University of Texas–Pan American
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The University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) was a public university in Edinburg, Texas. Founded in 1927, it was a component institution of the University of Texas System. The university served the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas with baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The Carnegie Foundation classified UTPA as a "doctoral research university". From the institution's founding until it was merged into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), it grew from 200 students to over 20,000, making UTPA the 10th-largest university in Texas. The majority of these students were natives of the Rio Grande Valley. UTPA also operated an Upper Level Studies Center in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas. On August 15, 2014, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez was appointed interim President of UTPA, the institution's final leader.
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Motto | Latin: Disciplina praesidium civitatis |
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Motto in English | Education, the Guardian of Society |
Type | Public university |
Active | 1927 (1927)–2015 (2015) (merged) |
Academic affiliations | University of Texas System CONAHEC |
Endowment | $65 million[1] |
President | Havidan Rodriguez (interim), final |
Academic staff | 836 (2012) |
Students | 20,053 (2013)[2] |
Undergraduates | 17,602[2] |
Postgraduates | 2,451[2] |
Location | , , United States 26°18′22″N 98°10′24″W |
Campus | Rural, 238 acres (0.96 km2) |
Colors | Green and Orange[3] |
Nickname | Broncs |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – WAC |
Mascot | Bucky the Bronc |
Website | www |
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In 2015, UTRGV entered into operation following the merger of UTPA and UT–Brownsville, founded as an extension of then-Pan American University at Texas Southmost College. UTRGV also created a new medical school.[4]
On August 31, 2015, UTPA formally ceased operations to yield to the newly formed university, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[5]