JUNE 22, 2022 — Editor’s note: The following message was sent today via email from President Taylor Eighmy to all faculty and staff:
I am writing to announce the launch of a national search for our next Senior Vice President for Research & Economic Development.
This individual will build on our tremendous momentum towards our strategic destination as a great public research university. This is an especially opportune time for a new leader to shepherd our trajectory as a Carnegie R1 and Hispanic Serving Institution, joining other distinguished members of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities.
As previously announced, UTSA’s Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise, Bernard Arulanandam, departed earlier this month to become Vice Provost for Research at Tufts University. Jaclyn Shaw, Associate Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives, will serve in the interim role until our new Senior Vice President is selected and joins our community during the 2022-23 academic year.
Given the importance of this hire in advancing UTSA’s mission as a discovery enterprise and growing our strong culture of research excellence across all units, I have elevated this position from a vice president to a senior vice president.
UTSA has evolved significantly as a discovery enterprise, and our Senior Vice President search website goes into much further detail regarding our how this individual will fortify and build upon our foundations and advance our culture of discovery.
The search advisory committee—which includes representation from faculty, staff and students—will be chaired by Kimberly Andrews Espy, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Additionally, a subcommittee of community leaders will be convened to contribute to candidate evaluation and provide advice as a part of the search process.
Isaacson, Miller, a nationally renowned search consultant with substantial experience successfully recruiting research leaders at AAU and R1 institutions, will assist us with this search, helping to identify and vet qualified candidates. The search advisory committee will begin work over the summer—including developing the position description—with activity picking up as the fall semester begins.
As we advance through this process, I will provide regular status updates to keep our community informed. As always, I welcome your feedback and suggestions and look forward to filling this important leadership role as we take our research enterprise to the next level.
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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 CampusLearn 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 EventThis 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 CampusAt 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 CampusRoadrunner 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 CampusCelebrate 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.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.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.
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.
