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UTSA and UT Health San Antonio announce historic merger to create a new āpremier global universityā
Read full article: UTSA and UT Health San Antonio announce historic merger to create a new āpremier global universityāA historic merger is coming to San Antonio, as the University of Texas System Board of Regents announced plans Thursday morning during their executive session to combine the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) and UT-Health into one unified institution in 2025.
UTSA to move ITC museum to Frost Tower as it pursues permanent home
Read full article: UTSA to move ITC museum to Frost Tower as it pursues permanent homeThe University of Texas at San Antonio plans to move the Institute of Texan Cultures to Frost Tower as it formalizes plans for a permanent home for the museum.
UT System approves funding plan for proposed UTSA basketball, volleyball training facility
Read full article: UT System approves funding plan for proposed UTSA basketball, volleyball training facilityThe 50,000+ square foot complex will sit across from the Roadrunner Athletic Center of Excellence (RACE) building on the West Side of the campus.
Local organizations, university weigh in after Supreme Court overturns affirmative action
Read full article: Local organizations, university weigh in after Supreme Court overturns affirmative actionLocal organizations and UTSA are weighing in after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, which schools relied on to make race-conscious admissions policies and diversify campuses.
UTSAās new high-tech downtown facility ā San Pedro I ā officially opens
Read full article: UTSAās new high-tech downtown facility ā San Pedro I ā officially opensThe $91.8 million facility will house the universityās National Security Collaboration Center and new School of Data Science, advancing economic development in the city's urban core.
UTSA, Alamo Colleges District expands student transfer agreement with Promise-to-Promise partnership
Read full article: UTSA, Alamo Colleges District expands student transfer agreement with Promise-to-Promise partnershipThe University of Texas at San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District announced an expanded transfer agreement, allowing eligible students to start at any of the Alamo Colleges and transfer to UTSA to complete a four-year degree while having educational costs covered.
āSurrender to cancel culture:ā Emails show blowback, support for UTSAās decision to remove āCome and Take Itā
Read full article: āSurrender to cancel culture:ā Emails show blowback, support for UTSAās decision to remove āCome and Take ItāKSAT obtained nearly 200 emails under public information law that were sent to Eighmyās university email in response to his decision.
Former Valero CEO donates $20 million to UTSA
Read full article: Former Valero CEO donates $20 million to UTSAFormer Valero CEO and Chairman of the Board Bill Klesse and his wife, Margie, have donated $20 million gift to The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor agrees to contract extension through 2031 season
Read full article: UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor agrees to contract extension through 2031 seasonUTSA and head football coach Jeff Traylor have reached an agreement on a contract extension tying him to the Roadrunners through 2031.
UTSA football āCome and Take Itā tradition is dead, university president ends rallying cry
Read full article: UTSA football āCome and Take Itā tradition is dead, university president ends rallying cryThe fourth quarter of the University of Texas at San Antonio football games wonāt be the same as it has in years past with the ācome and take itā tradition going the way of the dodo bird.
UTSA president addresses concerns over āCome and Take Itā signage at new RACE facility
Read full article: UTSA president addresses concerns over āCome and Take Itā signage at new RACE facilityUTSA president Dr. Taylor Eighmy responded Monday to an online petition asking for the immediate removal of the āCome and Take Itā signage at the new Roadrunner Athletics Center for Excellence building on the universityās main campus.
UTSA expecting more than $35M revenue shortfall; to cut hundreds of jobs
Read full article: UTSA expecting more than $35M revenue shortfall; to cut hundreds of jobsSAN ANTONIO Editors note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. The University of Texas at San Antonio is eliminating hundreds of positions. The balance of the 243 staff workers impacted will see a reduction in hours and 137 vacant staff positions will be eliminated. The budget changes include some unit reorganizations that will open up 55 staff positions that have already been posted internally. Read more on this story at the San Antonio Business Journal.
UTSA releases renderings for $90 million downtown expansion near San Pedro Creek
Read full article: UTSA releases renderings for $90 million downtown expansion near San Pedro CreekSAN ANTONIO The University of Texas at San Antonio revealed renderings Wednesday for the new School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center at the downtown campus. The $90 million facility is slated to open in 2022 on a property that abuts the San Pedro Creek project just east of the existing Downtown Campus footprint, according to a press release. The new facility will also include 80,000 square feet of innovation space, laboratories and research facilities for the National Security Collaboration Center, according to the press release. Weston is a billionaire who was raised near San Antonio and joined Rackspace as CEO in 1998 before stepping down in 2006, according to Forbes. The College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, College for Health, Community and Policy, and the College of Education and Human Development are all a part of the UTSA Downtown Campus.