Thursday, June 2, 2016

UTRGV Public Relations Street Team: Fall 2016 Applications


Applications are now closed.

The Street Team will assist the Public Relations Department in promoting different on-campus events. They will serve as the face of the university and engage with students and the general public at various events by handing out UTRGV promotional items, taking pictures and video, and actively engaging using social media.

We are looking for 5 students (2 primarily based on the Brownsville Campus, and 3 primarily based on the Edinburg Campus). The start date will be September 1st, 2016 and the end date will be May 31, 2017.
The work schedule is flexible.19 hours per week at $9.50.

Minimum Qualifications

To apply you must meet the UTRGV Student Employment Initiative (SEI) criteria:
  • Undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree for the first time 
  • Be enrolled in a minimum of 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester 
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above  
  • A minimum of 12 credit hours complete in residence as a university full time student 
  • A maximum of 90 credit hours completed for first time applicants

Additional Qualifications

In addition to meeting the SEI criteria, the ideal candidate must:
  • Have strong organizational and highly effective communication skills 
  • Be approachable to people 
  • Fun and outgoing personality 
  • Social Media savvy 
  • Responsible 
  • Creative/Take photos for social media 
  • Able to work efficiently as a team member 
  • Computer literate 
  • Video creation and editing is a plus 
  • Fluency in English and Spanish is a plus. 

How to Apply

Here are a couple of easy steps to follow in order to apply:
  1. To apply, you will need to log on to http://my.utrgv.edu and click on the Career Connection icon under Applications.
  2. Once you have successfully logged on, click on “jobs”, Advanced Search
  3. Type in the following Job ID to apply for the following: 
    1. Brownsville Campus: 22160
    2. Edinburg Campus: 22161
Note: Make sure you update your Career Connections Profile. If you do not meet the minimum criteria, you will not be able to see the job listing.

Best of luck!
For more information, contact us at socialmedia@utrgv.edu


Wednesday, February 3, 2016

UTRGV Study Abroad Programs 2016


Questions about Study Abroad? Contact the Office of International Programs and Partnerships.
Email: ipp@utrgv.edu | Brownsville: (956) 882-8955 | Edinburg: (956) 665-3572

Minimester & Summer I Deadline: Feb 29, 2016

Summer II Deadline: April 1, 2016



Minimester (Approximate dates May 16 to June 3, 2016)

  • Calabash Key, Belize
    • Coral Reef Ecology
      • BIOL 3416
      • Professor David Hicks
  • China
    • Language and Culture
      • ENGL 3370 & 6375
      • Pamela L. Anderson Mejias
    • Digital Photography
      • ARTS 4337
      • Ping Xu
    • Image and Illustration
      • ART 3330
      • Robert Gilbert
  • Germany
    • Topics in Marketing
      • MARK 4370
      • Reto Felix
  • Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica
    • Special topics in English-Environmental rhetoric
      • ENG 4300
      • Pamela Herring
  • Ireland
    • Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology
      • COMD 6370
      • Ruth Crutchfield
    • Introduction to English Literature
      • ENGL 2341 / 4300
      • Shoney Flores
  • Italy
    • Humanities Study Abroad
      • HONR 3388 / 4388
      • Christopher Keller
  • London & Scotland
    • Disability Policy and Services in the UK
      • REHS 4350 / 6380
      • Bruce Reed
  • London, England
    • Creative Non-Fiction
      • ENG 3352
      • Marianita Escamilla
    • Intro to British Literature
      • ENG 2305
      • Amy Becker-Chambless
  • Peru
    • Hiking the Incan Trail to Machu Picchu
      • ARTS 4359 / 6354
      • Robert Bradley
  • Prage, Czech Republic
    • Interpersonal communication in a multicultural context
      • COMM 1318
      • David Hinojosa
  • Saville, Granada, Cordoba 
    • Photojournalism
      • COMM 1318
      • Sharaf Rehman
  • Scotland & Ireland
    • US & Texas Government & Politics I
      • POLS 2301
      • Delina Barrera
    • Ethics, Happiness & The Good Life
      • PHIL 1310
      • Angelika Potempa
  • Seville, Granada, & Cordoba, Spain
    • Special Topics: Music of Spain
      • MUSI 2397
      • Kurt Martinez
    • Special Topics: Influence of Music of Spain on Mexican Folk Music
      • MUSI 2397
      • Francisco Loera
  • South Korea
    • International Project Management
      • MGMT 4300
      • Joo Jung
  • Vienna, Austria
    • Music in Vienna
      • MUSI 2310
      • Art Brownlow


Summer I (Approximate dates June 6 to July 12, 2016)


  • Barcelona, Spain
    • Special Topics: Politics of Debt
      • POLS 3394
      • Monica Clua-Losada
    • US & Texas Government II
      • POLS 2302
      • Angel Saavedra Cisneros
  • China
    • Chinese Culture and Civilization
      • CHNS 3302
      • Xin Zhang
  • Florence, Italy
    • Managerial Accounting
      • ACC 2302
      • Laura Silva
  • Ireland
    • Irish Plays and Playwrights
      • THTF 4304 / 6340
      • Brian Warren
    • Practical Script Analysis and Research
      • COMM 4303
      • Jennifer Saxton
    • Philosophy of Science
      • PHIL 4316
      • Thomas D. Pearson
  • Madrid, Spain
    • Philosophy of Art and Film
      • PHIL 1330
      • Erik Anderson
  • Oaxaca, Mexico
    • Contrastive Grammar
      • ENG 4362
      • John Foreman

Summer II (Approximate dates July 14 to August 19, 2016)

  • Barcelona, Spain
    • Special Topics: Crime & Justice; Colonialism & Imperialism in Cataluna
      • CRIJ 4362 / 6313
      • Rosalva Resendiz
    • Intro to Cultural Anthropology
      • ANTH 1323
      • Margaret Dorsey
    • Expressive Culture
      • ANTH 1354
      • Miguel Diaz-Barriga
  • Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan
    • Asian Philosophy
      • PHIL 2370
      • Stephen Leach
  • Munich, Germany
    • Intensive German Conversation
      • FORL 1391
      • John Isbell
    • Germany and Travel Writing
      • ENGL 4300
      • Margarita Isbell
  • Paris, France
    • French Civilization II - La France Contemporaine
      • FREN 4325
      • Megan Kruer
    • French Cinema, Discovering Paris
      • FREN 2323
      • Khalid Aada
  • Russia
    • Linear Algebra or Advanced
      • MATH 2318 / 4367
      • Virgil Pierce