Check back every Tuesday for a new
TownePlace Suites Good Night Story of the Week featuring UTRGV coaches and athletics staff reading children's stories.
April 14
The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Back Yard
by B.G. Hennessy
Read by men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill and his daughter, Elle
April 21
Ten Apples Up On Top
by Dr. Seuss
Read by track & field/cross country head coach Darren Flowers
April 28
Ricky the Raindrop
by Dr. Nikkie Hodgson
Read by Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Nikkie Hodgson of the College of Liberal Arts
April 29
Ferdinand the Bull
by Walt Disney
Read by Assistant Vice President for Public Art & Special Projects Dr. Dahlia Guerra
Violin accompaniment by Assistant Professor Dr. Diana Seitz of the School of Music
May 5
The Nuff
by Veronica Waldrop
Read by Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services Brenda Codallo
May 12
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
Read by Professor of Communication Dr. Juliet Garcia
May 19
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
by Laura Numeroff
Read by women's soccer head coach Glad Bugariu and his son, Joachim
May 26
Tom and Jerry Meet Little Quack
by Don Eisenberg
Read by WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd
June 9
El Osezno Pregunton
Read by UTRGV Employee Engagement & Wellness Coordinator Carla Lopez
June 16
You Are One in a Chameleon
by Monica Robinson
Read by women's tennis head coach West Nott
June 23
The Kid Who Changed the World
by Andy Andrews
Read by UTRGV Staff Senator Noelynn Llasos
June 30
Hair Love
by Matthew A. Cherry
Read by Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services Brenda Codallo
July 14
The Brave Monkey Pirate
by Hayes Roberts
Read by Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Patrick Gonzales
July 21
The Monster at the End of this Book
by Jon Stone
Read by UTRGV UTeach Assistant Professor in Practice Pamela Groves
July 28
Everybody's Welcome
by Patricia Hegarty
Read by UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque
Aug. 4
Click, Clack, Moo
by Doreen Cronin
Read by Dr. Elena M. Venegas, an assistant professor in the UTRGV Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
Aug. 11
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
by Dr. Seuss
Read by men’s basketball assistant coach Luke Mackay and his son, Marcus
Aug. 18
Dear Girl
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal
Read by Dra. Alyssa G. Cavazos, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Composition & Literacy Studies in the UTRGV Department of Writing and Language Studies, and her daughter, Alyxia
Aug. 25
Where The Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Read by Associate Athletic Director for Communications Jonah Goldberg
Sept. 1
Right Now, I Am Fine
by Dr. Daniela Owen
Read by UTRGV Access Services Librarian Lily Sanchez
Sept. 8
Be Still Little Tree Be Still
by Shawn Elliott Russell
Read by Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Danny Elizondo
Sept. 15
Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You
by Tish Rabe
Read by Cynthia A. Hernandez, a Communication Specialist with the UT Health School of Public Health
Sept. 22
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
Read by Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Administration Nathan Burk
Sept. 29
Can I Play Too?
by Mo Willems
Read by Maria Cabanillas, a Senior Interpreter for Student Accessibility Services
Oct. 6
Rocko Rocket
by Yolande Clark-Jackson
Read by Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services Brenda Codallo
Oct. 13
El Hombrecito de Agua
by Roberto Bertolino
Read by Director for Translation & Interpreting Programs Gabriel González
Oct. 20
My Wish For You
by Kathryn Hahn
Read by Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Keanna Keys
Oct. 27
The Best Mariachi in the World
by J.D. Smith
Read by Uriel Góngora, a biochemistry & molecular biology graduate student
Nov. 10
Mole Music
by David McPhail
Read by Dr. Cindy Cripps, the Director of the Master of Music program
Nov. 17
Olivia
by Ian Falconer
Read by Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Ipek Turkyilmaz
Nov. 24
Mooncake
by Frank Asch
Read by Student Union Event Manager Mabel Cortina-Matos
Dec. 8
When the World Gets Sick
by Dr. Keila Rodriguez
Read by Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Keila Rodriguez
Dec. 15
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Read by Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Administration Nathan Burk
Dec. 22
Little Blue Truck's Christmas
by Alice Schertle
Read by Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations Richard Sanchez
