First Year Compostion Magazine
"Let Your Voice Be Heard!"
About Us
Thank you for sharing interest in learning about the history and mission statement of our InQuiry magazine.
Mission Statement:
To expand opportunities for First-Year University students to share their voice. InQuiry, aims to provide a safe space where students can feel empowered to "Let Your Voice Be Heard!"
The InQuiry: First Year Composition Magazine has been a student-run, student-edited online magazine since 2014 at UTPA (now UTRGV). The magazine publishes the work created by students during their first year at the university. InQuiry is a space where first-year students can share their voice, creativity, and ideas while getting experience with the publication process. The majority of student editors have been first-year students themselves enrolled in an ENGL 1302 course. While involved in getting InQuiry ready for its annual publication in May, student editors gain experience with the peer-review process, copyediting, user experience (UX) design, marketing, and building collaborations.
The student editors are mentored through the editorial process by their faculty editors:
Bonnie Garcia has been involved in the magazine since that start in 2014.
Crystal Bazaldua (current faculty editor) has been involved in the magazine since Spring 2025.
UTRGV students are encourages to share your work with our community. UTRGV faculty are encourages to encourage students to submit their work and share the great work of our published writers.