(Left to right) Jaime Villarreal, director of Student Accessibility Services, Florence Nocar, Chief Equal opportunity and Title IX Officer and Student Accessibility Services assistant director Elizabeth Morales pose for a picture as they get ready to start the Accessibility Awareness Awards Thursday at the Ballroom Complex on the Edinburg campus. The ceremony honors individuals and organizations who actively work to make the UTRGV community more accessible, inclusive and barrier-free.
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UTRGV psychological science professor Grace Francis was recognized with a certificate for dedication to accessibility by Reynaldo Reyes, a program specialist in the Student Accessibilities Services department Thursday during the Accessibility Awareness Awards held at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. Logan Huizar/ Pulse MagazineUTRGV associate history professor, Charles Waite, was awarded a special recognition certificate by Reynaldo Reyes, program specialist in the Student Accessibilities Services department during the Accessibility Awareness Awards Thursday at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. LoganHuizar/Pulse MagazineFlorence Nocar, chief equal opportunity & Title IX Officer, speaks at the Accessibility Awareness Awards Thursday at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus.“We keep doing the good work and listening to one another, identifying challenges before they become challenges so that we don’t have individuals affected by them,” Nocar said. Logan Huizar/ Pulse MagazineFidencio Mercado, UTRGV clinical associate professor, speaks after receiving the Student Belonging award during the UTRGV Accessibility Awareness Awards Thursday at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. Logan Huizar/Pulse MagazineJaine Villarreal, director of Student Accessibility Services, opens the award ceremony with a speech about the importance of student accessibility services Thursday during the Accessibility Awareness Awards at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. Logan Huizar/ Pulse MagazineElizabeth Morales, assistant director and access coordinator for the department of Student Accessibility Services, introduces guest speaker Florence Nocar at the Accessibility Awareness Awards Thursday at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. “I think students are a priority, not only for our office, but for our campus,” said Morales. Logan Huizar /Pulse MagazineDirector of Student Accessibility Services, Jaine Villarreal, presents an award to social work professor John Gonzalez for his commitment to inclusiveness and accessibility Thursday at the Accessibility Awareness Awards at the Ballroom complex on the Edinburg campus. Logan Huizar / Pulse magazine
