# University of Texas at San Antonio

- *OSPO*: The University of Texas at San Antonio OSPO (UTSA OSPO) is based in the IT Department.
- *Personnel*: Jessica Abel, Nassos Gallopoulos
- *Link*: [https://texas-opensource.org/partners/ut-san-antonio/](https://texas-opensource.org/partners/ut-san-antonio/)
- *Member of*: [CURIOSS](https://curioss.org/)

## General Description

The UTSA OSPO will explore how to leverage best practices for open source software to simplify reproducible research; contribute in areas of teaching and learning; and to prepare students to navigate open source culture and community resources.

## Core Objectives

Current priorities include creating a user advisory group to meet quarterly, and creating and maintaining an active software projects catalog.

## Primary Contacts

[ospo@utsa.edu](mailto:ospo@utsa.edu)

## Other Context

The UTEP OSPO is part of the [Texas-OSPO](https://texas-opensource.org/) network of Open Source Program Offices across the University of Texas system. Texas-OSPO will act as a centralized resource to offer open source best practices and to provide training and consultation services across its campuses, while connecting a systemwide community of researchers and developers. More information [here](https://tacc.utexas.edu/news/latest-news/2026/04/30/ut-system-launches-texas-ospo-to-advance-open-source-innovation/)