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January 2001 Heywood Sanders, director of the public administration program at UTSA, was quoted in an article regarding the New York City Jacob Javits Convention Center. Sanders said that the economic benefits associated with the convention facility never materialized. Now with thoughts of renovation, Sanders says that the new Javits should fail as well. According to Sanders, the convention industry has been flat for the past decade and has lately showed signs of decline. In addition, New York was ranked last in a survey of meeting planners as a preferred destination. (New York Times 1/30/01) UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures hosted the annual Asian New Year Festival in San Antonio. With over 1,000 people in attendance, participants celebrated and learned about San Antonio’s Eastern culture. (San Antonio Express-News 1/28/01) Bruce Bublitz, dean of UTSA’s College of Business, is prepared to expand and explore the college’s potential. During his first semester he has laid the foundation for taking the university up a notch in academics and has expanded UTSA’s reach into the community. A new doctoral degree in business is his top priority. Other areas of interest include technology, entrepreneurship and international programs. (San Antonio Business Journal 1/26/01) A memorial fund has been established at UTSA to commemorate Bernard Sagik, the university’s first dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Sagik died Jan. 2 in New York. The fund will be used for scholarships or a library endowment. Sagik left UTSA in 1980 to become vice president for academic affairs at Drexel University. (San Antonio Express-News 1/23/01) For the second consecutive year, UTSA has received National Endowment for the Humanities funding for a summer institute that will immerse 28 secondary teachers in bicultural literature for a month. Based at the Downtown Campus, the intensive four-week program is designed to help teachers nationwide revamp curricula and to be more inclusive of the Latino experience. (Northwest Sun 1/17/01) Heywood "Woody" Sanders, a nationally renowned expert in urban affairs, has been tapped to oversee the graduate public administration program at UTSA. Local leaders and school officials said adding Sanders to the faculty will have an immediate impact on the relatively new graduate public administration program. (San Antonio Express-News 1/12/01 and San Antonio Business Journal 1/19/01) Manuel Berriozabal, a math faculty member at UTSA, received one of the top prizes in his field from the Mathematical Association of America. He received the Gung Hu Award for distinguished achievement for his tireless efforts in advocating mathematical expertise of youth in Texas. Berriozabal received the award for his work with the Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program which is held each summer in San Antonio. (San Antonio Express-News 1/12/01) UTSA was awarded $1.75 million by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funds were given to the school to support construction of permanent quarters for the UTSA Institute for Economic Development. The funds will complete financing needed for the projected $6.25 million, 30,000 square-foot facility, which will be located at the Downtown Campus. (San Antonio Business Journal 1/12/01) UTSA has received $740,000 to coordinate a project to provide more Internet access to area residents. UTSA sociology Professor Richard Harris will direct the project in conjunction with the recently formed Alamo Area Community Information System. The goal is to increase the use of computer technology, particularly the Internet, among minority groups, the elderly and the poor. (San Antonio Express-News 1/12/01) Manuel Berriozabal, professor of mathematics at UTSA, was among 16 charter members inducted to the Texas Science Hall of Fame. He is founder and director of the San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program, which encourages middle and high school students to pursue careers in engineering, science, technology and other math-related fields. (San Antonio Express-News 1/10/01) A plan to develop 10 postgraduate degrees programs to be offered jointly by UTSA and the UT Health Science Center gained tentative approval by the Board of Regents. The collaboration would be the first of its kind between UT System component schools. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board also must approve the plans. The idea is for the institutions to share faculty resources so that each component school can expand its degree offerings. (San Antonio Express-News 1/9/01) Jude Valdez, vice president for extended services at UTSA, recently completed a term as president of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. Valdez said the organization is small, but very focused. The organization marked the turn of the century with a two-year program orchestrated to bring attention to the plight of Hispanic educators in the state. (Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education 1/8/01) Comments or
questions to Wendy Frost (wfrost@utsa.edu)
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