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2021

December

  • Texas State University presents Sally Wittliff with first Patron of the Arts and Humanities Award
  • Joseph Laycock discusses exorcism, religious studies with Big Ideas TXST
  • TSUS Regent, Texas State Alumna Nicki Harle to address fall 2021 commencement

November

  • Graduate College Selects 2021-2022 Outstanding Mentor and Master’s Thesis Awards Recipients
  • Texas State recipients honored with 4 TSUS Regents' Awards for 2022
  • Texas State University Announces Matthew Carmichael as the Next Chief of Police
  • Texas State named one of 'Best Green Colleges' by Princeton Review for 2022
  • Newsweek names Texas State among America's Best Online Learning Schools for 2022
  • U.S. Department of Justice grant to help create victim service center at Texas State
  • Texas State to rename two residence halls on San Marcos Campus
  • STEAM-AGED aims to increase underrepresented students pursuing agriculture degrees, careers
  • Kim Rossmo discusses geographic profiling with Big Ideas TXST

October

  • Texas State degree in dance ranked 18th in nation in 2022; No. 1 in Texas
  • 2021 Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award winners to be honored on campus
  • ALERRT Center awarded $9.8 million Department of Justice grant
  • Common Experience to host Michelle Obama in Conversation livestream event
  • THECB approves new B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 'Step Up for State' online fundraising event returns for 2021
  • Faculty and Students unite to decrease Texas State's carbon footprint
  • Texas State University honors newest heroes
  • Hispanic Outlook ranks Texas State among 2021 Top 100 universities for Hispanics
  • Texas State, Action Behavior Centers partner for education of autism specialists
  • Texas State University launches NEXT IS NOW capital campaign
  • Texas State to rename two streets on Round Rock Campus
  • Kaitlin Hopkins discusses musical theatre with Big Ideas TXST

September

  • Texas State's bachelor of science in nursing program named No. 2 in state
  • Texas State honored by Texas Veterans Commission with gold award
  • Bobcat Cares awards $40 million in emergency grants to students for fall 2021
  • Texas State named one of 'Best 387 Colleges' by Princeton Review for 2022
  • U.S. News lists Texas State among Best National Universities for 2021
  • Texas State marks 10 Years as Hispanic Serving Institution
  • Texas State announces new associate vice president for student affairs
  • Erika Nielson discusses Common Experience with Big Ideas TXST
  • Former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights chair to deliver Constitution Day lecture
  • Texas State sets record for freshman enrollment for fall 2021

August

  • Texas State breaks ground on Infrastructure Research Laboratory
  • 19th Annual Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration to host tribute to José Rivera
  • Construction and renovations enhance Texas State campuses and community
  • Texas State University President Denise M. Trauth Announces Retirement
  • Texas State faculty, staff honored during Fall 2021 Convocation
  • Texas State announces Bobcat Cares emergency assistance for fall semester
  • Live Oak Hall groundbreaking ushers in new film sound stage, TV studio
  • TSUS Regents honor former Texas State VP for Student Affairs Joanne Smith
  • Nick Dornak discusses Clean Coast Texas Collaborative with Big Ideas TXST

July

  • Texas State prepares for summer 2021 commencement events
  • Summer 2021 issue of Hillviews available only online
  • Military Times ranks Texas State among 2021 Best for Vets Colleges
  • Meals for Vets provides free meals to student veterans
  • Author Jennifer duBois discusses her career, creative process with Big Ideas TXST

June

  • Agricultural Mechanics bachelor’s degree makes its return to Texas State
  • Dancers take to outdoor stage for first Semilla Fest
  • Texas State University Celebrates Juneteenth
  • NIH program to prep Texas State graduates to make leap to doctoral programs
  • Study.com names Texas State's public administration degree among best in nation
  • Study.com names Texas State's digital media degree among best in nation
  • Katherine Warnell, Jennifer Clegg discuss how children learn to lie with Big Ideas TXST

May

  • School of Music plays host to 11th Texas State International Piano Festival
  • Texas State, Ascension Seton Williamson collaborate to open sleep center
  • Study.com names Texas State's public relations degree among best in nation
  • The Office of Distance and Extended Learning earns excellence award
  • TSUS names 4 from Texas State as Regents' Award recipients
  • Texas State hosts international conference on spatial literary studies
  • Texas State announces Bobcat Cares emergency assistance for summer, fall semesters
  • Texas State to host in-person, socially distanced spring 2021 commencement
  • Spring 2021 issue of Hillviews available online
  • Merritt Drewery discusses use of fly larvae as livestock feed with Big Ideas TXST

April

  • Texas State named among top institutions for social impact for third consecutive year
  • Texas State ranked in top 6.3% of universities worldwide by CWUR
  • Meadows Center, General Land Office launch Clean Coast Texas Collaborative
  • Texas State, Lone Star College launch partnership for elementary teacher education
  • Texas State University community responds to Derek Chauvin trial
  • Texas State aims to boost entrepreneurship with 1 Million Cups
  • Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award announces three winning titles
  • Study.com names Texas State's advertising degree among best in nation
  • Matthew McAllister discusses intermittent fasting with Big Ideas TXST
  • Texas State to host virtual State of Black Design Conference

March

  • Computer Science taking a bigger byte of enrollment
  • U.S. News lists 11 Texas State graduate programs among best in nation for 2022
  • Texas State, Be The Match partner for bone marrow registry campaign
  • Wittliff Collections remembers Larry McMurtry, legendary author of "Lonesome Dove"
  • Texas State holds first COVID-19 vaccination clinic
  • Excelencia study examines impact of 25 years of Hispanic Serving Institutions
  • Texas State University designated "Voter Friendly Campus"
  • Data shows higher retention rates among students receiving Bobcat CARES aid
  • Texas State rallies together during unprecedented winter storm
  • 1.5 million grant aims to help former students return to college to complete degrees
  • Chia-Chia Lin wins 2020 Clark Fiction Prize for 'The Unpassing'
  • Graduate student enrollment up at Texas State for spring 2021
  • Medical anthropologist Emily Brunson discusses challenges of COVID vaccination with Big Ideas TXST

February

  • Texas State named among nation's top 'military friendly' schools for 2021-2022
  • Stream Team program celebrates 30 years of citizen science, stewardship of Texas waterways
  • Texas State announces $6.5 million in emergency grants for students
  • Texas State selected to join project to foster equity in community college transfers
  • Cynthia Hernandez takes over as Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Rebecca Creek founder Steve Ison discusses opening a distillery with Big Ideas TXST

January

  • Nursing faculty and students help out with COVID-19 vaccination clinics
  • Kinney serves as mental health community liaison for UPD
  • ACCEYSS Network opens university-community resource center
  • 3eX-Ag program aims to increase underrepresented students in grad programs via USDA grant
  • Texas State hosts virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration
  • Theatre and Dance plans full slate of virtual performances for spring 2021
  • Wittliff music curator Hector Saldaña discusses rich legacy of Texas music with Big Ideas TXST
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