[Coehd] Public Lecture: Dr. Erika Camacho

Good morning everyone, Please see the below invitation to a free, public lecture by Dr. Erika Camacho. Please feel free to share with anyone interested. For more information, contact Dr. Edwin Barea at Edwin.Barea(a)utsa.edu. Thank you, Jo Ann Jo Ann A. Jones Communications Specialist The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development T: (210) 458-4486 | E: joann.jones@utsa.edu<mailto:joann.jones@utsa.edu> http://education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> Sent on behalf of Dr. Edwin Barea: Dear Friends, We are excited to announced a public lecture that will be impactful for our students. The College of Sciences and the RISE/MARC Programs would like to extend an invitation to attend a public lecture featuring Dr. Erika Camacho. Dr. Camacho is a professor of mathematics at Arizona State University and an excellent role model for our students. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents who once sold clothes in the back alleys in East Los Angeles. In high-school she was a student of Jaime Escalante who was featured in the movie Stand and Deliver. Against all odds, she did her undergraduate at Wellesley and earned her doctorate degree in Cornell University. “The story of what she had to overcome, and her desire for other Latinas to do the same “is a very passionate topic for me,” she said. “I was born in Mexico (Guadalajara). My mom was a house cleaner. She read a lot and was good at numbers. My stepdad was a janitor. I started working when I was 13 years old. I worked from 8 to 8 in the streets of Los Angeles.” Title: Knocking Down Walls: Fulfilling the Promise of “Stand and Deliver” Date: Thursday, April 13 Time: 6:30 PM Location: MB 0.104 Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology and Associate Dean for Student Success and Instructional Innovation Director, RISE/MARC Students Training and PEM Sloan Programs Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) Fellow College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio Office: FLAWN 3.02.18 210-458-5481 I’m first-generation