July 2017 Member Spotlights
Meet Erica Matos-Lindsey
Hometown: Laredo, TX
College(s) attended: Texas A&M International, UT Austin
Degree(s) earned: B.A. in English; M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
Current job title and department at UT, date started: Academic Advisor and Bilingual Education liaison in the College of Education since 6/1/16
Past job titles/companies: I’m all over the place! I’ve been a mentor for our student-athletes, a journalist (magazine and newspaper), done the adjunct hustle teaching developmental writing, and worked with our College’s student success intiatives.
What do you like most about working a UT?
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| Meet Erica! |
College(s) attended: Texas A&M International, UT Austin
Degree(s) earned: B.A. in English; M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
Current job title and department at UT, date started: Academic Advisor and Bilingual Education liaison in the College of Education since 6/1/16
Past job titles/companies: I’m all over the place! I’ve been a mentor for our student-athletes, a journalist (magazine and newspaper), done the adjunct hustle teaching developmental writing, and worked with our College’s student success intiatives.
What do you like most about working a UT?
I like the sense of community (s/o to my COE coworkers!) and how the campus geography, ahem, encourages me to get my steps in.
How long have you been an ACA member?
On-again, off-again since 2014—it gets complicated when you’re a Graduate Assistant, ha!
What do you like to do for fun?
How long have you been an ACA member?
On-again, off-again since 2014—it gets complicated when you’re a Graduate Assistant, ha!
What do you like to do for fun?
Checking out neighborhood markets, walking the trails in my neighborhood, volunteering at my partner’s ESL classes, and otherwise just vegging and thinking about thinking.
What’s your favorite Austin-centric thing to do?
What’s your favorite Austin-centric thing to do?
Eating and drinking outdoors—even when it starts hailing. Or flooding. Or gusting. Or pollenating.
What person in history would you have over for dinner?
Paulo Freire, Gloria Anzaldúa, Frida Kahlo, Henry David Thoreau. That’d be an intense dinner party, I just realized, but I’m still down.What person in history would you have over for dinner?
Do you have any special talents that we should know about?
The ability to time private absurdist jokes and/or ridiculous facial expressions juuuust in time for strangers to bear witness. Also, I know ballet, modern, flamenco, tap, jazz, and some folklorico.
Meet Christopher Montes
Hometown: Carrolton, TX
College(s) attended: UT Austin
Degree(s) earned: BS in Radio-Television-Film, BA in English, MA in Radio-Television-Film
Current job title and department at UT: Academic Advisor, College of Fine Arts
Past job titles/companies: A/V Editor/Manager, McGarrah Jessee Advertising Agency
What do you like most about working a UT?
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| Meet Christopher! |
College(s) attended: UT Austin
Degree(s) earned: BS in Radio-Television-Film, BA in English, MA in Radio-Television-Film
Current job title and department at UT: Academic Advisor, College of Fine Arts
Past job titles/companies: A/V Editor/Manager, McGarrah Jessee Advertising Agency
What do you like most about working a UT?
The incredible diversity of both students and staff.
How long have you been an ACA member?
Two years.
How long have you been an ACA member?
Two years.
What’s your favorite Austin-centric thing to do?
Eat Breakfast Tacos or BBQ.
What person in history would you have over for dinner? Orson Welles
What person in history would you have over for dinner? Orson Welles
Do you have any special talents that we should know about?
Haha, not really besides being decent at Mario Kart.What’s the easiest way for ACA members to get to know you more? Email me for lunch or drinks at chris.montes@austin.utexas.edu
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