Texas State advises students, faculty and staff to protect themselves as COVID-19 cases increase due to low vaccination rates and the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
Faculty Senate discussed the results of a student retention workgroup report that examined grades, intervention and student retention at its July 21 meeting.
Michelle Sotolongo can easily recall the anxiety, uncertainty and emotions of feeling like an “other” that often fall upon undocumented students.
At its July 13 meeting, Texas State’s Staff Council proposed changing the language used in the University Policies and Procedure Statements (UPPS) under 04.04.30 which discusses bereavement and funeral leave for staff.
After enduring the freezing temperatures and blackouts of February's Winter Storm Uri, the San Marcos community braces for the possibility of yet another outage, this time accompanied by the Texas summer heat.
After a completely virtual program last summer, incoming students had the option of attending in-person New Student Orientation sessions this past month or participating in an online program in July.
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Sheila Faske and Stephen Lee to the Texas State University System Board of Regents. Abbott has also reappointed Alan Tinsley to the board.
As a college student who tested positive for COVID-19 this past year, Chelsey Gonzalez still remembers the mental debate of choosing whether to prioritize her health or grades.
Between two prominent Texas cities, there's a small club with a big impact. At the entrance, a flight of stairs decorated in the rainbow colors of pride leads guests into a room full of performers, drinks and people of every shape, size and sexual orientation.
Dr. Alexander "Alex" Zakhidov, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, passed away on June 15.
University Police Department Chief of Police and Director Laurie Clouse has resigned, according to a statement from Vice President for Finance and Support Services Eric Algoe.
During its June 16 meeting, Texas State’s Faculty Senate edited faculty committee appointment guidelines and examined salary differences from the CUPA Salary data for administrators and faculty.
At its June 8 meeting, Texas State's Staff Council reveled the winners of the annual Staff Council awards and granted the Dr. Lawrence Estaville Employee Excellence Award to three recipients this year, instead of only one, as it had in previous years.
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Texas General Land Office to lead the Clean Coast Texas Collaborative, which will help coastal communities reduce nonpoint source water pollution.
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order 36, which bans all government entities from mandating masks in their facilities, Texas State followed suit by ridding of all masking restrictions, leaving students, faculty and staff to begin an adjustment back to pre-pandemic customs.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added one new student cases and zero new faculty/staff cases May 26.
Trigger Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added two new student cases and zero new faculty/staff cases May 25.
Texas State will rename Angelina and San Gabriel residential halls along with two streets at its Round Rock campus after alumnae to represent Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities.
With a heavy desire to discover the Black history of Fredericksburg, Texas, Dr. Paul Phillips III has partnered with Texas State's Department of Anthropology to possibly find unmarked graves at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery.
The San Marcos Police Department and Texas EquuSearch are searching for 21-year-old Harper Garlitos, who was last seen in San Marcos on May 10.
Texas State has lifted its mask mandate, effective immediately, following Gov. Greg Abbott's Executive Order No. GA-36.
Update: May 18, 2:22 p.m.
As of May 17, Texas State will no longer require face masks to be worn while outdoors on campus, but face masks must still be worn while indoors on both campuses.
Texas State's Staff Council voted to submit a recommendation for staff ombudsman services in order to provide a private advocate for staff and advisors at its meeting on May 11. The council also provided updated weather protocols for upcoming commencement ceremonies.
Texas State's Bobcat Shuttle will operate on an adjusted schedule beginning May 13.
In an effort to foster a more inclusive and affirming college experience for all students, Texas State faculty, staff and students are in the early stages of working to develop a queer studies minor at the university.
During its May 5 meeting, Texas State’s Faculty Senate held its last monthly President's Academic Advisory Group (PAAG) of the semester and discussed budgets, considered confidentiality in hiring processes and filled internal Senate roles for the next term.
Approximately $3 million in federally-funded emergency assistance will be provided to students this summer with another $20 million to be distributed this fall through the university's Bobcat Cares grant.
When Texas State and the City of San Marcos teamed up with Spin, a dockless scooter-share system, in September 2020 to deploy 200 scooters to campus and throughout the city, they sought to provide an alternative mode of transportation for students and citizens.
Texas State Common Experience revealed its theme for the 2021-2022 academic year will be “Compassion.”
State Rep. Erin Zwiener, who represents Hays and Blanco counties, presented a student identification voting bill to the House Elections Committee on April 29.
Editor’s Note: “-30-” has traditionally been used throughout journalism to indicate the end of a story. Each semester, The University Star encourages its graduating seniors to write a Senior 30—a farewell piece to our readers—indicating the conclusion of a journalist’s time as an active memb…
Editor’s Note: “-30-” has traditionally been used throughout journalism to indicate the end of a story. Each semester, The University Star encourages its graduating seniors to write a Senior 30—a farewell piece to our readers—indicating the conclusion of a journalist’s time as an active memb…
Despite the recent temporary expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)'s eligibility requirements, students and Hays County nutrition experts believe the expansion is overdue and fear it will be short-lived.
Texas State Faculty Senate discussed faculty and staff morale along with the complexities of its Personnel Committee during its April 21 meeting.
Texas State's administration provided details on the university’s plan for a return to normalcy this fall semester and addressed the benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations during an April 20 virtual Town Hall meeting.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 13 new student cases and one new faculty/staff cases April 21.
From registration to getting a shot, Hays County residents and local distributors are finding the process for getting a COVID-19 vaccine easier compared to previous weeks as doses become more accessible throughout the state.
Najha Marshall knew early on her passions for social justice and science would have a strong influence on her life. After a lupus diagnosis at the age of 7 and growing up in the grips of a flawed health care system, deciding what she wanted to write her honors thesis about was not a difficul…
Texas State, partnered with ReUp Education, has provided $1.5 million in grant funding to support former students' journeys back to the university to finish their degree plans.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 10 new student cases and zero new faculty/staff cases April 20.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 21 new student cases and zero new faculty/staff cases April 16-19.
Open records recently obtained by The University Star revealed Texas State is on pace to spend nearly $8 million on electricity this academic year, a decrease in expenses from the previous two years despite expectations for an increase.
Faculty Senate discussed needs and addressed concerns regarding online learning with the university administration at its April 14 meeting.
Texas State and Hays County will host a joint mass vaccination event from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 22 for all Hays County residents and Texas State community members over the ages of 16.
With COVID-19 vaccines becoming readily available throughout the state, nursing students and faculty from Texas State's Round Rock campus are playing an active role in administering vaccines throughout the university's surrounding areas.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 21 new student cases and zero new faculty/staff cases April 15.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 38 new student cases and one new faculty/staff cases April 12-14.
The Wittliff Collections at Texas State and literary community are paying tribute to author and long-time exhibit donor Larry McMurtry, a Texan novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter.
