As manager of volunteer services for the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, Kandice Fambro interacts with and develops programming for the corps of 200 dedicated docents and volunteers that have generously given their time to the museum over the years.
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ITC In the Kitchen
Jan 26, 2022
The UTSA Libraries and Museum hold a wealth of information on Texas foodways, from the Mexican cookbook collection at the library’s Special Collections, to the traditional recipes passed from generation to generation, and preserved at the Institute of Texan Cultures.
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ITC virtual exhibit explores history, role of Texas sharecropping
Nov 08, 2021
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 — A new digital exhibit from the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures allows users to experience an interactive 360-degree walkthrough of one of the museum’s most treasured artifacts: the 100-year-old sharecropper cabin housed in the institute's African [...]
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UTSA students, ITC create digital exhibit commemorating Day of the Dead
Oct 27, 2021
OCTOBER 27, 2021— In collaboration with the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, students in Professor Alegra Lozano’s Day of the Dead course created a virtual exhibit, taking visitors on a journey through a pueblito—or little town—explaining the history, traditions and [...]
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UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures reopens with admission by donation
Sep 13, 2021
After an 18-month pandemic-related closure, the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 16, providing access to one of the state’s most unique collections devoted entirely to preserving the rich cultural history of Texas and Texans.
The [...]
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Kirstin Cutts, Library Services Assistant IV
Jul 27, 2021
As a library services assistant for the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, Kirstin Cutts has been hard at work making museum resources available to users worldwide through various digital channels.
Additionally, serving as an education and resource specialist, Cutts has [...]
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Kandice Fambro, Manager, Volunteer Services
Jun 28, 2021
As manager of volunteer services for the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, Kandice Fambro interacts with and develops programming for the corps of 200 dedicated docents and volunteers that have generously given their time to the museum over the years.
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UTSA kicks off ITC Centennial 2068 visioning process, announces members of steering committee and task forces
Jun 10, 2021
JUNE 10, 2021 — UTSA today announced the members of the steering committee and task forces who will advance its ITC Centennial 2068: Community Stakeholder Visioning Plan. Through this robust community engagement process, the university seeks to provide current and [...]
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Cristina Winston, Exhibits Coordinator
May 27, 2021
As the exhibit coordinator of the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, Cristina Winston is normally designing and installing immersive experiences for the museum. But over the course of the last year, as the pandemic caused the institute to temporarily close [...]
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UTSA names Texas-based agency to oversee ITC Centennial 2068 community process
May 17, 2021
MAY 17, 2021 — UTSA announced today the selection of Texas-based Lopez Negrete Communications to serve as facilitator for its ITC Centennial 2068: Community Stakeholder Visioning process.
Launched in January 2021, this robust community-engagement process was begun by the university to envision [...]
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Barrett Codieck, Project Archivist
Apr 23, 2021
APRIL 23, 2021 — To support the cleanup project currently underway at the Institute of Texan Cultures, UTSA Libraries Special Collections has welcomed project archivist Barrett Codieck to the team. In collaboration with museum staff, Codieck began work on February [...]
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Liz López, Education Curator
Mar 23, 2021
MARCH 23, 2021 — As the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures prepares to serve the next generation of Texans, the museum has named Nansy Lizbeth “Liz” López-Gutiérrez as curator of education. Her work will align museum resources with classroom curricula.
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George Akech, Project Manager
Mar 22, 2021
MARCH 22, 2021 — With more than 12 years of corporate-level experience in project management, George Akech joins the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures as project manager to guide museum activities.
Akech’s background includes a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and [...]
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As state evolves, so should Institute of Texan Cultures
Feb 24, 2021
FEBRUARY 12, 2021 — The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, or ITC, is a cherished resource. It has the only museum of its kind devoted entirely to preserving and sharing the rich cultural history of Texas and Texans.
The institute began [...]
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UTSA receives $5 million Mellon grant for racial justice efforts
Feb 24, 2021
JANUARY 15, 2021 — UTSA has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the university’s community partnerships in advancing racial justice.
The grant, administered through the Mellon Just Futures Initiative, supports visionary, unconventional, experimental and [...]
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UTSA reaffirms commitment to the Institute of Texan Cultures through new community visioning process
Feb 03, 2021
(San Antonio, Jan. 29, 2021) — The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced the launch of ITC Centennial 2068: Community Stakeholder Visioning, a robust community engagement process to envision the next 50 years of the Institute of Texan [...]
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Robert Gonzales, Multimedia Designer II
Jan 22, 2021
JANUARY 22, 2021 — Robert Gonzales made a great first impression when he was introduced to the team via Zoom: An authentic HemisFair ’68 poster hung amid the artwork on his home office wall.
That kind of tribute to San [...]
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Jenny Gonzalez, Web Developer
Jan 22, 2021
JANUARY 22, 2021 — Jenny Gonzalez joins the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures as its new web developer, helping to manage and sustain a digital infrastructure for the museum.
With a BFA in computer graphics design from the University of [...]
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Angie Hernandez, Development Assistant
Dec 07, 2020
DECEMBER 7, 2020 — Angie Hernandez knows how to put on a production. After serving as stage manager and special events coordinator at Sea World San Antonio and in the nonprofit sector with Catholic Charities before that, Angie Hernandez joins [...]
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Vinny Genco, Operations Specialist
Dec 07, 2020
DECEMBER 7, 2020 — Vinny Genco joined the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures on Sept. 1, 2020, and comes to the ITC after three years as an event coordinator with UTSA Campus Services.
Genco made all the arrangements for guests [...]
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Behind-the-Scenes Work Continues
Oct 27, 2020
OCTOBER 27, 2020 — While the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures has been closed to museum patrons over the last six months, staff have been actively engaging in behind-the-scenes work both on and off-site to help advance the museum toward [...]
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Grant funds to help UTSA Libraries and Museum
Sep 28, 2020
The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) have awarded the UTSA Libraries and the Institute of Texan Cultures nearly $150,000 in grant funding in support of virtual learning during [...]
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Appointment of Interim Head Curator at the Institute of Texan Cultures
Aug 24, 2020
UTSA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy today announced the appointment of Veronica Rodriguez as Interim Head Curator to direct operations at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Read the story on UTSA Today. [...]
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Institute of Texan Cultures to temporarily close doors to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 18, 2020
Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The same day, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg declared a State of Public Health Emergency in San Antonio after [...]
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ITC implements measures for public health
Mar 16, 2020
Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The same day, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg declared a State of Public Health Emergency in San Antonio after [...]
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UTSA monitors coronavirus outbreak
Jan 30, 2020
UTSA’s Office of Global Initiatives (OGI) is carefully monitoring the coronavirus outbreak in China and following the guidance provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC.) The Asian Festival will be following all recommendations by both the CDC and [...]
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UTSA: The ITC Initiative
May 08, 2019
UTSA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy announced an initiative focused on the Institute of Texan Cultures to align ITC collections and programming more closely to the university’s academic enterprise. Full story [...]
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