Applications accepted until March 12 for Student Volunteer of the Year

San Antonio writer Sandra Cisneros

By Jennifer Lilly
Assistant Director of Volunteer Services, Inclusion and Community Engagement Center

(Feb. 24, 2010)--Applications are being accepted for the UTSA Student Volunteer of the Year Award. The winner will receive the $500 Sandra Cisneros Scholarship. Applications are due at 5 p.m., Friday, March 12 at the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center in University Center Room 2.01.04 on the Main Campus.

The UTSA Student Volunteer of the Year Award was created to honor outstanding students for their time, effort and personal commitment to volunteerism and enhancing civic life in the community. Applicants must embody the true spirit of civic engagement and volunteerism. A selection committee will evaluate applications and select the winner. The winner will be announced at the University Life Awards on Thursday, April 1.

Applicants must be enrolled at UTSA, in good standing with the university and have at least a 2.75 GPA. Students cannot have been paid for the services they represent on the application. Students who are or have been associated with national service programs are eligible to apply.

>> Download the application at the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center Web site or pick up a copy at the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center.

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For more information, visit the UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center Web site or contact Jennifer Lilly at (210) 458-4770.

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Fiesta Arts Fair

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UTSA Southwest Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Denim Day

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UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.