Dear Jerry,

I made my semi-monthly pilgrimage to Austin this morning, banged my head against the Texas Education Agency wall, and came away with nothing but a headache. I have too little time left to spend it arguing with bureaucrats or jumping through hoops to send them useless data. There must be a bike shop somewhere that needs a part-time mechanic. A kid on two wheels would at least be evidence my work mattered.

Thanks,

Mike

From: Gerald Juhnke <Gerald.Juhnke@utsa.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 2:40 PM
To: COEHD@lists.it.utsa.edu; Michael Vriesenga <michael.vriesenga@utsa.edu>
Cc: COEHD Dean <COEHD.Dean@utsa.edu>
Subject: Happy Retirement, Mike!!!

Oh man! Any second thoughts? Come on, Mike, stay with us LONGER! 😉

You will be greatly missed, Mike. What a privilege it has been working and learning from YOU!

Very Best!

Jerry

Gerald Juhnke, Ed.D., LPC, NCC, MAC, ACS

Professor/ACA Fellow/AAMFT Clinical Fellow

Interim Counseling Department Chair

Department of Counseling

The University of Texas at San Antonio

From: COEHD Dean <COEHD.Dean@utsa.edu>
Date: Friday, July 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM
To: COEHD@lists.it.utsa.edu <coehd@lists.it.utsa.edu>
Cc: Michael Vriesenga <michael.vriesenga@utsa.edu>
Subject: [Coehd] COEHD Announcement

Dear COEHD community:

It is with mixed emotions to announce our Director for Assessment and Program Accountability, Dr. Michael Vriesenga, will be retiring from his role effective August 31. Dr. Vriesenga has served COEHD for 6 years. During which time he monitored all affairs relative to TEA accreditation and compliance in addition to providing faculty and students valuable assistance and support. We will miss Michael’s analytical skill and depth of knowledge and awareness of legislation and the policy environment. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Vriesenga and wishing him well on the next chapter of his journey.

Mario

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Mario Torres, Ph.D. 

Dean, College of Education and Human Development