Samuel Valdez (from left), vice president of education for the Civic Engagement Alliance; Audrey Solis, After Dark/Road Trips committee chair for the Campus Activities Board; Karitza Garcia, Student Government Association senator for the School of Nursing; Ruben Loza, multimedia intern for Student Activities; and Jose Pablo Rojas, SGA president, pose with their Vs Up after a panel discussion during the State of the RGV Conference last Wednesday in the PlainsCapital Bank Theater in the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. Abigail Ollave/The Rider Photos
UTRGV student leaders and panelists of the State of the RGV Conference hold their certificates of recognition last Wednesday in the PlainsCapital Bank Theater in the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. Shown are Samuel Valdez (from left), vice president of education for the Civic Engagement Alliance; Audrey Solis, After Dark/Road Trips committee chair for the Campus Activities Board; Karitza Garcia, Student Government Association senator for the School of Nursing; Ruben Loza, multimedia intern for Student Activities; and Jose Pablo Rojas, SGA president.
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Lourdes Perez (from left), secretary of marketing for the Civic Engagement Alliance; Martin Resendiz, culture committee chair for the Campus Activities Board; and Jose Raúl Ruiz, vice president of voting for the Civic Engagement Alliance, chair of the Senate and senator of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business for the Student Government Association, participate as panelists during the Civic Engagement Alliance annual State of the RGV conference last Thursday on the Brownsville campus. The purpose of the CEA is to help UTRGV students become more active in the community through service, voter registration, education and engagement.
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Jose Raúl Ruiz, vice president of voting for the Civic Engagement Alliance, Student Government Association chair and senator of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, speaks about what leadership means to him and how it has changed since he transitioned to be a student leader during last Thursday’s State of the RGV conference hosted by the CEA.
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Martin Resendiz, culture committee chair for the Campus Activities Board, speaks about the struggle with the lack of communication during last Thursday’s State of the RGV conference hosted by the CEA. He explained why it is important to communicate with co-workers and classmates, so both campuses can work together.
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Lourdes Perez, secretary of marketing for the Civic Engagement Alliance, speaks about how UTRGV resources, such as the library, the counseling center and the advisers, have helped her in becoming a better student leader during last Thursday’s State of the RGV conference hosted by the CEA. Perez was one of three student-leader panelists invited to speak on the Brownsville campus.
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Irma Slovak (left) signs during last Thursday’s State of the RGV conference hosted by the Civic Engagement Alliance. Also shown are student panelists Lourdes Perez, secretary of marketing for the CEA; Martin Resendiz, culture committee chair for the Campus Activities Board; and Jose Raúl Ruiz, vice president of voting for the CEA, Student Government Association chair and senator of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The conference was held on both campuses.
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