A Message from UTSA President Ricardo Romo, June 2015

UTSA President Ricardo Romo

June 22, 2015

Dear Friends,

As you read this, I will be in Georgia for the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education symposium, where I will be presented with the Region III President's Award. This award recognizes the high priority I place on creating an environment where our students can be successful, and I am humbled to receive it. At the same time, I share it with the hundreds of staff and faculty members who work tirelessly to ensure that every one of our students has a well-rounded educational experience.

This award has special meaning for UTSA because it recognizes the value we place on student success and the work we have done to transform our campus from its early days as a quiet commuter school to today's thriving research university, destined for Tier One recognition.

UTSA has a vibrant quality of student life. With 29,000 students, including more than 4,000 who live on campus, you will see students everywhere virtually any time of the day or night. Our library never closes. There are dining options from before dawn until late into the night. Our recreational and wellness facilities are state-of-the-art. And we are creating new traditions. Our most recent is the lighting of the Monuments at the entrance of our Main Campus. More than 300 different student organizations help our students make meaningful connections on campus and in our community. We are giving students the opportunity to experience new cultures, explore new interests and create new friendships.

Over the past several years, UTSA has increasingly become a destination for top-tier students. They know that our faculty offers superior learning experiences, inside and outside of the classroom. They recognize that UTSA's research programs are thriving and want to be a part of them. They understand that UTSA offers unique opportunities that aren't available at larger academic institutions.

If you haven't been to campus lately, I invite you to come by and see for yourself how vibrant UTSA has become. I am so grateful to our staff and faculty for their help in creating top-tier experiences that will stay with our graduates for a lifetime.

Thanks, as well, to everyone in our community whose support makes it possible for us to provide students with the very best education and campus life. We couldn't do it without you!

Go 'Runners!

Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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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.