DDCE Advisory Council Fall 2015. Welcome Hector De Leon, Chair

DDCE Advisory Council

Fall 2015

Welcome

Hector De Leon, Chair

President Gregory L. Fenves

Vice President’s Report• Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, Vice President for

Diversity and Community Engagement

Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary

Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

My Brother’s Keeper Austin

Good News• Four-year graduation rate is 58% (up 2.6%)

Gateway Scholars• Average first-year GPA 3.24; retention rate

96.4%

2015 12th Day Stats• Incoming class – 22.1% Hispanic; 5.3% African

American• 25% first-generation

Recruiting by Dr. Leonard Moore

Student Diversity Initiatives• Multicultural Engagement Center and Gender

and Sexuality Center

Thematic Faculty Hires

Restore Rundberg

University Charter School System

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships

Annual Events• 20 signature events• 37 external events• 26 internal events

You Are Invited• October 15: Michael Ray Charles art installation reception in the

Gordon White Building• October 17: Texas Book Festival • November 3: Community Leadership Awards at E.S.B. Mexican

American Cultural Center • December 8 or 9: Community Leadership Awards at Washington

Carver Museum and Cultural Center • December 11: UT Night at the Trail of Lights

30th Anniversary of the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

• Events monthly January through May culminating with the Evening of Honors

Faculty Fellows Presentation

• Dr. Victor Saenz, Project MALES and the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color

• Dr. Tommy Darwin, Intellectual Entrepreneurship Program

• Meg Clifford, J.D., William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

Development Report• Gregory Perrin, Associate Vice President and

Executive Director of Development

Development TeamGregory Perrin, Associate Vice President & Executive Directorperring@austin.utexas.edu

Hannah Beck, Assistant Director for Advancement Services & Constituent Relationshannah.beck@austin.utexas.edu

Tamra Johnson, Development Associatetamra.j@austin.utexas.edu

Jazmine Leon-Wing, Director of DevelopmentJleon-wing@austin.utexas.edu

Development Team, cont’d.

Vince Young, Development Officerv.young@austin.utexas.edu

Angie Pete Yowell, Director of Developmentayowell@austin.uteaxs.edu

Anthony Heaven, GRAanthony.heaven@austin.uteaxs.edu

Nicholas Phelps, GRAndphhelps85@gmail.com

Student Perspectives• Dr. Leonard Moore, Moderator• Ms. Irnela Bajrovic Graduate Student, Pharmacy• Ms. Brenda Carrillo, Gates Milennium Scholar,

Applied Learning & Development• Mr. Enrique Reyes, Senior, Geological Sciences• Ms. Page Duggins, Law School

Dr. Leonard N. Moore