(Aug. 15, 2017) -- The University Center is a top spot for students who want to connect with their friends outside of class. This year, the popular hangout will feature new programs and services for UTSA students focused on wellness, social justice, and art and culture.
Gallery 23, the student-run art gallery located on the first floor of UC North, will offer two exhibits this fall. The first, by UTSA marketing major Taylor Wise, will depict San Antonio icons in vibrant colors through paint and photography. It opens on August 28.
In November, the gallery will serve as a bridge between digital and print media by hosting an Instagram photography challenge. The exhibit, which aims to share the student perspective through art, will feature the Instagram photography of 10 ’Runners.
The UC will also introduce new programs to the fall event schedule. A student-driven music series, called Paseo Invites, will bring three up-and-coming local artists to the UC Paseo for performances.
Faiz Patel, a junior majoring in cybersecurity, works in the UC as a programming assistant and is helping plan the upcoming performances.
“This music series will help to develop the music community in San Antonio,” Patel said. “By bringing local artists, we’re giving them an incentive to make music and do what they love in front of an audience.”
The UC will also collaborate with the Student Leadership Center and the Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion to offer an inaugural Civil Rights and Social Justice Movie Series. Films scheduled in September, October and November will explore Latino heritage and international borders, mental health, and environmental and Native American rights.
To promote wellness, guided meditation sessions and yoga instruction will take place on the UC Rowdy Lawn this fall. These monthly events will be free for UTSA students and will offer an opportunity to promote relaxation and mental balance.
The UC will also expand its services at its UC North Information Desk. The Information Desk will begin hosting special themed days each week, including popcorn days and spirit days, with free UTSA buttons. Combined with existing services such as complimentary beverages, courtesy phone, lost and found, campus maps and general information, the Information Desk serves the UTSA community and fosters a sense of belonging among ’Runners and visitors.
UTSA is ranked among the top 400 universities in the world and among the top 100 in the nation, according to Times Higher Education.
Learn more about the UTSA University Center.
Connect with UTSA online at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.
UTSA Today is produced by University Communications and Marketing, the official news source of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Send your feedback to news@utsa.edu. Keep up-to-date on UTSA news by visiting UTSA Today. Connect with UTSA online at Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram.
Join UTSA Libraries and Museums to learn more about the publishing discounts available for UTSA researchers. Current agreements include Elsevier, Cambridge University Press, Springer Open, and more. Please bring your questions and feedback for the library as we continue to pursue partnerships with publishers to reduce costs for our researchers.
Virtual EventYou have probably heard of the term “fair use,” but how comfortable do you feel with navigating U.S. copyright law? For instance, did you know you are not required to register your copyrighted work with the U.S. Copyright Office? Join us for a hands-on workshop about the basics of copyright, both in education and as a researcher. We’ll dispel some common copyright myths and differences between copyright law and other intellectual property law and teach you how to apply a Fair Use checklist to your scholarly work.
Virtual EventDon’t mind the writing but hate formatting citations and bibliographies? Working on your thesis or dissertation, or even a long paper this semester? Citation managers such as Zotero® can help you store and organize the citations you find during your research. Take part in this session about using Zotero®.
Virtual EventIn this hands-on workshop, participants will learn to setup an EndNote library, save references and PDFs, and automatically create and edit a bibliography. Attendees are encouraged, but not required, to have EndNote already installed on a personal computer.
Virtual EventFeaturing UTSA alumni John Seesholtz and Melissa Lubecke Serabia. The program will be focused on Latin American Art Song. Free and open to the public.
UTSA Recital HallPressbooks is an open educational resource authoring platform for simple book publishing. Upon completion of the Pressbooks Basic workshop attendees will be able to: create a new book, clone an existing book, remix chapters from a variety of different Creative Commons licensed books, add media and other content to a book, export a book in a wide range of formats.
Virtual EventJoin Community-Engaged Digital Scholarship Hub (CEDISH) and the Digital Humanities Student Association (DHSO) at UTSA for an enlightening workshop on "Responsible Datasets in Context," sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation. Participants will gain insights into creating contextually rich datasets, developing data essays, and crafting effective visualizations.
Assembly Room, 4th Floor (4.04.22), John Peace LibraryThe 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, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.
UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .
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.