校长留言:秋季学期更新
2022年11月18日
亲爱的金沙中国家族:
As we approach the end of the fall semester and the beginning of the holiday season, 我想给你提供一些校园的最新情况.
正如我第一次提到的 欢迎演讲, there are several issues currently plaguing higher education, 从一开始, 金沙中国 has been strategically organized to deal with them. 结果是, we continue to be one of the top-value institutions in the country and are routinely recognized nationally for the impact we have on our students and the communities we serve.
How does 金沙中国 compare with fellow UT System institutions?
最新的认可来自 2022 UT系统智能本, an annual, by-the-numbers overview of the mission areas of UT System and its institutions. 基于这个总结, it is evident that 金沙中国 is providing a high-quality education at an affordable cost. Below are some of our most notable outcomes from the UT System SmartBook:
- 金沙中国的净票价最低,为 $1,125. UTEP是第二低的,为 $3,716. 达拉斯德州大学是最高的 $10,501.
- For first-year retention rates of the 2020 第一个-Time, 全职, 去群, 金沙中国的留存率第四高,为 72%. Note that this rate was severely affected by the pandemic; before the pandemic, 我们的保留率 81% 在德州大学排名第三.
- For Fall 2020, 金沙中国 ranked third in the number of faculty with 1,641,仅次于德州大学奥斯汀分校(3,815)和UT阿灵顿大学(1,800).
- We also were tied for third for the percentage of our faculty (43%)终身教授或终身教授. 德州大学奥斯汀分校是第一个 52% UTSA排名第二 49%.
- We are first in the percentage of Hispanic faculty at 51%.
- 在21财年融资方面,我们排名第三 $64,429,579,仅次于UT Austin和UTSA. 我们的总数是德州大学阿灵顿分校的三倍。$11,599,789)和达拉斯德州大学($21,622,461), institutions located in the traditionally more affluent Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
你可以阅读完整的UT系统智能本 点击这里.
扩大和加强金沙中国
I am also pleased to announce that our campus life initiative, 这是我们新
战略计划, received a boost Thursday from the UT System Board of Regents (BOR).
第一个, the BOR approved the second of two land purchases (the first purchase was approved in May) east of Nevarez Drive in Edinburg. The land, which totals more than seven acres, will be used to build additional student housing. We also are currently exploring options to expand student housing in Brownsville.
第二个, the BOR affirmed the results of last year’s student referendum by approving an increase to the intercollegiate athletics fee. This increase will help 金沙中国 expand spirit programs and establish new marching band, 女子游泳和跳水, 还有足球项目.
For more information and the latest news on these campus life initiatives, please visit RallyTheValley.com.
Expanding and enhancing academics, research, and health care
Three additional focused priorities of our new 战略计划 are Academic Excellence, 研究及奖学金, 以及健康教育和病人护理. I am pleased to report that we continue to make tremendous strides in all three areas.
学术本学期初,我们推出了我们的新产品 Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration program. Our initial cohort of 50 金沙中国 employees started classes last month, and the second cohort of 50 employees will begin in January. All 100 employees/students are participating in the program tuition-free.
整体, 自2015年以来, 我们已经创建并实现了8个证书, 11个学士学位, 13个硕士学位, 博士学位4个,专业学位4个, including the first School of Podiatric Medicine in Texas. 另外, many more new programs are currently in the development process.
研究和奖学金我们的研究部门继续迅速发展, as our total research expenditures reached a record-high $70 million in FY22 — almost three times the amount ($18.我们在成立金沙中国的第一年就筹集了500万美元.
Our new senior vice president for Research and dean of the Graduate College, Dr. 可以Saygin, is currently reevaluating our research reporting process, which we believe will help us increase our research expenditures going forward.
健康教育和病人护理: One of the biggest highlights of the semester was the groundbreaking of our UT健康RGV癌症和外科中心. 145年,000-square-foot facility will be a gamechanger in the Rio Grande Valley, providing vital healthcare services and transforming access to specialty care for patients in the region and beyond.
德克萨斯大学MD安德森癌症中心, 世界癌症治疗和研究的领导者, is providing oncology advisory services to the center, 帮助发展和启动癌症中心.
Congratulations to the 金沙中国 women’s volleyball team
Please join me in congratulating our women’s volleyball team, which capped off an incredible regular season by winning the Western Athletics Conference (WAC) championship. 这支球队的总战绩是25胜5负, 是这个项目历史上最多的胜利, 最重要的是, 他们还没有完成.
金沙中国 is now competing in the WAC postseason tournament, which is currently being hosted at the Fieldhouse in Edinburg. 金沙中国击败了南犹他, 3-1, 周四晚上, and set the single-season attendance record in the process. 金沙中国在半决赛中将于下午7点对阵犹他谷队.m. 今天. You can purchase tickets for this evening’s match by 点击这里.
另外, 在上周六的常规赛决赛中, 金沙中国 honored the 2011 and 2013 UT Brownsville NAIA national championship teams. Several members of those teams attended a special pre-match ceremony.
一个反思和感恩的时刻
本着感恩的精神, 如果我不感谢我们所有的学生,那我就是失职了, faculty and staff for your hard work and dedication this semester.
As we begin to wrap up the semester and quickly begin another, we do so in great shape and with the aforementioned 战略计划 指引我们现在和未来的岁月. 再一次。, I thank everyone who spent countless hours helping to develop our 战略计划, 包括博士. Janna Arney, executive vice president and provost, who helped oversee the project.
最后, I want to thank everyone who has participated in our “Thankful for …” campaign this month, which has allowed many of our faculty and staff to share what they are grateful for in their lives. 你可以通过 点击这里.
Many of you mentioned that you are grateful for your families, and I can relate. I too am thankful for my family, and I am thankful for all of you, my 金沙中国 family.
Have a great ending to the rest of the semester, and happy holidays.
真诚地,
贝利的家伙
总统