Student Affairs Staff News

April 5, 2007

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Office of Housing and Residence Life

 

Our innovations or successes:

  • We are continuing to look at partnering with Academics.

  • We have hosted such events as How to get an A Series.

  • Provide on-site advising centers for Freshmen and Sophomores

  • Provide a Residential Learning Community for residents

  • Residents of the RLC have posted an average of 3.15 GPA or higher each semester.

  • Provide an on-site writing center

  • 45-48% of our residents have posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher each semester

Longest serving staff member: John White, Executive Director, came to UTSA on January 2, 2004.

Newest staff member: Richard Johnson, Residence Hall Coordinator, came to UTSA on March 20, 2007.

You may not know that:

  • We have a resort style pool with a hot tub!

  • Laurel Village is expected to add 206 additional beds for Fall 2007 with the remainder, 472 beds opening for  Fall 2008.

  • Demand for housing has been increasing each year. Currently we are 117% occupied for Fall 2007 with a waiting list of 141.

How you can reach us: ext. 6200; web site –www.utsa.edu/housing/

 

Photo Gallery

 

Lester Samson, Richard Johnson and Kim Ellicks

Brenda Stevens

Shenna Johnson

Staff (left-right): (First Row) Olivia Byrd, John White, Brenda Stevens, Shenna Johnson (Second Row) Elizabeth Martinez, Monika Gutierrez, Fana Kenyata, Teresa Hernandez, Maria DeHoyos, Richard Johnson, Kristie Larner, Jose Martin (Third Row) Kim Ellicks-Center, Paula Robins, Precious Nwigwe, Celso Santiago, Sean Stephenson, Ann Jackson, Lester Samson