Category Archives: Virtual Event

Will’n in Weslaco Academic Lecture: Shakespeare’s Comedy of Ancient Athens

A Midsummer Night's Dream

STC Library is delighted to partner with Will’n in Weslaco to present this year’s academic lecture on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dr. Jan Blits, Professor Emeritus of the University of Delaware, will be presenting on the intricate themes and timeless relevance of this great comedy.

Join us on April 9th at 6PM through Zoom Webinar or on MidValley Campus in G288.

Speaker Dr. Jan Blits

Event Title: “Shakespeare’s Comedy of Ancient Athens”
Speaker: Dr. Jan H. Blits
Date: Tuesday, April 9th 2024
Time: 6PM CST
Register here: Link

 

The Measure of their Sadness: Race and Private Life in the History of the Early Modern Black Atlantic

The Measure of their Sadness

Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Jennifer L. Morgan

STC Library is excited to partner with the Organization of American Historians for this virtual event. Distinguished speaker Jennifer L. Morgan explores the connection between enslavement and the ideas of privacy, domesticity, and home. Her lecture centers the lives of African women in the households of the elite.

Event Title: “The Measure of their Sadness: Race and Private Life in the History of the Early Modern Black Atlantic”
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer L. Morgan
Date: Monday, February 5th 2024
Time: 6PM CST
Register here: Link


 

Juan Ochoa Author Talk

Juan Ochoa Author Reading

Juan Ochoa Author Reading

Author Juan Ochoa

Author Juan Ochoa

Join us in-person in F102 or online through Zoom Webinar for this reading by STC faculty and author Juan Ochoa from his newest book. Pa’l Otro Lado, a prequel to Mariguano, spans five generations of violence and tragedy in the Cortina family while narrating their forced migration to the United States from Northern Mexico. It is the tale of every working-class family who has come to realize that “you just can’t win.” Hunger and poverty drive the characters in this novel to abandon all hopes of attaining the American Dream and to resign themselves simply to survive. P’al Otro Lado is full of the baddest hombres and the nastiest women we all know, love, and call family.

Event Title: “Juan Ochoa Author Reading”
Speaker: Professor Juan Ochoa
Date: Thursday, January 25th 2024
Time: 5PM CST
Register here: Link


 

Discovering Your Career Passions & Purpose

Discovering Your Career Passions & Purpose

Dr. Colleen Georges

Speaker Dr. Colleen Georges

Join us for a Zoom Webinar featuring renowned career coach and TEDx speaker Dr. Colleen Georges. Discover how to leverage your strengths, pursue your passions, and forge a purposeful career path. Don’t miss this opportunity to embark on your journey towards becoming a future leader!

Event Title: “Discovering Your Career Passions & Purpose”
Speaker: Dr. Colleen Georges
Date: Tuesday, February 13th 2024
Time: 6PM CST
Register here: Link

Health Services Management Guest Speaker

Health Services Management

Dr. Patti McCoyDiscover the future of health services management and the exciting opportunities on the horizon in our upcoming Zoom Webinar featuring Patti McCoy, Ph.D. Gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare administration, as Dr. McCoy shares her expertise and vision for the industry.

Event Title: “Health Services Management: Newest Changes and Opportunities”
Speaker: Dr. Patti McCoy
Date: Thursday, November 16th 2023
Time: 2PM CST
Register here: Link


 

Adulting 101: A Series of Library Events

Adulting 101

Unlock the secrets to successful adulthood in the Adulting 101 webinar series, where we’ll empower you with essential life skills. Master financial wellness, discover your career passion, navigate social media with confidence, and fortify your cybersecurity armor. Join us on a transformative journey towards a brighter future.

All webinars will be held on Zoom and everyone is welcome!

Budgeting, Relationships, and Life Events with F3E Online – October 4th at 6PM

Recording available!

Disinformation and Misinformation on Social Media – November 6th at 6PM

Register here.

A Lot of BS (Behavioral Science) About Cybersecurity – November 13th at 6PM

Register here.

All events begin at 6PM on Zoom Webinar. For more information, contact Heather Bobrowicz at 956-872-2277 or hbobrowi@southtexascollege.edu

Don’t Be Hasty: Large-scale Landscape Paintings Give Local Surroundings a Fresh Look


Artist Talk: Oct. 4, 10 – 11 a.m.  |  Exhibit Reception: Oct. 4, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

South Texas College Library Art Gallery presents “Don’t Be Hasty,” a new exhibition by Tenured Associate Professor of Art at UTRGV, Jerry Lyles. The exhibition begins on August 28 through December 7, 2023, on the first floor of the STC Pecan Library Art Gallery located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd., Bldg. F, in McAllen, TX. 

 Jerry Lyles received his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the American University in Washington, D.C. This body of work includes large-scale paintings, which include outdoor observational or plein air pieces.  Lyles explores the relationships between space, forms in the given space, and our reaction to them. He poses the question, “How does space impact our sense of identity, and when that space is altered, what is negotiated in order to retain a sense of self?” Through his skilled still-life paintings incorporating color, form, value, shape, and space, Lyles searches for visual metaphors that discuss these relationships. 

The LAG will host an art talk on October 4 from 10 – 11 a.m. in the Student Union in U 2.100 and an exhibition reception the same day from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Pecan Library Bldg. F. This exhibit is shown concurrently with the community exhibit, “Ka-Ching! Art About Economics & Money” and will share the reception.

Couldn’t join us in person? View the art talk on YouTube: https://youtu.be/85W9vok_p70?feature=shared

 Admission is free and open to the public. 

STC’s Library Art Gallery Program organizes exhibitions and educational programs to engage student’s understanding of art and its role in culture, support the academic curriculum, and inspire continued education through direct engagement with artists, scholars, and original works of art. 

For more information, call 956-447-6663, email gotvos@southtexascollege.edu, or visit https://library.southtexascollege.edu/libraryart.

AI in the Classroom

AI in the Classroom

John Warner

John Warner, speaker.

Join us for an enlightening discussion on the role of Artificial Intelligence in the higher education classroom with John Warner, author of Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities. Discover how AI is revolutionizing education, enhancing personalized learning, and fostering critical thinking skills on October 24th at 3:30PM on Zoom Webinar.

STC is excited to coordinate this webinar with the Office of Professional and Organizational Development and the Liberal Arts Department. Faculty of all disciplines are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Register here: https://southtexascollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3MSL_x7WRs67cwZh-HP0rQ

 


 

Will'n in Weslaco: Macbeth

Conquering Fortune: The Macbeths’ Enterprise

A header image of a skull in a crown.

Dr. Dustin GishWill’n in Weslaco is the Rio Grande Valley’s first and only annual Shakespeare festival. Every spring, Weslaco celebrates one play by the Immortal Bard. The STC Library will host a lecture by Professor Gish (University of Houston) on Shakespeare’s Macbeth on April 18 at 6PM. Join us either on Zoom Webinar or in room G288 on Mid-Valley Campus for this informative guest lecture.

Event Title: “Conquering Fortune: The Macbeths’ Enterprise”
Speaker: Dr. Dustin Gish
Date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Time: 6PM CST
Register here: Link

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence with Anat Samid

Emotional Intelligence

Anat Samid

Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and relate to others effectively and constructively. Some experts suggest that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ for success in life. Join us to learn about this skill and how to cultivate it in your life and career with Licensed Psychotherapist and founder of the Central NJ Mental Health Professionals Network Anat Samid.

Event Title: “Emotional Intelligence with Anat Samid”
Speaker: Anat Samid
Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Time: 6PM CST
Register here: Link