Posts Tagged ‘Education’
STISD Ranked Second In State, Science Academy Ranked 15th On List Of Top Texas Public High Schools
MERCEDES – Online media service Stacker recently listed South Texas Independent School District’s (STISD) Science Academy as one of the top 30 high schools in the state of Texas that “stand out [among the thousands of schools] for their academic excellence, incredible track records, and the future success of their young students.” Science Academy earned…
Read MoreUTRGV to celebrate its largest online fundraising event, Day of Giving, April 26
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 22, 2022 – UTRGV this year will host its annual Day of Giving – the university’s largest online annual fundraising event – on Tuesday, April 26. Day of Giving is an opportunity for university alumni, faculty and staff to show support for expanding UTRGV’s educational opportunities. Gifts provide scholarships…
Read MoreUTRGV’s Grewal Named First President of Vermont State University
The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced Monday that Dr. Parwinder Grewal has accepted the position of inaugural president at Vermont State University (VSU), effective July 1, 2022. VSU, comprised of the current Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, will be the first statewide, hybrid institution in the…
Read MoreECISD Partners With UTRGV To Establish Collegiate High School
Two Rio Grande Valley school districts today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools. The McAllen Independent School District and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District made the commitment to provide their students additional opportunities to pursue college credit during high school, in separate signing ceremonies on…
Read MoreThird Way: UTRGV ranks fourth in country for students’ economic mobility
By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MARCH 30, 2021 – UTRGV was recently ranked fourth nationally among the Top 10 schools that offer the most economic mobility for their students. Third Way, a national nonprofit think tank, announced the ranking in a recent report entitled “Out With the Old, In With the New:…
Read MoreUTRGV CMAS Unveils Literary Landmark Honoring Gloria Anzaldúa
By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa EDINBURG, TEXAS – APRIL 4, 2022 – El Retorno Al Valle: Literary Landmark Unveiling and Symposium honoring Gloria Anzaldúa was held at her alma mater, UTRGV, on Monday, March 28, on the Edinburg Campus.A symposium about Anzaldúa was held during the day at the UTRGV Ballroom, and in her honor, the literary…
Read MoreUTRGV Business Students Take
UTRGV business students take first place in restaurant competition By Letty Fernandez EDINBURG – Three students representing the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program at the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship earned first place at the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference held Nov. 8-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team of Andrea…
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