A Message from UTSA President Ricardo Romo, January 2015

"The Carnegie Foundation designation reflects UTSA's commitment to do our part in shaping our community and improving the quality of life. That's what a Tier One university does."

January 7, 2015

Dear Friends,

The new year has begun on an incredibly exciting note for UTSA and for San Antonio. We have just received word that the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected UTSA to receive its distinguished Community Engagement Classification for our commitment to community service.

This recognition is a great achievement for our university. From its very beginning, UTSA has been committed to giving back to the community. It is one of our core values. This prestigious honor recognizes that we are living up to our promise.

UTSA engages the community every day in many different ways. We are a vital part of San Antonio's economy, providing a $1.2 billion impact each year. We support more than 16,000 jobs, and we teach entrepreneurs how to start new businesses, strengthen existing businesses and create jobs.

Community engagement is also about building strong partnerships. Working together, we are building San Antonio's future in transportation, energy, education and health care. We are helping to make the city a destination for cybersecurity and biomedical research.

Last year, more than 15,000 faculty, staff and students took part in UTSA's community engagement programs. They painted homes and provided health care in low-income neighborhoods. They tutored inner-city students in reading and math. They served as mentors and counselors. By sharing their varied talents and giving their time, they made a difference in the lives of more than half a million people.

The Carnegie Foundation designation reflects UTSA's commitment to do our part in shaping our community and improving the quality of life. That's what a Tier One university does.

This is an achievement that we can all be proud of -- faculty, staff, students and everyone in San Antonio.

It's truly a great beginning for what is going to be a great year at UTSA.

Go 'Runners!

Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Events

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

McNair Scholars' Spring Celebration

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 Campus

Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.

Doctoral Conferral Ceremony

At 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 Campus

Thursday, May 16, 3:00 p.m.

Roadrunner Walk

Roadrunner 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 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, 100 Montana St.

Friday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.

Commencement: Ceremony Two

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.

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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.