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Email: dos@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-882-5141
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Community Connections

Overview

Community Connections is a new series (podcast/talk show style) that explores diversity and identity. Each connection (or episode) will feature a guest that will share their life experiences, knowledge, and/or resources. Interactive elements will be incorporated throughout the series and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during each connection. Learn more about yourself and others.

List of Episodes

Aired Date Episode Title Guest
06/10/2020 I Am a Black Woman… and This Is Why I Am Tired
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Alexandra Hughes
06/11/2020 Inhale the Good, Exhale the Rest
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Leah Ellis
06/12/2020 In Solidarity with Immigrants
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Abraham Diaz
06/16/2020 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
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Annette Allison
06/19/2020 Our Nation Is Grieving: Let’s Talk About Grief and Loss
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Addie Wieland
06/24/2020 The Struggle With the Juggle
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Maria Alejandra Mazariegos
06/25/2020 Pride Is More Than a Celebration
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Jacob Maciel
06/29/2020 Wrestling With My Inner Critic
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Valerie Rivera
07/01/2020 Addiction: Recovery & Healing Starts Somewhere
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Krystal Klein
07/09/2020 Let's Talk About Sex
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Jackie Joy
07/21/2020 Parenting During COVID: Send Help!
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Mabel Cortina Matos
07/29/2020 I Am Very White
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Dr. Timothy Mottet
11/25/2020 Thanksgiving Prayer
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All Faiths United
02/25/2021 Unaccompanied Immigrant Children - How You Can Help
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Maritsa Leyva
02/26/2021 Building Inclusive Relationships and Spaces
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Sharron Stewart
03/03/2021 LGBTQ+ Youth in the RGV
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Staff (Valley AIDS Council / Casa Orgullo)
03/23/2021 Youth Panel
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All Faiths United
04/20/2021 Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative
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Foster Youth Advocate,
Healthy Futures of Texas,
Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services,
Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
04/23/2021 Deaf Queer and ASL in the RGV
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Eric Cardenas
04/28/2021 Bahai and Hindu Dialogue
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All Faiths United
09/24/2021 Escribo porque no puedo más que hacerlo: Consejos para llegar a ser escritor
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Gabriel Gonzalez Nuñez
10/04/2021 TASFA Info Session
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