A Message from UTSA President Ricardo Romo, November 2015

UTSA President Ricardo Romo

Nov. 20, 2015

Dear Friends,

Thanksgiving is the time of year to pause and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, and our UTSA Roadrunner family has much to be grateful for this year. 2015 has been a year of significant milestones and accomplishments for UTSA.

Most recently, this past month, we received the exciting news that UTSA biomedical engineering professor Rena Bizios was elected by her peers to the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Bizios conducts groundbreaking research that is demystifying tissue engineering and regeneration. Her commitment to research, teaching and mentoring is shaping the next generation of biomedical engineers.

Dr. Bizios’ election is one of the highest honors a professional in her field can receive, and she is the first UTSA professor ever to receive such a recognition. Her election is a significant and very tangible step forward in UTSA’s advance toward Tier One, a designation that includes, among other things, the number of faculty at a university with memberships in the National Academies.

This wonderful news comes on the heels of the close of our inaugural capital campaign, We Are UTSA – A Top-Tier Campaign. The campaign was expected to raise $120 million. But, when all was said and done, we raised $180 million in gifts that, when combined with state matching funds, will have an impact of $202 million. The funds are already supporting student scholarships and fellowships, faculty recruitment, research and support, campus activities and community outreach programs.

On the subject of community outreach, this year, UTSA received the prestigious Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, recognizing our commitment to teaching and research, public service, volunteerism, civic partnerships and economic development initiatives within our community.

These are just three of the major steps forward that UTSA took this year to the path to Tier One. None of them would have been possible, though, without your steadfast support and our shared belief that San Antonio deserves a world-class university.

So as we pause to celebrate this holiday season to give thanks, your friendship and support will be foremost in my mind. Simply put, we couldn’t do it without you. And for that, I am truly grateful.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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 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

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

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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.