The Jaguar Registration Day event is coming up on Thursday, July 28 from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. in the SciTech Building. This is your time to get ready for the first day of the fall semester by completing all your missing items.

At Jaguar Registration Day, you'll get the opportunity to complete major checklist items to ensure you are ready to go, such as:

The website, with the registration link, can be accessed by clicking here. Click the flyer (above) for more info and to scan the QR code. For more information, contact the Welcome Center at (210) 784-1300 or send an email to

BeAJaguar@tamusa.edu.

Led by the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, this spring Texas A&M University-San Antonio received a one-time $55,200 Work-Based Learning Opportunity Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Funded by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Funding, this grant and others will help Texas college students access internship and apprenticeship opportunities to strengthen the education to workforce pipeline, drive student opportunity, and advance the state’s economic competitiveness; a previous press release can be found here.  The grant funds launched the Summer PAID (Pay Assistance for Internship Discovery) program was created through the Mays Center. From a large and competitive pool of applicants, 19 undergraduate students were accepted for the program and will be receiving pay for their otherwise unpaid or underpaid internships this summer. For information about fall 2022 internship pay programs, visit the Mays Center website.

The Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships email is no longer active as of July 1. You will be able to contact the office directly by submitting an online inquiry or you can reach the office in one of the following ways:

The Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships will respond to you with a (human) response in approximately 1-3 business days. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

TU CASA is now accepting student applications for Spring 2023.

Eligibility Criteria:

For more information, contact Verona Labrador, TU CASA support specialist, at Veronica.Kallead@tamusa.edu

The Writing Center has updated its name to the Writing, Language, and Digital Composing Center. Summer hours are as follows:

·   Monday: 1 p.m.-6 p.m.

·   Tuesday: 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

·   Wednesday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

·   Thursday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

·   Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Schedule appointments online through JagSyc or contact the Writing, Language, and Digital Composing Center at Writing.Center@tamusa.edu.

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

On July 6, Texas A&M University-San Antonio celebrated a gift from the Hector and Gloria López Foundation with an official unveiling. The López Foundation presented a check for $2.1 million to the Texas A&M-San Antonio Foundation to benefit 15 Latino students who will be known as López Scholars. The gift marks the second largest in A&M-SA history.

The special event featured speakers Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president

of A&M-SA; Dr. Jesse Pisors, A&M-SA vice president of university relations and advancement; Sergio Rodriguez, López Foundation chief executive officer; Elaine Mendoza, Texas A&M System Board of Regents; and Dr. Sandi Wolff, Texas A&M-San Antonio Foundation. Students Yirha Navarette, a sophomore biology major, and Marcus Garcia, a junior computer information systems major, shared about their families and their journey as students. Also in attendance were members of the López Foundation and Dr. James Hallmark, Texas A&M University System vice chancellor for academic affairs. 

The grant will fund remaining tuition and fees, after Federal Pell Grants and all other financial support for which the López Scholar is eligible, as well as wraparound support services, including mentoring, tutoring, paid internships, leadership development and much more, up to five years (press release). Read more about he event.

Texas A&M University–San Antonio has named Christi Cano, the University's men's golf coach, as its Senior Woman Leader for the Athletics Department. Among the duties outlined for a program's Senior Woman Leader is to provide leadership and guidance pertaining to Title IX and gender equity, assist the athletics director with strategic planning, and participate in budget development and major financial decisions. Read more. The announcement was featured in the July 7, 2022 issue of the NACDA Daily Review.

Dr. Dolph Briscoe IV, lecturer of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), the oldest learned society in the state.

Texas A&M-San Antonio students, staff and faculty participated in San Antonio's Pride "Bigger Than Texas" Parade on June 25. There were more than 30 attendees who joined the A&M-SA group to march in the parade and gave out lanyards to parade attendees.

Dr. Megan Wise de Valdez, associate professor of biology at A&M-SA, was quoted in the Stat News article, How dengue and Zika infections could make people more attractive to mosquitoes. Stat is an American health-oriented news website produced by the Boston Globe.

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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