SAVE THE DATE: The inaugural Borderlands Open Access Symposium is Friday, April 24, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON.
The purpose of the symposium is to bring together educators and practitioners committed to advancing equitable and open access to knowledge at SRSU and beyond.
Save the date and submit to present today!
Symposium Planning Team / Open Access Vision Team
- Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray, College of Education
- Ajay Vaidya, Institutional Research
- Betsy Helesic Evans, Library and Archives
- Dr. Philamer Torio, Rio Grande College of Business
- Dr. James Cho, Rio Grande College of Business
- Dr. Devin Pettigrew, Center for Big Bend Studies
- Dr. Rosemary Briseño, Case College of Literature, Arts, and Social Sciences
- Dr. Minerva Gonzales, College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Prabakaran Sellamuthu, Rio Grande College of Business
- Dr. Rachel Sangster Garza, Case College of Literature, Arts, and Social Sciences
- Dr. Clifton Albrecht, College of Agriculture, Life, and Physical Sciences
- Dr. Doug Renshaw, College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Hugh Morrissey, College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Rachel Johnson, College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Veronica Méndez, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Dr. Bushra Sajid, College of Agriculture, Life, and Physical Sciences
- Dr. Diana Rodriguez, College of Education
- Dr. Shelley Landreth, College of Education
- Dr. Jennifer Haan, College of Education
- Dr. Xinyuan Qiu, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Alma Diaz, Graduate Student
- Bobby Greeson, Office of University Communications
- Dr. John Klingemann, Office of Development and Advancement
This initiative is made possible in part by Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray’s participation in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) OER Fellowship Program, whose vision is “to support mentor relationships for OER use, creation, and capacity building at institutions and statewide.”
last updated: March 3, 2026