The English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs place Fulbright Scholars in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. You can choose from 59 countries as part of the Fulbright Student Travel Grant. For more information, contact Dr. Hsiao-Ping Wu, associate professor, Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation, at hwu@tamusa.edu.

Human Services is an exciting new program at A&M-SA! The course work is designed for people who have a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others and their communities. The first classes will begin Fall 2022, and enrollment for those classes has already begun. For more details click here or email Dr. Patrick McDaniel, assistant professional track, at Patrick.McDaniel@tamusa.edu!

Schedule appointments online through JagSyc or contact the Writing Center at Writing.Center@tamusa.edu.

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

An Information Session on the new ABA program (master's, bachelor's, and minor) will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 6 p.m.-1 p.m., via Zoom: https://tamusa.zoom.us/j/81928971520. For more information, contact Dr. Berenice de la Cruz, assistant professor & program coordinator applied behavior analysis, at bdelacruz@tamusa.edu

New Perspectives: Mental Health in Texas Webinar

Dr. Bill Bush, professor of history and chair of the Department of Communication, History, and Philosophy, will be a featured speaker on a webinar panel entitled, New Perspectives: Mental Health in Texas. The event is sponsored by the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Wednesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Dr. Bush will draw from his book, Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation in Twentieth-Century Texas, which was published by Texas A&M University Press in 2016. Dr. Bush will join Dr. Octavio Martinez, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. This program will introduce the work of the foundation, the evolution of mental health care needs and services in Texas over the years, and inform guests about pressing issues in the state today.

The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Register here.

Join A&M-SA PD for their Annual Bike Rodeo on Friday, June 24, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., between Auditorium and Cafeteria, for affiliated members with A&M-SA ages 6-12 years old. Registration Deadline: June 17. Click here to register. For more information, contact Susan Gonzales at sussan.gonzales@tamusa.edu

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. 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, visit the event webpage at https://www.tamus.edu/catie/events/2022-event/.

Texas A&M University–San Antonio officially announced Dr. Adriana Contreras as the new associate vice president and executive director of the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement. Contreras will oversee the center, which provides enhanced learning opportunities and access to resources and community relationships to develop students into career-ready and community-minded graduates. She began her duties on June 1. Read more.

Elia Muzquiz has been awarded the Sandra Vela Memorial Scholarship from the Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) Alliance. Muzquiz is a Kinesiology major at A&M-SA and the president of the Pre-Health Society.

Monique Zinzun '19 has graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from St Mary's University. Zinzun was a political science major at A&M-SA and is due to take the bar in two months, after which she hopes to practice criminal law. 

Cheyenne Zavala '22, who graduated this spring, was featured as a Great Graduate 2022 by KSAT 12. Read more and watch the feature by KSAT.

Alandrya Fuller ' 22, who graduated this spring, was featured as a Great Graduate 2022 by KSAT 12. Read more and watch the feature by KSAT.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio and Amerigroup Texas are partnering to support the University's Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement's Financial Literacy Program (read more). Read about it in the Caller Times op-ed, For new grads, financial literacy is vital for pocketbook ‑ and their health.

Molecular Microbiology Professor Featured on Academic Minute

Dr. Davida Smyth, associate professor of molecular microbiology, was featured on an Academic Minute segment. In addition to appearing on the air and online, the segment was carried as a podcast by Inside Higher Ed, NPR.org, and other news outlets, and by AAC&U.

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. 

The Welcome Center has new hours of operation.

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

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

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