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MEBIUS

The Office of International Programs is proud to announce Rosa Helia Villa de Mebius's presentation, which will take place... (More..)

JITNER

The Office of International Programs is proud to announce Barbara Jitner's presentation, which will take place during Pan American Days 2008... (More..)

DELEGATION

A UTPA delegation, headed by Dr. Paul Sale, Provost/VPAA from UTPA met with official, administrators and faculty members... (More..)

YEMEN

Study Abroad in Yemen: "The reason I chose to study abroad in Yemen and learn Arabic was because the program provided a great opportunity..." (More..)

UTPA DELEGATION

Study Abroad (almost) in Hawaii: "Studying abroad has changed my life dramatically. I have a whole new appreciation for different cultures and will never stop traveling." (More..)

UTPA DELEGATION

Ten students and two faculty members from the Universidad Valle del Bravo in Reynosa, Mexico, visited UTPA on July 2nd, 2007... (More..)

UTPA DELEGATION

A group of delegation from UTPA visited Universidad del Noreste (UNE), Tampico, México from May 30th through May 31st, 2007... (More..)

LETTER FROM SPAIN

"A Letter from Spain"

Dear Moms and Dads of the valley... (More..)

PROVOST AWARDS

Six faculty members from the University of Texas-Pan American were recognized with the eighth annual Provost’s Awards for Latin American... (More..)

STUDY ABROAD

Approximately 60 students from UTPA and several international partner institutions are participating in our Study Abroad Program in Salamanca, Spain.... (More..)

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

The University of Texas-Pan American will host several groups of students from two foreign universities this summer. Students from ITESM-Campus... (More..)

STUDY ABROAD CHINA

Twelve Students participating in the Study Abroad program have studied in China, and were there from June 2nd until June 29th... (More..)

DR. ANA CASTILLO

Dr. Ana Castillo presented in a featured event, "Border Guardians", on Monday, April 2 at 5:30 P.M. in the UTPA Student Union Theater. (More..)

DALIA HERNANDEZ

Ms. Dalia Hernandez presented in a featured event, Open Forum on “Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto” (2006), on Tuesday, April 3 at 5:30 P.M. in the UTPA Student Union Theater. (More..)

CLETO RODRIGUEZ, COMEDIAN

Mr. Cleto Rodriguez presented in a featured event, Coffee and Comedy Hour , on Wednesday, April 4 at 5:30 P.M. in the UTPA Student Union Cafeteria. (More..)

MAZATL - AZTEC DANCERS

MAZATL - Aztec Dancers presented in a featured event on Thursday, April 5 at 12:00 Noon in the Library Auditorium. (More..)

MR. BROMLEY PRESENTATION

Mr. Ernest Bromley presented in a featured event, “How Target Advertising Cuts Across Age and Nationalities”, on Tuesday, April 3 at 9:10 A.M. in the Jeffers Theater. Mr. Bromley is the Chairman and CEO of Bromley Communications. (More..)

STUDY ABROAD FAIR

The Office of International Programs hosted a featured event, Study Abroad Fair, on Tuesday, April 3 from 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. in the Library Media Courtyard. (More..)

FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM

Dr. Peter L. Kranz, assistant professor from the Department of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas-Pan American, just returned Jan. 11 as the first faculty member from this University to ever teach as a visiting faculty at the University of Danang, a UTPA partner university in Vietnam. (More..)

UTPA FACULTY TEACH FLAMENCO IN COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY

As a faculty member at UTPA and a professional choreographer, Frederick W. Darsow, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, constantly tries to create new steps for his dance classes. Darsow, who is a professional choreographer from New York, is presently teaching in EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia for the spring semester as an exchange /visiting faculty from UTPA. According to Darsow, it will be a great experience and beneficial for his career to be able to work in a different setting. (More..)

STUDY ABROAD IN ENGLAND

For the past two years during the May Intersession, Barbara Vielma, lecturer from the Department of English, has taken a group of students to the small, insulated historic English fishing village of Whitby, located right on the North Sea in the far northeast corner of England. The experience for the students has been truly unique. (More..)

STUDY ABROAD TESTIMONIALS

As soon as I learned I got chosen to spend a semester abroad at UTPA I got excited but also insecure at the same time. Spending almost half a year abroad about 5,000 miles away from home sounds like an amazing opportunity and experience, but I was also worried about certain things. Due to my disability, I was concerned whether everything would work out well. (More..)

CAMEROUN DELEGATES VISIT UTPA

The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) hosted the Minister Delegate to the Ministry of Foreign Relations Dr. Joseph Dion NGUTE from the Republic of Cameroon, on November 16 during the International Week 2006. The Minister gave a presentation on “Regional Integration in Africa: A Major Challenge with the Globalization Era” in the UTPA Library Auditorium.(More..) (Picture courtesy of The Monitor)

FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Ms. Zhiying Lu, Lecturer from the School of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at Renimin University, China, is participating in the Faculty Exchange Program at The University of Texas- Pan American (UTPA) for two semesters. (More..)

INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2006

The University of Texas-Pan American brought the world to the Rio Grande Valley as the campus celebrated its sixth annual International Week Nov. 13-17. Speakers, workshops and discussion sessions highlighted a week of education and culture from all continents. (More...)

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

The University of Texas-Pan American, under the auspices of the Office of International Programs (OIP) is currently hosting 35 students from China, France, Germany, Jordan, Mexico and Turkey. Most of the students are enrolled at UTPA for the Fall and Spring semesters. (More).

FACULTY EXCHANGE FROM CHINA

Dr. Jing Liu, associate professor from the Department of English, College of Foreign Languages at Ocean University, China, is participating in the Faculty Exchange Program at The University of Texas- Pan American (UTPA) for two semesters. (More).

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INDIAN DELEGATION

The Office of International Programs at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) hosted Prof. Atul Tandan, director of the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), India, from September 26th thru the 29th, 2006. The key purpose of the visit was to strengthen academic relationship and develop more exchange programs between UTPA and MICA. (More).

EXCHANGE/VISITING TEACHERS EXPERIENCE

Dr. Hugo Mejias, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literature at the University of Texas Pan-American, and Dr. Pamela Anderson-Mejias, Associate Professor, Department of English at The University of Texas-Pan American, will be participating in a Faculty Exchange Program at Ocean University in Qingdao, China for two semesters (Fall 2006/Spring 2007). (More).

EXCHANGE/VISITING STUDENTS EXPERIENCE

Students from University of Talca visit The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) for a three month exchange program. The students were enrolled in the business courses this summer and participated in one month internship with the UTPA and local businesses. (More).

STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE

Studying abroad and experiencing the culture and lifestyle of another country was truly breath taking for Denise M. Elizondo, a senior pre-med student at The University of Texas-Pan American.

According to Elizondo, who participated in the Italy Honors Program in Intersession 2006, is once in a lifetime event. “Words could not explain this experience,” she said.(More).

Jonatan Reyes, a junior majoring in Computer Science, participated in the Italy Honors Program in Intersession 2006.

According to Reyes, studying abroad is an amazing and exciting adventure where one experiences diversity of cultures and traditions. “Certainly, it was one of my most memorable experiences during college life,” said Reyes. “It has showed me not to keep on the same path but look beyond new opportunities and expand my perspectives and ideas.” (More).

TEACHING ABROAD EXPERIENCE

Teaching abroad is an exciting challenge for Dr. Kenneth Lee Buckman, associate professor, Department of History and Philosophy at The University of Texas Pan-American (UTPA). (More about this article).

CAMEROUN DELEGATES VISIT UTPA

A group of delegates from Cameroun visited The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) for a week (June 12-16, 2006). The purpose of their visit was to develop future possibilities in order to establish a mobile laboratory for the University of Yaounde in Cameroun. In addition, they are enthusiastic to build exchange programs for students and faculty between the two institutions.
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TEACHING ABROAD IN CHINA

Dr. Victor Alvarado, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) , was invited to offer lectures at the Graduate School of Psychology at Southwest University of China-Chongqing and at the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology at Huazhong University of Technology in Wuhan for a month, April 17 through May 17, 2006. More about this article.

FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR GRANT

Dr. Arturo Z. Vasquez-Parraga, associate professor from the Department of Management, Marketing and International Business at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), has been teaching as a visiting professor during the summer at the University of Talca (UT) in Chile since 1998. He was the first exchange professor from UTPA to teach at UT. More about this article

FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR GRANT

Dr. Angelica Cortes, associate professor from the Department of Management, Marketing and International Business at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research during the 2006-2007 academic year. More about this article.

EXCHANGE TEACHER PROGRAM

Prof. Nora Guzman of the Spanish Department from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)-Campus Monterrey was an Exchange/Visiting Scholar at the Department of Modern Languages and Literature during Spring Semester 2006. Click here for her testimonial.

EXCHANGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Juan Enrique Gomez Herrera received an award for a successful completion of the UTPA Internship Exchange Program during the Spring Semester 2006 under the supervision of the Millennum Engineers Gorup, Inc. Juan is a senior Manufacturing Engineering student from Tech de Monterrey-Campus Tampico.

FOREIGN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS EXPERIENCE

Ali M. Lasloom, an Exchange/Visiting Student participating in the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program from Saudi Arabia, received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Office of International Programs for teaching the Arabic Language & Middle Eastern Culture Sessions during the 2006 Spring Semester at The University of Texas-Pan American. Click here for his testimonial.

Another FTLA Program participant, Boniphace Makene from Tanzania, received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Office of International Programs for teaching the Swahili Language & African Culture Sessions during the 2006 Spring Semester at The University of Texas-Pan American. Click here for his testimonial.

OFFICIAL SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

Signing of Agreement between The University of Texas-Pan American and University of Bordeaux, France on March 9, 2006. Click here for more information.

OFFICIAL SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

The University of Texas-Pan American will host a formalsigning ceremony of an Academic Agreement of Cooperation with the Universidad Valle del Bravo (more...)

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HOSTS KOREAN TEACHERS

The Office of International Programs (OIP), at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), hosted two teachers, Youngsu Kim and Paul Shin, participating in the Fulbright American Studies Institute for Korean Secondary School Teachers of English. The Korean teachers were here from January 29 th through February 10 th, 2006. OIP had made necessary arrangements to place the teachers in a local school district to experience and observe teaching methods in American settings. They also gave cultural presentations at school to share their culture and tradition with the students and teachers. Furthermore, the teachers observed Dr. Pamela Anderson-Mejias and Dr. Yong Lang’s English as Second Language (ESL) classes at The University of Texas-Pan American. Moreover, as an essential component of their training in the U.S., the Koreans had to live with a local host family to experience the American lifestyle.

GERMAN STUDENTS FOR SHORT TERM PROGRAM

The Office of International Programs hosted a group of 11 Short-Term German Students from the one of UTPA’s partner institutions in Germany, University of Luneburg. The visiting students were here from February 26 th through March 4 th, 2006. They came here to participate in a short-term program and be involved in various academic presentations and activities throughout the week. Furthermore, the students were hosted by local families to experience the American way of life. The goal was to have the German students experience the university and community environment here, as well as for UTPA students to have the same experience when they study abroad in Germany.

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