combing the two in the field of civic technology. He works with start-ups in the San Antonio area and has experience in marketing and the financial technology industry. Chris is extremely eager and humbled to start this next step in his academic career and would like to give thanks to Dr. Cynthia Brown, Yolanda Williams, Ricardo Guzman, Olga San Miguel, and Lona George for guiding him in his journey. [cid:image004.jpg@01D7A0DC.09AFBB80] Meet Kaitlyn Hatfield Academic Advising Unit: Business Studies Kudoboard for Kaitlyn: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/bp27ajBg My name is Kaitlyn and I am very excited to join the Advising Team at UTSA. I am a graduate both the University of Houston and Indiana State University. I have a MS in Student Affairs and Higher Education. I have lived in three different states in the past three years and am looking forward to the opportunity to serve students in my hometown, San Antonio! In my free time, I enjoy reading books and running. I plan on running my first marathon this year! [A person smiling for the camera Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Meet Kathleen Modica-Forster Academic Advising Unit: Engineering Studies Kudoboard for Kathleen: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/Nn4iZQV1 I've worked in higher ed for 15+ years in the areas of admission, coaching and advising. I like to challenge myself and others to work smarter not harder by discovering tools that are strategic and intentional. My top 5 Clifton Strengths is Restorative, Individualization, Input, Relator, Intellection which falls in the domain of relationship building. I strive to create a safe environment for others to share and feel supported. I enjoy all things health and wellness, listening to all types of music, reading and being creative. [cid:image008.jpg@01D7A0DC.09AFBB80] Meet Gabriela Rodriguez Academic Advising Unit: Interdisciplinary Education Kudoboard for Gabriela: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/LA56fYa1 Hi everyone! My name is Gabriela Rodriguez, but you can call me Gaby. I graduated with my BA and MA in Communication from UTSA. I have worked with students for the past 6 years and can't wait to continue doing what I love here at UTSA! I have worked at the Supplemental Instruction Program, Undergraduate Admissions, and the Student Union at UTSA as well as being the advisor for the College of Education at TAMIU, so I've worked with different types of students with the same goal of helping them succeed in college. In my spare time, I enjoy practicing yoga, traveling, and snacking (I usually have a snack drawer in any office I'm in)! I can't wait to meet you and I'm excited to be here! We hope you have a great long weekend. Sara Tate, M.S. Senior Instructional Manager The University of Texas at San Antonio UTSA Academic Advising One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Phone: (210) 458-4900 sara.tate@utsa.edu<mailto:sara.tate@utsa.edu> Students: Please be sure to include your Banner ID or MyUTSA ID when corresponding with UTSA officials. UTSA is closely monitoring the coronavirus. For more information: https://www.utsa.edu/coronavirus/ CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error. [cid:image009.jpg@01D7A0DC.09AFBB80] [cid:image010.png@01D7A0DC.09AFBB80]