VRP Delivers Speech at Student Organization Convocation

UTPA Best New Student Organization 2004 winners, Delta Xi Nu (C.O.C.O.O.N.) Sorority.
Photo © 2005, VRP

Edinburg, TX May 2, 2005 - The Volunteer Resource Program (VRP) promoted volunteerism to University of Texas-Pan American student leaders at the annual Student Organization Convocation on April 28, 2005 in the University Ballroom. Nearly 70 students representing 24 organizations were in attendance.

The convocation was an opportunity for the Dean of Students Office to celebrate the hard work and dedication that student organizations displayed throughout the academic year. Several student organizations took part in the dinner/awards presentation. With a handful taking away awards for distinctions, such as Student Leader of the Year and the coveted, Best Student Organization of the Year which went to Kappa Delta Chi.

The VRP was given the opportunity to tell student leaders about the importance of volunteering in their community, enhancing and complementing their education with professional experience and how joining the VRP would make it easier for them to find local nonprofits to volunteer with.

Other winners for 2005 were Frederick Von Ende, Delta Zeta, Advisor of the Year; Maurice Caceres, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Student Leader of the Year; Delta Xi Nu, New Student Organization of the Year; FIRBA, Project of the Year; Kappa Delta Chi, Dean’s Award Recipient.

For more information on how you or your student organization can volunteer with the VRP, contact Norma Saenz, Volunteer Coordinator, at 956/292-7566 or e-mail at volunteer@utpa.edu.