Friday, September 24, 2021

Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President & CEO | www.htu.edu

HT Hosts Campus UNCF Walk For Education

Huston-Tillotson University hosted a Walk For Education in partnership with the United Negro College Fund. #fRAMily participated in the walk around the East Austin campus in support of the national campaign with UNCF.

The UNCF Walk for Education is a nationwide initiative to raise the critical funds UNCF needs to fulfill the mission of support to 37 member HBCUs and to help students pursue their educational endeavors prepared for active participation in society.

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Blockchain Newsletter: What is Yield Farming?

The HT School of Business and Technology continues its series on blockchains, the growing importance of financial technology, and what it means moving forward.

This week, Dr. Abena Primo explains yield farming and its importance.

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President Burnette Speaks At

Austin Woman's Club

Huston-Tillotson University President Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette spoke at The Austin Woman's Club Luncheon. The audience learned about the amazing accomplishments of the #GeniusGeneration of students, and the connection between HT and Chateau Bellevue, home of the Austin Woman’s Club.

Ira Hobart Evans, who was a Texas legislator in the 1860s & 1870s who became Speaker of the House, lived at Chateau Bellevue earlier in his life prior to the home being purchased later by the Austin Woman’s Club.

Among his many career accomplishments, Evans later became the longest serving trustee of Huston-Tillotson, as he was in the role for nearly 40 years (1881-1920).

Evans Industrial Hall is named in honor of him and currently houses Huston-Tillotson University's African American Male Teacher Initiative in partnership with Apple.

HT To Host Building Green Justice Forum

Huston-Tillotson University will present the 8th annual Building Green Justice Forum on Tuesday, October 12^th, 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm via Whova. This year's theme is “Repair, Regeneration, and Reparations.”

Repair and regeneration have complementary but distinct biological definitions. Repair prevents an injury from spreading and re-establishes basic support; regeneration is a complete renewal of function that restores components by rebuilding them anew. We can envision how both definitions apply to environmental justice work, from science and policy to advocacy and community resilience.

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#HTManCrushMonday

Hometown: Alice, Texas

Organizations You Are A Part Of At HT: Pitcher on the baseball team

Career Aspirations: After graduating from HT, my plan is to work as a high school special education teacher and coach baseball

What Do You Enjoy Most About HT: How friendly the teachers and other staff are here. It makes you want to get involved with everything that’s going on at our school

Who Inspires You The Most And Why: My mom definitely inspires me the most. She’s literally a superhero, I swear. She does the most for my family and I, and she’s an amazing teacher when she’s in the classroom. I mean c'mon, that’s mí reina! (my queen)

Favorite Food: You can never go wrong with a carne guisada taco and a big red

Favorite Hobby: My favorite hobby is probably just hanging out with my friends. I’d consider myself a social guy, so I like being around people

Tell Us Something Unique About You: I play college baseball so that’s pretty unique, right? Not everyone gets to say they’re a college athlete

Words You Live By: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”

#HTWomanCrushWednesday

Full Name: Heaven Li Lozano

Hometown: Alamo, Tx

Classification: Junior

Major: Kinesiology

Organizations You Are A Part Of at HT: Softball player, and NAACP

Career Aspirations: Athletic Trainer or a coach

What Do You Enjoy Most About HT: It’s a small school and you know everyone.

Who Inspires You And Why: My mom because whatever obstacles she has to face, she will overcome it.

Favorite Food: Wings, burgers, and tacos

Favorite Hobby: I love animals, going out and having fun.

Tell Us Something Unique About You: I train animals and I know sign language

Words You Live By: “You must tell yourself, No matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.”

#HTFacultyStaffFriday

Degrees:

B.A. Psychology, University of Texas

M.A. English, University of Texas

Ph. D. English, University of Texas

When did you join the HT fRAMily: August 2000

What you enjoy most about working at HT: I enjoy meeting and getting to know our students.

Foundest memory of college days: Being a DJ at some our Campus Dances.

Favorite Food: Baked chicken with rice

Favorite Hobby: Running

Unique About You: I love trying out and cooking new recipes.

When Did You Become Faculty Advisor for the Honor Society and how can becoming a member benefit the #GeniusGeneration: I became the Faculty Advisor to Sigma Tau Delta in 2005. Students benefit from joining organizations because it allows them to learn how to work together toward a particular goal. It allows them to benefit from what the organization can provide them.

HBCU'S IGNITE

In partnership with the United Negro College Fund, your voice is needed now to urge Congress to increase funding to HBCUs in the infrastructure and reconciliation bill by $1 billion, protect that funding for HBCUs and pass the HBCUs IGNITE Excellence Act, which provides desperately needed repairs and renovations for HBCU campus buildings and research facilities across the United States. Click on the graphic to learn how to make your voice heard.

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