Student Affairs staff members Norma Scalf (Student Life) and Joanne Delgreco (Student Health Services) encourage Roadrunner pride with school children while on a mission trip in Mubende, Uganda.

Now and forever, we are Roadrunners. Thanks for all you do!

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Jan McKinney
Director of Communications
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Club Powerlifting sent 25 competitors to the 2014 USAPL Collegiate Nationals in Orlando, Florida, April 11-13.

The women’s team won the team National Championship Title with three individual championship titles, a top three finish and three top ten finishes. The men’s powerlifting club finished third, with nine of their 18 competitors finishing in the top 10.

The Department of Campus Recreation, in support of their vision to be recognized leaders in student development and collegiate recreation, financially supports students each year to represent UTSA at Club Sports regional and national tournaments.

Campus Recreation would like to congratulate the entire team for their accomplishments!

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Mario Rios
Assistant Director
Campus Recreation

The UTSA Student Leadership Center hosted the 4th annual UTSA session of the LeaderShape Institute from May 11th-16th. Sixty-six UTSA students spent six days learning what it means to lead with integrity at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, Texas. The students were completely immersed in the developmental experience by gaining tools and resources to help them transform the world by increasing the number of people who have a healthy disregard for the impossible.

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Ann-Margaret Gonzalez
Graduate Assistant
Student Leadership Center

In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Month, the Office of Student Activities collaborated with ARAMARK and Campus Recreation to sponsor a Luau at the Downtown Campus.

Over 100 students enjoyed free samples of roasted pork, rice, corn and pineapple salsa provided by ARAMARK, while listening to Hawaiian music performed by Kai Kamaka, Events Coordinator for the College of Sciences.

Kai was joined on stage by COLFA Associate Dean for the Downtown Campus, Steven Levitt, for an impromptu jam session. UTSA is overflowing with talent!

“Mahalo” (Hawaiian for “thank you”) to everyone who made this Luau a big success! Enjoy more Luau pictures online.

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Michelle Rocha
Assistant Director
Student Activities

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Amy Fritz
Administrative Associate II
Housing & Residence Life

The UTSA Student Center for Community Engagement & Inclusion presented the annual Ujima graduation ceremony in the H-E-B University Center Ballroom on April 29. Ujima honors the graduation of black/African-American students. Ujima (pronounced oo-JEE-mah) is named after the third principle of Kwanzaa and stands for unity, knowledge and responsibility.

Read the full UTSA Today story here.

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Erika Garcia
Graduate Assistant
Student Center for Community Engagement & Inclusion

Congratulations to Cristina Dominguez and Nico Cousby on the articles in the Community Connect Magazine. ASB and VOICES got great coverage. Your leadership has taken Volunteer Services to new heights.

http://utsa.edu/communityconnect/2014/, be sure to scroll down to "Briefs."

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Yvonne Pena
Assistant Dean of Students
Student Leadership Development

On Wednesday, May 30th, 2014, the Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion held the Lavender Celebration in the Denman Room. Lavender Celebration is a ceremony that honors the graduation of UTSA students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, those questioning their gender and/or sexuality, and Allies and recognizes their achievements at UTSA. The first Lavender Ceremony was held at the University of Michigan in 1995 and UTSA has incorporated this honor and celebration. The color lavender is used to name the event because of its historical significance and importance to the LGBTQ community.

Read the full UTSA Today story here.

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Erika Garcia
Graduate Assistant
Student Center for Community Engagement & Inclusion

Men's volleyball finished 14^th at the regional Southern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tourney, and Women's volleyball finished 10th at the regional SIVA tourney.

Both teams also competed at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Tournament, April 3-5, in Reno, Nevada.

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Leigh Darilek
Assistant Director, Communications
Campus Recreation

Many pictures were tweeted in support of First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative, and the VPSA team selfie was posted on the White House Blog.

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Jan McKinney
Director of Communications
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Adreanna Broussard, an Intramural Official for Campus Recreation, officiated at the NIRSA Region IV Basketball Tournament. She was 1 of 30 officials from 26 different schools and was selected as one of the top 3 officials to represent our region at the NIRSA National Tournament, which was held at North Carolina State earlier this month (April).

Congrats, Adreanna!

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Leigh Darilek
Assistant Director, Communications
Campus Recreation

Sally, I cannot thank you enough for making this happen for us! You were a lifesaver and went above and beyond.

Because of you, we were able to steam the Texas flag that was proudly displayed in the Convo for all to see and for the First Lady to walk under.

Thank you, Gracias, Thank you!!!

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Edda Petiton
Director, Special Projects
Office of the President

Sally, I really appreciate your help and genuine concern with this...It has taken me a long time to graduate and a lot of money. I have always worked full time and usually 2 or 3 jobs at once while still going to school, but I did it.

Walking the stage is so important to me and why I was really pushing so hard to do it. This is not only for myself but for my family to see me walk that stage, that I finished this huge accomplishment through a lot of hard times.

Although a diploma is nice I really think the stage and walking across shows a true symbol of not only graduating but a new step in your life.

I am so glad you gave me that extra advice to finalize me not being there Saturday because if not I would have done it, and more than likely hurt myself. Hope everything goes well for the graduation commencement, and again thank you for your help, it is truly appreciated. You do not know how much this means to me!

Submitted by a student who had a medical condition, which we accommodated by moving him to the December Commencement ceremony.