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UIW Names Richard Duran New Athletic Director

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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SAN ANTONIO, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) President Dr. Thomas Evans, has announced that interim Athletic Director Richard Duran has been elevated to the permanent role of athletic director.

Key Points: 
  • SAN ANTONIO, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) President Dr. Thomas Evans, has announced that interim Athletic Director Richard Duran has been elevated to the permanent role of athletic director.
  • In his new role, Duran becomes the youngest sitting Division I athletic director.
  • "As interim athletic director, Richard demonstrated his willingness to work with all campus partners not only for the benefit of the athletics department but for the University as a whole," said Evans.
  • Richard Duran truly earned the privilege of being named UIW's Athletic Director."

UIW Announces Largest Academic Gift in School History and New Changes For 4119 Broadway

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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All of the proposals were approved during a meeting of the UIW Board of Trustees on Dec. 13, 2019.

Key Points: 
  • All of the proposals were approved during a meeting of the UIW Board of Trustees on Dec. 13, 2019.
  • The 350,000 square feet of office space, the adjacent parking garage and the surrounding land will increase the UIW footprint at the corner of Broadway and Hildebrand by 20 percent.
  • The UIW Board also announced an anonymous gift of five million dollars, the largest outright academic gift in school history, to fund the first new program to be located in Founders Hall.
  • With a beautiful main campus in the heart of San Antonio, in 2019, UIW purchased a 10-acre landmark property at 4119 Broadway which increased the footprint of the UIW Broadway Campus by 20%.