Speaker Series: Racial Literacy at Work

Join the Office of First-Year Experience as local Black activists speak on their intersectionality, their journey to racial literacy and their self-healing. Students can hear first-hand how local activists use the skills from this year’s Common Read "Tell Me Who You Are" by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi, and the first steps in starting activism work.

• Wednesday, February 8, 2023
• 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Register on JagSync

Common Read Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 Nominations

The Office of First-Year Experience is calling for nominations for our Fall 2024 Common Read, a book that all first-year students at A&M-San Antonio will read as they enter college. The Common Read is part of Common Experience, which is a yearlong initiative designed to cultivate a common intellectual conversation on a theme and facilitate increased interactions among faculty, staff and students.

• Provide a suggestion by Friday, March 10, 2023

Spring 2023 Career Fairs

See the complete list below:

February 9, from 9-12 p.m. for General Career Fair

March 2, from 1-4 p.m. for Internship & Summer Job Fair

March 30, from 1-4 p.m. for Justice & Wellness Career Expo

April 14, from 10:15-12:15 p.m. for Educators' Fair

Calling All Storytellers! Submit an Audition Video for Be Bold. Be Heard!

Are you ready to show the A&M-SA community your talent?

Submit a video submission of you performing a personal story, poem or original song, and you may be chosen for our live showcase on April 18, 2023.

Videos must be five minutes or less in length and showcase your interpretation of the theme: Identity and Intersectionality.

• Videos are due by March 1, 2023.

This event is inspired by this year’s Common Read "Tell Me Who You Are" by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi, and the theme, Cultivating Me to Understand the Complexities of We. We are excited to see the talent from our students, staff and faculty!

Jenny Moore and Univision Media Lab Program Earn 2022 Experiential Education Program of the Year Award

At the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) annual conference this past fall, the Texas A&M University-San Antonio Univision Media Lab program -- launched by Professor of Communication Jenny Moore -- was awarded the 2022 Experiential Education Program of the Year. The national 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.

Leslie Stapleton to Serve on the Texas Historical Advisory Board for Three More Years

Gloria Meraz, director and librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the Texas Historical Records Advisory Board recognizes Leslie Stapleton, Head of Archives & Special Collections great work with the board and has asked her to stay for another three years. The nine-member board serves as a catalyst for improving archival and records storage conditions within the state. Stapleton will also review grant requests submitted to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for funding, and will support the preservation efforts of historical and genealogical societies, archives, museums, libraries, colleges, local governments and other institutions. Her three-year appointment will expire February 1, 2026.  

Dr. Edward B. Westermann Speakes on KLRN Program

The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Community Discussion

San Antonio scholars discuss how the United States responded to the Holocaust. Roger Barnes, a sociology professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, hosts a discussion on the United States response to the Holocaust, changes in Germany that affected how the U.S. responded, and how we as a culture remember the Holocaust. Barnes is joined by two Holocaust scholars, Dr. Edward Westermann of Texas A&M University-San Antonio and Victoria Aarons of Trinity University. Visit Visit KLRN for more information.

University Receives Prestigious Mellon Grant for Borderlands Shakespeare Project

A&M-SA has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities, through its Higher Learning Program. This grant is A&M-SA's first Mellon Foundation grant and the largest humanities grant received by the institution to date. A&M-SA Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Language, Literature, and Arts Dr. Katherine Gillen and A&M-SA Associate Professor Dr. Adrianna M. Santos, in collaboration with Trinity University Assistant Professor Dr. Kathryn Vomero Santos, received the grant in support of the Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva (BSC).   

The Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva consists of a group of scholars, educators, artists and activists who engage with Shakespeare in ways that reflect the realities of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands. According to the BSC founders, Chicanx and Indigenous theater-makers have been repurposing Shakespeare’s plays in recent decades to portray the lived experiences of communities in La Frontera – a Spanish term referring to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands – and to reflect the region’s multilayered history.  Read more.

University Expands Campus with New Recreation Center

A&M-SA is further expanding facilities on campus. A&M-SA has begun construction on its new Student Recreation Center, which falls on the heels of the University’s ribbon cutting for the College of College of Business/Library Hall. The 22,322 square-foot recreation center is slated for completion in spring of 2024.

The gym and fitness/weight room will have many users and facilitate a myriad of University programs, including strength and conditioning, kinesiology classes, ROTC program drills and exercises, convocations, career fairs, staff council meetings and various campus town halls, among others. Read more.

University Interim President Begins Role

Dr. Linda Schott officially began her role as interim president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio on January 17. Texas A&M University System Regents voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Schott as interim president in December. Joining the University on January 2, she worked closely with A&M-SA’s former president, Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, to help facilitate a successful transition. Read more.

Dr. Lawrence Scott Shares School Safety Best Practices in Hopes of Protecting Virginia Students

As Richneck Elementary School in Newport News prepares to reopen, a Texas educational leadership professor, who trains other educators on topics like school safety, shares useful best practices that could protect students in the Commonwealth.



Dr. Lawrence Scott is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Texas A&M-San Antonio. He worked in local schools for 17 years as a teacher, counselor, administrator and in many other roles. Now, he trains principals and superintendents across the State of Texas on areas like school community relations, curriculum development and school safety. Read more.

San Antonio Celebrates Black History Month with Performances, Exhibitions and Tours

From vibrant art exhibitions to powerful theatrical performances, events around town throughout the month of February celebrate Black history in San Antonio and beyond. Dive into some of our city’s lesser-known history and experience the breadth of contemporary art being created and performed by local Black artists in the selection of Black History Month events below.

This year, to commemorate Black History Month, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, along with Texas A&M University-San Antonio students, will offer a tour of the 12 local sites deemed by Victor and Alma Green as safe for black motorists in the Green Book. For more information and tour registration, visit the San Antonio Report.

Commentary: Agreement Preserves South Side Land, Creates Outdoor Lab for Future

A collaboration between Texas A&M University-San Antonio, and the San Antonio River Authority will create a host of new educational and recreational opportunities for the university’s students and faculty, and the San Antonio community. Finalized in November, the partnership is based around a wonderful natural asset: 380 pristine acres on the South Side near Mission Espada.

The collaboration will not only help preserve and restore this valuable tract of land but also guide the vision for educational projects, such as a learning center where students can study the area’s plants and wildlife. The idea is to create an outdoor laboratory for long-term research initiatives in the fields of biology, ecology, public health and history. This positions Texas A&M University-San Antonio, as the region’s only university with in-field research opportunities dating back to prehistory. Read more.