For more information, visit our Graduate Services webpage.

Read more about the 2022 Commencement, including graduate highlights. 

Regular registration for summer/fall 2022 is now open for all new and returning students. Click here for more information.

Summer P.A.I.D. (Pay Assistance for Internship Discovery) is a program to support students who are interested in pursuing an experience in a field that typically does not offer pay or is underpaid. For summer 2022, students can be awarded amounts based on these needs, up to $20/hour. The priority deadline is Friday, May 27. Click here for application details. For more info, contact Mysti Frazier, assistant director for internships, at mfrazier@tamusa.edu.

The Welcome Center has new hours of operation.

For more information, contact the Welcome Center at beajaguar@tamusa.edu.

Administrators, faculty, and staff, the website redesign project team is working with campus stakeholders to successfully migrate content on our present web pages to the new design. The project team is targeting a July 1, 2022 completion date for this migration work. The time is approaching quickly and to ensure a successful transition from the current design to our new site, the project team needs your help.

If you do not have someone from your area who is trained to use Cascade to update web pages, or if you would like to receive training, please talk to your manager about attending one of the Cascade Training Sessions offered by ITS. Beginning May 18, the ITS web team will offer a new Cascade Training agenda to consolidate the Basic and New Template Trainings into a single session. The trainings will continue to be offered weekly, every Wednesday from 10–11:30 a.m. and can be scheduled by submitting a helpdesk ticket or emailing web.master@tamusa.edu.    

Professor Cate Wengelnik, Department of Management and Marketing, and her students have created a networking and leadership meeting platform that allows for current and former TAMUSA students to engage, network, and transfer knowledge. Every semester Professor Wengelnik and her students come together to engage and create this amazing opportunity for our community. The invitation is open for all current and former students to join and enhance their network skills in a supportive and welcoming environment. The next event will be in Fall 2022. Contact Professor Wengelnik at dwengelnik@tamusa.edu for additional information.

The Sociology Department is offering a Fact-Finding Common Knowledge course. Learn what is factual and what is opinion or common (but inaccurate) knowledge regarding the topic of Abortion. This is a Spring Second 5-Week Session, online asynchronous, and collaborative and discussion based. No textbook is required. Click here for more details.

For more information, contact Dr. Vicky Elias at Vicky.Elias@tamusa.edu

Please check out the first episode of the second season of Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp by clicking here.

Over the next several weeks, links to episodes will be sent out from Season Two of Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp. Please “like” and “subscribe” to the YouTube channel.

You can see more at www.sharparoundtexas.com.

Growler and Points of Pride Rebrand

In an effort to streamline and consolidate our communications and sharing of news, we are creating a rebranded newsletter, the name of which is coming soon! This bi-weekly communication will include events, announcements, and reminders, previously featured in The Growler; student, faculty, and staff highlights, previously featured in Points of Pride; as well as all things news-related for Texas A&M-San Antonio. You'll still be receiving the same great news … but more and in one place! Be on the look out for this new communication set to hit your inboxes in the coming weeks! In addition, we are now including University highlights and other news in The Growler.

Student Counseling Center Announces 24/7 Service, Updated Contact Protocols 

Dr. Gary Coulton, Associate Professor of Psychology, serves as the Faculty Ombudsperson at Texas A&M-San Antonio. The Faculty Ombudsperson is a designated neutral faculty member chosen by the Faculty Senate who works with faculty at A&M-SA to explore and assist them in determining options to help resolve conflicts, problematic issues or concerns related to their employment at A&M-SA and to bring systemic concerns to the attention of A&M-SA for resolution. For more information, visit www.tamusa.edu/provost/faculty/ombudsperson or email facultyombudsperson@tamusa.edu.

You can apply through Handshake, or for more information, contact Vanessa Quiroga, director of community partnerships & campus visit experience, at vquiroga@tamusa.edu.

Calling All First-gen Faculty and Staff! 

First-gen faculty and staff logos are now available for email signatures! To receive a logo, please email the First Generation Center with your name and department at Firstgencenter@tamusa.edu.

The Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement offers the Internship Grant to students working unpaid internships with community partners and provides them with a stipend concurrent to their employment. View recipients of this grant. For more information, visit https://www.tamusa.edu/mays

You’re invited to the unveiling of the Greg Garcia Founders Hall on Wednesday, May 25, 6 p.m., Texas A&M-San Antonio, Sen. Frank L. Madla Building, 2^nd Floor. R.S.V.P. to foundation@tamusa.edu. Garcia championed efforts to bring a public four-year institution to the South Side of San Antonio. In recognition, the Hallway in the Madla Building will be formally named the “Greg A. Garcia Founders Hall,” Hallway (Level 2).

The Texas A&M System’s Council for Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE) proudly announces the 2022 Texas A&M Chancellor’s Conference on Academic Technology to be held both in-person and virtually on June 27-28, 2022. This year’s theme, Now & Next: Transformative Educational Technology, will explore innovative and transformative uses of academic technology across the A&M System.

To register to attend, or to learn more about the event, click the orange registration button or visit the event webpage at https://www.tamus.edu/catie/events/2022-event/.

For more information, contact Dr. Izzat Alsmadi, assistant professor, at ialsmadi@tamusa.edu

We are excited to announce our fourth annual Employee Development Day (EDD) at Texas A&M University – San Antonio! This year’s theme is: Diversity is a fact, Equity is an act!

All full-time faculty & staff are invited to join us on Thursday, May 26 for professional development presentations and fun activities all day. We will also have Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal, inaugural vice president for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Utah, as the keynote speaker. Register today!

To view schedule please visit: tamusa.edu/edd

To register, click here.

For questions and more information, contact Program Coordinator I Rebecca De Leon (rdeleon@tamusa.edu), Human Resources Generalist I Kevin Castro (kevin.castro@tamusa.edu), or Director of Business Affairs and Administrative Services Dr. Adriana Contreras (acontreras@tamusa.edu).  

Congratulations to our 2022 Outstanding Seniors! The Outstanding Senior recognition honors graduating seniors who have made significant contributions to A&M-San Antonio through academic achievement, campus leadership and involvement, community service, honors, and awards.

Congratulations to the following Outstanding Seniors:

The Senior of Distinction award honors individuals who exemplify the Jaguar Spirit of courage and service above self. Congratulations to our 2022 Seniors of Distinction:

Students, faculty, staff, and families gathered at the San Antonio Zoo in the Beastro Restaurant to celebrate Texas A&M University –San Antonio’s outstanding student leaders on May 6 at the Jaguar Awards Ceremony. View the list of award winners. Click here for photos from the awards.

Alumnus to Appear on ABC’s Shark Tank

Tony Adeniran ’10 will appear on ABC’s popular show, Shark Tank, for Season 13’s Finale this Friday, May 20 at 7pm CST/8pm EST. Shark Tank is a reality show where budding entrepreneurs get the chance to bring their dreams to fruition. Adeniran, who earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from A&M-SA, is an entrepreneur, professional boxer, and Certified USA Boxing coach. He owns Black Stallion Boxing and is the creator of the Aqua Boxing Glove.

Read about our alumni first responders who face danger and unpredictability almost daily. They are also stellar parents, outstanding teachers, award winners, and remarkable students: Spring 2022 Alumni Update: Alumni First Responders.

Jacob Pena has been selected as Freshman of the Year for Men’s Golf by the Red River Athletic Conference. He is the first recipient of a conference award for men’s sports in school history. Go Jaguars! View the results. Read more.

Texas A&M University–San Antonio’s softball team enjoyed a memorable 2022 season that saw the Jaguars set many program firsts. The Jaguars (23-30) more than doubled their previous season’s win total in year two as they qualified for the Red River Athletic Conference in the first year they were eligible. The Jaguars placed three players on the All-RRAC teams, while a player was named to the All-RRAC Tournament team at the conclusion of the postseason event. Read more.

On May 2, the Texas A&M University-San Antonio community gathered to celebrate a $100,000 gift from Frost Bank to support A&M-San Antonio Athletics. An official check presentation was held in the Auditorium to recognize the gift, which will go toward the “Building Champions” capital campaign to support a recreation center on campus. Read more.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-San Antonio) Division of Athletics and Women @ Work celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Title IX with a panel discussion on May 2. The theme of the event was “Celebrating Women in Athletics” and featured panelists Dr. Lisa Campos, vice president for intercollegiate athletics at The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jenny Carnes, senior vice president and chief operating officer at San Antonio Sports; and Nicole DuFour, softball head coach for A&M-San Antonio. Christi Cano, men’s golf head coach at A&M-San Antonio, served as moderator. Read more.

Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of A&M-San Antonio, presented the 2022 Piper Professor award to Dr. Wise de Valdez during a ceremony held May 5 on campus. In attendance to celebrate the momentous occasion was Dr. Debra Feakes, dean for the College of the Arts and Sciences, who was named a 2016 Piper Professor while at Texas State University. Dr. Wise de Valdez is one of only 10 professors awarded the distinction in the State of Texas and the first A&M-San Antonio professor to receive the distinction while at the University. Read more.

The provost will recognize the Distinguished Faculty Award recipients with a plaque during fall Convocation. Recipients also receive a $1,000 cash award and their accomplishments are permanently documented by the University. View bios for our Distinguished Faculty Award recipients. 

Jenny Moore, clinical professor of communication, received the 2022 National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Experiential Education Program award. The award recognizes an outstanding K-12 or higher education institution that has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to experiential education in their classrooms or on their campuses.

NSEE recognized Moore for developing an experiential learning program at Univision-41 KWEX in San Antonio. The program contributes to the field of experiential education by presenting an innovative training ground in broadcast education. The award will be presented during the NSEE Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in September.

Dr. Weixing Ford, assistant professor of marketing in the College of Business, was recently featured in the leading personal finance website WalletHub.com as a subject-matter expert. Read the article.

Professor of History Featured in The Dallas Morning News

Dr. Edward Westermann, professor of history, had an op-ed featured in The Dallas Morning News. Read the article.

Reminder: ITS Thursday Updates 

Please remember to leave your desktop computers on Thursday evenings as Information Technology Services (ITS) conducts its routine updates. Contact ITS at (210) 784-4357 or helpdesk@tamusa.edu with questions. 

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