October 6, 2022UTSA celebrates Be Bold campaign with university community, donors, alumni
UTSA is celebrating Be Bold: A Campaign for Our Future, a $500 million fundraising campaign to advance the university's work and impact in student success, research and strategic growth. The largest campaign in the university's history, Be Bold will directly support UTSA's strategic vision.
UTSA President Taylor Eighmy and other senior leaders will celebrate the campaign today with faculty, staff, donors and alumni. To kick off the festivities, President Eighmy will host two events on the Main and Downtown Campuses.
The events will highlight the campaign's impact and include special guest speakers. All faculty and staff are invited to join the events, scheduled at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 6 at the H-E-B Student Union Ballroom (HSU 1.104) on the Main Campus and at 11:30 a.m. in the Durango Building La Villita Room (DB 1.116) on the Downtown Campus.
“Celebrating this historic milestone among faculty and staff, and the university's valued donors fills me with pride,” said Karl Miller-Lugo, vice president for advancement and alumni engagement. “UTSA has shown the nation that Roadrunners persevere to achieve excellence. The tremendous support of our alumni and donors is a testament to their belief in our mission.”
Philanthropy transforms the way UTSA faculty and staff can teach and support the next generation of entrepreneurs, scientists, and industry and community leaders.
Jenny Hsieh, the Semmes Foundation Distinguished Chair in Cell Biology and director of the UTSA Brain Health Consortium, has dedicated her life's work to understanding, at the cellular level, the genetic and epigenetic causes of neurodegenerative diseases so that researchers can develop targeted therapeutics for treating and curing these conditions.
UTSA has shown the nation that Roadrunners persevere to achieve excellence. The tremendous support of our alumni and donors is a testament to their belief in our mission.
