Category Archives: Education

City of Pharr Offering Paid Internships

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Pharr Initiative Summer Internship Program

The City of Pharr is once again offering the Pharr Initiative Summer Internship Program, a dynamic four-week paid internship program designed to provide high school juniors and seniors, as well as college freshmen and sophomores, with an immersive experience in municipal operations. This internship offers an opportunity for individuals to explore their interests, gain hands-on experience and make connections within local government. Interns will have the opportunity to work across…

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STC Starr County Campus Enters New Era

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South Texas College holds a ribbon-cutting for its brand new $2.5 million, 3,272 square-foot Starr County Building Q Automotive Lab expansion that heralds the start of a new era for technical programs at its Starr County campus.

South Texas College leadership recently celebrated the expansion of the Starr County campus by officially opening its newest facility, a brand-new $2.5 million 3,272 square-foot Starr County Building Q Automotive Lab expansion. STC President Ricardo Solis also announced an increase of more than $6 million in Starr that will include more than 13,000 square feet of additional lab and lecture space for technical programs and resources. “This is a long-awaited…

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Pharr Mother Knows Best

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Maria “Mily” Moreno

Pharr resident Maria “Mily” Moreno found herself at a crossroads in life. Divorced and the mother of two sons — ages 25 and 15 — she knew she needed to find a new path. Moreno resigned from her dead-end job and accepted a position as a part-time contract employee for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. This move cut her income by $20,000 a year.  One day, Moreno encountered a South…

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TSC Welcomes Industry Partners for Productive Meet and Greet

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Texas Southmost College welcomed representatives from its various industry partners to the ITEC Center on May 9 for the Business, Engineering, Architecture and Technology Industry Partner Meet and Greet. The event was TSC’s way of showing appreciation for the different industries who have contributed to helping enhance the various Workforce Training and Continuing Education programs, ensuring that students in those programs are learning the skills to fully prepare them once…

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UTRGV Libraries Become Patent & Trademark Resource Centers 

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The UTRGV Division of Research collaborated with USPTO, UTRGV University Library and the Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center to host presentations in Brownsville and Mission, during RGV Startup Week, on the importance of intellectual property in fostering creativity and exploring licensing opportunities. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)

Thanks to the recent opening of two new Patent and Trademark Resource Centers at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Libraries, Valley innovators will no longer need to drive 300 miles to the nearest patent office in Austin to secure intellectual property protection. Community members with big ideas for new technologies, products or brands now have access to essential resources in their own backyards with these university locations in Edinburg and…

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A Second Chance with VIDA

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Miguel Martinez III

April is Second Chance Month, and Harlingen resident Miguel Martinez III knows all about second chances. Dec. 5, 2024 is a day he will never forget. Martinez was released from prison after serving three years for burglary of habitation and theft of a motor vehicle. According to cleanslataeinitiative.org, Second Chance Month is “a nationally recognized celebration of second chances, fresh starts and breaking barriers for people who have been impacted…

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STC, Texas Mutual Collaborate for a Safer Texas Workforce

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South Texas College Center for Advanced Training and Apprenticeships

South Texas College has been awarded a $100,000 Safety Education Grant from Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, to support the college’s workplace safety training. Texas Mutual has given the college over $300,000 in grants over the last few years to expand trainings that reskill and upskill regional employees. Since 1999, Texas Mutual has awarded over $14 million in safety education grants to Texas…

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STC Instructor Accepted Into Prestigious Fellows Program

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Elizabeth Gonzalez

South Texas College Biology faculty member and lead Microbiology instructor Elizabeth Gonzalez is one of seven who were selected nationwide for the Community College Presidents’ Initiative in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Fellows Program. CCPI-STEM is a national initiative to strengthen leadership skills among community college faculty and administrators to support the growth and diversification of the STEM technician workforce. Gonzalez will join a cohort of seven fellows who are…

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McHi Graduate Finds Path At UT

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Grace Kelly speaks as part of a Longhorn Family Partners Panel. (photo Grace Kelly)

The McAllen school district in 2001 became the first school district in the Rio Grande Valley to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The city’s business community and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce played a pivotal role in the process. They recognized it as a way to attract businesses and families to the region. The district’s IB students have a home campus where they participate in UIL activities. In 2021,…

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TSTC Meets Need For Auto Techs

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TSTC students in Harlingen go over checklists as part of a class requirement.

The open-air labs of the automotive technology program at Texas State Technical College feature lifts, computerized equipment, tools and students huddled around their instructors as they troubleshoot and diagnose scenarios. Rosendo Rodriguez is one of the auto tech instructors at the TSTC campus in Harlingen. On a recent sunny morning, he pointed out what the different groups of students were doing. One instructor was going over a large engine placed…

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