“UTSA
in the News” is a synopsis of items that have appeared in periodicals
mentioning UTSA, its faculty, staff, students and programs.
For more information, call the Office of University Communications
at (210) 458-4550.
April 2001
The Texas Senate on Wednesday cleared the appointments of six nominees—including
San Antonians Cyndi Taylor Krier and L. Lowry Mays—to the boards
of the state’s top two university systems. Krier, the outgoing
Bexar County judge, was confirmed as one of the three appointees to
the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
(San Antonio Express-News 4/28/01 10A)
Folks who frankly just don’t give a darn about movie music should
skip "Fiesta Under the Stars: An Evening at the Movies II"
at the UTSA Convocation Center. Presented by the university’s Division
of Music, Saturday’s event will feature selections from classics
such as "Gone With the Wind, "Ben-Hur," "Casablanca,"
"Beauty and the Beast. (San Antonio Express-News 4/27/01 19H)
Expand UTSA. The city can benefit immensely from rapid expansion of
the capacity of the University of Texas at San Antonio on the west end.
The university has 11 acres there, and while spreading northward is
the easiest real estate path, UTSA might, with a little help, find a
way to reach under the unfriendly force of Interstate 10 and connect
east to downtown.
(San-Antonio Express-News 4/22/01 2G Excerpt from feature story on "How
to polish city’s crown jewel—downtown")
This wasn’t "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire." A mere $100
was on the table when students from Baylor University, Texas Lutheran
University and the University of Texas at San Antonio squared off at
the city’s annual Brain Bowl on Thursday night. The event is held
in conjunction with Brain Awareness Week, which puts a spotlight on
brain research. (San Antonio Express-News 4/21/01 1C)
Prompted by the notion that two sets of resources are better than one,
Brooks AFB and the University of Texas at San Antonio signed a five-year
agreement aimed at sharing educational tools and developing programs
at both institutions. Both parties agreed to strengthen their relationship
by expanding educational opportunities at UTSA and enhancing redevelopment
at Brooks. (San Antonio Express-News 4/13/01 3B)
SBC Communications Inc. has donated $25,000 to
the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Business. The
funds are slated for use in the college’s Corporate Sponsor Program,
which promotes the ongoing curriculum, initiates new programs and is
used to recruit and retain faculty.. (San Antonio Business Journal Page
9)
The opera program of the University of Texas at San Antonio has every
reason to take pride in its well-sung, theatrically effective staging
of Kurt Weill’s "Street Scene" over the weekend in the
UTSA Recital Hall. There are more than a dozen significant singing roles,
and all were filled by student voices that were at least serviceable—a
sign of excellent depth in the UTSA opera program. (San Antonio Express-News
4/3/01 4D)
Comments or
questions to Kris Rodriguez (krodriguez@utsa.edu)
Last Updated June 6, 2001
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