
JAGRISE 2025: Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Exploration
at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
April 23-25, 2025
AGENDA
4/23 Wednesday
1:00-2:30pm Kickoff Event & Keynote Address
- Regents Professor of History
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edward Westermann
- Classroom Hall Building (HALL) Room 102
3:00-5:00pm Three-Minute Thesis Competition
- College of Graduate Studies
- Central Academic Building (CAB) | Vista Room
4/24 Thursday
11:00am-12:30pm Three-Minute Thesis Winners Showcase
- College of Gradute Studies
- Business & Library Hall (BLH), Multipurpose Room
- Lunch provided courtesy of the Office of Research
1:00-7:00pm 12th Annual Student Research Symposium
- Business & Library Hall (BLH)
- 1:00-3:15pm Oral Presentation concurrent session
- 3:30-7:00pm Poster Presentation sessions
4/25 Friday
9:00-11:00am Faculty Research Showcase
- Office of Research
- Patriot's Casa, Ceremony Room
12:00-1:00pm Awards Assembly & Closing Event
- Patriot's Casa, Ceremony Room
JAGRISE Planning Committee
Co-Chairs
Bill Bush
Professor of History & Honors Director
Weixing Ford
Associate Professor of Marketing & Interim Associate Dean of Business
John Smith
Professor of Kinesiology
Committee Members
Alexandra Deleon
Arts & Sciences Librarian
Amy Bohmann
Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Walter Den
Professor & Director of the Institute for Water Resources
Fernando Estrada
Assistant Director of Web Services
Vijay Golla
Vice Provost for Research & Health Sciences
Krystina Irvin
Director of Experiential Learning, Mays Center
Ting Liu
Dean of Graduate Studies
Emily Naasz
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Rachel Pecotte
Business Librarian
Davida Smyth
Professor of Biology
Thorburn Symons
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Charles Watson
Associate Professor of Biology & Faculty Senate President