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Sep '08
30
New Student Alumni Association promotes school spirit and traditions
Students at The University of Texas-Pan American got a chance to display some rousing Bronc spirit during noontime Sept. 17 at the inaugural Gladiator Day event organized by the Student Alumni Association (SAA).


Sep '08
26
HESTEC Career Fair draws thousands of students
Dressed for success and with their résumés in hand, more than 2,000 college students attended The University of Texas-Pan American’s annual Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Career Fair at the University campus.


Sep '08
25
Students compete for bragging rights at HESTEC Robotics Day
Students from across the Rio Grande Valley and some from as far as Laredo and Corpus Christi attended The University of Texas-Pan American's Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Robotics Day Thursday, Sept, 25.


UTPA Verizon Scholars meet with Verizon VP Magda Yrizarry
Along with her appearance as a keynote speaker during HESTEC’s Latinas Day at The University of Texas-Pan American Sept. 24, Magda Yrizarry, vice president of Workplace Culture, Diversity and Compliance in corporate human resources for Verizon, met with several UTPA Verizon scholars and recent Verizon scholar graduates, all business majors.


UTPA gears up for historical presidential election
This year’s presidential election will make history, and The University of Texas-Pan American students, faculty and staff are gearing up to become more civically engaged, by attending the Register to Vote Rally, Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., and Go Vote Rally, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., both held at the UTPA Chapel Lawn.


Sep '08
24
HESTEC celebrates Latinas triumphs in the work force
HESTEC hosted Latinas Day Wednesday, Sept. 24, a day dedicated to young Latinas and their mothers.


Sep '08
23
Leadership Day motivates Valley students
The University of Texas-Pan American President Dr. Blandina Cárdenas welcomed nearly 1,000 Rio Grande Valley GEAR UP students to Student Leadership Day – the second day of the 2008 Hispanic Engineering, Science, Technology (HESTEC) Week at the campus.


Top HESTEC Science Symposium poster presentations awarded laptop computers
Students from Rio Grande Valley high schools and undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Texas-Pan American had an opportunity to participate in a poster session at a Science Symposium held during Educator Day Sept. 22 at HESTEC.


Sep '08
22
HESTEC 2008 kicks off at UTPA
The University of Texas-Pan American opened its seventh annual Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week with a day especially dedicated to teachers, superintendents and administrators Monday, Sept. 22 at the UTPA Fieldhouse.


“A T. Rex Named Sue” exhibit opens at UTPA Visitors Center
Rio Grande Valley residents have been seeing glimpses of this large creature for weeks on billboards and in media ads. She has finally taken up her temporary residence as one of the newest members of The University of Texas-Pan American community. She is Sue, the most complete and best preserved specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered.


Sep '08
19
Campus event honoring Constitution Day focuses on media’s role in elections
More than 125 students, faculty and staff members at The University of Texas-Pan American commemorated national Constitution Day, officially on Sept. 17, by attending “The Great Election Debate: How the Media Can Sway Votes and Win Elections” held Sept. 15 in the UTPA Student Union Theater.


Sep '08
18
UTPA awarded $599,990 by HUD for outreach to Delta Region communities
The University of Texas-Pan American is among 10 Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the United States recently awarded funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help revitalize neighborhoods, promote affordable housing and stimulate economic development in their communities. UTPA will receive $599,990 of the $6 million in awards that were announced by HUD Secretary Steve Preston on Sept. 9.


Sep '08
17
HESTEC Week begins its seventh year at the University
Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week celebrates its seventh year at UTPA.


Sep '08
12
Golden Key International Honour Society hosts school supply drive
Student members of the Golden Key International Honour Society at The University of Texas-Pan American started the fall 2008 semester off by hosting a school supply drive to help local elementary students.


"A T. Rex Named Sue" makes her South Texas debut
The University of Texas-Pan American welcomed a dozen local media outlets, who were the first to get a glimpse of the newest member of the UTPA family – "A T. Rex Named Sue" – at the Visitors Center Friday, Sept. 12 during Media Day.


Electrical engineering students design first integrated chip
For 27-year-old graduate student, Waleed M. Ebrahim, his decision to come to the United States from the Kingdom of Bahrain, and attend The University of Texas-Pan American, was based not only on the cost of living and tuition, but in the quality of UTPA’s electical engineering program. Ebrahim along with 14 electrical engineering students participating in the program, designed UTPA’s first student integrated chip (IC), which is a necessity in all electronic devices.


Sep '08
10
MEMORANDUM: Hurricane Ike preparations
The University of Texas-Pan American is closely monitoring Hurricane Ike as it continues its path across the Gulf of Mexico. With the possibility of heavy rains and other weather conditions from the storm, UTPA administrators are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the campus and community of students, faculty and staff.