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Attendance is mandatory for all students enrolled in ORIE 0100-AUV02. Students should report to the Tate Auditorium at 8:00 a.m.

College faculty and support staff will make presentations on a variety of topics including setting up a login and password to access the college computer network, as well as how to use The Portal and WebAdvisor.

Lunch will be served and the orientation will conclude by 1:30 p.m. More Info

Welcome back
event scheduled
next week in Uvalde
The Student Activities Office will host its annual Welcome Back event next week on the Uvalde campus.

The "Welcome Back Fiesta and Club Social" will be held in the Matthews Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free burritos, bean or beef, along with all the toppings will be served to all students. Drinks will also be served.

Along with lunch, students will have the opportunity to get information on various club activities available this fall. FLYER

Public hearings
slated on tax rate
At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 18, the SWTJC Board of Trustees set public hearings on the 2011 tax rate.

The hearings are scheduled Sept. 1 and Sept. 8 at noon in the Bluebonnet Room of the Matthews Student Center in Uvalde.


President’s Welcome
On behalf of the faculty, administration and staff at Southwest Texas Junior college, I want to welcome you to the beginning of the fall 2011 semester.

Whether you are a returning student, or are enrolling with us for the first time, we are proud to have you as part of the SWTJC family.

As a new semester begins, let me offer you one piece of advice that I know will make your college experience more meaningful, enjoyable and, most importantly, successful. Get involved.

Get to know your instructors and make time to visit with them one-on-one during their office hours. Take advantage of the tutoring help available through student support services, the writing center and the student success center. Join a club, play intramural sports, visit the student activities center, play with our mariachi group, take part in a study group.

We have an outstanding faculty and staff at Southwest Texas Junior College and we are dedicated to helping each and every one of our students succeed. Help yourself succeed this fall by getting involved.

Let’s have a great semester.

Sincerely,
Dr. Ismael Sosa, Jr.
SWTJC President

Warming up

Adrieana Martinez of Kyle makes a return during a peppering drill prior to volleyball tryouts on Thursday, Aug. 25. Last day of tryouts is Friday, Aug. 26. The college will sponsor a team this fall in the inaugural season with South Texas Club Sports League. SWTJC will play its first game on Oct. 13 at home against Palo Alto College.

Nursing orientation

Students in the vocational nursing program were in Uvalde on Tuesday, Aug. 23, for a daylong orientation session. A total of 90 students, in Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass, are admitted to the program each fall.

Fall classes underway

Students in Uvalde crowd the sidewalk in front of the Espinosa Building on Monday, Aug. 22. Approximately 5,600 students had registered for classes as of Monday. The final day of late registration is Aug. 23. PHOTO GALLERY

Directions to class

Dean of Instructional Services Hector Gonzales (right) directs students to class on Monday, Aug. 22, the opening day of the fall semester at SWTJC. Late registration will be held Aug. 22 and 23 at sites across the college's 11-county service area.

Time is up;
make payment
arrangements now
SWTJC Dean of Admissions and Student Services Joe Barker reminds students that they must make payment arrangements as soon as possible or risk being dropped from fall classes.

"Students can sign up for a payment plan, but it is their responsibility to get that done," Barker said.

According to Barker, phone messages and e-mail will go out Wednesday, Aug. 23, to all students who have enrolled in fall classes but not made payment arrangements.

"The bottom line is that students need to make arrangements or they will be expected to pay in full or be dropped from classes," Barker said.

To set up a payment plan, or to pay in full, visit the Flores Student Services Building in Uvalde or the main administration building in Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Crystal City.

Fall testing
schedule listed
The Testing Center has announced its schedule for the fall semester.

For a complete schedule in Uvalde, as well as in Crystal City, Del Rio and Eagle Pass, please visit the links listed below.
Uvalde testing center
Other sites

Students begin a campus tour (above) following a welcome in the Tate Auditorium on Friday, Aug. 12, during new student orientation held on the Uvalde campus. An additional new student orientation is set Aug. 27, in Uvalde. PHOTO GALLERY

President welcomes
faculty to fall convocation
President Ismael Sosa, Jr., kicked off fall convocation at Southwest Texas Junior College with his annual welcome to faculty and staff, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, in Uvalde.

Basketball, volleyball
open league play at home
SWTJC basketball teams and the new women’s volleyball team will all open league play at home, when play begins this October in the South Texas Club Sports League.

All home basketball games and volleyball matches will be played in the La Forge Hall Gymnasium.
Basketball schedules
Volleyball schedule

Upward Bound
graduation held
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Law enforcement
academy taken off
probationary status
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