UTSA invites community to dinner and Great Conversation! Feb. 24
(Dec. 9, 2014) -- Interested in a lively dialogue? The University of Texas at San Antonio's 15th annual "Great Conversation!" is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Institute of Texan Cultures. The signature fundraising event will bring together prominent community leaders, scholars and donors for engaging dinner conversation on an array of stimulating topics.
Since its inception, Great Conversation! has raised more than $1.4 million for UTSA Honors College student scholarships, research stipends, and leadership and global learning opportunities. The event has also increased public awareness about the important cultural and intellectual role that UTSA has in San Antonio.
UTSA's Great Conversation! is hosted in a dinner party format. Each table features a host who is either a leading UTSA faculty member or a business/community leader specializing in a particular topic. Guests enjoy dinner and lively conversation at one of the event's tables.
This year's event will feature more than three dozen topics in arts, literature and culture; business and community; education; leisure and lifestyle; politics and history; and social science, science and technology.
A sampling of this year's conversation leaders includes:
The Challenge of Controlling Infectious Disease in a Global World
Bernard Arulanandam, Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Biology and Assistant Vice President for Research Support, UTSA
What Does the Shale Oil Revolution Mean for the United States?
Bradley Barron, President and CEO, NuStar
The Tobin Center and What it Means for San Antonio
J. Bruce Bugg, Jr., Chairman and Trustee, Tobin Endowment
The Making of Spielberg's "Lincoln"
Catherine Clinton, Gilbert M. Denman Endowed Professor in American History and consultant to Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," UTSA
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
Emmett Gill, Assistant Professor, UTSA
Does Place Affect the Taste of Wine and Cheese?
Kolleen Guy, Associate Professor, UTSA
What It's Like to Be a Chef at a World-Famous Restaurant
Robbie Nowlin, Executive Chef, Hotel Valencia's Citrus
Best Art Museums in the World
Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Mexico-U.S. Oil Relations: Implications for the Changes in PEMEX
Tony Treviño, Chief Legal Counsel, Lewis Energy Group
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Tickets for this year's fundraiser are $85 per person if by Jan. 16 at the UTSA Great Conversation! website. Afterward, tickets will be $100 per person.
Table sponsorships between $1,500 and $50,000 are available by contacting Shelly Horn at 210-458-5520. Or, sponsor the attendance of a UTSA honors student for $50.
This year's sponsors include San Antonio Livestock Exposition, AT&T Foundation, Anheuser-Busch Inc., Alpha Building Corp, H-E-B, University Health System, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Valero Energy Foundation and Accu-Print.
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Learn more at the UTSA Great Conversation! website or call 210-458-5520.
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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.