A Message from UTSA President Ricardo Romo, January 2016

Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Dear Friends,

Everywhere you look at UTSA, you see excellence. It's in our classrooms, in our laboratories, and on our playing fields.

Just this month, we've seen another great example of excellence in our athletics program with the addition of Frank Wilson as our new head football coach. Coach Wilson is widely regarded as one of the nation’s best college football recruiters. He comes to UTSA from LSU, and has more than 20 years of coaching experience, which includes taking teams to eight bowl games. But what impresses me most about Coach Wilson is his commitment to supporting our student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the football field. He understands the importance of a top-tier education.

We're also reaching new levels of excellence in research and discovery. Most recently, our vice president for research, Mauli Agrawal, has become the first UTSA faculty member to be named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow. A scholar in biomedical engineering, Dr. Agrawal is recognized for his research and innovation in orthopedic and cardiovascular biomaterials and implants. His selection as a Fellow places him among an international 'who's who' in the commercialization community.

The world recently got a new perspective about what's happening 26 million light years away from Earth, thanks to a UTSA professor. Eric Schlegel, our Vaughan Family Endowed Professor in Physics, working with colleagues at Harvard, has made a scientific breakthrough in the understanding of black holes. Dr. Schlegel has discovered a supermassive "burping" black hole whose behavior has never before been recorded by researchers. His work is shedding light on how galaxies are formed.

Imagine what it's like for our students to be able to work alongside Dr. Schlegel, or Dr. Agrawal, or Coach Wilson. These are the types of world-class opportunities that students can only get at UTSA, and it wouldn't be possible without your support.

We've started off 2016 on a great note, and it's just going to get better. I am so proud of the incredible work of our faculty and staff, and the passion and commitment of our students. This is what top-tier is all about. This is where excellence happens.

Go 'Runners!

Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Events

April 15-19, various times

Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase

The UTSA Office of Undergraduate is proud to celebrate National Undergraduate Research with an annual event sponsored by the (OUR) featuring students will showcase undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus.

Various Locations

Friday, April 19, 11:00 a.m.

Día en la Sombrilla

Día en la Sombrilla, formerly Fiesta UTSA, is a festival hosted each spring as a part of Fiesta® San Antonio events. Sponsored by Roadrunner Productions, the event features music, food, confetti, games, event t-shirts, and more.

Sombrilla Plaza and Central Plaza, Main Campus

April 20-21

Fiesta Arts Fair

Fiesta Arts Fair features contemporary art from more than 100 artists from across the U.S., Fiesta favorite foods, drinks, live music by local and regional performers, and a Young Artists Garden providing opportunities for budding artists to learn, explore and express their creativity.

UTSA Southwest Campus

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 Scholar's Spring Celebration

This event is to achnowlege the graduating seniors and induct the new cohart of scholars to our program.

North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140,) 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

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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.