Texas A&M University-San Antonio is set to kick off the holiday season with its eighth annual “Lights of Esperanza” celebration, a beloved tradition that has evolved into a hallmark event. “Seeing the lights reminds me of friends’ laughter, great memories and how much I love Texas A&M-San Antonio,” said graduate student Martin Calderon. Like the […]
Read MoreSan Antonio Area Foundation Awards $45,000 Grant to Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Autism and Related Disorders
The Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Autism and Related Disorders (IARD) has been awarded $45,000 from the San Antonio Area Foundation. The grant, which will be paid in installments over the next three years, supports the IARD’s general operating expenses. The money will help the institute enhance accessibility to essential autism services in Bexar County and […]
Read MoreAlamo Fellows Connects Students to Internships, Professional Development
Chloe Bruno has beat the odds. A junior at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Bruno was raised in the foster care system from age 4 to 7. Her grandmother then adopted her and her four siblings, as her mother struggled with addiction issues and her father had been deported. Despite a rocky start to her young […]
Read MoreUSAA Grant Helps Families Realize Higher Education Dreams
Perla Sifuentes speaking at a La Familia parent graduation ceremony. She is among 178 parents who have participated in La Familia. Upon successful completion of the program, parents can earn up to $1,000 in a one-time institutional scholarship for their student to attend A&M-SA.
Read MoreCommunications Internship Course Launches Graduates’ Journalism Careers
By: Sam Boykin After bonding during their first semester at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Sarah Cervera and Lily Celeste interned together at KSAT 12, and in June, they will launch their broadcast journalism careers at KRGV Channel 5 in the Rio Grande Valley. Both San Antonio natives, Cervera and Celeste started at A&M-SA in […]
Read MoreBridging the Gap Between Education and Culture Through Art
Neil Armstrong Elementary provides families opportunities for creative bonding with their children. By Mariah Gonzalez In November 2020, A&M-SA professors Dr. Karen Burgard, Dr. Elisabeth Krimbill, Dr. Katherine Espinoza, Dr. Kimberly Stephenson, Dr. Karen Kohler, Dr. Melissa Jozwiak and Justin Korver were awarded the CULTIVAR grant, a $3.35 million grant from the U.S. Department of […]
Read MoreUniversity Awards Scholarships to Southwest Legacy High School Students
Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA), in part of its ongoing commitment to making college affordable, is awarding hundreds of San Antonio high school seniors with scholarship opportunities. On February 21, A&M-SA kicked off the financial aid awarding season with an event at Southwest Legacy High School, an ASPIRE Network school. The University presented a check […]
Read MoreA&M-SA Unveils Second Largest Gift in University History
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 […]
Read MoreAward 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 […]
Read MoreA&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 […]
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