The San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association held its largest event yet on July 24-25, 2014--The Southwest Fulbright Symposium. Below are highlights of the entire program and the collaboration team. Photos follow the text description below.
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Southwest Fulbright Symposium
Transcending Borders
San Antonio, TX—July 24-25, 2014
Sponsored with funding and support from
Fulbright
Association, Washington, D.C.
Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
San Antonio
Chapter, Fulbright Association
Office
of the Mayor, City of San Antonio
Mexico
Center, University of Texas at San Antonio
HEB
International Peace Center, University of the Incarnate Word
Spanish
Governor’s Palace
Henry B.
Gonzalez Convention Center
Rio San
Antonio Cruises
San
Antonio Park Police
Tequilame, San Antonio
The Southwest Fulbright Symposium, originated by the San Antonio
Chapter, Fulbright Association, is dedicated to promoting international
educational and cultural exchanges that foster a global network of all
internationalists, including but not limited to Fulbright Alumni.
Symposium General Schedule (note
URL links)
Thursday, July 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.—Welcome Reception, Spanish Governor’s
Palace, hosted by Office of the Mayor, San Antonio, and the City of San Antonio. Keynote by Mayor at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, July 25, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.—Symposium Presentations, Durango Building, UTSA
Downtown Campus. Hosted by The Mexico Center.
Friday, July 25, 6:00-8:00 p.m.—Closing Reception & Keynote, Lonesome Dove River
Room, (River Level, Convention Center), co-hosted by Henry B. Gonzalez Convention
Center & City of San Antonio. Keynote
by Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Former Mayor of San
Antonio, Dr. Henry Cisneros at 6:30
p.m.
Friday,
July 25, immediately following Keynote—Complimentary River Cruise, San Antonio River. Hosted by Rio San Antonio
Cruises.
Gratitude goes to the Fulbright Association for
providing
initial and on-going organizational support.
Special thanks go to members of the Washington, D.C.
office of the Fulbright
Association: Mr. Stephen Reilly—Executive
Director, and Ms. Shaz Akram, Director—Chapter Relations. They support the San
Antonio Chapter in ways that are critical to its success.
Special thanks go to San Antonio collaborators, without
whose help this Symposium
would never have materialized.
Dr. Harriett Romo: Director, UTSA Mexico
Center
Ms. Olivia Lopez: Program Coordinator, UTSA
Mexico Center
Raquel
Torres and Christian Navarrete: Research Assistants at the UTSA Mexico Center
Particular kudos for help above and beyond go to:
The Honorable Julian Castro,
Mayor—San Antonio
Mr. Adam Greenup, Senior Policy
Advisor, Office of the Mayor—San Antonio
Board of Directors, San Antonio Chapter—Fulbright
Association
Dr. Amber Aubone
Dr. Pat LeMay Burr, Board
President
Ambassador James Creagan, Ph.D.
Mr. Dan Goodgame
Mr. Adam Greenup
Dr. Lydia Kualapai
Professor Sammye Johnson, Symposium Program Author
Dr. Kevin LaFrance, Board
Treasurer
Dr. Brian McBurnett
Dr. Dan Ratliff
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