Wednesday, September 30, 2020
MARCH 6, 2020 — Editor’s note: The following message was sent today by email from Kimberly Andrews Espy, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Veronica Mendez, senior vice president for business affairs, to all faculty, staff and students:
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, we remain focused on promoting policies to minimize impact to our community.
University-Sponsored International Travel
Under guidance from UT System, we have updated our travel guidelines to require that all university-sponsored international travel must be approved by the Office of Global Initiatives. This requirement applies to all trips currently scheduled as well as any new trips in the planning stages.
Though university-sponsored international travel to unrestricted areas is still allowed, this approval process is precautionary and will ensure UTSA has accurate information regarding students, faculty and staff who are overseas in the event that recalls are necessary.
Personal International Travel
Although UT System and UTSA cannot restrict personal travel, all Roadrunners are strongly discouraged from personal international travel to areas with active coronavirus transmission.
Domestic Travel
At this time there are no restrictions regarding domestic travel. However, all Roadrunners are encouraged to carefully evaluate any planned trips to areas in the United States with a high number of COVID-19 cases.
All Roadrunners with travel plans are encouraged to review our travel guidelines on our coronavirus website for updated information and additional preparation considerations.
As always, thank you for your understanding as we continue to evolve our policies according to the dynamic nature of the coronavirus situation.
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Organized by faculty and staff from the College for Health, Community and Policy, the third Texas Latino Policy Symposium convenes academics, practitioners and activists from across the state to engage in discussions that examin the need of our Latino population and the impact of COVID-19 in Texas. The goal of this symposium is to formulate policy responses to propose to the Texas legislature that redress the disproportionate lasting impact the pandemic has had on Latino families.
Virtual EventThis panel will discuss hispanic serving institutions and their role in serving students and their communities. Sandra Garza, PhD,, assistant professor and coordinator of the Mexican American Studies Program at Northwest Vista College; Paul J. Rodriguez, Ed.D., project director for PIVOT for Academic Success at UTSA; Erin E. Doran, Ed.D., assistant professor of higher education at Iowa State University; Andres Puente, sports marketing major at UTSA and Lilianna Saldaña, PhD., associate professor and program coordinator for the UTSA Mexican American Studies Program will be a part of the panel.
Virtual EventJoin Excelencia in Education online for the national announcement of the 2020 Examples of Excelencia. Selected programs in colleges, universities and community-based organizations across the country will be recognized for their positive impact on Latino student success.
Virtual EventAll students and employees are able to get their flu shot and other vaccines at the Main Campus from October 6 to 7 and at the Downtown Campus on October 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the clinic and the influenza virus, visit the Roadrunner Return page.
Denman Room (SU 2.01.28)In this gathering hosted by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, attendees will discuss the potential role restorative justice has in anti-racism work. The event will also focus on how people of color persevere in hyper racialized white systems.
Virtual EventThe 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.
To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.
We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.
UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education.
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 ending generations of discrimination and inequity. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.
