2, 4, 6, 8, now it’s time to innovate

St. Mary’s Innovation Center in San Antonio, TX

Plan B was a bake sale, but thanks to 11,000+ donors that won’t be necessary. | Photo by SATXtoday team

A campaign five years in the making is starting to bear fruit at St. Mary’s University.

Announced in 2017 with a goal of $130 million — an unprecedented figure for the university — the Defining Moment Comprehensive Campaign closed in March 2022 at $165 million.

That’s a lot. The initial goal was larger than all previous campaigns combined. With that money, St. Mary’s has already established a $5.2 million Center for Catholic Studies, $58.8 million in new scholarship funding, and 14 new endowed academic positions.

St. Mary’s next big thing: the $15.5 million interdisciplinary Innovation Center.

The Innovation Center

Described as an “incubator for new ideas and programs,” the facility is a project of the university and its School of Science, Engineering and Technology. The interdisciplinary center will primarily cater to the sciences, with seven laboratories and two collaboration spaces.

According the the university, some areas of focus include:

Advanced manufacturing
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Data science and machine learning
Logistics and supply chain management
Human/computer interaction
Engineering design

No details have been announced as of yet regarding a “nursing simulation” mentioned in the TDLR public filing. What we do know is that the multi-story building weighs in at 27,000+ sqft, is expected to break ground later this month, and will be under construction until March 2024.

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Today

Briscoe Book Club | Tue., Oct. 11 | 6-8 p.m. | The Good Kind, 1127 S St Mary’s St, San Antonio | Free | Discuss “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains,” the real-life accounts of Isabella Bird’s travels in 1873 through the rugged terrain of the Colorado Rockies.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Tue., Oct. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Arthouse at Blue Star, 134 Blue Star, San Antonio | $10.00 | Watch the classic 1999 crime film about a Mafia hitman turned samurai.

Wednesday

Emo Yoga | Wed., Oct. 12 | 7-8 p.m. | The Rock Box, 1223 E Houston St, San Antonio | $15.00 - $24.88 | Get sad and fit with Instructor Chey Horner.
Viva Mi Cultura | Wed., Oct. 12 | 6-7 p.m. | Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 723 S Brazos St, San Antonio | $5.00 - $10.00 | Enjoy a special lecture demonstration for Día de la Raza featuring members of the Guadalupe Dance Company.
What’s Bugging You?… Creepy Crawlies in the Garden | Wed., Oct. 12 | 7 p.m. | 555 Funston Pl, San Antonio | $9.00 - $10.00 | Identify creepy crawlies in your garden and what to do about them.

Thursday

An Evening with Sandra Cisneros | Thu., Oct. 13 | 5:30 p.m. | 8401 Datapoint Drive, Suite 800, San Antonio | Free | Join Sandra Cisneros in a reading from her new book of poems along with Q+A and book signing to follow.
In a Jam Down By the River Music Festival 2022 | Thu., Oct. 13 | 7 p.m. | Mountain Breeze Campground, 201 Mt Breeze Camp, New Braunfels | $30+ | Hear Americana, songwriter country, indie rock + folk along with everything in between.

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Weather

88º | Partly cloudy | 10% chance of rain
If you’ve been enjoying last week’s cool weather, you’ll be happy to know that it’s here to stay for a little while longer. A weak cold front is expected to arrive late Wednesday with little effect on temperatures.

Plan Ahead

“RNB Rewind” — a throwback tour featuring classic R&B artists like Keith Sweat + Tony! Toni! Toné! — comes to AT&T Center on Sat., Dec. 3. Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m., and general tickets go up Fri., Oct. 14. (MySA)

Traffic

Construction won’t be slowing down in October, according to TxDOT. Luckily, KSAT-12 put together a comprehensive list of scheduled closures through Halloween. Plan your commute accordingly. (KSAT-12)

Try This

Ever wonder who cleans “Christine”? Take your ride through a haunted car wash when the “Tunnel of Terror” tours through your local Tommy’s Express. Between 6-10 p.m. from Fri., Oct. 28-Mon., Oct. 31, head to 23202 US Highway 281 N for a good scare and a clean car. 🚘 (MySA)

Edu

Business and marketing programs are the most popular degrees among Texas undergraduates according to recent data from the Texas Higher Education Board. Other popular programs include interdisciplinary studies, engineering, and biomedical studies. (San Antonio Express-News)

Legacy

San Antonio “burger king” Leroy Tondre died at 86. Leroy and his restaurant, Floyd’s Dairy Bar, was famous locally for its five-burger special, which cost $4.05 when the business closed in 2017 — a price chosen to help feed hungry, low-income families. 🍔 (San Antonio Express-News)

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THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Dayten.

Editor’s pick: I recommend “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” if it sounds like your thing at all. Not sure where it fits in the oeuvre of crime dramas, but the VO lines from “Hagakure” get truly stuck in my head.

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