MAY 12, 2020 — UTSA is committed to supporting the university community during remote learning and operations. Here is your latest digest of university news and tips.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
SUCCEED THIS SUMMER: Academic Innovation’s series of webinars for instructors continues this week with resources and best practices for quality online teaching. Each webinar is open to anyone who supports student learning, including teaching assistants, graduate assistants and academic support staff. If you miss a live broadcast, they’re saved for later viewing. You can also explore the Remote Teaching Resources page for additional guidance.
ACCESS SOLUTIONS: Check out Living Well Webinars from UT System this week. All UTSA employees, retirees, spouses and dependents age 18 and above who are covered by the UT SELECT Medical Plan are eligible to participate.
ONLINE LEARNING & TELECOMMUTING
TRAINING SEASON: University Technology Solutions is offers faculty, staff and students access to LinkedIn Learning, an on-demand platform for skills building and training. To get started, log in using your myUTSA ID and passphrase.
VIRTUAL SKILLS BUILDING: We have a set of resource pages for staff and faculty with links to helpful tips, guidelines and more.
EMPLOYEE ACCESS: To support your health and well-being, Human Resources’ COVID-19 Updates site provides you with related HR information, resources and support. A FAQ section includes information related to UT Flex flexible spending accounts and UT group insurance benefits elections.
TELECOMMUTE LIKE A PRO: The Staff Senate’s Remote Resources page includes video sessions and links to articles related to being part of a remote workforce. You can also follow the Staff Senate on YouTube and Facebook.
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Learn to use the simple but powerful features of EndNote®, a citation management tool. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn to setup an EndNote library, save references and PDFs, and automatically create and edit a bibliography.
Virtual EventLearn 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 EventThe UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures welcomes historian Rebecca Sharpless, author of “Grain and Fire: History of Baking in the American South,” to discuss how food customs shape cultures.
Room 1.01.01 on the 1st Floor at ITC, UTSA Institute Of Texan CulturesOur GSAW Research Symposium begins with lunch and a Poster Presentation Competition. Faculty, staff, and graduate students are welcome to attend and review the exceptional research from UTSA's best and brightest.
Student Union Ballrooms 1 & 2, Main CampusHear from UTSA doctoral candidate in environmental science, Andre Felton, as he discusses best practices to discuss scholarly research in non-academic settings. Our 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) winners will also share their winning presentations.
Student Union Ballrooms 1 & 2, Main CampusJoin this fun event if you want resume and interview resources, a job or internship, a snow cone from Kona Ice and to socialize.
Sombrilla PlazaIn partnership with San Antonio Metro Health, join us for a special lecture series during Public Health week! An esteemed panel will discuss the job market’s impact on public health departments in Texas municipalities.
Retama Auditorium (SU 2.02.02,) Main CampusThe 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 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.