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VETERANS’ PATHS TO PURPOSE
Two combat veterans met through the UTSA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs. Both set themselves on routes to generational change.

AROUND CAMPUS

COMMUNITY

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Mission: Music Therapy for Veterans

UTSA’s On-Corps band program promotes veteran well-being through band rehearsals, concerts and camaraderie

Student Success

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Lights. Camera. Transformation!

UTSA’s Film and Media Studies program is blazing trails and presenting students with exceptional career opportunities

Community

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Taking Flight Across Cultures

UTSA’s Urban Bird Project is tapping into the science and treasured stories about the birds that live among us

Engineering

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Rocketing Forward

Rocket propulsion research at UTSA prepares students for space-related careers after graduation

Research

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One of a Kind

UTSA is partnering with Morgan’s MAC to evaluate a groundbreaking model of care for individuals with special needs

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TOMORROW’S TEXAS

Workforce

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Prosperity in the Alamo City

How UTSA’s graduates will lead the industries that will fuel the future of San Antonio and the Lone Star State

Alumni

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Ingenuity at Heart

Research engineer Isabella Cano ’22 is helping her company revolutionize organ transplant technology

Alumni

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Constructing Change

Bonnie Lee ’23 finds a fresh start in an industry of infrastructure that’s rapidly evolving

Alumni

Taylor Richard poses in front of a large yellow locomotive

No Stopping This Train

As freight transportation grows, mechanical engineers like Taylor Richard ’21 will be increasingly vital

Alumni

Jamal Hasty stands in front of solar panels on a rooftop at the Pearl

From 'Seed' to Success

UTSA inspires highly skilled cybersecurity professionals like teacher-turned-analyst Jamal Hasty ’23

Bird's Eye View

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Only the Best
The Plain White T’s were this year’s featured band for Best Fest, an annual homecoming event for the Roadrunner community.
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Only the Best
Three women snap a quick selfie to savor the memories of this year’s Best Fest.
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Only the Best
Tim Lopez, lead guitarist for the Plain White T’s, rocks out with his guitar as they perform for a crowd of students and parents at Best Fest.
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Only the Best
UTSA parents join the fun and give a “Birds Up!” as they enjoy a night of fun celebrating UTSA’s Homecoming Week.
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Only the Best
Students at Best Fest snap some pics while they gear up for the the Plain White T’s to take the stage.
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COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS

Arts & Culture

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Tradiciones, Cultura y Danza

UTSA professor Sidury Christiansen chats about her passion for inspiring the art of ballet folklórico in new generations

Education

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We Are All Connected

Malgorzata Oleskiewicz-Peralba has spent four decades finding the unifying thread of the human spirit across the globe

Arts & Culture

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I Could Fall In Love (With This Class)

A UTSA course explores the Mexican American experience through Selena Quintanilla’s legacy

WORKFORCE

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Hard Hats, High Hopes

Professor Ibukun Awolusi explains why students flock to UTSA for construction management careers

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