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Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'nelsen''

Cultural night moves indoors

The University’s student organizations and community came together Thursday night to celebrate Cultural Night with food, dance and music. Hosted by the Office of Student Involvement together with the Office of International Programs, this event is [...]

New agreements signed to smooth over STC transfers

In an ongoing collaboration, UTPA and South Texas College signed several articulation agreements at the beginning of the semester designed to ease the transfer of students from one institution to the other. The agreements will allow [...]

UTPA President says his bonus pay belongs to University

UTPA President Robert Nelsen may have inadvertently caused a stir when he announced last month he would donate his bonus to the University. Nelsen told The Texas Tribune that he would give any money he earned [...]

RGV to get medical school

In a 2008 report to the State Legislature, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board cited increased enrollments in medical programs and a need for more doctors in its recommendation to create a medical school in South [...]

UTPA events mirror release of deferred action application instructions

Instructions on how to apply for deferred action emerged yesterday from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services after President Obama announced the program two months ago. Deferred action is available to undocumented immigrants that came to the [...]

President Nelsen releases memo detailing faculty merit raises

UTPA President Robert Nelsen released a memo yesterday about the one-time merit raise for some faculty and staff. The memo is reproduced in full below. July 30, 2012 MEMO TO: Faculty and Staff FROM: Robert [...]