This year’s Spirit Week — Monday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 25 — provided a host of fun activities to ignite hope and spark discovery!
To kick off the week’s festivities, thousands of free Spirit Week T-shirts were distributed Monday and Tuesday on both campuses. The popular giveaway drew many, whether they drove by or took a nice stroll.
There were also many opportunities to win a variety of prizes — including Spurs basketball tickets, cool swag and other promotional items.
Showing Spirit Week pride
Spirit and pride abounded throughout the week as university members wore their Spirit Week T-shirts out and about and shared their photos on Facebook or Instagram by tagging @UTHealthSA and #Everywhereittakes.
Alter egos
On Wednesday, the university community was treated to inspirational employee stories featuring their colleagues’ alter egos. Among the fascinating alter egos were an inspiring profiles on an organ donor and the “Texas Highway Man,” a local legend in all things transportation. Dive into the many inspiring alter ego stories here.
President’s Forum
On Thursday, the campus community was invited to the President’s Forum. During the well-attended event, UT Health San Antonio Acting President Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, provided updates about the innovations taking place at each of the university’s six schools and the continued growth of the university — including the integration progress with The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Hromas also announced the launch of an Innovation Hub where the university community can submit innovation ideas by Jan. 1. If an idea is implemented, the individual who submitted it will receive $500 and another $1,000 if the idea works. Awards will be announced Jan. 31. Submit an idea by scanning the QR code or click here.
Photos with friends
On Friday, National “I Care About You” Day, students and staff had a chance to recognize their coworkers and fellow students by taking photos at any of three photo stations located on the university’s campuses and share them on social media.
A big thank you to volunteers
Every year, dozens of volunteers come together to help make Spirit Week a success. Thank you to all the volunteers for their appreciated efforts!
See more Spirit Week photos by clicking here!