(Aug. 23, 2017) -- Classes began yesterday for nearly 31,000 Roadrunners, including a record number of incoming freshmen and transfer students. Before the assignments pile up, make time for Roadrunner Days, a series of fun events that offer ’Runners the opportunity to connect to the UTSA community.
Here’s what’s going on today:
Student Success Series
2 p.m. – 5 p.m., University Center, Retama Auditorium (UC 2.02.02), Main Campus
This new series promotes this achievement by offering workshops on the common concerns and questions first-year students have during their transition to university life.
President’s BBQ on the Plaza
4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bill Miller Plaza, Downtown Campus
Join fellow Roadrunners on the beautiful Downtown Campus overlooking the San Antonio skyline for a free BBQ dinner.
Graduate Student Welcome and Resource Fair
4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bill Miller Plaza, Downtown Campus
As you enjoy BBQ, new and returning graduate students are encouraged to stop by this fair to learn more about what UTSA has to offer, participate in fun activities, listen to music and connect with other Roadrunners.
Fraternity/Sorority Life Mix & Mingle
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., H-E-B University Center, Travis and Harris Rooms (HUC 2.202 and HUC 2.212) and University Center Lawn, Main Campus
Students are invited to this information session and meet and greet with members of the UTSA Fraternity and Sorority Life community to see if Greek Life is right for them.
Roadrunner Days is a 10-day celebration on the Main and Downtown Campuses where new and current Roadrunners take part in time-honored UTSA traditions, learn about valuable UTSA resources, meet new friends and make lasting memories.
Learn more about UTSA Roadrunner Days and view the schedule of events.
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Día 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, Main CampusCovidence is a systematic & scoping review tool used to streamline the process of screening and reviewing articles. Using this software, research teams can easily import studies, perform automatic deduplication, and extract data using templates. This workshop will show attendees how to start a review in Covidence, add collaborators, and get started on screening.
Virtual (Zoom)In this workshop, attendees will be introduced to Pandas, a Python tool for working with data easily. It makes it simple to organize and analyze information when data is organized and categorized, like spreadsheets or tables.
Group Spot B, John Peace LibraryEach fall and spring semester, students convene at the Main Campus at UTSA with booths, ideas and prototypes. A crowd of judges, local organizations, students, faculty and sponsors walk around and talk to the students about their projects and ask questions. Students get the real-life experience of "pitching" their project with hopes of getting funding or support to move to the next level.
UTSA Convocation Center, Main CampusJoin the doctoral candidates for the Doctoral Conferreal Ceremony and celebrate their accomplishments.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusCelebrate the graduates from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, College of Education and Human Development, Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design and University College.
AlamodomeCelebrate the graduates from the College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and College of Sciences.
AlamodomeThe 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.
To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.
We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.
