Message from the President
Jun 16, 2025
Great news from SACSCOC: Our merger has been approved!
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), our institutional accreditor for quality assurance in higher education, has officially approved the merger of The University of Texas at San Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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May 15, 2025
Federal funding briefing and projected impacts on our research enterprise
An important message from university leadership, which includes updates on the state of our research enterprise and reflections on its future direction.
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May 9, 2025
Integration Organizational Updates
Today I am writing to share an update to the leadership structure for our new, unified university, as announced earlier this year.
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May 9, 2025
Congratulations on a strong close to spring 2025!
Congratulations on finishing the spring semester strong! I know how hard you’ve worked to get here, and I’m deeply proud of the progress you’re making each day to achieve your bold academic and personal goals.
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Apr 29, 2025
Integration Management & Operational Updates
As we continue our planning efforts and prepare for subsequent phases, we’ve reached a point in the process where we must create an internal framework to support current and future integration efforts.
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Apr 14, 2025
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
During SAAM, UTSA offers various events and resources on campus to promote healing, advocacy, prevention and survivor support.
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Mar 6, 2025
University updates and forthcoming town halls
Provost and Executive Vice President Shipley, Executive Vice President Salazar and I are organizing a series of town halls hosted by leadership for conversations with divisions, colleges and governance groups that will take place throughout the month of March. Please keep an eye out in the coming days for an announcement with dates and times.
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Mar 3, 2025
Divisional updates to prepare for integration
The following divisions and leaders, alongside many of our colleagues, will begin their work during this transition phase in preparation for Day 1 of integration on September 1, 2025.
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Feb 25, 2025
Integration updates: New working groups and FAQs
I am writing to share a brief update on our work to merge UTSA and UT Health San Antonio and our drive toward building one preeminent public research university.
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Feb 13, 2025
Establishing a leadership structure for our unified university
Effective September 1, 2025, the Executive Cabinet for our new institution will be established with the following initial structure, and we expect that it will evolve and expand as the institution’s large-scale operational functions, needs and priorities become more defined over time.
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Feb 3, 2025
Integration updates: New task force, working groups and FAQs
Today I’m writing to share the latest updates regarding the integration of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio, including the forthcoming launch of a new task force, several new working groups and three new FAQs.
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Jan 22, 2025
Welcome to spring semester 2025!
We hope you had the opportunity to recharge over the winter break and celebrate the new year in a way that was meaningful to you.
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Jan 13, 2025
Our path toward Day 1 of integration
On the heels of a new year, we face an opportune time to reaffirm our vision and commitment to building a world class university to serve our city, state, nation and beyond. Since announcing our merger last August, we have been deeply encouraged by the enthusiastic support of our San Antonio community.
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Dec 17, 2024
Remote operations on January 2 and 3
In an effort to support the continued well-being of our campus community, UTSA will proceed with remote operations on January 2 and 3. Overall, our goal is to reduce on-campus operations on these days, and we ask that employees conduct remote operations whenever possible.
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Dec 11, 2024
Wrapping up the fall semester
It has been an extraordinarily busy season, filled with many opportunities for the growth and advancement of our university, but with some challenges too. As we close out this semester, we want to take a moment to celebrate how far we have come as a campus community.
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Dec 10, 2024
Updates on our bold path toward integration with UT Health San Antonio
Today, we’re writing to share further progress and forecast what you can expect to learn more about early in the new year.
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Dec 5, 2024
Executive Order GA-48
On November 19, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-48. This order creates additional requirements for Texas public higher education institutions and other state agencies regarding activities involving China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela.
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Nov 26, 2024
Divisional and administrative leadership updates
To support continued growth, I’m writing to announce several administrative leadership updates.
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Nov 15, 2024
Updates on our bold path toward integration with UT Health San Antonio
We’re advancing steadily toward the outlined goals within phase one of our projected, multi-year timeline.
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Nov 11, 2024
In appreciation of our Veteran Roadrunners on Veterans Day
In honor of Veteran’s Day, I’d like to extend my deepest gratitude for your service to our nation, as well as your contributions to UTSA.
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Nov 8, 2024
Closing our Day of Reflection
Today, we did something at UTSA that we’ve never done before by pausing classes for a full day to center on our community’s mental health and well-being with a Day of Reflection.
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Nov 7, 2024
Day of Reflection: Our plans to address well-being at UTSA
We know there are deep concerns about the well-being of members of our community as we witness an increase in stress, anxiety and uncertainty across our campuses.
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Nov 4, 2024
Strategic Compensation Plan for Fiscal Year 2025
Three years ago, we launched a comprehensive strategic plan to increase compensation, and we have remained committed to investing in our faculty and staff with numerous strategies implemented in fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Compensation remains at the forefront of our priorities, supporting our strategic destination to be an innovative place to work, learn and discover.
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Oct 11, 2024
Updates on our path to integration with UT Health San Antonio
In our last email, we outlined recent progress made by our Integrated Steering Committee including updates on our new joint mission statement and the launch of four task forces. Today, we’re writing to share the latest developments.
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Oct 10, 2024
Recognizing World Mental Health Day
While we recognize the significance of today, we also know how important it is to live out this commitment every day. We encourage you to reach out to friends, peers, and colleagues on a regular basis to check in, offer support, and let them know they are not alone.
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