UTSA President Ricardo Romo: Race to Tier One is ‘not a sprint, a marathon’
Share this Story(Sept. 22, 2011) -- UTSA President Ricardo Romo lauded UTSA students, faculty, staff and supporters for their persistence in moving UTSA closer to Tier One research status in his third annual State of the University address, delivered Wednesday, Sept. 21 from the University Center Ballroom on the UTSA Main Campus.
Since Romo became UTSA's fifth president in 1999, the university has evolved from a commuter school to a fully viable competitor in the race to Tier One research status.
During the address, Romo discussed the race to Tier One, quoting Olympic athlete PattiSue Plumer: "Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about."
He then highlighted UTSA's 2010-2011 achievements including the support UTSA received from government officials and the community during the 2011 legislative session; UTSA student recruitment and retention; significant achievements by UTSA researchers, students and research partners; and UTSA's historic first football game played Sept. 3 to a record-breaking crowd of 56,743 in the Alamodome.
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Events
The UTSA Office of Undergraduate is proud to celebrate National Undergraduate Research with an annual event sponsored by the (OUR) featuring students will showcase undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus.
Various LocationsDía en la Sombrilla, formerly Fiesta UTSA, is a festival hosted each spring as a part of Fiesta® San Antonio events. Sponsored by Roadrunner Productions, the event features music, food, confetti, games, event t-shirts, and more.
Sombrilla Plaza and Central Plaza, Main CampusFiesta Arts Fair features contemporary art from more than 100 artists from across the U.S., Fiesta favorite foods, drinks, live music by local and regional performers, and a Young Artists Garden providing opportunities for budding artists to learn, explore and express their creativity.
UTSA Southwest CampusJoin the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.
Student Union Window Lounge, Main CampusLearn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.
Virtual EventThis event is to achnowlege the graduating seniors and induct the new cohart of scholars to our program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140,) Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome
