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.
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TU CASA Graduates Make History
On May 2, Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA)’s TU CASA program celebrated its first cohort of graduates at a Graduating Class of 2022 Celebration in Patriots’ Casa. Five students completed the program, including Gabriella Eady, Yxaiah Gomez, Nicolas Lopez, Alezandro Mauricio, and Dylan Salazar. With family and friends in attendance, these remarkable students received their […]
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Don’t Be Afraid to Say “Yes”
By Brance D. Arnold When Yulissa Garza was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August 2018, she admits thinking lifelong ambitions might not be possible. “When you hear the words, ‘You have cancer,’ you don’t consider long-term goals a possibility,” said Garza. A Finance major at A&M-SA who earned her Associate of Art in Teaching from […]
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Flying to New Heights
By Brance D. Arnold As a child, Tyler Doty dreamed of becoming a pilot in the military like his grandfather. Little did he know his dream would lead him to Texas A&M-San Antonio. Doty, who is graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business, is the first graduate as part of A&M-SA’s Air […]
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A Call to Help Others
If you think the fire service industry is a strictly male domain, you haven’t met Lyndi Atkins ’21. Lyndi grew up in Pearland, Texas, with a mother and father who were both police officers, and her dad retired as police chief. She credits them as her major influence. She also has a sister who holds […]
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Award Honors a Passion to Change Lives
By Brance D. Arnold When Dr. Megan Wise de Valdez first received the news she was selected as a 2022 Piper Professor, she felt both excitement and relief. Being named a Piper Professor was not only important for Dr. Wise de Valdez, a Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-San Antonio) associate professor of biology and biology […]
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A&M-San Antonio Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Title IX
In 1972, the United States passed a federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that received funding from the federal government. Title IX not only changed the landscape of education, but of athletics as part of education programs. Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-San Antonio) Division of Athletics and […]
Read MoreProfessor Quoted in How Stuff Works Article
Dr. Edward Westermann, Professor, Department of Communication, History, & Philosophy, was quoted in the How Stuff Works article, What Is Genocide, and Is Russia Committing It in Ukraine? Read the article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/what-is-genocide.htm
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A&M-San Antonio Celebrates Frost Gift with Check Presentation
On May 2, the Texas A&M University-San Antonio community gathered to celebrate a $100,000 gift from Frost Bank to support A&M-San Antonio Athletics. An official check presentation was held in the Auditorium to recognize the gift, which will go toward the “Building Champions” capital campaign to support a recreation center on campus. The event included […]
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Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson Honored with 2021 Alumni of Achievement Award
Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, Texas A&M University-San Antonio president, will be honored with the 2021 Alumni of Achievement award at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Alumni of Distinction celebration banquet on April 23. Dr. Teniente-Matson earned her Master of Business Administration from UAA. The honor celebrates her career, intersecting innovation and entrepreneurship with higher education, […]
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