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Your Community Newspaper, Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley VOLUME 98 NUMBER 25
UTRGV Receives Historic $40 Million Gift! Donation from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett will bolster university’s commitment to student success, expanding educational opportunities. Serving Institution in the country and its proven ability to transform the lives of underserved students through higher education. Recently, UTRGV ranked first in Texas and fifth nationally in the performance of Pelleligible students; first in Texas and 11th nationally
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in the performance of first-generation students; and second in Texas and 29th nationally in the social mobility of our students. UTRGV is also the first among national public universities with the lowest student debt.
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(UTRGV Archival Photo by David Pike / 2018) By UTRGV News and and expanding educational Internal Communications opportunities. RIO GRANDE UTRGV President VALLEY, TEXAS – Guy Bailey said the JUNE 15, 2021 – Today grant will provide muchis a momentous day in the needed scholarship history of The University money for students not of Texas Rio Grande just as they enter college, Valley as it received a but throughout their transformative $40 million educational journey. gift from philanthropists “This is truly a MacKenzie Scott and significant day for UTRGV Dan Jewett to enhance its that should be celebrated by mission of student success all of us. We are extremely
grateful to Ms. Scott and Mr. Jewett for their incredible generosity,” Bailey said. “This gift, and the support we continue to receive from many others, will help UTRGV continue to transform the Rio Grande Valley and beyond." Scott and Jewett recognized UTRGV based on its success as the second-largest Hispanic
The University Interscholastic League Legeslative Council met Tuesday June 15 to consider and approve various changes of policies and rules. One of the more notable amendments concerned the eligibility of non-enrolled students for athletic competitions. UIL provides competions in acadmemics, athletics, and music between schools across the sate of Texas. Public schools, charter schools and private schools can be members of UIL provided they are accredited by their respective accrediting bodies. According to UILTexas.org, the UIL is
have been nicknamed the "Tim Tebow Bill." Last month the Texas Legislature considerd and passes it's own version of the Tim Tebow Bill. This is HB 547. This bill allows non-enrolled students to participate in extra-cirricular athletic activities as long as certian criteria are met. · The school district that the student wishes to participate allows non-enrolled students in extra-cirricular activities. · The student resides in the geographical zone assigned to the school for which he is seeking participation. · The student is of the
Philanthropists Dan Jewett and MacKenzie Scott gifted a historic $40 million to UTRGV on Tuesday to go toward enhancing student success and expanding educational opportunities. (Photo via The Giving Pledge)
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"the largest inter-school organization of its kind in the world." Since the UIL is the highest league of competition in Texas for high school athletes, many students and parents who choose homeschooling for education have sought particiapting in the UIL. People on both sides of this issue have been debating this for a long time. NFL player and College football star Tim Tebow, was home schooled before attending the University of Florida. Because of this and his fame, bills proposed in state legislatures across the country
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