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The 5,500-square-foot Northeast Center at Rolling Oaks is located at6909 N. Loop 1604 on the city’s North Side. It has four two advising offices, a receptiobn area and a computer lab. There are about 67 studentz enrolled at the new learning center for thespring semester. Enrollmen is expected to increase duringthe fall. The centeer will house UIW’s Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCaP). The program was established in 1995 and is a flexibl program designed to fit the needsx of working adults by allowing them to completd their college degrees while maintaining family andcareef responsibilities.
Vincent Porter, dean of ADCaP, says the centee came about because of the need for some exposur e in the Northeast area of greaterSan Antonio. “Ay the mall, students will have easy accesss to our center and plentyof parking. In addition, in the mall will be able to get informatiobn on ADCaP programsmore easily,” Porteer says. Plans for the centef were drawn up in April oflast year. Porter says its difficulgt to say if UIW will open another centert in theimmediate future, but she adds that the schoo is always looking for ways to adequately serve its students.
The following degrees are now being offered as part of theADCaPl program: bachelor of business administration (BBA) with concentrationsz in management, marketing, and generakl business; bachelor of arts in organizationall development; bachelor of arts in human bachelor of arts in administration; and a bachelor of arts and applier sciences. Plans call for offering additional degrees inthe future, including graduater degrees. — a college preparatory high school manager byUIW — also recently completed a new wellnessw center. The new John “J.G.” Garcia Gonzales, Jr.
, Wellness Centedr will be used for educational and athletic It houses free weights and nautilus Construction on the center begam in October and was completed beforr theThanksgiving break. The center cost $150,00 0 to build. “There was no grant associated withits construction,” says UIW spokeswomam Margaret Garcia. “However, (high school) alumnki have and will continue to assist with variouw aspects of the signage and other itemxs needed insidethe center.
” The University of the Incarnated Word is a private liberal arts universitt that offers more than 70 degreesa at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral The UIW system continues to develop internationallt and boasts a presence in both China and as well as in San Antonio, Corpusw Christi and Goodyear, Ariz. It works with nearl 100 “sister schools” in 30 countries.