University of Puerto Rico at Utuado

The University of Puerto Rico at Utuado (UPRU or UPR-Utuado) is a public college in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1979, it is the youngest of the campuses that compose the University of Puerto Rico system. UPR-Utuado is also known by its previous name Colegio Regional de la Montaña (Regional College of the Mountain) and its acronym "CORMO".

University of Puerto Rico at Utuado

Universidad de Puerto Rico en Utuado
Seal of the University of Puerto Rico at Utuado
Other name	UPRU
Former names	Colegio Regional de la Montaña (CORMO)
Type	Public
Established	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
President	Luis A. Ferrao
Rector	Dr. Luis A. Tapia Maldonado
Academic staff	95
Students	331[1]
Location	Utuado , Puerto Rico 18°15′15″N 66°43′16″W
Campus	Rural
Colors	Forest green and Brown
Nickname	Guaraguaos (Red-tailed Hawks)
Sporting affiliations	LAI
Mascot	"El Guaraguao" ("The Red-tailed Hawk")
Website	www.uprutuado.edu

The University of Puerto Rico at Utuado is the only university campus in Puerto Rico in a rural setting. The campus specializes in agricultural technological studies; it is located in the center of the island, about an hour and a half from San Juan, in a region of archaeological value where the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico, the Taino Indians, lived.

History

In 2010 the campus went on strike as part of the 2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes. In 2017 in response to budget cuts to the university system by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico the campus students voted to join the University of Puerto Rico strikes, 2017.^[2]

Over a period of twelve years the campus student population has declined by 83% from 1,917 in 2010 to 331 in 2022.^[3]

Academics

UPRU awards associate's degrees and bachelor's degrees. Many of the academic programs also offer access to four baccalaureate programs by articulated transfer to other campuses of the University of Puerto Rico.^[4]

The college has established four study projects that promote integrated technical and human issues related to agriculture and rural life in the local and international environment. These are: Research and Documentation Center of Mountain Affairs, Project for Rural Life assessment, Contemporary Articulation Learning Communities, and Sustainability First Year Infrastructure. In 2017 the campus began a bachelor's program in sustainable agriculture.^[5]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• Education portal

• 2010 University of Puerto Rico Strike

References

1. VOCERO, Pedro Menéndez Sanabria, EL. "En caída libre la matrícula de los recintos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "UPR Utuado vota por levantar la huelga". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
3. Menéndez Sanabria, Pedro. "En caída libre la matrícula de los recintos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico" [In free fall the enrolment of the campuses of the University ir Puerto Rico]. El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
4. "Departamentos – UPR Utuado" [Departments - UPR Utuado]. UPR Utuado (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
5. Collazo, Fernando. "UPR Utuado cosecha primeros graduandos de Agricultura Sustentable" [UPR Utuado harvest first graduates of sustainable agriculture]. Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-30.

External links

• Official website