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Business News

College of Business Faculty Host TRIO Students

—June 20, 2002

Chino Rao, associate professor of information systems, has taken a more youthful approach to his
lecture material this week. Partnering with the TRIO programs, Rao has been instructing a group of high school sophomores and juniors participating in the Technology Education Camp.

The students are participants in the TRIO Educational Talent Search Program and reside in Crystal City, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde.

The camp, a new venture for TRIO, provides hands-on experience for students in the fields of business and technology. Students are learning how businesses use information technology to become more efficient.

"We are very excited about this program," said Rita Cortez, executive director of the TRIO programs. "Dr. Rao has been wonderful to work with, and we hope to continue this program next year."

Rao developed the curriculum for the program and is their main instructor. The camp, which is taught in the College's state-of-the-art computer decision lab, includes instruction on business software, guest lectures and interactive team projects. The students also toured Dell Computers.

Business faculty members who presented guest lectures included Dennis Duchon, Keith Fairchild, Martha Fasci, James Groff, Jerry Keating, Joel Saegert and Ken Weiher. Teaching assistants for the camp were Roy Calvo, Vedat Cankilic, Frank Kypuros, Jerry Lindemann, David Teneyuca and Phuong Tran. The program was directed by Maribel Ramon, coordinator of the TRIO Educational Talent Search Program.

"Activities such as these are excellent opportunities for students to learn more about UTSA," said College of Business Dean Bruce Bublitz. "We hope that these students will be inspired by their experiences this week to become future UTSA business majors."

Wendy Frost—

Please send your comments to: wendy.frost@utsa.edu

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