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Official enrollment for fall 2009 increased by 4.6 percent at UTPA

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The official student enrollment at The University of Texas-Pan American for fall 2009 increased by 4.6 percent from last fall according to certified numbers released Nov. 18 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

UTPA's Golden Key Honour Society brings home a gold standing

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

While helping the community one person at a time, The Golden Key International Honour Society chapter at The University of Texas-Pan American has been recognized for going above and beyond their call of duty and received a gold standing from its national organization for the 2008-2009 academic year.

University community greets Nelsen in first official campus visit

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Dr. Robert S. Nelsen, president-designate of The University of Texas-Pan American, was treated to a red carpet welcome Wednesday, Nov. 18, during an event hosted by The University of Texas System to introduce Nelsen to the UTPA community.

ForceSpinning� the Future: UTPA revolutionizes nanofiber production

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Utilizing new technology developed by two engineering professors and a team of students, The University of Texas Pan-American announced Nov. 16 the launch of a company that could revolutionize the production of nanofibers used to manufacture a wide range of products and could help transform the Rio Grande Valley into an emerging high-tech industrial and advanced manufacturing center.

Nelsen appointed UTPA's next president, begins Jan. 1

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The University of Texas System Board of Regents confirmed Dr. Robert S. Nelsen as the next president of The University of Texas-Pan American, Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Austin.

The Best Spanish Professors are Right Here

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

As a Cuban-American born and raised in Miami, Fla., Dr. Stephanie Alvarez knows the importance of having the opportunity to learn about one's culture and background. That opportunity is what led her to become an assistant professor of Spanish at The University of Texas-Pan American where she encourages students to study their heritage through Spanish and Mexican-American/Latino studies courses.

Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon featured at Distinguished Speakers Series

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

One of the country's top neurosurgeons Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa shared his inspirational story of once picking vegetables in the fields to currently performing brain surgery in the medical field during The University of Texas-Pan American's Distinguished Speakers Series Tuesday, Nov. 17.

UTPA education honor society sweeps at international conference

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education chapter at The University of Texas-Pan American are recipients of three international awards including the Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award, the Regional Counselor Award (West), and the ACE of the ACE award. They were recognized at KDP's 47th Biennial Convocation in Orlando, Florida Oct. 29-31.

The Best Innovators are Right Here

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

While a student in elementary school, Dr. Robert Freeman would get his homework done early and then help his struggling classmates with their assignments; today he can be found instructing mechanical engineering students at The University of Texas-Pan American using innovative teaching methods to aid in their knowledge retention.

UTPA graduate certificates offer competitiveness in workforce

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The University of Texas-Pan American is offering students an opportunity to develop skills in a specific area through six graduate certificates that will allow students to meet the demands of the workforce. Four of the certificates were approved Oct. 29 by The University of Texas System.