MARCH 30, 2020 — UTSA is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak with a commitment to supporting the safety of the university community while enabling the academic progress of students. Here is your digest of university news and tips.
STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH
Self-care and well-being are important. Check out UTSA’s video series with tools and strategies for adjusting in our current environment. This first video—from Melissa Hernandez, director of Counseling and Mental Health Services—explains how to plan a workday schedule that won’t stress you out. Be sure to watch for more in the series on UTSA’s YouTube coronavirus playlist.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
HONE YOUR SKILLS: If you’re not sure which tech tool to remotely teach and work is the best for a specific task, join UTSA’s town hall event Remote Tools for Learning and Working (Tuesday, March 31, 2–3 p.m.) to gain useful insights, get guidance and hear updates. The panel will be taking questions from viewers.
BE A VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER: UTSA’s Volunteer Services will be hosting virtual volunteer opportunities to help you stay connected with the community.
COMMUNICATION
NEW PANTRY HOURS: Roadrunner Pantry on Main Campus will be open weekdays from noon to 4 p.m., effective March 31. The pantry continues to have ample supplies, and anyone with a UTSA ID will be given a week’s worth of food. Visitors are asked to enter the Student Union through the northern entrance closest to the circle driveway near the tennis courts. Note that aside from Roadrunner Pantry and the UPS Store, all other Student Union operations and buildings are closed.
PURCHASES AND DELIVERIES: As the majority of UTSA’s workforce adjusts to telecommuting, please thoughtfully consider purchases and reduce spending on materials and supplies wherever possible. Numerous technology resources are available to support paperless processes. The university will carefully monitor purchase order requests and Procard reports during this time. When purchases are necessary, please note that the university does not allow home delivery of items. Deliveries will continue to route through Central Receiving to facilitate required inventory, asset and purchasing policies. Learn more about current Central Receiving operations.
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This community event is hosted by the UTSA Mexican American Studies Program. It is a lecture/performance that examines the contributions of Tejana musicians to the evolution of Mexican American music.
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Ave.This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of text analysis using Python and Jupyter Notebook on the Constellate Lab platform. We will create datasets in Constellate to analyze patterns, trends, and relationships of contents and more.
John Peace Library (JPL 3.02.32), Main CampusWhat would award-winning writing professor Diane Abdo say if it were her last lecture? Join us for our annual Last Lecture series on Wednesday April 17.
Multipurpose Room (BSE 2.102), Main CampusDía 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 CampusFiesta 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 CampusLearn 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 EventCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
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