Office of the President

Latest Updates

June 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. Read more  
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. Read more  
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. Read more  
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. Read more  
April 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. Read more  
April 14, 2025

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

During SAAM, UTSA offers various events and resources on campus to promote healing, advocacy, prevention and survivor support. Read more  
March 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. Read more  
March 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. Read more  
February 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. Read more  
February 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. Read more  
February 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. Read more  
January 23, 2025

A Message From UT System

The University of Texas System is pleased to share the following announcement with the UTSA community.  Read more  
January 23, 2025

President Eighmy Appoints Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D. as Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & Health System at UT Health San Antonio

President Eighmy is pleased to share the following announcement with the UTSA and UT Health San Antonio campus communities. Read more  
January 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. Read more  
January 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. Read more