Portrait of Dr. Gilbert D Martinez

Dr. Gilbert D Martinez

  • Professor of Instruction at School of Jrnlism & Mass Comm, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Facilitator, Texas State University. May 1, 2023 - Present.
  • SJMC Japan Academic Program Director, Faculty-led Education Abroad Program to Japan. January 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Participant, University's Strategic Initiatives. January 1, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Graduate Committee. August 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Copyright Advisory Committee. November 18, 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Hachar Project. January 1, 2016 - Present.

2025

  • Invited guest speaker, Online visit with The Cougar student newspaper staff at the University of Houston. February 21, 2025.
  • Invited guest speaker, Visit to Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. January 30, 2025.
  • Reviewer, CommCats' case brief for Bateman Competition. March 19, 2025 - March 20, 2025.
  • Participant, Education Abroad's Mandatory Faculty Health and Safety Training. February 28, 2025.
  • Invited guest speaker, Bob Bajackson's Media Writing classes. February 18, 2025 - February 19, 2025.
  • Invited guest speaker, Diana Fuentes' Media Writing class. February 10, 2025.

2024

  • Organizer, Faculty-led Education Abroad Program to Japan. January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
  • Member, Journalism Program. January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
  • Organizer, Journalism program email list. January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
  • Recognized participant, Texas State chapter of Alpha Delta Pi. September 26, 2024.
  • Organizer, U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. September 20, 2024.
  • Participant, Interviewed for Texas Observer news article. May 10, 2024.
  • Participant, Education Abroad's workshop on Managing Student Conduct Abroad. April 12, 2024.
  • Participant, Texas Interscholastic Press Association's annual conference. April 11, 2024.
  • Participant, Educaton Abroad's workshop on Title IX. April 5, 2024.
  • Organizer, Field trip for honors class. March 27, 2024.
  • Participant, Education Abroad's workshop on Student Health Abroad. February 27, 2024.

2021

  • Participant, Journalism Program. January 2021 - December 2021.
  • Participant, Graduate Committee. August 18, 2021.
  • Participant. August 16, 2021.

2020

  • Member, MC 1313 Class Planning Meetings. January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
  • Organizer, Support for University Star. January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
  • Attendee / Participant, ASJMC. November 18, 2020.
  • Member, SJMC Equity and Inclusion Committee. November 17, 2020.
  • Participant, University Convocation. August 21, 2020.
  • Participant, College Convocation. August 20, 2020.
  • Participant, Honors College Book Club. July 1, 2020 - August 13, 2020.
  • Member, Journalism Sequence. August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020.
  • Participant, Zoom meeting to brainstorm about online teaching. July 31, 2020.
  • Attendee / Participant, International Symposium on Online Journalism. July 20, 2020 - July 24, 2020.
  • Organizer, Zoom meeting of Texas State students and Japanese university students. July 6, 2020.
  • Participant, Dean's budget update. June 4, 2020.
  • Participant, Provost budget update. June 2, 2020.
  • Reader, Journalism Sequence. May 14, 2020.
  • Organizer, SJMC Japan Reunion. May 5, 2020.
  • Member, Committee to select editor-in-chief of the University Star. March 23, 2020 - April 3, 2020.
  • Participant, Honors College Scholarship Committee. March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020.

2019

  • Speaker, University Star all-staff meeting. November 14, 2019.
  • Speaker, Philosophy Dialogue Series: Detecting Fake News. October 16, 2019.
  • Panelist and event planner, Screening of Rashomon for Common Experience Theme of Truth. August 1, 2019 - October 14, 2019.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Association of Hispanic Journalists at Texas State. May 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, SJMC Student Ambassadors Program. March 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019.
  • Member, Mass Comm Week Committee. August 29, 2016 - May 31, 2019.
  • Member, Web Site Committee. January 1, 2016 - May 31, 2019.
  • Member, University Star editor-in-chief selection committee. March 25, 2019 - April 5, 2019.

2018

  • Organizer, SJMC Teaching Clinic. July 9, 2018 - August 22, 2018.
  • Workshop Participant, Camp Star. August 17, 2018.

2017

  • Organizer, Sponsored speaker visit for Common Experience and journalism classes. August 15, 2017 - November 1, 2017.
  • Interim Adviser, University Star. June 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017.
  • Informal coodinator, University Star. February 15, 2017 - May 31, 2017.
  • Participant, Honors Scholarship Review Committee. April 1, 2017 - April 12, 2017.
  • Interim Sequence Coordinator, Public Relations Sequence. August 29, 2016 - February 15, 2017.

2016

  • Member, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Higher Education Strategic Plan for Texas. February 10, 2016 - October 12, 2016.