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Talking Borderlands Heritage on Texas Public Radio.

FM 89.1, today at noon and Sunday at 9 p.m.

Or here: https://bit.ly/3YGwDVu

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We’re thrilled to know the City is taking on such an important topic, and we can’t wait to read the final report. Recently, UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio has done similar work identifying sites of importance to San Antonio’s African American heritage. Check out https://bit.ly/3QhjD5f and https://bit.ly/3QfeESI

We'll be sharing African American Heritage stories at the Carver Library on Saturday Jan 14 from 11 to 1. Please join us, share your story, or just listen to others as we learn about San Antonio's African American History. Food and beverages provided. City Council District 2 City Council District 1 City Council District 10 City Council District 5 The Conservation Society of San Antonio UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures Center for Cultural Sustainability UTSA NAACP San Antonio Branch San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside

Learn about our work at Mesa Verde National Park.

UTSA School of Architecture + Planning UTSA Research Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA UTSA Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation UTSA Civil and Environmental Engineering

Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/mesa-verde-foundation/conversations-from-the-mesa-mvf-webinar-series-preliminary-observations-of-site-and-structural-movements-of-cliff-palace-a-scientific-and-engineering-perspective-presented-by-william-a-dupont-faia-james-a-mason-ph-d-p-e?blm_aid=1901568&fbclid=IwAR3cyK4a040rapUsMy6K5pSgpKArXc-pD8x2_Tg2rst5xZ_N1UGHi3SyYAg

One more week until our October Conversations from the Mesa webinar!

Join us NEXT Tuesday, October 11th at 4pm MT for a discussion on Preliminary observations of site and structural movements of Cliff Palace, a scientific and engineering perspective with William A. Dupont, FAIA, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Endowed Professor, The University of Texas at San Antonio and James A. Mason, Ph.D., P.E., Structural, Geotechnical Preservation, and Seismic Engineer, National Park Service.

Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE), an inscribed UNESCO World Heritage cultural site, is one of the few Ancestral Puebloan alcove dwelling sites in which the public can have direct guided access. In recent years, on-site documentation conducted by NPS staff has indicated Cliff Palace constructions may be moving downslope and out of the alcove in a slow creeping process. The conditions prompted NPS technical expert staff to investigative. Last year, in May 2021, the National Park Service tasked the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Cultural Sustainability (UTSA-CCS) to collaborate on a 4-year program of research and investigation to support an engineering analysis of structural integrity. Through a cooperative agreement, NPS provides guidance and oversight of the research effort to the highly qualified and experienced research faculty of the UTSA-CCS plus graduate students from the UTSA Historic Preservation, Architecture, and Civil Engineering programs.

The project objective is to recommend appropriate treatments for cultural resource management and protection. The research includes robust and detailed documentation, in the form of marked drawings and photographs, and advanced three-dimensional computer analyses, which include the structures, supporting foundation soils, and downslope stability models. Presently, the team of NPS and UTSA-CCS professionals and students are gaining new knowledge through state-of-the-art research and analysis, employing a variety of diagnostic methods in assessment of the 15th century stone walls. This presentation will review the team’s holistic approach to diagnosis of problems, now in year two of the 4-year effort.

To sign up, visit https://secure.givelively.org/event/mesa-verde-foundation/conversations-from-the-mesa-mvf-webinar-series-preliminary-observations-of-site-and-structural-movements-of-cliff-palace-a-scientific-and-engineering-perspective-presented-by-william-a-dupont-faia-james-a-mason-ph-d-p-e?blm_aid=1901568.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Historically-segregated-school-national-park-17455590.php

Congratulations Blackwell School Marfa.

Becoming part of the National Park Service is an honor long overdue.

We’re happy to have helped.

http://ccs.utsa.edu/pdf/BlackwellSchoolHSR.pdf

Historically segregated school to become national park site in Marfa U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales helped shepherd the Blackwell School Historic Site Act through...

Tune in to C-SPAN2 to watch us discuss our new book on U.S.-Mexico Borderlands culture

“BookTV” airs Sunday, June 26 at 3:57 pm Central
https://www.c-span.org/video/?520490-7/bridging-cultures

“Bridging Cultures,” from Texas A@M University Press
https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499754/bridging-cultures/

Thank you Dr. Ricardo Romo for the photo of Professor William Dupont and Dr. Harriett Romo at the San Antonio Book Festival.

UTSA School of Architecture + Planning
Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA
UTSA Honors College
UTSA Mexico Center
UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Arizona State University
UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Texas State University
University of Richmond
Rice Architecture

We’ll be at San Antonio Book Festival tomorrow at 12:30 to discuss “Bridging Cultures” from Texas A&M University Press. Texas Monthly will moderate.

https://sabookfestival.org/schedule-event/bridging-cultures/

Contributors include faculty from Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA, UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts, UTSA Honors College, UTSA Mexico Center, Arizona State University, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Texas State University, University of Richmond, Rice Architecture

Bridging Cultures | San Antonio Book Festival Harriett Romo and William A. Dupont present the complexity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands culture and historical heritage.

We’ll be at San Antonio Book Festival this Saturday at 12:30 to discuss “Bridging Cultures” from Texas A&M University Press. Texas Monthly will moderate.

https://sabookfestival.org/schedule-event/bridging-cultures/

Contributors include faculty from Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA, UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts, UTSA Honors College, UTSA Mexico Center, Arizona State University, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Texas State University, University of Richmond, Rice Architecture

Bridging Cultures | San Antonio Book Festival Harriett Romo and William A. Dupont present the complexity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands culture and historical heritage.

The science of World Heritage: UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio researchers test ground-penetrating radar at Mission Espada ahead of our work at Mesa Verde National Park.

Thank you San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

CC: Unesco World Heritage

Masked up and bundled up: UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio researchers braved last week’s ice storm to talk disaster resilience at Texas Historical Commission's Real Places conference.

https://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/

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"Bridging Cultures" from Texas A&M University Press features scholars from five UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio colleges as well as University of Richmond, Arizona State University, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Rice University.

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UTSA scholars explore the identities of the Borderlands in new book William Dupont and Harriett Romo co-edited and published “Bridging Cultures: Reflections on the Heritage Identity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands.”

Our annual report.

Learn more about our work at UNESCO World Heritage sites San Antonio Missions National Historical Park & Mesa Verde National Park. Plus, read about our plans to visit Central Asia.

Cc: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation UTSA Research UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design

https://ccs.utsa.edu/pdf/2020_2021CCSAnnualReport.pdf