{"id":4613,"date":"2021-11-01T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T17:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2022-08-15T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T16:52:53","slug":"vaqueros-meet-the-deans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/01\/vaqueros-meet-the-deans\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaqueros Meet the Deans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4614\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/unnamed-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/unnamed-1-440x330.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><figcaption>Students meeting the Deans at the El Grand Salon on the Brownsville campus. Photo by Will Bennett \/ Vaquero Radio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MTDEANS1101_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Academic Affairs Committee (A subsidiary of the Student Government Association) hosted a Meet the Deans event last Wednesday at El Grand Salon on the Brownsville campus and Thursday at the Ballroom on the Edinburg campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event occurs once every semester and is intended to give students the opportunity to interact with the deans of their respective colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deans of each college are seated at labeled tables where students can take a seat and engage with each other face to face in a casual manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is the first Meet the Deans event to be held in person since the beginning of the pandemic, some of the deans chose to attend virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee and SGA member Carlos Mata describes the importance of having an informal gathering of students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f27508\">&nbsp;\u201cIt allows them to be more direct with their student body. 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