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Vaqueros for Sustainability

Vaqueros, you can't spell sustainability without U and I. The Office for Sustainability invites you to join our UTRGV strategic mission to help achieve the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals intentionally through education, research, operations, and engagement.

UTRGV Vaqueros are Valuable, Vigilant, Versatile, and Visionary Sustainable Development Leaders who are Vocal and don't back down from challenges, with strong Values that help solve problems of any scale in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and throughout the world.

Change begins with YOU and continues with US

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Vaqueros building a better Future Together and achieving Sustainable Development

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Better Together

Vaqueros connect to each other and connect to success, through innovation, resiliency, and sustainability by engaging in various projects with academic led relationships, striving to become Sustainable Development Leaders for our campus, our community, and the world.

COLLABORATE

Small Steps Lead to Big Change

Vaqueros generate change through collaborative action in connecting the university with our campus community and partners in community engagement, research, and service-learning initiatives with the intention to build Sustainable Development.

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Serving our Communities

Vaqueros guide your interdisciplinary and innovative efforts in education and in advocacy to serve and contribute to the sustainable development and quality of life for the Rio Grande Valley and beyond the world.

Latest News in Sustainability at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

On Thursday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved UTRGV’s proposal to establish a new School of Optometry along with a new Doctor of Optometry, or OD, degree. UTRGV could welcome its first School of Optometry class as early as Fall 2027, becoming just the third optometry school in the state of Texas. (Illustration by UTRGV Creative Services)

UT Board of Regents approves proposal for new UTRGV School of Optometry and new OD degree

The UT System Board of Regents on Thursday approved UTRGV’s proposal to establish a new School of Optometry along with a new Doctor of Optometry, or OD, degree. Thursday’s approval was the first step in the development process, which will take several years and require additional approvals from the... Read More

From left: Dr. Tony Lara – South Texas Independent School District (STISD), Dr. René Gutierrez – McAllen Independent School District, Dr. Gonzalo Salazar – Los Fresnos Independent School District (LFISD), Dr. J.A. Gonzalez – Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD), Dr. Alda Benavides – Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (EEISD), Dr. Mario Salinas – Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD), and Dr. Richard Rivera – Weslaco Independent School District (WISD). (UTRGV Illustration by Creative Services)

UTRGV's EdD program builds education leaders

Seven Valley superintendents – all alumni of the UTRGV Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program – are creating opportunities for children to follow and achieve their dreams. They have more than 75 years of combined experience as superintendents of schools, and to date have helped... Read More

About 4,000 eligible students will participate in four commencement ceremonies during the UTRGV Spring 2024 Commencement on May 10-11 in Brownsville and Edinburg. (UTRGV Archive Photo by Paul Chouy)

Nearly 4,000 Vaqueros set to graduate in UTRGV Spring 2024 Commencement

UTRGV will celebrate the graduation of nearly 4,000 eligible students in four commencement ceremonies on May 10-11. The first ceremony of the Spring 2024 Commencement will be at 9 a.m. Friday, May 10, on the UTRGV Brownsville Campus. The ceremony is open to all colleges. On Saturday, May 11, three... Read More

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