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 […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The San Antonio community came together for one final celebration of Fiesta 2022! A record number of more than 8,000 attendees touched down at Texas A&M University-San Antonio for the annual Festival de Cascarones on April 10, closing out Fiesta 2022 as the official finale. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year marks the first […]
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Bexar County commissioners approved a request from Texas A&M University-San Antonio to fund the design and construction of athletics facilities/fields on campus. The $10 million commitment from Bexar County for phase two of Texas A&M University–San Antonio athletic fields will help the University build a multipurpose field and competition track for soccer and other athletic […]
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