UTSA Roadrunner Days: Events schedule for Monday, Aug. 25
(Aug. 25, 2014) -- UTSA Roadrunner Days continues today with the Fall Convocation, PlayFair, University Luncheon, Intended Major Exploration, Inclusion Block Party and the inaugural UTSA Midnight Light ceremony.
The events and activities that kick off the new academic year run through Friday, Aug. 29 at the Main and Downtown campuses.
Today's schedule includes:
Fall Convocation
10 a.m. ceremony (Group A-L) and 1 p.m. ceremony (Group M-Z), Convocation Center
PlayFair
10 a.m. session (Group M-Z) and 1 p.m. session (Group A-L), Campus Recreation Center
Convocation Luncheon
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Convocation Center east lawn
Intended Major Exploration sessions
3-4:30 p.m., Colleges across the campus (check website for details)
Inclusion Block Party
5-6:30 p.m., H-E-B University Center Ballroom (1.104)
Inaugural UTSA Midnight Light ceremony
11:30 p.m., Monument entrance sign at John Peace Circle
The official kick-off of the new academic year, UTSA Roadrunner Days features a series of themed events running through Friday, Aug. 29 at the Main and Downtown campuses. The events and activities give students an opportunity to take part in time-honored UTSA traditions and connect with UTSA resources.
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Events
Are you interested in learning more about incorporating digital methods into your research? This workshop will introduce you to approaches and tools that can help support your research. Through hands-on activities, you will learn about text analysis and digital mapping and how these methods can enrich your projects.
Group Spot B, 2.01.22, John Peace LibraryLearn to use the simple but powerful features of EndNote®, a citation management tool. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn to setup an EndNote library, save references and PDFs, and automatically create and edit a bibliography.
Virtual EventAproduction of the Gudalupe Cultural Arts Center, Rio Bravo showcases the vibrant music and dance traditions of the Texas-Mexico border region. Featuring the Guadalupe Dance Company and Mariachi Azteca de América, the performances will be filmed live both nights, courtesy of UTSA's College of Liberal and Fine Arts.
UTSA Downtown CampusCheer on our Roadrunners as they face Houston Christian University. Featuring a special halftime show with Ballet Folklórico Sol de San Antonio and Mariachi Los Paisanos performing with the Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band.
AlamodomePubMed is an essential database for anyone conducting biomedical or health-related research. This workshop will teach attendees how to navigate this free resource effectively and locate peer-reviewed articles using basic & advanced search features, MeSH subject headings, and Boolean operators.
Virtual EventIn this workshop, we will review the basic concept of metadata and how it can influence digital projects, particularly those that include images like exhibits and mapping. Through the lens of preserving cultural heritage, you will learn about some of the more popular types of metadata schema and participate in a hands-on Dublin Core cataloging exercise.
CEDISH Co-Lab 3.02.38, 3rd Floor, John Peace LibraryMariachi Los Paisanos & Mariachi Juviniles will perform. Free and open to the public.
UTSA Recital Hall