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Another Statewide First For South Texas College

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The South Texas College Centers for Learning Excellence is the first in the state to be certified for its online services by the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance

The South Texas College Centers for Learning Excellence is the first in the state to be certified for its online services by the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance. The national organization works to improve tutorial programs and related services among organizations across the country dedicated to college and university learning assistance or developmental education. The organization’s mission is to foster and promote racial and socioeconomic equity in…

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STC Police Academy Cadets Graduate With Guaranteed Jobs

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STC 30th Police Academy

The South Texas College 30th Police Academy recently celebrated the graduation and recruitment of every single graduating cadet in a ceremony joined by friends and family at the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence in Pharr. For the first time in program history, all students were offered conditional job offers from the Hidalgo County Sherriff’s Office weeks before completing the 22-week program. Sherriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra attended the ceremony and…

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UTRGV Appoints New AVP For Research Enhancement

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Abby Guillory

Abby Guillory is the new assistant vice president for Research Enhancement for the UTRGV Division of Research. She assumes her new position at UTRGV on Aug. 7. Guillory holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from UL Lafayette. She is also currently is pursuing a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from UL Lafayette. Formerly the director…

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STC Chairwoman Honored Twice With “Who’s Who in America”

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Emma Miller

South Texas College Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership Program Chairwoman Emma Miller, Ph.D. now stands beside the likes of some of the most recognizable names in the world. Miller joined the millions of successful professionals, who for the last 128 years have been featured in Marquis “Who’s Who in America,” one of the country’s oldest publications for biographical data alongside famous names like Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Warren Buffet,…

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Nurse’s Healing Opens Doors

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Stephanie Johnson

Throughout life, we all make choices. We also face barriers on the way to goals. As Stephanie Johnson looks back on the point where she turned her life around, she sees the two intersecting. “I made choices that put barriers in my way,” said Johnson. Born in Minnesota, Johnson and her family moved around the Midwest throughout her childhood, making their way to Texas when she was 10, first to…

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UTRGV Awarded NSF Grant For SaLT Program

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The NSF's HSI Program has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s SaLT program. Alyssa G. Cavazos, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Writing and Language Studies, is principal investigator on the project. (Courtesy)

The National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s Students as Learners and Teachers program.  The SaLT program encourages collaboration between trained students in teaching with instructors who teach undergraduate core mathematics coursework, which could assist in retention and student success efforts. This innovative teaching approach also could enhance high-quality, equitable instructional practices in undergraduate mathematics classes.  The grant, set to…

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STC To Host Robotics Summer Camp

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STC’s Advanced Manufacturing program will host its first-ever free robotics summer camps for high school juniors and seniors July 10-14.

High school students will be getting first-hand experience into cutting-edge technology through South Texas College’s first-ever camp dedicated to designing, programming and simulating robotics used in industry. STC’s Advanced Manufacturing program will host its robotics summer camp for high school juniors and seniors July 10-14. The camp is tuition free thanks to a grant from STC industry partner Panasonic Automotive that is sponsoring the camp for nontraditional students, such as…

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UTRGV School of Medicine Receives Final Accreditation

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UTRGV School of Medicine Commencement 2023 (UTRGV archival photo)

The UTRGV School of Medicine recently completed the final stage of accreditation required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. UTRGV President Guy Bailey said this significant milestone, while expected, is also important for the Rio Grande Valley. Moving forward, the school can now increase the number of students it is able to admit each year. Being able to develop and train more future doctors will also allow the School of…

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UTRGV Launches AgDiscovery Program

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Cristina Villalobos, professor in the UTRGV School Of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, speaks with students during the AgDiscovery Program opening ceremony. (photo Paul Chouy, UTRGV)

UTRGV held a special event June 11 to kick off its new AgDiscovery Program, in which 12 area high school students will engage in hands-on learning workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, laboratory and field exercises, and a variety of character- and team-building activities. The event was the beginning of the free summer outreach program, introducing students to the potential of careers in plant and soil sciences, food inspection and distribution, natural resources and…

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Reaching A Greater Goal With VIDA

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Victoria Rivera

In fourth grade, Victoria Rivera moved in with her grandparents. Despite financial struggles, they provided their granddaughter with a home, stability and love.  In 2017, Rivera graduated from Brownsville Early College High School. She took advantage of the opportunity to take college courses while in high school, graduating with a high-school diploma and dual-enrollment credit from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.  Unlike many high-school graduates today, Rivera did…

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