About Us
C.A.R.E.E.R. Strategic Plan 2026-2029
Mission Statement
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley cultivates a university-wide career ecosystem that empowers students and alumni to explore, prepare for, and achieve lifelong career success through career preparation, experiential learning, and collaborative partnerships that strengthen talent development, accelerate economic mobility, and drive the regional prosperity of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.
UTRGV Career Center
The Career Center serves as the steward and institutional hub of UTRGV's career ecosystem, facilitating university-wide partnerships, programs, experiential learning opportunities, employer engagement, and outcomes reporting that advance and showcase UTRGV's commitment to student success, workforce readiness, and economic mobility.
Vision
To become a model career-connected university that cultivates a dynamic career ecosystem, empowering every UTRGV student to translate their education, experiences, and talents into lifelong career success.
C.A.R.E.E.R. Core Values
Career Readiness
We place students and alumni at the center of our work, empowering them to continuously discover their strengths, values, and interests which align with meaningful career pathways that support lifelong career success.
Readiness
Engagement
We foster active participation in career development through advising, leadership, networking, student involvement, and meaningful connections with employers, alumni, and the broader community.
Experiential Learning
We believe meaningful learning extends beyond the classroom and is strengthened through internships, research, service, leadership, and other real-world experiences that connect education to opportunity and career success.
Employment
We strengthen pathways to career attainment by connecting students and alumni with employers, workforce opportunities, graduate education, entrepreneurship, and other post-graduation pathways that support long-term success.
Results
We are committed to measurable outcomes, continuous improvement, and institutional excellence that create lasting value for students, employers, communities, and the regional economy.
Strategic Priorities
Strategic Priority 1 - Career Awareness
Goal: Ensure every student develops a clear understanding of their strengths, interests, values, and aspirations, and the connection between their academic program, career pathways, and workforce opportunities.
Strategic Priority 2 - Career Readiness
Goal: Develop career-ready graduates equipped with the core competencies, skills, and professional preparation necessary to thrive in an evolving workforce.
Strategic Priority 3 - Engagement
Goal: Increase student engagement in career development by intentionally integrating classroom learning, career services, mentoring, networking, and employer engagement throughout each student's academic journey.
Strategic Priority 4 - Experiential Learning
Goal: Ensure every student has the opportunity to participate in meaningful experiential learning that strengthens career readiness and translates education to professional opportunities.
Strategic Priority 5 - Employment
Goal: Strengthen successful post-graduation career transitions by connecting students and alumni to meaningful employment aligned with their education and dynamic workforce opportunities.
Strategic Priority 6 - Results
Goal: Expand and demonstrate the impact of UTRGV's career ecosystem through continuous improvement, institutional integration, accountability, and measurable indicators that demonstrate student and graduate career outcomes.