Davis Rouse re-elected, Cantú-Wilson elected to Board of Trustees
Erica Davis Rouse has been re-elected to Position 1, and Dr. Michelle Cantú-Wilson elected to Position 2 on the San Jacinto College Board of Trustees.
Davis Rouse founded Reach One 713 with her husband in 2016. She has volunteered with several non-profits — including Making It Better Texas.org, Yellowstone Academy, and Pasadena ISD — and is an advisory board member for the Smahrt Girl Foundation. Davis Rouse was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2017.
Dr. Michelle Cantú-Wilson
Cantú-Wilson is the creative director for Marquee Consulting Inc. and oversees the Luxlead Institute. Previously, Cantú-Wilson served the College for nearly 10 years. Most recently, she was director of teaching and learning initiatives and special projects, functioning as the College liaison to external education partners.
On June 5, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution to name Dr. Ruede Wheeler as a trustee emeritus. Wheeler has served on the Board since 1986 and chaired the San Jacinto College Finance Committee. Wheeler, who practiced dentistry in La Porte for more than 40 years, is also a member and past president of the La Porte Rotary Club.
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Erica Davis Rouse
Whirlwind honors Germany trip reflects on history, memory
Fifteen San Jacinto College students visited pivotal sites in German and world history during the honors program’s first overseas trip since 2018.
From May 18-26, students and three faculty members toured Munich, Nuremberg, and Berlin to cap off the History and Memory in Germany honors class. Their tour highlighted the complexity of interpreting and remembering industrialization, colonization, the Holocaust, world wars, and more.
Dr. Abbie Grubb, history professor and trip coordinator, knew the trip was off to a good start when they arrived in Munich only to find local trains and buses had gone on strike. Students showed their ability to pivot.
“What should have been 10 minutes by local public transportation turned into a two-hour walk of over four miles with our luggage,” Grubb said. “The students’ attitudes remained fantastic for the whole thing.”
Among other sites, the group visited Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace, Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall, the Pergamon and Neues Museum, the Nazi Rally Grounds of Nuremburg, Dachau Concentration Camp, and Neuschwanstein Castle.
Despite the whirlwind pace, students took time to stop and reflect.
“In their post-trip reflections, they wrote how much more they understood history when they had the opportunity to stand at places like Dachau Concentration Camp and see where the history took place,” Grubb said.
San Jac hosting Senior Wellness Expo
Area seniors will have the opportunity to receive free health screenings and vaccines at San Jacinto College’s 2023 Senior Wellness Expo on Friday, Oct. 20. This free wellness event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Campus Interactive Learning Center (Building C1.102, 8060 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, Texas 77505).
The expo is geared toward residents ages 55 and older and their caregivers. Attendees can participate in health screenings and learn about health resources. The expo focuses not only on physical health but also on social, environmental, emotional, occupational, intellectual, and financial health. Plus, there are giveaways and free food.
The San Jacinto College Police Department will be on hand to assist with any parking congestion issues, and the event is wheelchair and walker accessible.
To learn more or RSVP, call 281-478-2786 or email [email protected].
