Editor's note: 2018 was an incredible year for UTSA students, faculty, staff and alumni. It was a year of intense momentum as the university moved forward to become a model for student success, a great research university, and an exemplar for strategic growth and innovative excellence.
Join us as we look back at the top ten news stories of 2018, and experience our biggest accomplishments once again. These stories set a rapid pace of accomplishments going into 2019 and our 50thAnniversary celebration. Here's number four.
(Dec. 28, 2018) -- During an hour-long visit to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) on Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor—the first Hispanic justice appointed to the nation’s highest court—inspired, surprised, awed and entertained. More than 1,000 students, faculty, staff and special guests filled four different rooms between the Main and Downtown Campuses to watch her speak.
As a first-generation college student and Latina, Sotomayor talked about her struggles and subsequent accomplishments, resonating with the crowd and at times bringing people to tears. She walked among the seats in the auditorium, shaking hands while answering students’ questions. And at the end, President Taylor Eighmy presented her with a truly unique gift: a UTSA “first-gen” T-shirt. “I’ll be sure to wear it,” Sotomayor said, exiting to a standing ovation.
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The 2025 edition of the Symposium will take place March 14 – 16 in the beautiful city of San Antonio, hosted by UTSA. We are thrilled to bring a variety of programming and performances by distinguished concert artists from around the world.
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Group Spot B, John Peace LibraryStudents, faculty and staff are invited to join UTSA's delegation at the annual César E. Chávez March for Justice in downtown San Antonio. Free transportation will be provided from the Main and Downtown Campuses, and all university community participants will receive a complimentary commemorative t-shirt (while supplies last)
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