August 20, 2025
Tim and Elizabeth Turner Establish a Lifetime Legacy
Alvarez College of Business
Appreciating the value of higher education, Tim, MBA '99 and Elizabeth Turner has established a $1.4 million planned gift to benefit future Alvarez business students.
August 20, 2025
Jerry Keating Retires After 44 Years of Service
Alvarez College of Business
With a knack for solving problems that others couldn’t, Jerry Keating, the Peter T. Flawn Professor of Statistics in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, retires this fall after a distinguished 44-year career as a faculty member and administrator focused on applied statistics.
August 19, 2025
Alvarez Mentoring Program Connects Students with Business Alumni and Friends
Created to foster meaningful connections between students, alumni and friends of the college, the Carlos Alvarez Mentoring Program launched last year with 40 student/mentor pairings.
August 13, 2025
College Announces Inaugural Alvarez Research Fellows
Alvarez College of Business
Five faculty members named to two-year fellowship supporting business research.
June 18, 2025
Undergraduate Efrain Garza Presents Research at National Conference
Efrain Garza, a junior majoring in actuarial science and business analytics at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, was selected to present his research at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
June 12, 2025
UTSA Alvarez to Grow Career Programs with $6M Harvey E. Najim Gift
UTSA Today
Over the next decade, this gift will support programs at the Harvey E. Najim Center for Innovation and Career Advancement and the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, strengthening opportunities for students to gain real-world professional experience.
May 20, 2025
SURE Program: Business Students Empower Local Entrepreneurs
Alvarez College of Business
Experiential learning and community impact go hand in hand through the Carlos Alvarez College of Business Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship (SURE) program.
May 12, 2025
Meet Ella Pusey!
UTSA School of Data Science
Graduating with two degrees and leading a marching band, Ella Pusey’s journey at UTSA is a story of ambition, leadership, and success.
May 2, 2025
Marketing Graduate Stacy Carrizales Turns Passion into Purpose
Stacy Carrizales’ heart has always belonged to San Antonio. Attending UTSA allowed her to maintain her hometown roots, but more importantly allowed her to blossom into something more powerful.
May 2, 2025
Real World Learning Fuels Senior Arnas Budreckis' Successes
When Arnas Budreckis first arrived at UTSA, he didn’t just want to earn a degree; he wanted to make an impact. Now, as he prepares to graduate with a B.B.A. in Business Analytics, he reflects on a journey shaped by leadership, hands-on learning, and a deep commitment to student success at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business.
May 2, 2025
Vicky Kidder Bridges Business and Policy Through Leadership
Vicky Kidder’s passion for law, policy and economics began at an early age, but it was her time in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA that helped her develop the analytical and leadership skills necessary for her success.
May 1, 2025
College Ranked in the Top 100 for Faculty Research Productivity
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA was ranked one of the top 100 business schools in North America for research productivity according to the 2025 UT Dallas Business School Research Rankings™.
April 29, 2025
Elissa Ayoub Named 2025 Outstanding Alvarez Undergraduate
Elissa Ayoub was named the 2025 Outstanding Alvarez Undergraduate in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA. This honor, presented as part of the UTSA University Life Awards, recognizes a student who exemplifies academic excellence, leadership, service and commitment to the UTSA community.
April 29, 2025
Business Honors Students Gain Industry Insights in Houston
Over 20 Business Honors students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA embarked on a high-impact trek to Houston, Texas this month to explore firsthand Houston companies. Organized by the college’s Alvarez Student Success Center, the Houston City Trek exposed students to leading industries and allowed them to network with Alvarez alumni.
April 28, 2025
Rene Anderson's Mission-Focused UTSA Alvarez Journey
When Rene Arturo Anderson walks the stage this May as a graduate of the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, it will mark more than the completion of a degree; it will represent a full-circle moment for a man who has devoted his life to service, leadership and personal growth.
April 28, 2025
Internship Leads to Full-time Offer for Finance Graduate
Maximizing every opportunity offered to her, Beverly Quintana will graduate with a B.B.A. in Finance from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA.
April 17, 2025
Alumna Sendejo's Transition from Business to the Boxing Ring
For Amanda Sendejo, ’23, success isn’t just about winning in the ring; it’s about building a brand. Sendejo, who graduated with a degree in marketing, made her debut as a professional boxer earlier this year.
April 16, 2025
Alvarez Faculty Member Secures Department of Energy Grant
Yuanxiong (Richard) Guo, associate professor of information systems and cyber security in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been awarded a $520,000 grant as part of a $3.2 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
April 9, 2025
UTSA SHRM Students Win First Place at Statewide Case Competition
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student chapter in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA earned top honors at the Texas SHRM Student Conference and Case Competition, taking home first place in the statewide case competition and winning the People’s Choice Award for their engaging tabling display.
April 4, 2025
Graduate Business Programs Ranked by CEO Magazine
The Executive MBA (EMBA) program in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA was ranked No. 14 globally and fourth in the United States by CEO Magazine in their 2025 Global MBA Rankings. The UTSA MBA was ranked as a Tier One Global MBA program. This is the seventh consecutive year that both programs were recognized.
March 17, 2025
Marketing Researcher Studies Peer Influence in the Workplace
Can organizational communications impact the efforts of employees? According to a study by Stephen He, assistant professor of marketing in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, sharing peer success can influence employee performance.
March 14, 2025
Alvarez Team Wins South Texas CFA Research Challenge
A team of finance students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA won the South Texas CFA Research Challenge.
February 18, 2025
College Partners with Victory Capital to Promote Student Success
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA has partnered with Victory Capital to expand programs that support student success for business students to better prepare them for careers in the investment and financial industries.
February 13, 2025
Management Faculty Member Receives NSF Grant
A study by Xiaohong (Violet) Xu, associate professor of management, explores how the adoption of new technologies could improve gender diversity in male-dominated fields such as the construction industry.
February 12, 2025
UTSA Alvarez Investment Society Supports Costa Rican Entrepreneurs
Ten students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA traveled to Costa Rica for an eight-day immersive learning experience that allowed them to use their financial education to empower a rural community of entrepreneurs.
February 11, 2025
Two Birds of a Feather
If awards were given out for Mr. and Ms. UTSA alumni, then one alumnus couple would easily be top contenders--Yvonne, '09, EMBA '18 and Drew Addison, '17.
February 5, 2025
Ann Deacon to Keynote Frost Distinguished Lecture Feb. 11
Ann Deacon, ’84 founder and CEO of Deacon Recruiting Inc. and Lux Concierge LP, will present the keynote address during the Carlos Alvarez College of Business Frost Distinguished Lecture on Feb. 11.
January 27, 2025
Binay Adhikari Earns UTSA’s Lutcher Brown Fellowship for Research
Alvarez College of Business
Binay Adhikari, associate professor of finance at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been named a Lutcher Brown Fellow for 2024-2025.
January 22, 2025
Meet A Roadrunner: Vincente Rios
Alvarez College of Business
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business launched the Career Compass professional development program in fall 2024. It is a requirement for all new freshmen and transfer students who joined the college in fall 2024 or later.
January 22, 2025
Meet A Roadrunner: Annu Paavani Chemata Venkata
Alvarez College of Business
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business launched the Career Compass professional development program in fall 2024. It is a requirement for all new freshmen and transfer students who joined the college in fall 2024 or later.
January 22, 2025
Meet A Roadrunner: Richard Lujan
Alvarez College of Business
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business launched the Career Compass professional development program in fall 2024. It is a requirement for all new freshmen and transfer students who joined the college in fall 2024 or later.
January 20, 2025
Elissa Ayoub Charting Her Path to Success in Finance
Alvarez College of Business
Elissa Ayoub, a senior pursuing a B.B.A. in Finance at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, uncovered her passion for business early on.
January 13, 2025
Faculty Member Amir Karimi Explores Global Health Care Supply Chains
Alvarez College of Business
Amir Karimi, assistant professor of management science and statistics, has focused his research endeavors in improving access to essential health care products in low- and middle-income countries.
January 6, 2025
Alumni Couple Give Back to Accounting Profession
Alvarez College of Business
Annette, '88 and Stewart Goodson, '84 have devoted their careers to giving back to the accounting profession and supporting fellow Roadrunners.
January 1, 2025
Top 10 Stories of 2024
Alvarez College of Business
Looking back through the past year in the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business, we’ve compiled below the Top 10 stories of 2024.
