Vaqueros for Sustainability
Vaqueros, you can't spell sustainability without U and I. The Office for Sustainability invites you to join our UTRGV strategic mission to help achieve the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals intentionally through education, research, operations, and engagement.
UTRGV Vaqueros are Valuable, Vigilant, Versatile, and Visionary Sustainable Development Leaders who are Vocal and don't back down from challenges, with strong Values that help solve problems of any scale in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and throughout the world.
Change begins with YOU and continues with US
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Vaqueros building a better Future Together and achieving Sustainable Development
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Better Together
Vaqueros connect to each other and connect to success, through innovation, resiliency, and sustainability by engaging in various projects with academic led relationships, striving to become Sustainable Development Leaders for our campus, our community, and the world.
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Small Steps Lead to Big Change
Vaqueros generate change through collaborative action in connecting the university with our campus community and partners in community engagement, research, and service-learning initiatives with the intention to build Sustainable Development.
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Serving our Communities
Vaqueros guide your interdisciplinary and innovative efforts in education and in advocacy to serve and contribute to the sustainable development and quality of life for the Rio Grande Valley and beyond the world.
Latest News in Sustainability at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

UTRGV School of Medicine commended for its Graduate Medical Education Program
The UTRGV School of Medicine’s physician training program has been granted continued accreditation from the national council charged with evaluating and accrediting Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs across the United States. In a letter dated Jan. 11 from the Accreditation Council.... Read More

Groundbreaking held for new collegiate academy in McAllen
UTRGV and the McAllen Independent School District broke ground today on the new UTRGV-McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy to serve the students in the area. This is a historic partnership that will give McAllen high school students a head start in their pursuit of a bachelor’s degree, allowing them... Read More

UTRGV’s Razo awarded grant to improve area mental health services for children
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley a $5.7 million grant to address the shortage of mental health service professionals in schools. UTRGV will receive more than $1.4 million a year for five years from the Department... Read More