Week of Welcome Roadrunner Spirit Rally: (clockwise from top left) At the
Downtown Campus, Assistant Director for Student Leadership and Cultural Programs
Michelle Montanio receives her temporary tattoo and a participant (not Vanna
White) spins the wheel for a prize. At the 1604 Campus, College of Engineering
dean Zorica Pantic-Tanner serves lemonade, and a volunteer hands out piping
hot Frito pie -- spooned right into the bag.
Administrators cook for Week of Welcome crowds
(Aug. 27, 2002)--UTSA Administrative Planning Council members served hot dogs, Frito pie, pizza, watermelon and beverages to members of the university communities at the 1604 and Downtown campuses Tuesday as part of the Roadrunner Spirit Rally, a Week of Welcome event. More than 2,000 came to the event at 1604 and several hundred participated Downtown. The UTSA cheerleaders performed for the crowd on the Sombrilla at the 1604 Campus. Seven hundred university community members and their families attended Monday evening's Fall Celebration, hosted by President Ricardo Romo.
UTSA's Week of Welcome continues through Aug. 29. with events including the first annual Fall Convocation (Aug. 28) and MTV "Real World" cast at the Howdy Rowdy Bash (Aug. 29). The newest event of the week, the Fall Convocation will feature a procession of faculty in academic regalia and staff in regalia or the orange and blue UTSA colors. The ceremony will be followed by receptions at the various UTSA colleges.
MTV "Real World" cast members are coming to the UTSA 1604 Campus Convocation Center at 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Sponsored by CAB and the Learning Communities program, the group will discuss a variety of issues including diversity, multiculturalism and relationships. The former cast members of the popular program will also answer questions from the audience about themselves and the show, followed by the Howdy Rowdy Bash. VOICES is sponsoring a school supplies drive during the event. Organization members remind participants to bring school supplies to the event to donate. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Show your Roadrunner Spirit by wearing an Orange Crush T-shirt. The T-shirts are available for $8 at the 1604 Campus and Downtown Campus bookstores.
----------------------------------------------------------
Week of Welcome Events
Wednesday, August 28, 2002--It's All Academic
Fall Convocation
A new tradition at UTSA, President Romo, faculty and current students offer
formal welcome
1604 Campus Convocation Center (simulcast at Downtown Campus in Distance Learning)
12-1 p.m.
Following the event, colleges at the 1604 Campus will hold receptions from
1-2 p.m. Students attending the convocation will proceed in groups to the
reception for their major. At the Downtown Campus, there will be a combined
reception for all majors.
Roadrunner Information Tables
Humanities and Social Sciences Building/John Peace Library Building/Downtown
Commons/Downtown Student Center
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; 5-6 p.m.
Campus Recreation Extravaganza
South Park Lounge, University Center, 1604 Campus
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Downtown Campus Open House
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Undergraduate Advising Centers Welcome Day
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
1604 Campus:
College of Business, BB 2.02.04
College of Education and Human Development, MS 4.01.76
College of Engineering, EB 3.04.09
College of Liberal and Fine Arts, HSS 4.05.32
College of Sciences, SB 2.01.08
Honors College, HSS 4.20.20
Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success, UC
1.01.02, 1604 Campus
Downtown Campus:
College of Public Policy, BV 1.302
Academic Advising Center, BV 1.302
Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success,
Downtown Campus, DB 2.114
Thursday, August 29, 2002--Roadrunner Tradition
Roadrunners Meet MTV "Real World" Cast Members & Howdy Rowdy
Bash
Convocation Center & PE Building, 1604 Campus
7 p.m. (Convocation Center), 8:30 p.m. (PE Building)
Roadrunner Information Tables
Humanities and Social Sciences Building/John
Peace Library Building/Downtown Commons/Downtown Student Center
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; 5-6 p.m.
Tailgate Party featuring 5¢ Drinks and Dogs
Bill Miller Plaza, Downtown Campus
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Office of Disability Services Open House
Multidisciplinary Sciences Building. Room 2.03.18, 1604 Campus
2-4 p.m.
Come Meet the Greeks
Laurel Room, University Center, 1604 Campus
5 p.m.
VOICES School Supplies Drive
Convocation Center, 1604 Campus
7 p.m.
GRAND PRIZE DRAWING FOR FREE BOOKS
Sponsored by UTSA Bookstore
1604 Campus--during Howdy Rowdy Bash
Downtown Campus--during Tailgate Party
----------------------------------------------------------
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
UTSA
offers free bus service between campuses
Administrators cook for Week of Welcome crowds
Frances
Colpitt named UTSA art and art history chair
College
of Business graduate faculty welcome new students
UTSA
works overtime to maximize student parking
UTSA
appoints interim dean of liberal and fine arts
UTSA
system development team demonstrates 'can-do' approach
----------------------------------------------------------
© The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2002