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Feb '07
28
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet cancels FESTIBA appearance
W.D. Snodgrass, 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, has canceled his appearance Thursday, March 1, at The University of Texas-Pan American’s first Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA) due to an illness.


Feb '07
23
“Retablos: The Art of Faith” exhibition to open in Visitors Center March 1
The exhibition “Retablos: The Art of Faith,” owned by Debbie and Ricardo Backal, will open at The University of Texas-Pan American Visitors Center March 1.


UTPA nominates professor Chad Richardson for prestigious award
The University Texas-Pan American has selected Dr. Chad Richardson, professor of sociology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Borderlife Project at the University, as its 2007 nominee for the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Professor Program Award.


SPREADING THE WORD: Cities, schools and media become UTPAdvantage partners
The cities, school districts and local media are helping The University of Texas-Pan American spread the word about the UTPAdvantage, an initiative that will guarantee free tuition and fees to eligible students whose families earn $25,000 or less a year.


University to offer free financial aid assistance tomorrow
If you are a student or parent and need information on how to obtain financial aid for college, The University of Texas-Pan American can help you make your dream of a college education possible through College Goal USA Saturday, Feb. 24.


Feb '07
21
UTPA arts and humanities festival set for March 1-3
Celebrate the arts and humanities side of The University of Texas-Pan American during its first Festival of International Books and Arts, dubbed FESTIBA, March 1-3.


UTPA joins Mission CISD and STC in launching new initiative
For the first time a Rio Grande Valley school district – Mission CISD – will join forces with The University of Texas-Pan American and South Texas College to make sure every high school senior completes a college application.


Feb '07
20
FESTIBA Community Day to showcase UTPA’s arts and humanities
Come “Celebrate and Experience Arts and Ideas” at The University of Texas-Pan American during its first Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA) Community Day March 3.


Feb '07
19
University appoints First Provost Fellow
Dr. Paul Sale, provost/vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas-Pan American, recently appointed Dr. Ala Qubbaj, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as the school’s first Provost Fellow.


Feb '07
16
UTPA strengthens relations with ITESM – Campus Guadalajara
Dr. Paul Sale, provost and vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas-Pan American, headed a UTPA delegation Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2007 to Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) - Campus Guadalajara, Mexico, where he signed a joint declaration of commitment to strengthen academic relations with ITESM – Campus Guadalajara.


Feb '07
14
TV icon Dan Rather addresses students and public at UTPA
Distinguished TV journalist Dan Rather described himself as lifetime reporter not only from Texas but “of Texas” to a packed house at The University of Texas-Pan American Fine Arts Auditorium Feb. 13.


Feb '07
13
UTPA Center for Academic Excellence hosts opening event March 1
The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) at The University of Texas-Pan American will host an opening reception and the first of its new Global Security Studies and Leadership Speaker Series Thursday, March 1.


Feb '07
9
UTPA hosts inaugural Research, Teaching and Learning Conference Feb. 15-16
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas-Pan American will host its first Research, Teaching and Learning in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Conference Feb. 15-16.


Feb '07
6
State Farm names UTPA “priority school” again and donates $50,000
The University of Texas-Pan American was recognized as a “State Farm Priority School” for the second year in a row and received a $50,000 grant from State Farm Companies Foundation for HESTEC (Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology) Week.


Order of Alhambra donates $5,000 to UTPA
The order of Alhambra, El CID CARAVAN, No. 106 recently donated $5,000 to The University of Texas-Pan American toward scholarships for UTPA students who minor in special education.