Black Faculty and Staff Association - UTSA

09/09/2019

08/26/2019

(Aug. 21, 2019) -- Langston Clark, associate professor in the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition, believes that most people are unaware of the long history of African Americans who were both exceptional athletes and intellectuals.

08/26/2019

Tuesday, August 27

Mind and Muscle: The Intersection of Black Athleticism and Intellectualism

Admission:
Free and Open to the Public

Time:
6:00 p.m

Location:
The Garage at the Pearl, 250 E. Grayson

The success of African Americans in popular sports has been well documented, while less attention has been given to their intellectual achievements. Utilizing historical, sociological, and cultural perspectives, Dr. Clark will explore the intersection of Black Intellectualism and Black Athleticism.

LANGSTON CLARK
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
College of Education and Human Development

Dr. Clark’s research focuses on the manifestation of social justice within Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), physical education teacher education, and athletics. Some of his recent and forthcoming publications can be found in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, the Teacher Educator and the Journal of Negro Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Physical Education Teacher Education from The University of Texas at Austin.

Free and Open to the Public
Cash Bar
Light Refreshments

Sponsors:
UTSA; College of Education and Human Development

Contact:
For questions or more information, contact Edda Wallace at 210.458.5110 or [email protected].

UTSA College of Education and Human Development - education and human development professionals dedicated to academics, research, and our community.

08/26/2019

Intercultural & Student Engagement Networking Social

* open to the entire UTSA community *

Date and Time
Thursday, August 29 2019 at 11:00 AM CDT to

Thursday, August 29 2019 at 1:00 PM CDT

Location
HEB Student Union Ballrooms

Hosted by the Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion during Roadrunner Days, this casual/come and go event - open to the entire UTSA community - is a terrific opportunity to celebrate the diverse identities of Roadrunners, meet students, faculty, and staff, and get connected to services, resources, and organizations on campus.

08/02/2019

*2019-2020 Scholarship Initiative for Black Student Leadership Council organizations*

Greetings, from the Black Student Leadership Council (BSLC) organization on UTSA's campus.The Black Student Leadership Council was established in Fall 2011. Our council members are composed of a variety of students from different organizations, majors,and backgrounds. As stated in our Mission Statement (on Rowdylink) our role is to motivate the community involvement, service, leadership, and legacy among the black community on UTSA's campus. In addition to that the executive board of BSLC have come up with an initiative that we hope you would be interested in participating in.

This academic year, BSLC would like to issue out its first scholarship! The goal of this scholarship will be to reward an organization that we represent. We are looking to reward the organization that implements the vision of our mission statement. We have composed a list of requirements that each organization would have to fulfill in order to be eligible for the scholarship. The requirements are as follows: Organizations participation/attendance to

• BSLC's Representative/President Meetings
• BSLC Town Halls
• Events that target the UTSA Black community
• An essay that goes into detail on what the org would do if they were to receive the scholarship.

Our financial goal, is for the scholarship to be given in the minimum amount of $500 any maximum amount is welcomed. We hope to partner with UTSA and San Antonio groups, alumni, and faculty that would be willing to invest in the black student organizations on our campus.

Best Wishes,
Stephanie Nwazojie & Daleshana Crosby
BSLC 2019-2020 President & Vice President

07/22/2019

UTSA alumnus Maverick Crawford III was recently appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to serve on the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities.

07/22/2019

Message from the BFSA President:

Inclusivity Dialogue Session

Just a friendly reminder,

Please RSVP to participate in the first inclusivity dialogue session by 5pm on July 25 by emailing Cynthia Arreola at [email protected] if you are planning to attend. Facilitators are Dr. Myron Anderson, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Suzanne Patrick, Director of Equal Opportunity Services and Title IX Coordinator.

The session will take place on July 29 from 2pm until 3pm in Main Building, Room 2.220. The skype connection for the downtown campus will be in Durango Bldg., DB 1.122.

Dean of Students LT Robinson will serve as an advocate for those who do not wish to speak. If you have any concerns that you would like to address, you can email LT at [email protected], and she will speak on your behalf.

Outcomes
One of the outcomes I’m aiming for is to contribute toward creating policies or practices to improve retention of Black staff. I think this could improve with recruiting and hiring more African Americans in positions of power such as Deans, directors, department chairs, etc. and also addressing how can the institution eliminate micro aggressions in the workplace that perpetuate the negative stereotypes associated with Black females.

Please feel free to send me ([email protected]) your suggestions of some of the goals you have in mind for the meeting. Thank you.

Michelle Skidmore
BFSA President

07/22/2019

BFSA at the Great Staff Appreciation Event Spring 2019

From Left to Right: Wanda Guntz, Provost Espy, Michelle Skidmore, Karla Broadus and Yolanda Williams