Participants, guests encouraged to arrive two hours early for Commencement

UTSA Commencement

By Tim Brownlee
Associate Director of Internal Communications

(Dec. 16, 2014) -- UTSA is ready for more than 3,800 graduation candidates to walk across the stage Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20 at its Commencement ceremonies at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio. UTSA recommends students in the ceremonies and their guests arrive two hours before their ceremony is scheduled to begin to minimize parking problems.

>> There are five recommended parking options for the ceremonies. Read details on the Commencement 2014 website.

>> An additional option is VIA Metropolitan Transit, which will provide shuttle service to the ceremonies from a stop on Buena Vista Street at lot D-1 near the UTSA Downtown Campus. Parking will be free in UTSA lots under the freeway. Shuttles will stop at approximate 10-minute intervals. On Friday, the shuttles will run 2-8 p.m. On Saturday, shuttles will run 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

The shuttle fare is $1.20 each way, 60 cents each way for students. A current UTSA student ID is required to receive the special rate. Exact fare is required because VIA bus operators do not provide change. Shuttle tokens will be available for purchase at a booth at the UTSA parking lot. All VIA passes are valid for the shuttle service. Read details at the VIA Metropolitan Transit website.

The first Commencement ceremony will begin at 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, for graduation candidates from the College of Engineering, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and University College.

The first Saturday ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. for degree candidates from the College of Education and Human Development and College of Sciences.

The second Saturday ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. with candidates from the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, College of Business and College of Public Policy.

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For more information, visit the UTSA Commencement website. Learn about the degrees awarded by college and ceremony times.

Read profiles on the UTSA Commencement website of students from all nine UTSA colleges.

Later, watch the UTSA Commencement ceremonies.

Connect online with UTSA on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Events

April 15-19, various times

Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase

The UTSA Office of Undergraduate is proud to celebrate National Undergraduate Research with an annual event sponsored by the (OUR) featuring students will showcase undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus.

Various Locations

Friday, April 19, 11:00 a.m.

Día en la Sombrilla

Día en la Sombrilla, formerly Fiesta UTSA, is a festival hosted each spring as a part of Fiesta® San Antonio events. Sponsored by Roadrunner Productions, the event features music, food, confetti, games, event t-shirts, and more.

Sombrilla Plaza and Central Plaza, Main Campus

April 20-21

Fiesta Arts Fair

Fiesta Arts Fair features contemporary art from more than 100 artists from across the U.S., Fiesta favorite foods, drinks, live music by local and regional performers, and a Young Artists Garden providing opportunities for budding artists to learn, explore and express their creativity.

UTSA Southwest Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Denim Day

Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.

Student Union Window Lounge, Main Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 5:00 p.m.

Simplifying Citations With Zotero

Learn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.

Virtual Event

Friday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.

McNair Scholar's Spring Celebration

This event is to achnowlege the graduating seniors and induct the new cohart of scholars to our program.

North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140,) Main Campus

Friday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.

Commencement: Ceremony One

Celebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.

Alamodome

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Spotlight

UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.