HSI Community Council (VPIE)
Bob Vasquez, Assistant Dean, Applied Arts, Chair
Gloria Martinez, Director, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, Vice Chair
Miguel Arellano Arriaga, Coordinator, CARE Center
Tania Betancourt, Director, NSF PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly
Ana Baer Carillo, Professor, Theatre & Dance
Victoria Black, Assistant Vice President, Division of Student Success
Claude Bonazzo-Romaguera, Director, Latina/o Studies
Carolyn Chang, Director, Title III Generación STEM
Merritt Drewery, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences
Li Feng, Professor, Finance and Economics
Hana Fuller, Director, Project Maestros
Evy Gonzales, Director, Strategic Research Initiatives, Research and Sponsored Programs
LaTonya Henry, Coordinator, Student Engagement and Support
Cynthia Hernandez, Vice President, Student Success
Elias Martinez, Assistant Vice President, University Marketing
Melissa Martinez, Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
Maritza Martinez, Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
Toni Moreno, Assistant Professor, Social Work
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management and Marketing
Damian Rodriguez, Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Health Professions
Jesse Silva, Associate Director, Student Involvement and Engagement
Michelle Sotolongo, Coordinator, TXST Monarch Center for Immigrant Students
Marc Turner, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research
Function:
The Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Community Council serves as Texas State University’s advisory board for HSI initiatives. The Council works to enhance HSI visibility and awareness of the federal HSI designation. Combining the goal of becoming an R1-level university with a student-centered mission and tradition, the HSI Community Council develops ways for Texas State to serve all students and succeed as the nation’s premier HSI-R1.
Aligned with the Run to R1 Presidential Pillar, the Council seeks to increase the number and strength of grant applications for HSI funding opportunities and expand access to graduate programs. In support of the Elevating Student Success Presidential Pillar, the Council assists with identifying opportunities to strengthen institutional and academic programs, facilities, and services to expand educational opportunities and increase academic success and degree completion at TXST.