Dr. Vriesenga Your expertise and dedication will certainly be missed. I thoroughly concur that head banging on bureaucratic walls is not recommended. I gave that up seven years ago and never regretted my decision. I hope you enjoy every minute of your retirement Mike. You have earned it! All the best! It has been a pleasure working with you! Julia B Battle, Clinical Teacher Supervisor ________________________________ From: Gerald Juhnke <Gerald.Juhnke(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 2:39 PM To: COEHD(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Michael Vriesenga <michael.vriesenga(a)utsa.edu&gt; Cc: COEHD Dean <COEHD.Dean(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: [Coehd] 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(a)utsa.edu&gt; Date: Friday, July 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM To: COEHD(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt; Cc: Michael Vriesenga <michael.vriesenga(a)utsa.edu&gt; 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 -- Mario Torres, Ph.D. Dean, College of Education and Human Development [Imagining the Future of Jotería Studies as a Framework in the Field of Higher Education | Association of Mexican American Educators Journal]