UTSA celebrates Homecoming Week Oct. 5-11 with special events

2013 Homecoming events (from top): BestFest, Golf Cart Parade and Rowdy Rampage Fireworks

By Jesus Chavez
Public Affairs Specialist

(Oct. 9, 2014) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio will celebrate its annual Homecoming Week with a slate of free, public events and contests promoting university traditions from Sunday, Oct. 5 through Saturday, Oct. 26. This year's theme is "Turn the Page."

Since 1985, UTSA Homecoming has given Roadrunners past and present the opportunity to celebrate UTSA's growth, connect with other UTSA supporters and take part in time-honored traditions.

Homecoming highlights include:

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7: National Night Out -- The UTSA Police Department will host its fifth annual National Night Out at the University Center Paseo on the Main Campus. The event will include free food, beverages, information booths and a variety of activities including a live band and kids' corner. Police department staff will collect new and gently used books to donate to the S.A. Reads book bank.
8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7: Roadrunners Live -- UTSA's campuswide talent show will be in the Convocation Center on the Main Campus. Since 2011, the event has given talented Roadrunners on campus the opportunity to show off their talents and abilities in a display of school spirit. Teams and individual acts will compete to win the title of this year's Roadrunners Live Champions.
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8: Comedy Night with Dormtainment (Content advisory: For mature audiences) -- In collaboration with UTSA Housing and Residence Life and the UTSA Black Student Union, UCPrograms will host a special comedy show by YouTube sensation Dormtainment in the H-E-B University Center Ballroom (1.104) on the Main Campus.
4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10: Rowdy Rally -- The pre-game pep rally will give the Roadrunners football team a spirited send-off as the team gathers at the Convocation Center on the Main Campus before the Saturday game against FIU.
4:30-10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10: BestFest -- Celebrating its 36th year, the event will be at the Convocation Center parking lot BK1 on the Main Campus. The 2014 theme, "UTSA's Bestsellers," will salute all of the bestselling items sold at major Texas festivals and fairs.
7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10: Rowdy Rampage Fireworks Spectacular and Golf Car Parade -- The public is invited to UTSA's ninth annual Rowdy Rampage at Convocation Center parking lot BK1 on the Main Campus. The event combines a pep rally, live music, a decorated golf cart parade and a fireworks shos for the community to enjoy.
Saturday, Oct. 11: Homecoming Game Day – A full day of festivities will mark the Roadrunners' big game against FIU. The UTSA community is invited to the Alamodome and the historic Sunset Station, renamed Roadrunner Station during the UTSA home football games, for family-friendly events including tailgating, the Sprit Walk (3:30 p.m.) and the Roadrunners football game at 6 p.m. For a complete list of events, traditions and history, visit the UTSA Homecoming website.

------------------------------

Buy your official UTSA Homecoming 2014 t-shirts for $10 at Roadrunner Express on the UTSA Main and Downtown campuses.

Connect online with UTSA on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

On Twitter, use #UTSAHC14, #UTSA and #NowandForever.

Events

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Denim Day

Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.

Student Union Window Lounge, Main Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 5:00 p.m.

Simplifying Citations With Zotero

Learn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.

Virtual Event

Friday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.

McNair Scholars' Spring Celebration

This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.

North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main Campus

Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.

Doctoral Conferral Ceremony

At this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.

Arts Building Recital Hall, Main Campus

Thursday, May 16, 3:00 p.m.

Roadrunner Walk

Roadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.

Student Union Paseo, Main Campus

Friday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.

Commencement: Ceremony One

Celebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.

Alamodome, 100 Montana St.

Friday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.

Commencement: Ceremony Two

Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.

Alamodome, 100 Montana St.

Submit an Event

Spotlight

UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.