UTSA in the News

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July 2001

University of Texas at San Antonio officials say they are set to break ground on some $19 million worth of "quality of life" building projects designed to help change the image of the 32-year-old campus. UTSA President Ricardo Romo, Ph.D., says it will take more than new development to remove the university's tag of commuter school. But he says a planned wellness and recreation center as well as a proposed child-care facility are important next steps.
(San Antonio Business Journal 7/6/01 Page 1)

The Mystical Arts of Tibet exhibit, which opened last week at the Institute of Texan Cultures, is red-hot. Earlier this weekend, staffers and volunteers were bracing for a crowd of more than 700 who had responded to UTSA president Ricardo Romo's invitations to the Tibetan show's formal opening--an unprecedented turnout for such an opening at the institute in recent years, according to spokeswoman Juli Favor.
(San Antonio Business Journal Express-News 7/8/01 Page 3J)

Rosalie Ambrosino was named vice president for student affairs at HACU member University of Texas at San Antonio. Ambrosino is a former vice provost for undergraduate studies and enrollment management at the Texas university. Margaret Anderson was named executive director of the Office of Institutional Diversity at HACU member University of Texas at San Antonio. Prior to joining UTSA, Anderson spent 13 years at USAA, most recently serving as vice president of corporate employee relations.
(Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine June 2001 "Achievements and Awards Section")

Officials with the University of Texas System will announce today the creation of a law institute at UTSA's Downtown Campus designed to increase the success rate of students seeking to get into--and graduate from law school. The collaborative effort between the University of Texas at Austin School of Law is to be called the institute for Law and Public Affairs. It will establish a year-round program at the campus and will feature a two-month summer academy that will include intensive coursework in critical thinking, communications, research and study skills.
(San Antonio Express-News 7/17/01 2B)

Officials of the University of Texas at San Antonio and all four Alamo Community College District schools are expected to sign an agreement today that will guarantee ACCD students admission to the university, a move one top official said could substantially increase the number of transfers to the institution. "This will have a significant impact in helping young students enroll in higher education and get through it faster," UTSA President Ricardo Romo said of the agreement, which is to be signed during a 10:30 ceremony at UTSA's Downtown Campus. The agreement with UTSA is likely to accelerate the system's transferring process because so many ACCD students already transfer to UTSA. Roughly one-third of UTSA's nearly 19,000 students are transfers from ACCD schools.
(San Antonio Express-News 7/26/01 1A)

Kenny Parnell is retiring from the Institute of Texan Cultures after working there for 15 years, in addition to his stint at Hemisfair. Because the 22 slide projectors and 16 movie projectors are so aged, he's one of a limited few who knows how to run the show. That and his work ethic, say co-workers, will make him hard to replace.
(San Antonio Express-News 7/30/01 1B)

From the West Side to the South Side to downtown, this year's honorees of the Ford Salute to Education have devoted much of their lives to making the life of this city a little more distinct and just a little bit better. Founder of the Tejano Conjunto Festival, he is now an instructor at the University of Texas at San Antonio in the Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies. Over his 18-year career at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, he started classes in mariachi, conjunto and choral groups, along with instruction in violin, guitar, Latin percussion and voice. He also founded the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame, among other accomplishments.
(San Antonio Express-News 7/30/01 6B)

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Last Updated July 5, 2001