Funded Projects
Recent SIF Awards
To support key campus initiatives, the SIF provided funding for 8 distinct awards for award year 2024, totaling more than $3 million. Below is a list of the funded proposals.
2024 Funded Projects
| Proposal | Department |
|---|---|
| UTSA Today and Sombrilla Magazine Expansion | University Relations |
| Bold Scholars Expansion - Chisholm Hall Renovations | Career Engaged Learning/ Academic Affairs |
| Office Staffing Support for Office of Nationally Competitive Awards | Honors College |
| Student Placemaking Opportunities - Brenan Ave | Facilities, Real Estate, Construction & Planning |
| Smart Document Capture Technology - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) | Strategic Enrollment |
| Learning Innovation: Student Experience Project & Equitable Student Pathways | Student Success |
| UTSA Thrive Initiative - Enhancing & Evolving the Student Success Ecosystem | Student Success |
| Operationalizing the UTSA Survey Research Center | COLFA |
2022 Funded Projects
| Proposal | Department |
|---|---|
| Westside Community Partnerships - Seed Grants and Scholar-in-Residence | University Relations |
| Be Bold: A Campaign for Our Future - Public Launch Strategy | Advancement and Alumni Engagement |
| Marketing Infrastructure to Meet UTSA’s Enrollment Goals | Academic Affairs - Strategic Enrollment |
| Shared Recruiter - Strategic Enrollment and Honors College | Academic Affairs - Honors College |
| Business Analytics Research Hub | Alvarez College of Business |
| Student Success Call Center & Expansion of Proactive Response Team Outreach/Programming | Academic Affairs - Student Success |
| UTSA to Become a National Hub for Materials Research and Education | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design/College of Sciences |
| UTSA's Student Success Collaborative Network (Hub & Spoke): Creating an Ecosystem of Innovative Supports and Best Practices | Academic Affairs - Student Success |
| JPL Heart of the Campus Furnishings | Academic Affairs - Library |
| Critical Data Center Infrastructure | UTS |
| Honors College Infrastructure Investment (Experiential Learning Lab in GSR) | Academic Affairs - Honors College |
| UTSA Placemaking Team | Real Estate, Construction, and Planning (RECaP) |
| Campus Recreation Facility Renovations | Academic Affairs - Student Affairs |
| NASFAA Blue Icon Services | Academic Affairs - Strategic Enrollment |
| Research Enhancement and Strategic Initiatives | Office of the President |
| Film Production Hub | COLFA |
2021 Funded Projects
| Proposal | Department |
|---|---|
| Implementation of new Graduate Application Platform to support UTSA's Strategic Enrollment goals | Strategic Enrollment |
| Renovation Project, New COS Student Success Center | College of Sciences |
| Fostering Classroom to Career Experiences Through Engineering Projects in Community Service | College of Engineering & College of Architecture, Construction and Planning |
| Student Health Services Accreditation/Renovations | Student Affairs |
| Westside Community Partnerships Initiative | Westside Community Partnerships |
| 24/7 On Demand Online Tutoring Support for Undergraduate Students | Student Success |
| Two-Way Texting Capability | Strategic Enrollment |
| Bronze Foundry for the Art Sculpture Studio | College of Liberal and Fine Arts: Art & Art History |
| ServiceNow Platform product requests and licenses | University Technology Solutions |
| Quantum Tech for Disability and Educational Research-Virtual Lab | College of Education and Human Development: Educational Psychology |
| Women's Studies Institute | College of Education and Human Development: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| Bridging Student Success Support Across University and College Programming and Services - Continuation of FY21 Pilot | Student Success |
| Recruitment/Marketing Infrastructure to Meet UTSA’s Enrollment Goals | Strategic Enrollment |
| Student Success Center Space Optimization Investment | College of Liberal and Fine Arts |
| UTSA Spanish Heritage Program | College of Liberal and Fine Arts: Modern Languages |
| Music Multimedia Lab & Assistant Professor of Instruction | College of Liberal and Fine Arts: Music |
| Business Analytics Research Hub | College of Business |
| Recreation Wellness Center - Gender Inclusive Restroom/Shower Room Construction | Student Affairs |
| UTSA Digital Media Center | College of Liberal and Fine Arts: Art & Art History |
| Student Success and Academic Advising Support | Student Success |
| Shared Recruiter - Strategic Enrollment and Honors College | Honors College |
| FM: Systems Software Investment | Space Management |
| UTSA Business Service Centers – Customer Service Management –ServiceNow Platform | College for Health, Community and Policy |
| Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Nutrition/Dietetic Teaching Kitchen | College for Health, Community and Policy: Nutrition & Dietetics |
| UTSA Drone Enclosure for Research, Training and Certification | College of Engineering & College of Architecture, Construction and Planning |
| Formalized interdisciplinary final project based learning: Synthesis of CEE and CSM final project requirements with senior systems studio requirement in ARCH: A pilot project | College of Engineering & College of Architecture, Construction and Planning |
| Heart of the Campus: JPL 3rd Floor Windows Project | UTSA Libraries |
| Temporary University Funding | Global Initiatives |
| Student Information System (Ellucian Workflow and Experience) | University Technology Solutions |
| VPGI-Education Abroad | Global Initiatives |
| Increased WI-FI coverage on West Campus and in the Baseball/Softball Clubhouses | University Technology Solutions & UTSA Athletics |
