Boxing Club Charlando del Cine y TV Cocina de Tia Yole Page 3 Page 6 Page 11 Police officer rises from clerk to commander by Thomas Doyle, MBA Eline “Elaine” Moya started as a records clerk with the Victoria Police Department in 1999. But through hard work and determina- tion she was promoted in January to the first Hispanic female lieu- tenant in the history of the Victoria Police Department. As a lieutenant in the patrol division, she is often the senior officer on duty during a shift. That means many times this lady is the top cop on duty. She credits integrity, hard work, and great mentors and role models with her rise to this senior rank. “The inspiration that I saw when I worked as a records clerk as a civilian, there were about five females who were of- ficers,” Moya said. That’s five women out of a department of some hundred sworn officers, she noted. “I felt like if they could do it, so could I,” she said. Lieutenant Eline “Elaine” Moya. Contrib- Beyond that, Moya said typed uted photo by Victoria Police Department. police reports coming in from officers that included stories of domestic violence, spousal abuse, sexual assault and other crimes. These women and children could really use a female officer with empathy to tell them that what happened to them wasn’t right, Los Palominos headline Fiesta Victoria, Saturday, April 5. Contributed photo. wasn’t their fault, she said. That’s not to say that male officers don’t have empathy, it’s just that often victims like women and children these feel more comfortable with a female officer to be there for them. She felt called to be that officer. Fiesta Victoria: Live music, Getting to put the bad guys away that gave these good people one heck of a bad day was an added perk of the profession, she noted. culture and family fun at plaza Moya graduated from the Victoria College Police Academy and became a sworn officer in 2000 in the patrol department. It will be a Saturday full of food, merce several years ago. crease the presence of the Camera Her career included stints in patrol, investigations, juvenile fun, and lots of live music as the “We are an organization that is de Comercio by hosting an inex- crimes, and even as a Public Information Officer and internal af- first Fiesta Victoria takes to De going on its second year, and we pensive, family-friendly day of fairs investigator. In each role, she worked hard, she learned from Leon Plaza on April 5. felt we needed to do something fun in the community, said Mario those above her, and tried to mentor those below her as she had been The event plans to take up the along the same lines to promote Garcia, event chairman. mentored. legacy of the successful Noche en our heritage, our music, and our The event will feature barbecue, The top leaders in the department took notice. Mexico, an annual event organized customs,” said Chris Rivera, chair- foods of all kinds, crafts, and lots Victoria Police Chief Jeff Craig said one of the traits that most by the Victoria Hispanic Chamber man of La Cámara de Comercio, of inflatable playgrounds for the stood out about Lt. Moya was her determination. She will work of Commerce, which merged with the event’s organizer. kids, but the centerpiece will be See OFFICER, pg. 12 the Victoria Chamber of Com- Fiesta Victoria is a way to in- See FIESTA, pg. 10 2 — Revista de Victoria, March 2014 www.revistadevictoria.com UH System Regents approve plan to expand or launch 22 programs in Sugar Land University of Houston System Welcome Wilson Sr., task force Sugar Land campus, consis- (UHS) Regents approved a Uni- chair and former chair of the UHS tent with the UHS Board of versity of Houston Sugar Land Board of Regents, said the eight- Regents’ decision to transfer Task Force report on Feb. 26 that member Task Force established campus administration to sets in motion plans to implement five recommendations to guide the UH. UH will continue to rely a major change in the delivery of planning and implementation of on its community college off-campus instruction: to make this initiative: partners to deliver lower- the University of Houston the sole • In fall 2014, the UH System division course work. UHS institution delivering pro- should begin implementing a • In the implementation of this grams at the Sugar Land campus. multi-year plan (two to five change, it is of great impor- To that end, the University is years) through which the tance that no current student planning to expand or launch 22 University of Houston will be left stranded, that no ex- programs in Sugar Land and relo- become the exclusive pro- isting faculty contract be cate a large segment of its College vider of baccalaureate and violated, and that the Uni- University of Houston-Victoria. Contributed photo. of Technology to the campus. graduate programs at the versity of Houston-Victoria be furnished with adequate funds to carry out its im- Land, UH-Victoria and UH- board’s) expectation that imple- portant mission to become a Clear Lake will incremen- mentation of this plan be done in destination university in the tally cease program delivery a very thoughtful and careful way. city of Victoria. at the campus and will have It’s clear to me that the city of • The success of the UHV the opportunity to shift some Sugar Land and Fort Bend Coun- nursing program is highly of their programs to another ty really want this. They’ve been dependent upon its facilities UH System teaching center waiting a long time for it. So, the in Sugar Land. It is also im- or deliver them fully online. timing is appropriate.” portant that these programs • In addition to degree pro- The expansion of UH programs continue to be conducted in grams, the University of in Sugar Land and a correspond- metropolitan Houston near Houston should deliver se- ing transfer of some UH-Victoria the Texas Medical Center. lect certificate programs at and UH-Clear Lake programs to For these reasons, and con- the Sugar Land campus to other locations or delivery modes sistent with the Sugar Land meet local workforce needs. must be timed and orchestrated in Task Force Nursing Subcom- Wilson said the changes envi- a way that provides continuity in mittee’s recommendation, sioned in the recommendations course and program availability, this Task Force recommends will require careful planning to faculty and staff resources, enroll- that the existing nursing ensure that student access, degree ment and revenue, the task force program at Sugar Land be completion, enrollment and rev- recommended. transferred to the University enue are maintained and that the The report also noted that the of Houston and made part end result of this initiative consti- planned transition will require of its newly organized UH tutes an improvement in services some level of renovation at the Health Science Center. This for the students, universities and Sugar Land campus to accommo- does not preclude UHV con- communities involved. date incoming UH programs and tinuing with certain nursing “These recommendations are faculty, as will the shift of some programs in Victoria or else- pretty bold,” said Regent Roger UHV programs to another mode of where. Welder, a native of Victoria, Texas. delivery, such as fully online. • Over the course of the imple- “I agree that these guiding princi- UHS Chancellor Renu Khator mentation period, as the Uni- ples are imperative. I know there said the transition plan would be versity of Houston expands is some trepidation, naturally, implemented “very methodically, program delivery in Sugar among people currently operating very thoughtfully and very care- there. It’s my expectation, and (the fully,” with a continuing focus on the best interests of students and faculty, as well as individual Sys- tem campuses. An implementation committee led by Paula Myrick Short, senior vice chancellor for academic af- fairs, the University of Houston System, and senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UH, will develop a recommended transition plan. The committee will include administrators from the UH System, UH Sugar Land and UH-Victoria, as well as stu- dents and faculty from UH Sugar Land and UHV. The committee is also expected to solicit input from See UHV, pg. 8 www.revistadevictoria.com Revista de Victoria, March 2014 — 3 Boxing club breeds champions — needs partners these kids are,” head coach Jessie boxing to more kids. Junior Olympics in Reno, Nevada Martinez Jr. said while observing Boxing teaches self-discipline, with a 30 and 6 fight record. She an afternoon training session. hard work, and self-confidence, he went 1 for 1 at her first appearance One of the express goals of the said. in that vaunted competition, which club is to help get kids off the And those aren’t just benefits for likely won’t be her last. street that otherwise might get into boys, he added. “My big dream is going to the trouble, he said. The club is cur- “I wanted to learn self-defense, Olympics,” she said. rently seeking sponsors and other so my dad told me about boxing. I Boxing has helped her become supporters to help them find a real got into it and wound up really lik- healthier and more confident. facility, get better equipment, and ing it,” said Kaely Perez, 15. It has also given her a chance to ultimately provide the benefits of Perez recently went off to the See BOXING, pg.