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UTRGV inherited the academic accreditation of its legacy institutions. [32] The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [33] UTRGV was notified on December 6, 2016 that it was being placed on a 12-month probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
On May 18, 2019, the Vaqueros clinched a share of the WAC regular season title, finishing 1st along with California Baptist and New Mexico State. UTRGV finished the regular season 34–19 with a 18–9 conference record. It is the first conference title of any sort since 1955, with the wins being the most in one season since winning 37 in 1991 ...
Jackson was selected 4th overall during the 1964 NBA draft. He was selected to the 1964–65 NBA All-Rookie Team and played in the NBA All-Star Game that same year. He played his entire career with the Philadelphia 76ers. The basketball program, during the mid-1970s was coached by Abe Lemons. Under Lemons, the program had very successful ...
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team will represent the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in U.S. college football as a future member of the Southland Conference in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). They will begin play at that level in 2025, after an exhibition schedule in 2024.
On February 14, 2014, The University of Texas System announced Dr. Francisco Fernandez as the founding dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine [3] On July 10, 2014, University of Texas Board of Regents unanimously approved the establishment of a doctor of medicine degree.
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 ...
On November 5, 2014, UTRGV's new nickname of Vaqueros was announced. [13] Immediately, Students on both Campuses began protests objecting to the new name as a caricature and racial stereotype of Mexican, Latino, Chicano, and Hispanic culture. [14] [15]
Travis Bush is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the first head football coach at UTRGV. Previously, he was the head football coach and athletic director at Canyon High School, a position he held from 2021 to 2022.