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UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, M.D., will travel to South Texas Tuesday, Jan. 14 to continue dialogue with students, faculty, staff and community leaders about the creation of the new UT and medical school, now officially named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Cigarroa’s first stop will be Abraham Lincoln Middle School in the McAllen Independent School District, where he will have the chance to answer the questions of students, teachers and administrators from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Abraham Lincoln Middle School is located at 1601 N. 27th St. in McAllen. Members of the media must check-in at the front office to receive a visitor’s pass.
The afternoon will be spent at UT Pan American in Edinburg meeting with faculty and staff from 2 to 3 p.m. and then with students from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Both meetings will take place in the University Ballroom, 1201 W. University Dr. Media is invited to attend.
Designated community college and regional leaders will also have the opportunity to discuss the future of UT Rio Grande Valley with Chancellor Cigarroa at various times throughout the day.
This is the fourth in a series of community engagement meetings with students, faculty, staff and community members related to the establishment of UTRGV. The Chancellor plans to return to South Texas on Feb. 26 and hold similar meetings at UT Brownsville.
For more information about Project South Texas, please visit www.projectsouthtexas.com.
About The University of Texas System Educating students, providing care for patients, conducting groundbreaking research and serving the needs of Texans and the nation for more than 130 years, The University of Texas System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States, with nine academic universities, six health institutions and a fall 2013 enrollment of more than 213,000.
The UT System confers more than one-third of the state’s undergraduate degrees, educates two-thirds of the state’s health care professionals annually and accounts for almost 70 percent of all research funds awarded to public universities in Texas.
The UT System has an annual operating budget of $14.6 billion (FY 2014) including $3 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. With more than 87,000 employees, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state.
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