Members of the South Texas Engineering Math and Science Mentors Club include Vice President Elizabeth Alanis (front row, from left), Mayra Limas, President Brittany Mendez, Cal Ramos, Michael De Anda and Adviser Javier Garcia. Back row: Rodolfo Garza, William Flores, Oscar Cazares and Jose H. Ballesteros. Ana Cahuiche/The Rider
Name: South Texas Engineering Math and Science Mentors Club
Purpose: To serve as a university outreach program, which works on promoting higher education to youth in K-16 grade levels and communities in South Texas.
President: Brittany Mendez
Vice President: Elizabeth Alanis
Secretary: Maria Sosa
Treasurer: Andre Muñoz
Adviser: Javier Garcia, director of the STEMS Community Outreach program
Activities: STEMS 5K and three 1-Mile Run/Walk, Rio Grande Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair, STEMS South Padre Island Field Day, annual bowling tournament, outdoor skills workshop and annual fishing tournament.
Meetings: 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays in the STEMS Office (Bookstore Annex in Brownsville).
Membership Requirements: Must be a UTRGV student.
For more information, call: the STEMS office at 882-5058 or Mendez at 521-9985.
–Compiled by Monica Gudiño
