A Message from UTSA President Ricardo Romo, November 2016
Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio
(November 10, 2016) -- Dear Friends,
This week, I delivered my annual State of the University address to our faculty, staff and students, reflecting on our accomplishments over the past year and offering an assessment of our progress as we move toward designation as a Tier One university.
To put it simply, UTSA has never been in better shape. Our students come from among the top-ranked in their high school graduating classes. Our faculty come from some of the most esteemed universities in the world. The research we have underway is producing groundbreaking discoveries that will improve the quality of life.
Cybersecurity and brain health are two areas where we are receiving peer recognition for our leadership. To keep these two important research areas at the top of their game, I announced plans to hire six new cybersecurity researchers, and an endowed professor to lead our brain health initiative. This is in addition to the three new brain health researchers who joined us this fall.
UTSA conducted more than $83 million in research and sponsored programs this past year, and the academic community is taking notice. Times Higher Education has once again ranked us among the top 400 universities in the world and in the top 100 in the United States.
Just a few weeks ago, U.S. News and World Report ranked UTSA number 79 among American public academic institutions. Of the 1,000 universities in 60 countries that it evaluated, UTSA was ranked number 444 worldwide.
To keep our momentum going, I introduced Blueprint UTSA, our strategic plan to carry us into next year and beyond. This is an ambitious initiative, rooted in a commitment to excellence. We will continue to focus on student success, recruitment of world-class faculty, community service, increased esteem and recognition, and putting in place an infrastructure to keep us on the path to Tier One.
I encourage you to read more about Blueprint UTSA at www.utsa.edu/blueprint. I also invite you to view the video of my State of the University address at www.utsa.edu/president/stateoftheuniversity.
2017 is going to be an exciting year at UTSA, thanks to your continuing support. For all you do for our university and its students, mil gracias!
Go ’Runners!Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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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.
