APRIL 1, 2024 — Editor’s note: The following message was sent today via email from President Taylor Eighmy, Veronica Salazar, executive vice president for Business Affairs and chief enterprise development officer and Heather Shipley, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, to all faculty and staff:
Three years ago, we launched a comprehensive strategic plan to increase compensation. Since then, we have remained steadfast in our commitment to invest in our faculty and staff. We have supported meaningful compensation increases through institution-wide merit, one-time payments and awarding paid time off for outstanding performance to eligible staff.
Last fall, we launched the Campus Experience Task Force, through which we received your feedback about compensation and identified the need to continue building upon the work we have done to ensure we fulfill this commitment.
Today, we are pleased to announce that we are launching a university-wide staff compensation study in partnership with WTW, a global consulting leader recognized for their work with numerous higher education institutions. Together, we will develop a competitive strategy as part of our commitment to ensure that our compensation packages are reflective of the value our talented staff bring to the institution.
By analyzing market trends, industry standards and internal benchmarks, we can ensure our compensation packages are equitable, competitive and aligned with our strategic destination to make UTSA an innovative place to work, learn and discover.
The first phase of the study begins next week, and we anticipate the full project will be completed in late fall 2024. Throughout the study, People Excellence will provide updates on the new staff compensation study website, which we encourage you to explore. We will also give you opportunities to share feedback along the way. If you have questions about the study, please reach out to People Excellence.
Concurrent with the staff compensation study, Academic Affairs has begun an internal study of the Fixed Term-Track (FTT) minimum pay scales, which will include educational benchmarks. FTT minimum pay scales were established in 2020 as part of our ongoing effort to enhance the institutional climate for UTSA faculty members. These strategies continue our efforts to further support and recognize our exceptional faculty. For questions about the faculty compensation study, please contact Faculty Success in Academic Affairs.
Compensation continues to be an important aspect of both reaching our strategic destinations and fulfilling our commitment to enhancing the campus experience. We are dedicated to ensuring UTSA continues to be a great place to work by continually supporting our faculty and staff. As always, we appreciate everything you do for UTSA.
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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.
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