Chiecchi Featured In University Star For Book Josue

Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi was featured on the front page of the The University Star in a feature story about his book Josue: A Young Man’s Life Lost to Suicide. Reporter Haley Velasco (photo credit) interviewed several people for her article, including Gaby Lucero, Josue’s mother who praised Chiecchi’s efforts keeping her son’s memory alive.

Chiecchi is an associate professor of practice. He earned his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Texas at El Paso in his hometown. He received his Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in 2021 also from UTEP after writing “Josue” in 2022.

Chiecchi also organized the annual visit by nearly 50 students from Laredo’s Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications & Fine Arts on Oct. 4. Among the daylong events, Trevino students visited the television studio in Alkek One, listened to a panel discussion of current SJMC students about their collegiate experience, were treated to lunch at the Harris Dining Hall and learned about admission into Texas State University.