UTSA and H-E-B partner to help college-bound South Texans
UTSA President Ricardo Romo (right) with Fox Tech High School students and principal at UTSA Mobile Go Center
UTSA President Ricardo Romo (right) with Fox Tech High School students and principal at UTSA Mobile Go Center
Share this Story(April 14, 2010)--The UTSA Office of P-20 Initiatives and H-E-B Grocery Co. are partnering this year to support college-bound South Texans at a series of Mobile Go Center events.
The UTSA Mobile Go Center, a one-stop source of college knowledge, will be staffed with UTSA representatives and parked at H-E-B locations in San Antonio, Crystal City and Lytle to help prospective college students and their families research colleges, prepare applications for admission and answer questions about financial aid forms.
UTSA and H-E-B will host jointly seven Mobile Go Center events. The first, a public kick-off, is 3-7 p.m., Wednesday, April 14 at the H-E-B Plus store, 10718 Potranco, in San Antonio. On From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19, The Mobile Go Center will visit the H-E-B Crystal City store, 514 E. Zavala.
Additional visits are scheduled on these dates from 3 to 7 p.m.:
- June 16, H-E-B Plus, 6818 S. Zarzamora, San Antonio
- June 30, H-E-B, 1956 Interstate 35 South, Lytle
- July 14, H-E-B, 108 N. Rosilla, San Antonio
- Aug. 18, H-E-B, 2130 Culebra, San Antonio
- Sept. 15, H-E-B Plus, McCreless Market, 4199 S. New Braunfels, San Antonio
"We are proud to support education initiatives in our community," said Dya Campos, H-E-B public affairs director. "Our partnership with UTSA will see that valuable information on college options is made available to our customers, helping them to realize that the goal of higher education is within their reach."
The UTSA Mobile Go Center supports the College for Texans Campaign and the state's higher education plan, Closing the Gaps. Both initiatives aim to significantly increase the number of students enrolled in Texas colleges and universities by 2015. According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas colleges and universities received more than 132,000 first-time undergraduate applications for college admission in the summer-fall 2009 admission cycle.
"The Office of P-20 Initiatives is committed to increasing access to higher education through our outreach programs, and we are so pleased that H-E-B shares that commitment," said Rachel Ruiz, UTSA associate vice president for P-20 initiatives.
To learn more about the Mobile Go Center visits to H-E-B stores, contact Darrell Balderrama, UTSA Office of P-20 Initiatives, at 210-458-2769.
Events
This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.
