The University of Texas at San Antonio, close to closing its historic merger with UT Health San Antonio, has landed $186 million in new state funding for maintenance of its campuses, according to school officials.
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the money, which will be spent over the next three years for deferred maintenance across UT San Antonio’s academic and health facilities.
The cash influx will bolster UT San Antonio’s education, research and healthcare components by allowing it to revitalizing classrooms, laboratories and infrastructure across its Main Campus, Downtown Campus and Health Science Center, President Taylor Eighmy said in a statement.
“This unprecedented investment in UT San Antonio comes at a pivotal time in our history,” Eighmy said. “As we bring together two great institutions into one of the largest and most dynamic public research universities in Texas, these resources will allow us to modernize our facilities, support our extraordinary faculty and staff, and provide our students with the environments they deserve for learning, discovery and clinical care.”
Officials with UTSA and UT Health San Antonio last summer unveiled plans to merge, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges approved the combination this June. The combined institution will include 17,000 faculty and staff, 40,000 students and 350 academic programs.
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