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Why do you want to get your degree? When I get the chance to address attendees at our information sessions, I tell them that in October of 1994 I too was in a similar room listening to a recruiter talk about the small, faith-based, liberal arts college I was looking to attend. I explain that I never dreamed almost ten years to the very day I was in that information session I would be named the dean of an adult degree completion program. Those in attendance listen intently as I tell them the results of my degree completion. They can relate to what I am saying because some, if not all, have been there or are still there. They want to make that same difference in their lives and arrive at a better position in life like I did. I remember distinctly why I went back to earn my bachelor degree at 39 years of age. I was tired of earning an hourly wage. I was tired of working hours that I should be sleeping at home or at times I could not enjoy a social life with my family. I was tired of doing physical labor and getting worn out every day. I wanted to make decisions and lead others. I knew I had the skills and ability. I knew I had the smarts to make sound decisions. I just did not have the education to get into the position that would let me do it. After I graduated in 1998 with my Bachelor’s degree in Business, I went directly into my MBA. I worked third shift, went to class in the mornings, slept in the afternoon, had dinner and spent the evening with my wife, and did my homework before starting the workday all over again. Opportunities do not open up very often. I was more than ready when the opportunity for the dean’s position opened. I have now been dean for 17 years, and I have not regretted a day. I know where many of you are at because I was there. Stick with it and look for those opportunities.
Cardinal Monthly
School of Professional Studies
are you ready to do whatever it takes to be successful?
January 2020 Issue 1
The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. -Barack Obama
Vince Porter, Dean School of Professional Studies
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Brit Peek, D.B.A. Doctorate of Bus. Admin.
Thursday, February 6 (Noon)
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Information Session Learn more about SPS degrees. Meet one-on-one with admissions & advising. Enjoy refreshments & giveaways. Noon-1:30 p.m., 9729 Datapoint Drive, Ste. 100, San Antonio, 78229
Congratulations, Dr. Peek! Dr. Peek, who lives in San Antonio, worked on her dissertation titled “Affordable Care Act and Preventive Care Usage: A Mixed Method Analysis of Cardiovascular Care” under the direction and support from her dissertation committee, which consisted of Dr. Kruti Lehenbauer (Chair), Dr. Bob Kiser, and Dr. Alan Xenakis. The main goal of the dissertation was to identify whether the usage of preventive care for cardiovascular services such as cholesterol checks and blood pressure checks had increased after the Affordable Care Act mandated medical insurance for the population in the United States. Dr. Peek finds that when comparing pre-ACA and post-ACA data obtained from the MEPS National surveys that while the number of uninsured people decreased between 2009 and 2015, there was no substantial impact on the usage of preventive cardiovascular health services indicating that the ACA might not play a significant role in reducing the mortality rates directly associated with chronic cardiovascular diseases in the population.
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Professional Development Day Come to main campus to get a professional resume review and meet with potential employers. 12-4 p.m., Student Engagement Center (SEC) Room 2030, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio 78209
Fundraiser & Mixer at Cherrity Bar Enjoy a night of networking and fun with fellow SPS alumni, faculty & staff. 6-8 p.m., Cherrity Bar, 302 Montana St., San Antonio, 78203
Thursday, February 6 (Evening)
Information Session Learn more about SPS degrees. Meet one-on-one with admissions & advising. Enjoy refreshments & giveaways. 6-7:30 p.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 11605 TX-151, San Antonio, 78251
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Need help with childcare costs? United Way’s Women United provides childcare scholarships to help parents with the cost of childcare while they are enrolled in college full-time or working and enrolled part-time. Scholarships may only be used for childcare. The application is open now through February 29th. Apply at https://www.unitedwaysatx.org/childcare/. Do you need a student ID? The Cardinal Card office is located in the Student Engagement Center Suite 3150. You may also get an ID made at the Northwest Center during normal operating hours. FREE UIW Sporting Event Tickets for Military All active duty, reserve, guard, DoD civilians and veterans are eligible to receive FREE admission (up to 4 free tickets) to all UIW Athletic sporting events! For more details, visit uiwcardinals.com/military. Looking for Continuing Education (CE)? SPS has launched two new CE programs: Medical Billing and Coding and Certified Agile Full Stack Software Developer Bootcamp.
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Congratulations SPS Graduates Fall 2019
Abono, Crispi Acosta, Marie Acosta, Sara Aguiar, Trevor Aguilar, Javier Aikharaekpen, Monica Albert, Miranda Alexander, Jennifer Alexander, Anessia Alexander, Brittney Almarez, Sebastian Alvarado, Armando Ammerman, Shelly Antkowski, Connor Aragon, Donna Arcala, Nikko Arce, J Arguijo Camacho, Martina Arroyo, John Asebedo, Zulema Balderas, Lissette Banghart, Gabriel Banuelos, Daisy Barajas, Juan Barksdale, Jason Baskerville, Jane Battle, Gary Bautista, Bryan Beauchamp, Scott Bechard Spaulding, Vicki Bell, Margie Benitez, Anibal Benjamin, Tebony Berkenpas, Melissa Bermea, Lisa Bernard, Christopher Besson, Donna Bethea, Danja Bloodworth, Jacob Bolen, Adam Borja, Ashley Boyd, Jasmine Boyer, Matthew Brackett, Miikeda Brodt, Drew Brown, Jack Brown, Deatra Bruni, Brooke Burkett, James Burks, Lashedra Burks, Kenneth Burns, Yvonne Butler-Botto, Clara Cabacungan, Richard Campos, Napoleon Capers, Tenisha Caravaggio, Anthony Carlos, Jessica Carpio, Victor Carrillo, Yvonne Carty, Erin Castaneda, Harold Castillo, Cecilia Castillo, Jose Cattani, Steven Chaulagain, Sabin Christensen, Tyler Clayton, Brittney Cleverley, Heather Clinkscale, Renee Clyde, Wade Coleman, Monterrius Collazo, Stephanie Conrad, Carrie Cossio, Erica Couls, Andrew Critchfield, Amanda Cruz, Angelica Cruz, Adam Cruz, Ruby Cummings, Conan Cunningham, Sondriqua Davis, Kevin De Los Reyes, Jose DeLeon, Jerry Deluna, Dymphna Dilley, Collin Dodd, Jason DuBois, Alma Duncan, Matthew Dunlap, Kayla Durand, Jimmie Edmondson, Shalien Edson, Gregg Edwards, Dwindalin Escamilla, Rosario Escarzaga, Erin Estrada, Jo Anne Farar, Jeff Fest, Chandlee Figueiredo, Jo Filoteo, Lisa Flegel, Jay Flores, Amanda Flores, Gabriel Franco, Jessica Fuentes, Nayelli Fulks, Kelly Gallardo, Gilberto Gaona, Michael Garcia, Jason Garcia, Ashley Garza, Mariah Garza, Andrea Garza, Jazmine German, Breanna Giddens, Sherry Gomez, Laban Gomez, Christina Gonzalez, Debra Goodman, Daunielle Gordon, Joshua Gottsberger, Brent Graham, Amy Graham, Jennifer Griffin, Delphia Marie Guerra, Rachel Guerra, Nohemi Guzman, Nora Hall, Latosha Hall, W Shane Hall, Cassandra Hansberry, Leonard Harrell, Michelle Harris, Alexandria Hartman, Virginia Hechter, Stephanie Henderson, Nina Hernandez, David Hernandez, Emeterio Hernandez, Jennifer Herrera, Aracely Hollist, Emmanuel Holmes, Jasmin Ibarra, Priscilla Irvine, Dawn Izquierdo-Ramirez, Efren Jackson, Shawanda Jian, Fanyi Jimenez, Jessica John, Alanna Johnson, Deyanira Jones, Chris Jones, Shorn Jones, Raymond Jones, Timothy Kennedy, Joshua Killingbeck, Emily Kolthoff, Michael Kotara, Elizabeth Lamb, Elizabeth Langlinais, Joseph Leonard, Lisa Lester, Steve Lewis, Christopher Leyva, Adriana Linares, Adrian Lira, Gabrielle Lopez, Bryn Lopez, Gabriela Lopez, Kriscelda Lorenzi, Lisa Lozano, Edward Lujan, Rebecca Luna, Michelle Lutz, Helen Mabry, Zachary Maldonado, Taylor Maldonado, Luis Maldonado, Maricela Maldonado, Emmanuel March, Melissa Marion, Cecilia Marroquin, Robert Martinez, Juan Martinez, Cassandra Martinez, Jose Martinez, Kevin Martinez-Scott, Josefa Mata, Jillian Mata, George Mauldin, Robin Mayor, Melissa McAfee, Scott McPherson, Candis Mendez, Fernando Mendez, Jennifer Mendiola, Ruth Merrill, Melinda Merrill, Charles Miller, Joseph Mitchell, Carla Molina, Roberto Monreal, Jennifer Monsivais, Elizabeth Montalvo, Alma Montez, Ramon Moody, Tanisha Moore, Timothy Moore, Dominic Moreira, Natasha Moreno, Roel Moreno, Dennise Morgan, Cody Morgan, Jennifer Motley, Kelly Mullane, Katlyn Muluh, Blaise Mumphrey, Jarred Munoz, Kaitlyn Munoz, Ruby Mutagamba, Martin Negrete, Jennifer Nichols, Roy Ocenar, Jennifer O'Connor, Maria Olson, Jennifer Opiela, Colleen Orozco, Jasmine Ortiz, Lucy Palmer, Michel Panlilio, Melvin Partridge, Veronica Patterson, Renee Patterson, Tiffany Pawloski, Katiah Peavy, Keyana Pedraza, Kevin Peek, Brit Pena, Raul Perales, Marcelino Perez, Gabriel Perez, Pedro Perez, Briana Perez, Stacey Peterson, Donna Phillips, Louis Pinel, Alan Pinel, Wendy Pinzon, Ana Polimeni, Rachel Pollard, Willie Ponce, David Popowich, Kristin Porter, Tiera Price, Gwenell Puente Loza, Theresa Pugh, Branton Pulido, Ana Ramirez, Bianca Ramirez, Kimberly Ramos, Joshua Ramos, Monica Ramos, Linda Ramutkowski, Jennifer Rasmussenduronslet, Samantha Regist, Antonio Rencich, Emily Renko, Stacie Reybold, Kimberley Reyna, Erika Rezkalla, Eglal Riczo, Constance Riley, Sean Rivera, Marcelo Robalin, Alfonso Robert, Michael Robles, Cynthia Rocha, Jennifer Rocha, Lisa Rodriguez, Diane Rodriguez, Joseph Rodriguez, Pamela Rodriguez, Natalie Rodriguez, Juliangeli Rodriguez, Melissa Rosario, Estephanie Rowe, Edith Rudd, Rose Mary Ruiz, Roger Ruiz, Daisy Rutledge, Lilian Salas, Rosina Sanchez, Cristina Sanchez, Julie Sanchez, Eric Sandhu, Amrit Santellan, Miranda Santiago, Crystal Sarro, Ryan Scharn, Joren Seguin, Brandi Seilhamer, Eric Sequeira, Arthur Sharpe, Amy Shelton, Elisabeth Anna Shepherd, Erika Silvas, Tirzah Smith, Andre Smith, Nathan Smith, Ricky Smith, Sarah Snider, Samuel Solis, Christopher Soto, Ashley Spencer, Marissa Springer, Scott Stearman, Michael Stone, Paris Sumrall, Christopher Tanzer, Melissa Thompson, Jeffrey Tierrablanca, Chriselda Toledo, Eunice Topham, Bret Torans Dominguez, Jean Torres, Alan Traut, Cody Treat, Jennifer Trejo, Juan Trejo, Gerardo Trevino, Adrian Tucker, Kyle Tudor, James Tuitele, Magauli Turney, Blythe Ulloa, Ginger Valdez, Lisa Valle, Rafael Van Gorden, Ryan Vargas, Armando Vasquez, Ruben Vasquez, Kristen Vazquez, Samuel Villarreal, Elaine Villarreal, Scott Villarreal, Sean Vincent, Kenneth Vitolas, Belinda Vogel, Beverly Vonberg, Eli Walker, Deshontea Wallin, William Waterman, Stacy Weary, Alan Weathersbe, Christina Webb, Peter Wells, TyRone Weston, Garrett White, Andre Wilder, Ted Williams, Austin Williams, Truheem Williams, Daniel Williams, David Wilson, Keith Wood, Andrew Yamamoto, Marco Yanas, Gabrielle Young, Ramona Zamot, Angelina Zavala, Ruby Zetina, Kevin Zhu, Qing Zidek, Edward