The Catholic Student Association (abbreviated CSA) is an archdiocesan campus ministry for Catholics based in the off-campus St. Anthony Catholic Student Center. The organization holds mass at 7 pm on Sundays at the center and weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings. Their mass is open to the general public and is often attended by students' families and CSA alumni.
CSA regularly participates in Best Fest, Fiesta UTSA, Golf Cart Parade, Window Wars, and University Life Awards. CSA participates in community service events, social events, and prayer meetings, including sometimes a weekly Rosary or Chaplet of Divine Mercy. CSA annually hosts an Ash Wednesday mass on campus, often presided over by a local bishop or archbishop.
Joseph Granado won the Student Leader of the Month award for October 2008 and was a Mr. UTSA finalist in 2009. Mr. UTSA 2004 Stephen Cheney joined after winning.
St. Anthony Catholic Student Center[]
CSA's ministry center was opened in 1996 and dedicated by then Archbishop Patrick Flores. Beginning on April 21, 2013, the Newman center began housing the Eucharist in an on-site tabernacle.
Officers[]
Term | Chair | Co-chair | Campus minister |
2004 Fall | Sr. Imelda Phelan | ||
2005 Spring | Maria Acosta | Sr. Imelda Phelan | |
2005 Fall | a | John Alvarez | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2006 Spring | John Alvarez | Dianne Ayon | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2006 Fall | John Alvarez | Michelle Burks | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2007 Spring | John Alvarez | Michelle Burks | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2007 Fall | Emmanuel Villarreal | Sr. Imelda Phelan | |
2008 Spring | Emmanuel Villarreal | Franco Sesatty | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2008 Fall | Emmanuel Villarreal | Bryanna Gonzalez | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2009 Spring | Joseph Granado | Bryanna Gonzalez | Sr. Imelda Phelan |
2009 Fall | Crystal Cadengo | Joseph Granado | Joseph Liedecke |
2010 Spring | Maria Alejandra Paz | Marc Hernandez | Joseph Liedecke |
2010 Fall | Marc Hernandez | Kotei Nikoi | Angelique Deffenbaugh |
2011 Spring | Kotei Nikoi | Amy Gomez | Angelique Deffenbaugh |
2011 Fall | Cecilia Tapia | Daniel Quintero | Fr. Ramon Gonzalez |
For the Spring 2012 semester and forward, CSA decided to change from "chair" and "co-chair" to "president" and "vice president".
Term | President | Vice president | Campus minister |
2012 Spring | Daniel Quintero | Jacob Rodriguez | Fr. Ramon Gonzalez |
2012 Fall | Jacob Rodriguez | Alex Rivera | Fr. Mark Clarke, Sr. Clarice Suchy |
2013 Spring | Jackie Trejo | Tilly Webb | Fr. Mark Clarke, Sr. Clarice Suchy |
2013 Fall | Jackie Trejo | Matthew Lara | Fr. Mark Clarke, Sr. Clarice Suchy |
Committee Chairs[]
2012-2013[]
- Membership: Matthew Lara, Mackenzie Goode
- Publicity: Elizabeth Santos (all year), Jackie Trejo (Fall), Dora Ayala (Spring)
- Fundraising: Daniel Quintero,
- Social & Community Service: Maria Alejandra Paz, Robert Meneghetti
- Liturgical Coordinator: Tilly Webb (Spring) (position was rolled back into VP duties after this)
2013-2014[]
- Membership: Chris Lopez, Robert Meneghetti
- Publicity: Brenda Gutierrez, Daniela Lopez
- Fundraising: Tilly Webb, Miranda Palomo
- Social & Community Service: Rosita Gutierrez, Elizabeth Santos
Festivals[]
CSA won the award for Greenest Booth at the 2013 Best Fest.
Event | Item | Price | Quant. |
---|---|---|---|
2012 Fiesta UTSA | Fruit cups | ||
2012 Best Fest | Mozzarella sticks | $1 | 3 |
2013 Fiesta UTSA | Grilled cheese sandwiches | $1 | |
2013 Best Fest | Spirit Lanterns | $2 | |
2014 Fiesta UTSA | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
2014 Best Fest | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
2015 Fiesta UTSA | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
2015 Best Fest | Mozzarella sticks | $2.50, 3 | 5, 6 |
2016 Fiesta UTSA | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
2016 Best Fest | Chicken fajita tacos | $3, 5 | 1, 2 |
2017 Best Fest | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | |
2018 Best Fest | Mini funnel cakes | $2 | |
2019 Fiesta UTSA | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
2019 Best Fest | Fried pickles | $2 | |
2021 Best Fest | Mozzarella sticks | $3 | 5 |
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