Discover, build and get active at UTSA Spring Break camps

(March 8, 2017) -- Children and teens across the San Antonio area can learn and have fun at the same time over spring break. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is hosting more than a dozen Spring Break camps geared toward future scientists, engineers, archaeologists and athletes.

Campers will spend quality time with UTSA's top-tier faculty, staff and students. While at UTSA, they'll also meet new friends who share similar tastes and passions.

UTSA is offering the following camps, March 13-17:

iTEC Camps
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., UTSA Main and Downtown Campuses

The UTSA College of Engineering's Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC) offers students in kindergarten through sixth grade camps in robotics, forensics, life science, electrical engineering and space science. Campers will participate in hands-on activities that are sure to get them interested in fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

Spring Break Archaeology Camp
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., UTSA Main Campus

Dig into history at the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research, where campers will learn to use real archaeological tools and methods. Children ages 9 through 13 will engage in archaeology themed activities, games, crafts and get a hands-on look at artifacts during a tour of a UTSA archaeology lab.

Spring Break Youth Baseball Camp
Monday, 8 a.m – 9 a.m. and Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Roadrunner Field, UTSA Main Campus

This baseball camp is designed to help youth players, ages 5 through 14, get ready for the spring baseball season. Campers will work with Roadrunner coaches and players to improve their hitting, throwing and catching skills through specific drills and lectures. Campers will also get a free ticket to watch the Roadrunners in action on the diamond March 24.

- Courtney Clevenger

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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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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.