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STUDENT MEDIA @uiwlogos | www.uiwcommarts.com/the-logos/ @uiwtv | www.uiwcommarts.com/uiwtv/ @kuiwradio | www.uiwcommarts.com/kuiw/ Vol. 123, No. 7 | APRIL-MAY 2023 STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER FOR UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD
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Murdered UIW nursing student remembered Authorities want to know who shot and killed a University of the Incarnate Word ROTC nursing student while he was driving on Interstate 35 near Selma April 15. Joseph Gerard Banales, 22, was found with gunshot wounds to the back of his head when authorities checked on his vehicle that had crashed in the median. Witnesses said they saw the car swerving before the crash. Later, a homicide ruling fueled speculation the case was a road-rage incident. According to police and media accounts, Banales’ family said he was on his way home from a military ball that night. The family also believed Banales was killed in a road-rage incident, but police have not said why Banales was shot. His girlfriend, Amy Bonilla, told
KENS she was on the phone with him that night when she heard the engine rev loudly before the call cut off. In his obituary, family said Banales’ “life was cut short by a senseless act of violence.” Banales’ funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, April 21, at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Burial followed at noon in Holy Cross Cemetery, 17501 Nacogdoches, in San Antonio. His family, friends and instructors paid tribute to Banales who was on track to be commissioned into the Army, as a nurse, in December. Banales was born 13 minutes before his twin sister, Gabriella, and the two became known as “The Wonder Twins” in the family. Like his parents and an older brother, Banales planned to be an
Army nurse. His brothers and sister also are in the military. Banales attended Catholic schools until his family moved to Germany, where he graduated with honors from Ramstein High School. While he was at St. Anthony High School, he played saxophone in the jazz band and competed in numerous drill team and rifle team competitions. Besides being in ROTC at St. Mary’s University and UIW’s Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions, Banales served as a Student Government Association senator. “Joseph was proud to serve his country and was looking forward to helping so many as a nurse – that is who he was, someone who was always giving JUMP TO PAGE 2 “NURSING STUDENT”
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Crowd packs chapel for ring blessing By David Peters LOGOS STAFF WRITER More than 400 University of the Incarnate Word students with their families and friends filled the Chapel of the Incarnate Word Sunday, April 30, for the blessing of graduation rings. The seventh annual Ring Ceremony was for juniors and seniors who purchased rings through Herff Jones or those providing their own rings or keepsakes. Traditionally, the ceremony takes place the weekend before
graduation. Sister Mary Henry, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, founders of the university, led the ceremony. The blessing of the rings happened after the prayer service, followed by the presentation of the rings. There was a celebratory toast at the clock tower at Marjorie Jordan Carillon Plaza. The event ended with a reception on Dubuis Lawn. The purpose of the ring ceremony is “to celebrate the milestone of being
one step closer to graduation and the academic accomplishments of students who have reached junior and/or senior class status,” said UIW graduate Will Bailey, senior director of alumni relations at UIW. “The ring is much more than that. It is a symbol of your journey at UIW, the memories, experiences, and friends you have made along the way and a reminder of going out into the world.”
David Peters/LOGOS STAFF Dr. Thomas M. Evans, left, president of the University of the Incarnate Word, presents senior David Blake with his blessed graduation ring Sunday, April 30, during a ceremony in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.
New provost shares vision for campus By Emilia Denerville LOGOS STAFF WRITER The University of the Incarnate Word’s incoming vice president for academic affairs and provost, Dr. Farrell J. Webb, begins his new role June 1. Webb, currently provost administrative fellow and professor at California State University-Northridge, was one of four finalists who had in-person interviews before the UIW community earlier this spring before Dr. Thomas M. Evans, UIW’s president, announced
Feb. 28 Webb would become the new chief academic officer. “Dr. Webb brings with him extensive and diverse Dr. Farrell J. Webb experience, and a strong commitment to social justice, the Catholic faith and to the Catholic
Intellectual Tradition,” Evans said in the announcement. “We look forward to welcoming Dr. Webb to our community to support our exceptional faculty, create new opportunities and establish pathways that support our Cardinals’ journeys to advanced degrees.” During an April 12 visit to UIW, Webb took a few minutes to talk with the Logos where he discussed inclusivity, safe spaces, instilling traditions on campus, and creating meaningful interactions.
Logos: What are your responsibilities as vice president for academic affairs and provost? Webb: I am responsible for ensuring that students, faculty, and staff can function and have a meaningful relationship with the institution. I also make sure things get done on time. I also work with staff to make sure life is balanced, which can be challenging to maintain. That isn’t the job of the vice president of academic affairs, but the JUMP TO PAGE 2 “PROVOST”