The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) celebrated the opening last week of its new Science and Engineering Building (SEB). According to UTSA Today, the $95 million building had been in the making since 2007 and is ‘a fitting venue for STEM education and research.’
“Training STEM workers requires a contemporary environment for experiential learning—and that’s what the SEB delivers to the Roadrunner community,” said David Silva, dean of the College of Sciences, in a statement. “No matter their career aspiration—research scientist, biotech worker, chemical engineer, medical professional, tech company entrepreneur—the SEB provides access to the inspirational, hands-on activities based on group collaboration that will propel them to their goal.”
At the beginning of the same week, a new report from Excelencia in Education named UTSA a top institution in Texas for graduating Latinos.
For bachelor’s degrees in Texas the report ranked UTSA third with 4,945 students receiving their undergraduate degree in 2017–2018. According to the report, of those students, 2,847 (53%) of them were Hispanic.
“All of us at UTSA are proud of the university’s role—as a preeminent Hispanic Serving Institution—in championing the advancement of our Hispanic students,” said Kimberly Andrews Espy, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs in a statement.
Also in the top 5 with UTSA were The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas A&M University–College Station and University of Houston.
According to Excelencia in Education, in order for the U.S. to reach the top ranking in the world for college-degree attainment, Latinos will need to earn 6.2 million degrees by 2030.
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