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Vanesa Ceballos

Program Coordinator

(956) 882-6590

vanessa.ceballos@utrgv.edu

Vanesa Ceballos

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Vanesa Ceballos
Program Coordinator
Office of Faculty Success & Diversity
Email: vanessa.ceballos@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-6590

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Vanessa Ceballos is a native of Brownsville, Texas and a 2012 legacy graduate from The University of Texas Brownsville (UTB) with bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology. Vanessa started her career path in The Learning Center as a student assistant in 2011 learning the ins-and-outs of the office environment. This experience eventually led her to a full-time position with the Office of Faculty Affairs & Diversity in June 2015. Progressing in her career, Vanessa is currently a Program Coordinator with the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. As of Fall 2019 Vanessa has been charged with overseeing the UTRGV’s Faculty Portfolio Tool (FPT), which allows faculty to record and track teaching, research, and service activities. Vanessa manages the Workflow system that tracks faculty annual evaluations, reappointments, promotion and/or tenure digitally providing faculty and staff troubleshooting and guidance on FPT’s features. Vanessa also assists with the course evaluation system (CourseEvals) as well as Faculty Senate as the staff liaison.

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Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

(956) 882-7178

daniel.hunterholly@utrgv.edu

Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly

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Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Music
BMSLC 2.229
Email: daniel.hunterholly@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-7178

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Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria

Associate Dean for Faculty Success & UT System Distinguished Teaching Professor

(956) 665-7322

teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu

Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria

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Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria
Associate Dean for Faculty Success & UT System Distinguished Teaching Professor
College of Sciences
ESCNE 4.635
Email: teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-7322

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Dr. Teresa Patricia (Paty) Feria is a full Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). She serves as Associate Dean for Faculty Success at the College of Sciences (COS) and as a UTRGV Provost Fellow and Office for Sustainability Fellow. She has mentored high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and new faculty at UTRGV. To create a supportive community, she created a program at UTRGV called “Juntos al Exito” - together, we succeeded – where a panel of faculty/administrators and students share their successful testimonials. Topics included a sense of belonging, family culture, education, student mentoring, and more. Her inclusive and culturally responsive mentoring strategies and activities include icebreakers, self-reflections, creating support networks, and community engagement activities. Dr. Feria received the Provost’s International Studies Award (2011) and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Science and Mathematics (2012). She received a USDA Kika de la Garza Science Fellowship and is a member of Mexico’s National Researchers System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores). In 2018, Dr. Feria received the Outstanding International Faculty Female at UTRGV Excellence Award in Community Engagement at the College and University levels and the Fred W. and Frances H. Rusteberg Fellowship. She was Chair of the Women’s Faculty Network at UTRGV from 2018-2019. In 2022, Dr. Feria co-founded the Women in Science Network at COS. She received the prestigious UT System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020.

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