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What is Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states:
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (gender) in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex (gender), including sexual harassment, sexual assault, non-consensual sexual touching, sexual exploitation, intimate partner (dating and domestic) violence, and stalking. The University provides resources and reporting options to students, faculty, and staff to address concerns related to sexual misconduct prohibited by Title IX and University policy.
If you have any questions regarding your rights as a pregnant or parenting student, or if you wish to file a Title IX report, please contact UTRGV Title IX Intake Coordinators.
UTRGV Office of Title IX & Equal Opportunity | UTRGV
Student Accessibility Services
Eligibility for Services
To receive services from UTRGV Student Accessibility Services (SAS), the student, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), must have a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities. These disabilities can include, but are not limited to learning, hearing, visual, psychiatric, psychological, health and physical disabilities. Students who experience a broken bone, severe injury, or undergo surgery may be eligible for temporary services. Temporary services are provided for weeks, months or the remainder of the semester, depending on the severity of the impairment.
Applying for services
Students new to SAS must log in to the mySAS portal via www.utrgv.edu/mySAS to complete the New Student Application online and upload disability-related documentation to support the accommodation request. Students are required to use UTRGV credentials (university email and password) to log in. For assistance navigating mySAS, contact SAS or refer to self-guided tutorials located at mySAS Portal | UTRGV.
Upon receipt of the completed application and supporting documentation, SAS will contact the student to schedule an appointment with a SAS Access Coordinator for an initial interactive intake interview. Distance learners may participate in intake or review appointments via Zoom, Teams, phone, or other virtual meeting technology.
In mySAS , students new to SAS will be able to request accommodations. Students returning to SAS will be able to:
- Request accommodations from SAS each semester.
- Choose from approved accommodations for each class.
- Send accommodation letters to instructors.
- Submit initial or additional documentation.
UTRGV | UTRGV Student Accessibility Services
The Learning Center
The goal of the UTRGV Learning Center is to assist you, our students, by promoting academic success at all levels from freshman core courses all the way through upper-level courses. Our tutors are recommended and hand selected by our faculty based on their content knowledge, as well as their ability to work with students who are at various levels of their academic career.
Our purpose is to help you become independent learners. Everyone in the Learning Center works toward ensuring you succeed by providing various support services in a welcoming friendly environment. What we enjoy the most is seeing the light bulb in our students’ heads go off – that “aha moment.” Stop by and see us at the Learning Center and let us know how we can help you reach your goals.
Writing Center
UTRGV's Writing Center is dedicated to empowering student voices through their writing. Our mission is to provide students with opportunities to authentically engage with feedback and the writing process. Our vision is to contribute to a positive, campus-wide writing culture.
To this end, the Writing Center seeks to:
- Provide accessible writing support (online and face-to-face) to undergraduate and graduate students.
- Develop student confidence in their abilities to think critically, communicate effectively, and revise their writing independently.
- Provide rhetorically informed and targeted feedback to students that addresses a variety of higher-order, medium-order, and lower-order concerns, including content, structure, organization, effective use of reliable sources, and citation formatting.
- Encourage and support student writing at UTRGV through the development of writing-related resources, initiatives, and workshops/events.
VP Student Success - Writing Center 2.0 | UTRGV