Advancement
Advancement and Alumni Engagement, led by Karl Miller-Lugo, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement, has established an integrated operating model designed to advance UT San Antonio’s philanthropic priorities and prepare the university for its next comprehensive campaign. This work has aligned teams, systems, donor engagement strategies, alumni engagement, and operational priorities around a shared enterprise approach.
With the initial integration phase complete, Advancement and Alumni Engagement is positioned to support the university’s strategic priorities with greater coordination, clarity, and readiness. The division will continue refining its structure and practices as campaign planning advances, ensuring its work remains responsive to institutional goals, donor opportunities, and the long-term vision for UT San Antonio.
For additional information, please contact Advancement and Alumni Engagement at 210-458-8536.
Previous Integration Updates
Advancement – March 2026
- Transitioned from integration design to execution, aligning teams, priorities, and operations to support campaign planning and readiness.
- Advancement Systems & Data Strategy: Initiated CRM migration planning and systems alignment to support campaign planning and long-term operations.
- Donor Experience: Aligned stewardship and engagement approaches, improving coordination and clarity across donor-facing functions.
- Stakeholder Communications & Engagement: Established unified messaging and communication cadence, increasing transparency and consistency.
- Established a clear operating model, strengthening collaboration, decision-making, and integration across Advancement and Alumni Engagement.
- Entered campaign planning phase, engaging consultant BWF and aligning leadership around shared goals and accountability.
Advancement – November 2025
- Functional Integration Team (FIT) has launched, members include Karl Miller-Lugo, Sonia Vasquez, Abigail Risley, Cheri Wiese, Rebecca Anderson, and Sabrina York.
- Seven working groups completed discovery work that led to the formation of three new cross-functional groups focused on key priorities:
- Advancement Systems & Data Strategy: assess and recommend paths for aligning systems, data, and reporting to support seamless operations and inform long-term planning, while ensuring continued functionality across both institutions.
- Donor Experience: evaluate and propose interim approaches to provide consistent and high-quality donor experiences across both institutions, ensuring coordinated stewardship, reporting, and frontline engagement during the campaign wind-down and bridge to the future state.
- Stakeholder Communications Engagement: develop and coordinate a unified internal and external communications and engagement strategy to ensure consistency of message, brand, and constituent experience across both institutions.