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FEATURE STORY

TOMORROW'S TEXAS
How UTSA is shaping the workforce of the future

CAREER-READY ROADRUNNERS

WORKFORCE

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

WORKFORCE

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 more and more vital

WORKFORCE

Bonnie Lee poses in front of a Webber pickup truck at a freeway construction site

Constructing Change

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

WORKFORCE

Isabella Cano adjusts electrical wires hooked to a device in a laboratory

Ingenuity at Heart

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

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FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES

STUDENT SUCCESS

Two students look a camera monitor as two other students take their marks in a scene

Lights. Camera. Transformation!

UTSA’s Film and Media Studies program is blazing trails in San Antonio and Hollywood while presenting students with exceptional career opportunities

ARTS & CULTURE

Seven people look upward in an art gallery

WATCH STUDENT FILM: Soul of Word

This short film won a Remi Award at the 2024 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival

ARTS & CULTURE

A masked murderer looks at you while a female victim crosses her arms

WATCH STUDENT FILM: The Cutting Room Floor

This side-splitting meta horror comedy was a selection for San Antonio’s Cinefestival

Bird's Eye View

A young woman swings her colorful Jalisco style dress while dancing with a man in a sombreroA young woman swings her colorful Jalisco style dress while dancing with a man in a sombrero
Baliando to the Beat
A pair from Ballet Folklórico Sol de San Antonio dance to the halftime tunes of UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos and the Spirit of San Antonio marching band. Photo by Valerie Bustamante Johnson
UTSA forward Jordyn Jenkins attempts a jump shot over a UAB defenderUTSA forward Jordyn Jenkins attempts a jump shot over a UAB defender
Air Jordyn
UTSA forward Jordyn Jenkins hangs in the air to make a jump shot in a 76-58 victory over UAB in February. Photo by Tony Morano
Alondra Castillo holds up glow sticks on UTSA's parade floatAlondra Castillo holds up glow sticks on UTSA's parade float
Glowed 'Runners
Spirit of the Roadrunner winner Alondra Castillo triumphantly holds up glow sticks from UTSA's float in the 2024 Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Photo by Brandon Fletcher
Mariana Rezende Tigre Cheatham smiles as she holds her baby on the Commencement stageMariana Rezende Tigre Cheatham smiles as she holds her baby on the Commencement stage
Baby, We Made It
Mariana Rezende Tigre Cheatham '24 brought her newborn daughter, Sofia, along to obtain her degree at UTSA's Commencement ceremony in May. Photo by Brandon Fletcher
Carlos Alvarez sings into a microphone with a UTSA mariachi singerCarlos Alvarez sings into a microphone with a UTSA mariachi singer
Remembering a Legacy
Late businessman and philanthropist Carlos Alvarez sings a cancíon with Alexander Garcia, a vocalist for UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos. Photo by Christian Jensen
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In this Issue

STUDENT SUCCESS

Two polaroids of veterans

Veterans' Paths to Purpose

Two combat veterans met through the UTSA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs. Both forged routes to generational change.

COMMUNITY

Illustration of Otomi design

Taking Flight Across Cultures

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

RESEARCH

Colored smoke goes off as people cheer and clap in front of the MAC building.

One of a Kind

UTSA and Morgan’s MAC are evaluating a groundbreaking national model of care for individuals with special needs

EDUCATION

woman in artistic frame

We Are All Connected

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

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