Tag: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

McALLEN — Nervousness, excitement and new opportunities filled the air for students at the new UTRGV McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy where about 300 students started their first day of school.

McALLEN — Nervousness, excitement and new opportunities filled the air for students at the new UTRGV McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy where about 300 students started their first day of school.

The UTRGV Enactus Chapter was crowned Enactus USA National Champions in May and are set to compete on a global stage in Kazakhstan against 33 other counties.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has released its 2024-25 theater schedule, which will feature contemporary and classic at the Albert L. Jeffers Theatre on the UTRGV Edinburg campus. The department offers audiences a diverse range of theatrical works that challenge, entertain and inspire.

Both UTRGV McAllen and Edinburg collegiate high schools held events this week for their state-of-the-art facilities that are set to open and welcome students this month.

EDINBURG — If “Les Misérables” is considered the emotional rallying cry for all things redemption and revolution, then “¡Despierta!” can be thought of as a love letter for what sets the Rio Grande Valley apart from the rest of the world as the spiritual center of Tex-Mex culture.

For the first time in two decades, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is set on building a new residence hall along with a new dining hall on the Edinburg campus in efforts to keep up with student housing demands and add another layer to student life.

Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp, a longtime advocate for higher education in the Rio Grande Valley, announced plans to retire in one year, prompting local officials to recall his impact on the region and efforts to grow higher education opportunities.

NEAR LOS FRESNOS — For most of June, UTRGV anthropology students led by Assistant Anthropology Professor Edward Gonzalez-Tennant embarked on a one-of-a-kind archaeological field study here in the Laguna Atascosa, marking the first in the area in about a century.

A lot can happen in a decade.