¡Juntos al Éxito! - Empowering Excellence Program Recordings

The goal of the COS ¡Juntos al Éxito! Program is to provide faculty/staff, students, and community members with valuable insights, practical advice, and authentic testimonials aimed at fostering success. The program will offer a series of workshops, panel discussions, and real-life testimonials on how to successfully deal with the demands and challenges of the tenure-seeking process and beyond. The activities will help faculty to align their teaching pedagogies, research, and service activities with the vision of the College of Sciences and the Strategic Plan of UTRGV.

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¡Juntos al Éxito! #32 - Research Growth Update: Reaching $100M on our 10th Anniversary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Can (John) Saygin, and Arya Singh
¡Juntos al Éxito! #31 - Addressing Local Issues with Global Significance

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Katherine Brown, Jaime Ortiz, and Arlett Lomelí

In this session, community engagement, inter, multi, and transdisciplinary collaborations, grant opportunities, education abroad, global initiatives and more were discussed.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #30 - Student-Faculty Partnerships in Undergraduate Core Courses: A Case Study in STEM

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Alyssa G. Cavazos, Elianna Olivo, Isabel Amaro, and Luis M. Fernandez

In this session, speakers discussed student-faculty partnership through SaLT HSI, the impact of student-faculty partnerships on student and faculty partners, and how attendees can collaborate with SaLT HSI.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #29 - Driving Excellence: UTRGV's Commitment to Fundraising Success

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Kelly Nassour, and Luis Leal

In this session, speakers talked about the mission and vision of the office as well the procedures to fundraise for your research program, community engagement, and student success.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #28 - Fomentando la Excelencia Bilingüe: Meet the Office for Bilingual Integration Team

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, J. Joy Esquierdo, Viridiana Zúñiga, Christian E. Zúñiga, George T. Díaz, Dania López García, Gina Palacios, and Katherine Christoffersen

In this session, speakers introduced the vision and mission of the Office for Bilingual Integration, described the goals of the supporting units, and provided future goals and initiatives through partnerships.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #27 - Path to R1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Can Saygin, and Thomas B. Spencer

In this session speakers discussed R1 status and Research Operations.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #26 - Student Success: Where are they now?

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Zoraya Berlanga Aguilar, Miguel Rodriguez, Luis Fernandez, and Iram Alejandro Lopez

In this session, our panelists discussed the significance of mentorship in promoting student success, particularly for first-generation college students and those from marginalized communities.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #25 - Path to R1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Alfonso R. Latoni, Montserrat Garibay, Angel R. Cook, and Ruby de la Garza

In this session our panelists talk about UTRGV's Path to R1 status!
¡Juntos al Éxito! #24 - HR Open House

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Mike James, Debra Torres, Kristina Chavez, and Marco Garza

In this session our panelists talk about the administration of UTRGV pay plan, regulatory compliance, staff equity planning, fostering positive workplaces, conflict resolution, open communication, policy support, enhancing skills, promoting career growth, aligning goals with organizational objectives through training, and more.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #23 - Empowering Our Pedagogical Skills

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Art Brownlow, Alyssa G. Cavazos, and Colin Charlton

In this session our panelists talks about student evaluations, peer teaching observations, and self-reflections on teaching.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #22 - Considerations on Building an Academic Career

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Luis H. Zayas, and Cinthya M. Saavedra

In this session our keynote speaker, UTRGV Provost Dr. Luis Zayas, talks about considerations on building an academic career.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #21 - COLTT Services and Support

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Francisco Garcia, and Kathryn E. Perez

In this session we hear about trending academic technologies, innovative pedagogies, and course design.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #20 - FPT and your dossier preparation: Best practices

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Vanessa Ceballos, Daniel Hunter-Holly, and Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo

In this session we hear about best practices for FPT and dossier preparation.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #19 - Teaching Pedagogy in a Hispanic Serving Institution

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Alyssa G. Cavazos, Silvia P. Solis, and Mayra Ortiz Galarza

In this session, we will hear tips on Teaching Pedagogy in a Hispanic Serving Institution.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #18 - UTRGV: The Future of Texas

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Janna Arney, and Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo

In this session, our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Arney, addressed the great efforts of everyone at UTRGV to continue growing as a leading institution in Higher Education.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #17 - Cheating in the 21st Century: How to turn a menace into an innovative educational tool?

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Art Brownlow, Francisco Garcia, Jerald Hughes, Tobias Weinrich, and Vivian Incera

In this session, we will hear tips on how to turn "Artificial Intelligence (AI) cheating threats" into innovative educational tools.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #16 - Path to R1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Can (John) Saygin, Thomas B. Spencer, and Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo

In this session we will hear about Journey to Research Excellence: Strategic and Operational Initiatives.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #15 - Student Success!

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Rebecca Gadson, Pushpa Soti, Jonikka Charlton, and Frederic Zaidan

In this session our guest speakers will talk about the support that their different offices offer to students and faculty to achieve student success.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #14 - UTRGV: An Authentic Hispanic Serving Institution!

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, J. Joy Esquierdo, Ana Peña-Oliva, Katherine Christoffersen, Mirayda Torres-Avila, and Leslie Z. Gonzalez Ramos

UTRGV is an authentic Hispanic Service Institution! In this session we will hear about bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate opportunities/support offered by the B3 Institute.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #13 - Sustainability

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Marianella Franklin, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Samantha Martin, Ruth Lilia Galan, and Christopher A. Gabler

In this session we will hear successful stories from faculty and students working on Sustainability at UTRGV.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #12 - Successful Together: Community Engagement vs Service Learning: Mitos y Verdades

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Estela de la Garza, Sylvia Robles, and Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira

Community engagement and service learning are critical components of the COS and UTRGV.

In this session we will hear about opportunities to engage with the community as well as successful stories from faculty and students working on community engagement and service learning.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #11 - All About Student Mentoring

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Tamer Oraby, Karen Lozano, Ramiro Patino, and Megan Keniry

In this session we will learn about best practices for being a student mentor as well as success stories from faculty that have received awards for their excellence in Student Mentoring. We will also hear a testimonial on mentoring success from an UTRGV alumni.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #10 - Path to R1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Bette Loiselle, Carlos Ortiz, Kathy Grzech, and Karen S. Martirosyan

UTRGV is now an R2 research institution!

Let’s walk the path to R1 together!

In this session we will hear about tips for successful grant writing and submission from different experts.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #09 - Student Success: How to engage students during the pandemic and beyond. The importance of the family and culture at our Hispanic Serving Institution

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Tina Thomas, Josef A. Sifuentes, Stephanie Alvarez, and Samantha Colunga

UTRGV is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)! Family, culture and education are all connected.

In this session we will explore how to engage our students during the pandemic through student and family centered teaching.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #08 - Preparing for the next academic year

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Vanessa Ceballos, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, and Timothy Huber

In this session we will provide basic information that will help us be prepared for the coming semester.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #07 - Balancing Work and Life

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Veronica Cano, Carla Lopez, and Frederic Zaidan

In this session we will hear about the resources that the university offers to help us balance our work and life as well as tips on how to achieve this balance.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #06 - Global Engagement

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Alan Earhart, Rupesh R. Kariyat, Maria Leonard, and Nora B. Sustaita

Global Engagement is a UTRGV priority!

In this session we will hear about study abroad programs, collaborative online international courses, bi-national research grant opportunities, international students, and more!
¡Juntos al Éxito! #05 - Faculty mentoring/Service at the COS, UTRGV and beyond

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Alcione N. Ostorga, Robert Gilkerson, Johnelle Sparks, and Cristina Villalobos

Mentoring is crucial for junior faculty and any other faculty level that wishes to keep learning from their mentors.

In this session we will learn about best practices for being a Faculty Mentor and how to foster a culture of mentorships at UTRGV.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #04 - Empowering our pedagogical skills: Peer teaching observations and students’ evaluations

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Art Brownlow, Alyssa G. Cavazos, Tina Thomas, and Bonnie Gunn

UTRGV has different resources that can help faculty to empower their pedagogical skills. However, probably the most powerful tools we have to improve them are the Peer Teaching Observations and students’ evaluations-comments.

In this session you will hear from the directors of the CTE and Provost’s Fellow for Academic Innovation on the different resources that their office offers for student success as well as the success story of a Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching awardee that has been able to enhance their courses through Peer Observations and students comments. She has also served as a Peer Teaching Reviewer.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #03 - Path to R1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Mari Perez, Kristine L. Lowe, Mohammed Jasim Uddin, and Volker Quetschke

UTRGV is now an Emergent research institution!

Let’s walk the path to R1 together!

In this session we will hear about tips for successful grant submission and reporting as well as writing resources that you can find at UTRGV and beyond.

You will also hear the success stories of our 2019-2020 COS Faculty Excellence in Research Awardees.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #02 - Empowering Excellence – Community Engagement

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Christian Corrales, Liang Zeng, Alexis Racelis, and Alicia Rodriguez

Community engagement is a core component of the COS and UTRGV.

Faculty, students and members of local communities work together with the main goal of creating bridges of trust between them.

In this session we will hear about opportunities to engage with the community as well as success stories from faculty and community leaders.
¡Juntos al Éxito! #01 - Understanding student success: sense of belonging and culture in an HSI university

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. College of Sciences, Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, Francisco Guajardo, Maritza De La Trinidad, Cristina Trejo, and Gisel Garza

Session 1 - Understanding student success: sense of belonging and culture in an HSI university.

UTRGV is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Unfortunately, many people do not fully understand this concept.

To be an HSI is not only about the % of Hispanic students that we have. It is more than that.

In this session we will explore student success, sense of belonging, and cultural aspects that are crucial to help us to succeed together as an HSI institution.