By Marc Speir
University News Service
January 4, 2008
![]() Roxanne Moralez |
Roxanne Moralez, a first generation college student attending Texas State University-San Marcos, was recently elected for a two-year term to the National Collegiate Honors Council board of directors as a student representative.
As a member of the board, Moralez will help the NCHC advance undergraduate education through proposals made by honors students and professionals on the committee.
The senior accounting major from
As a former student manager in the Mitte Honors Program and in helping incoming freshmen acclimate to campus through a current student manager position with PAWS Preview, Moralez says she's learned the importance of working on a team.
“I describe myself as a lone ranger--quiet and timid,” Moralez said. “Opening up in organizations has helped me learn to lead and follow, and when it’s best to do one over the other.”
Moralez helped draft a previous proposal to the NCHC suggesting changes to the way university seminar classes are taught at
“I’ve got a lot of ideas for them… but first I want to get familiar with my responsibilities,” Moralez said.
She will begin her term at the next NCHC meeting Feb. 29 to March 1 in
Moralez is also a member of the Accounting Club, Beta Gamma Sigma business honors fraternity, the Mitte Honors Student Association and former secretary for Grupo Folklorico Ocotochtli, a Mexican folkloric dance team.
She plans to intern at the auditing firm of Deloitte & Touche and submit her honor’s thesis on women in the accounting profession next fall, and complete her master’s in accounting by 2010.