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General
Information
The University of Texas at Brownsville has been a member of The University
of Texas System since 1991. In cooperation with Texas Southmost
College, The University serves more than 12,000 students at its campus located in
Brownsville, Texas. In Partnership with Texas Southmost College, The
University offers a wide range of courses from Associate and Baccalaureate
degrees to graduate classes and continuing education.
The Mission
The mission of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost
College (UTB/TSC) Partnership is to provide accessible, affordable,
postsecondary education of high quality, to conduct research which expands
knowledge and to present programs of workforce training and continuing
education, public service,
and cultural value. The partnership
combines the strengths of the community college and those of a
university by increasing student access and eliminating inter-institutional
barriers while fulfilling the distinctive responsibilities of each type of
institution.
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Partnership offers Certificates, and Associate, Baccalaureate, and
Graduate
degrees in liberal arts, the sciences, and professional programs designed to meet student demand
as well as regional, national, and international needs.
UTB/TSC places excellence in learning and teaching at the core of its
commitments. It seeks to help students at all levels develop the skills of
critical
thinking, quantitative analysis, and effective communications which will
sustain lifelong learning. It seeks to be a community university which
respects
the dignity of each learner and addresses the needs of the entire
community.
UTB/TSC advances economic and social development, enhances the quality
of life, fosters respect for the environment, provides for personal
enrichment,
and expands knowledge through programs of research, service, continuing
education and training. It convenes the cultures of its community, fosters
an
appreciation of the unique heritage of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and
encourages the development and application of bilingual abilities in its
students. It provides academic leadership to the intellectual, cultural,
social
and economic life of the bi-national urban region it serves.
The Philosophy
UTB/TSC is committed to excellence. It is dedicated to stewardship,
service,
openness, accessibility, efficiency, and citizenship. UTB/TSC is committed
to
students, participatory governance, liberal education, the expansion of
the
application of knowledge, human dignity, the convening of cultures and
respect for the environment.
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