A Guide to the UTSA University Publications Collection, 1973-2017

Scope and Content Note

The collection spans the years 1973 through 2017 and includes UTSA serials, faculty and staff directories, graduate and undergraduate course catalogs, class schedules, brochures, invitations, a student handbook, and faculty handbooks.

The University Serials and Journals Collection (UA 1.02.01) includes the newsletters and magazines UTSA Bulletin (entitled The Discourse for its first two issues), Roadrunner, Quarterly, Sombrilla, Catalyst, Community Connect, Discovery, Ovations, Rowdy, Spectrum, and printouts of the online newsletters UTSA Update and @UTSA. Note: Serials and journals produced by students (e.g., the Paisano and student telephone directories) are maintained as part of the Student-produced Publications and Newsletters Collection (UA 2.02).

Directories (UA 1.02.02) includes faculty and staff directories, as well as some faculty/staff/student directories. Directories vary from year to year, but typically include an academic calendar, a list of executive officers, deans, and division directors, and an alphabetical list of all faculty and staff of the University. Also included are departmental directories, which are alphabetical directories of all the university's departments.

Course Catalogs (UA 1.02.03) includes graduate course catalogs and undergraduate course catalogs.

Class Schedules (UA 1.02.04) includes class schedules for UTSA classes. Beginning in 1976, class schedules also included registration instructions. Includes copies of the Schedule of Downtown Course Offerings, Spring and Fall 1993, when classes were offered in downtown San Antonio at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Also includes a course schedule for classes held at the Cypress Tower Building in 1994.

Faculty Handbooks (UA 1.02.05) includes UTSA faculty handbooks. The 1990s handbook is comprised of 12 sections: I. History, Mission, Organization and Governance; II. Faculty Personnel Policies; III. Faculty Rights, Responsibilities and Workload; IV. Teaching and Faculty-Student Relationships; V. Services Available to Faculty; VI. Library and Information Technology; VII. Research; VIII. Compensation and Benefits; IX. Public Relations and Speakers; X. University-Related Organizations; XI. Recreational Activities; and XII. Campus Map.

Information Bulletins (UA 1.02.06) includes the publication Bulletin of the University of Texas at San Antonio, alternately titled UTSA Information, from 2000 to 2007. This publication contains information formerly included in undergraduate and graduate course catalogs. Hard copies are available for the 2000-2001 to 2005-2006 publications, at which point the publication was no longer printed. Electronic copies are available for the 2005-2006 to 2007-2008 publications.

Student Guides and Graduate Bulletins (UA 1.02.07) includes the publication Student Guide, which contains information pertaining to the University's alma mater, mascot, school colors, academic programs, student services, campus activities, and policies; as well as the Graduate Bulletin, a similar publication.

Brochures and Other Promotional Materials (UA 1.02.08) includes brochures advertising UTSA and other promotional materials used to advertise the university and its functions. These brochures are not attributed to particular university departments.

Selected material in this collection has been digitized and is available in our digital collections.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

This collection is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures Special Collections Reading Room. To request access, please use our Collections Request Form.

Usage Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

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Related Material

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], UTSA University Publications Collection, UA 1.02, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

Some serials transferred from the Office of University Publications in February 2009 (Acc. 2009-011). Some information bulletins transferred from the Academic Publications Department in July 2009 (Acc. 2009-045). Otherwise, the materials in this collection have been separated from other University Archives collections or collected by Archives and Special Collections staff (1993-2009) and by Special Collections staff (2009-current).

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist, February 2009, July 2009.

Additions encoded by Tatina Wulzer, Collections Assistant, November 2009.

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Inventory of the UTSA University Publications Collection

University Serials and Journals, 1973-2017

Includes issues of the UTSA Bulletin (entitled The Discourse for its first two issues in 1973), Roadrunner, Quarterly, Sombrilla, Catalyst, Community Connect, Discovery, Ovations, Rowdy, Spectrum, UTSA Update and @UTSA. Please note that dates listed are inclusive dates; for more information about specific holdings, please contact Special Collections.

Arranged chronologically by initial publication date.

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The Discourse, 1973 View Contents

UTSA Bulletin,

1973 View Contents

1974 View Contents

1975 View Contents

1976 View Contents

1977 View Contents

1978 View Contents

1979 View Contents

1980 View Contents

1981 View Contents

Roadrunner

1973 View Contents

1974 View Contents

1975 View Contents

1976 View Contents

1977 View Contents

1978 View Contents

1979 View Contents

1980 View Contents

1981 View Contents

1982 View Contents

1984 View Contents

1985 View Contents

1986 View Contents

1987 View Contents

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1988 View Contents

1989 View Contents

1990 View Contents

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1991 View Contents

1992 View Contents

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1993 View Contents

1994 View Contents

1995 View Contents

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1996 View Contents

1997 View Contents

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1998 View Contents

1999 View Contents

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Quarterly,1982-1984 View Contents

Sombrilla

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1984 View Contents

1985 View Contents

1986 View Contents

1987 View Contents

1988 View Contents

1989 View Contents

1990 View Contents

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1991 View Contents

1992 View Contents

1993 View Contents

1994 View Contents

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1995 View Contents

1996 View Contents

1997 View Contents

1998 View Contents

1999 View Contents

2000 View Contents

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2001 View Contents

2002 View Contents

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2003 View Contents

2004 View Contents

2005 View Contents

2006 View Contents

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2007 View Contents

2008 View Contents

2009 View Contents

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2010 View Contents

2011 View Contents

2012 View Contents

2013 View Contents

2014 View Contents

2015 View Contents

2016 View Contents

2017 View Contents

UTSA Update

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September 1999-May 2007

2004-2010 View Contents

@UTSA e-newsletter, 2004-2007 View Contents

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Electronic Records

UTSA Today, 2004-present View Contents

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Discovery, 2007-2014

Ovations 2007-2013 View Contents

Catalyst 2009-2011 View Contents

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Community Connect, 2012-2017

Spectrum, 2012

Rowdy, 2016-2017

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Directories, 1973-2000

Includes faculty and staff directories, as well as some faculty/staff/student directories. Directories vary from year to year, but typically include an academic calendar, a list of executive officers, deans, and division directors, and an alphabetical list of all faculty and staff of the University. Also included are departmental directories, which are alphabetical directories of all the university's departments, and an alumni directory of former UTSA students.

Arranged chronologically.

Faculty and Staff Directories

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Staff and Faculty Directory, 1973 View Contents

Telephone Directory for the University of Texas at San Antonio, Institute of Texan Cultures, Lutcher Center [faculty and staff], 1973 October and 1974 January

Faculty and staff directories, 1974-1992

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Faculty and staff directories, 1993-1994

Cypress Tower faculty and staff directory, 1994

UTSA Downtown faculty and staff directory (internal list), 1997

Faculty, Staff, and Student Directories

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Student telephone directory, 1987-1988

Student telephone directory, 1993

Faculty, staff, and student directories, 1995-1996

Faculty, staff, and student directories, 1997-2000

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Student telephone directory, 1988-1989

Departmental Directory

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Departmental directory, 1992-1993 View Contents

Departmental directory, 1993-1994

Alumni directories

1989

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2000

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Course Catalogs, 1973-2014

Includes graduate course catalogs and undergraduate course catalogs.

Undergraduate course catalogs

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Bulletin of the University of Texas at San Antonio, 1975-1976, Volume II, Number 10, October, 1974

Bulletin of the University of Texas at San Antonio, 1976-1978, Volume IV, Number 5, May, 1976

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1975-1976 View Contents

1976-1978 View Contents

1978-1980 View Contents

1980-1982 View Contents

1982-1984 View Contents

1984-1986 View Contents

1986-1987 View Contents

1987-1989 View Contents

1989-1991 View Contents

1991-1993 View Contents

1993-1994 View Contents

1994-1996 View Contents

1996-1998 View Contents

1998-1999 View Contents

1999-2000 View Contents

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2000-2002 View Contents

2002-2004 View Contents

2004-2006 View Contents

2006-2008 View Contents

2008-2010 View Contents

2010-2012 Addenda View Contents

2012-2014 View Contents

Graduate course catalogs

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1973-1974 View Contents

1974-1975 View Contents

1975-1977 View Contents

1977-1978 View Contents

1978-1980 View Contents

1980-1982 View Contents

1982-1984 View Contents

1984-1986 View Contents

1986-1987 View Contents

1987-1989 View Contents

1989-1991 View Contents

1991-1993 View Contents

1993-1995 View Contents

1995-1997 View Contents

1997-1999 View Contents

1999-2001 View Contents

2001-2003 View Contents

2003-2005 View Contents

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2005-2007 View Contents

2007-2009 View Contents

2009-2011 View Contents

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Electronic Records

2011-2013 View Contents

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Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP)

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1974

1979 View Contents

1998-2000 View Contents

2001-2003 View Contents

2001; 2004-2010 View Contents

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Faculty Handbooks, 1974-1998

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Faculty handbook, 1974 View Contents

Faculty handbook, 1975 View Contents

Faculty handbook, 1976 View Contents

Faculty handbook, 1977

Faculty handbook, 1978 View Contents

Faculty handbook, 1979

Faculty handbook, 1980

Faculty handbook, 1981

Faculty handbook, 1995

New faculty orientation guide, 1996

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Faculty handbook, 1997

Faculty handbook, 1998 View Contents

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Information Bulletins, 2000-2007

Includes the publication Bulletin of the University of Texas at San Antonio, alternately titled UTSA Information beginning in 2001. This publication contains information formerly included in undergraduate and graduate course catalogs.

Arranged chronologically.

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UTSA Information Bulletin

2000-2001 View Contents

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2001-2002 View Contents

2002-2003 View Contents

2003-2004 View Contents

2004-2005 View Contents

2005-2006 View Contents

2006-2007 View Contents

2007-2008 View Contents

2008-2009 View Contents

2009-2010 View Contents

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Student Guides and Graduate Bulletins, 1992-1994

Includes the publication Student Guide, which contains information pertaining to the University's alma mater, mascot, school colors, academic programs, student services, campus activities, and policies; as well as the Graduate Bulletin, a similar publication.

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Student guide, 1992-1993

Student guide, 1994-1995

Student guide, 1996-1997

Student guide, undated

Graduate bulletin, 1993-1994 View Contents

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Brochures and Other Promotional Materials, 1985-2017

Includes brochures advertising UTSA and other promotional materials used to advertise the university and its functions. These brochures are not attributed to particular university departments.

Arranged chronologically.

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Brochure, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1974

Brochure, Introducing the University of Texas at San Antonio, 1978 View Contents

Brochure, Introducing UTSA / The University of Texas at San Antonio Bulletin, Volume II, Number 1, 1983

Brochure, The University of Texas at San Antonio, circa 1980s

Brochure, An Introduction to UTSA, 1985

Brochure, The Birth of a New Institution..., undated View Contents

UTSA Profile, circa 1988

Brochure, UTSA Your Best Choice, circa 1989

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Administrative calendar, 1989-1990

Administrative calendar, 1990-1991

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Brochure, UTSA Highlights, 1991

Brochure, UTSA Highlights, 1992

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Administrative calendar, 1992-1993

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Brochure, Transforming students...transforming lives, circa 1993

Brochure, 1993-1994 Highlights, 1993

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Administrative calendar, 1993-1994

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Calendar, UTSA Events, 1994 Fall Semester

Folder and brochures, UT San Antonio Roadrunners, 1994

Brochure, 1995 Highlights, 1995 View Contents

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Administrative calendar, 1995-1996

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The University of Texas at San Antonio: We've Got You Covered: 1995 Viewbook, 1995 View Contents

1995-96 Media Resource Guide, circa 1995

Calendar, Fall Semester Events, 1995

Calendar, Spring Semester Events, 1996

Brochure, UTSA Highlights, 1996

Flyer, UTSA at a Glance, 1996

Brochure, UTSA Downtown: Growing to Meet the City's Needs, circa 1996

Postcard depicting the University Center [sketch], circa 1996

Brochure, 1997 Highlights, 1997 View Contents

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Administrative calendar, 1997-1998

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Calendar, Spring Semester Events, 1997

Booklet, What's New at UTSA 1997-98, circa 1997

Brochure, Welcome to the UTSA Downtown Campus, circa 1997

Booklet, What's New at UTSA 1998-99, 1998

Brochure, 1998 Highlights, 1998

Brochure, This is UTSA. Come here. Go far., circa 1998

Postcard advertising UTSA Today website, circa 1998

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Administrative calendar, 1998-1999

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Brochure, 1999 Highlights, 1999

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Administrative calendar, 1999-2000

Administrative calendar, 2000-2001

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Brochure, 2000 Highlights, 2000

Brochure, "Starting college... it can be overwhelmning and exciting...," circa 2000

Brochure, What Students Need to Know/What Transfer Students Need to Know, circa 2000s

Brochure depicting three campuses (UTSA 1604 Campus, UTSA Downtown Campus, The Institute of Texan Cultures) with UTSA statistics, quick facts, and a message from President Ricardo Romo, circa 2000

Brochure, Waste not, watt not: Help UTSA conserve energy, circa 2001

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Administrative calendar, 2001-2002

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Campus Images postcard booklet, circa 2001

UTSA 2000 Highlights [website printout], 2002

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UTSA: About our Campuses [map of 1604 Campus and brochure], circa 2002

UTSA: About our Downtown Campus [map and brochure], circa 2002

Brochure, UTSA: The University of Texas at San Antonio: The Rising Star of Texas, circa 2003

The University of Texas at San Antonio: Get to Know the 1604 Campus [map and brochure], circa 2004

The University of Texas at San Antonio: Get to Know the Downtown Campus [map and brochure], circa 2004

Folders containing miscellaneous publications, circa 2004-2005

Campus map, circa 2005

Brochure, UTSA: From here anything can happen, 2007

UTSA Fast Facts 2008-2009; 2016, 2017, 2008-2017

UTSA 1604 Campus map, 2009

Blueprint UTSA: A Framework for Tier One, 2016

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