NOVEMBER 8, 2024 — Editor’s note: The following message was sent via email to all faculty, staff and students from UTSA President Taylor Eighmy, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Shipley, Executive Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Enterprise Development Officer Veronica Salazar, Associate Dean of Students for Wellbeing Services Melissa Hernandez and Associate Vice President for People Excellence Katy Madden.
Today, we did something at UTSA that we’ve never done before by pausing classes for a full day to center on our community’s mental health and well-being with a Day of Reflection.
As we look at the engagement on campus today and continue to observe reactions across social media, we have a clear sense that our community valued the time to reflect, share concerns and support one another. We are also mindful of the concerns and recommendations that you have shared with us to further improve our efforts. These improvement efforts are the focus of the Enhancing Wellbeing Task Force and the Employee Success Center.
We are grateful for all that we’ve seen and how our Day of Reflection has unfolded, and we thank our entire community for their heartfelt participation on this day.
Also, we would like to take a moment to remind our community that our efforts in this space will continue to evolve with intentional focus. As we shared yesterday, the following programs are already planned, and more details will soon follow.
Students
Faculty and Staff
As we take the next step forward from this Day of Reflection, we want to say this again: If you are struggling, reach out. If you’re hurting, we want to hear from you. If you have an idea to strengthen our work in this space, share it with us.
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As part of the NSF ScooterLab project, we are excited to announce the inaugural NSF ScooterLab/Micromobility Workshop. This one-day event aims to engage with the research community and other stakeholders, showcase our research infrastructure, and foster new collaborative research and development partnerships.
Weston Conference Center, San Pedro IJoin us on your lunch or 30 minute wellness break and "Lego" of your stress with fun activities like Legos, PlayDoh, coloring pages, puzzles and more!
Mesquite Room (SU 2.01.24,) Student Union, Main CampusMove In To COLFA is strongly recommended for new students in COLFA. It gives you the chance to learn about the Student Success Center, campus resources and meet new friends!
Academic Classroom: Lecture Hall (MH 2.01.10,) McKinney Humanities BldgWe invite you to join us for Birds Up! Downtown, an exciting welcome back event designed to connect students with the different departments at the Downtown Campus. Students will have the opportunity to learn about some of the departments on campus, gain access to different resources, and collect some giveaways!
Bill Miller PlazaCome and celebrate this year's homecoming at the Downtown Campus with food, games, giveaways, music, and more. We look forward to seeing your Roadrunner Spirit!
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