"That we have a
diverse student body
is unquestionable;
what we must
improve is the
diversity of our
faculty, and there’s
no doubt in my
mind that having
strong ethnic- and
gender-area studies
programs will play a
role in our ability to
recruit outstanding
faculty of color."
John Frederick,
provost and vice
president for
academic affairs in his Feb. 25, 2011, blog
"While living in
Mexico City, I
heard a number of
expressions with the
word madre in them.
I had a difficult time
finding out that the
expressions were
mostly negative,
many were obscene.
I also heard the
expression qué padre,
which everyone said
means: Wow, that’s
fabulous. Madre
means worthless
and padre means
marvelous? Years
later I started
writing about
this curiosity–a
long, winding and
precipitous journey."
Liza Bakewell,
Brown University
professor and
author of Madre:
Perilous Journeys
With a Spanish Noun, at a Nov. 16, 2010,
lecture at UTSA
"I bet the Bobcats can
out-tailgate ’em."
Dave Bailiff,
Rice coach,
suggesting
Texas State fans will out-celebrate UTSA fans when
the two football teams meet,
as quoted in the Jan. 7, 2011,
San Antonio Express-News
"To be successful in
gymnastics. . .you
have to stay focused
on three things:
balance, flexibility
and strength. . . .
These are the same
three skills you
need to successfully
navigate the world
after you graduate."
Mary McNaughton-Cassill, psychology professor, in a Dec.
17, 2010, address to Honors
College graduates
"Credit comes easy
these days. But the
dreams students
come here to build
can turn into
nightmares of debt."
Greg Abbott,
Texas attorney
general, warning about
the pitfalls of credit cards, as
quoted in the Jan. 28 2011,
San Antonio Express-News
"The ring represents
hard work [and] the
pleasure of being
at UTSA, and that
we have to keep on
working to make this
university better."
Sergio Roberto
Maltos Jr.,
The first recipient of the
redesigned UTSA Ring,
Dec. 21, 2010
"I hope everyone
doesn’t forget we
have 16 other teams
(besides football) that
need resources and
attention to continue
to improve."
Lynn Hickey,
athletics director, as quoted in the Dec. 26,
2010 San Antonio
Express-News
"I couldn’t turn my
assignment in on
time because it was
raining, and I drive
a motorcycle."
Catherine
Picot-Priewe,
French instructor, recounting the dumbest
excuse she ever heard from
a student, as quoted in The
Paisano, Jan. 24, 2011
The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures exhibit "Leaving Home, Finding Home: Texan Families Remember the Mexican Revolution," marks the event's 100th anniversary.
