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U Central, located on the first floor of the Student Services Building in Edinburg, is UTRGV’s one-stop service center for student support, including financial aid, registration, admissions and the Bursar’s office. The department will offer extended hours starting Saturday, Aug. 17, in Edinburg and Brownsville locations.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
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By Victoria Brito Morales
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – AUG. 15, 2024 – With deadlines approaching for parents and students seeking financial aid and for submitting enrollment documents at UTRGV, U Central hours are being extended.
In Brownsville, U Central is located at The Tower Main, Room 1.100, on One West University Boulevard. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)
Beginning this Saturday, U Central will offer longer hours on both the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses to help students navigate the registration process.
Extended hours are:
Extended hours are available for all call centers, chat, email, and in-person inquiries.
“We know this can be a stressful time for our students, especially for first-time college students,” said Dr. Vanessa Maldonado, director of Student Service Centers and Scholarships at UTRGV. “These extended hours are intended to ensure that our students have the time and opportunity to begin their journey at UTRGV. We are here for you.”
In addition to extended hours, the UTRGV Financial Aid Office will host in-person support sessions for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), on Saturday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The support sessions are available at both the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses, and will help students who need to provide additional information to complete their 2024-2025 FAFSA for Fall 2024.
U Central is UTRGV’s one-stop service center for student support, including financial aid, registration, admissions and the Bursar’s office.
In Brownsville, U Central is located at The Tower Main 1.100. In Edinburg, U Central is in the Student Services Building, on the first floor.
The Fall 2024 semester for UTRGV begins Monday, Aug. 26.
For more information or assistance, contact U Central at ucentral@utrgv.edu or 956-882-4026.
ABOUT UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund – a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions.
UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of 2016.