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2012-13

annualhighlights

University Outreach &

Community Partnerships

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Campus Outreach and Community Partnerships

Annual Highlights

2012-13

The Office…

About this report…

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Our Approach…

Our Team…

Staff Faculty Advisors Advisory Committee

CRISTINA TREJO-VASQUEZ DANIKA BROWN, PHD DELMA OLIVARES JESSICA SALINAS Community Engagement Liaison Associate Professor/Director of UR&SL Assistant to Dean of Students University Events

ARMANDO GALVAN CRUCES LINDA MATTHEWS, PHD FRANCISCO GUAJARDO PETER DABROWSKI Data Management Specialist Professor/Presidential Fellow Center for Bilingual Studies Director Professor

JAVIER KYPUROS, PHD FELIPE SALINAS SHAWN SALADIN Professor/Presidential Fellow University Advancement Assistant Dean H&H Services

GEORGE BENNACK SYLVIA SAENZ Rural Enterprise Development Director Graduate Studies

YVETTE PADILLA University Advancement

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ourpartners

Advocacy Resource Center for Housing Food Bank RGV

AgriLIFE Extension Fuentes Eye Center

American Diabetes Association Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

American Heart Association Greater Texas Federal Credit Union

Angelical Home Health Inc. H&R Block

Astoria Vision Source Heifer International

Bank of America Hidalgo Health and Human Services

Brownsville Community Health Center Hidalgo ISD

Buckner National Missions HOPE Holistic Outreach Project & Education

CASA of Hidalgo County Iglesia Luterana Agua Dulce in El Cenizo

Catholic Charities of the RGV Indian Cultural Association

Chase Bank Infinite Love

City of Edinburg International Bank of Commerce, IBC

Communication Axess Ability Group. Kahn's Grill

Congressman Hinojosa Keep McAllen Beautiful

CSREES La Joya ISD

Costco Wholesale Lack's Furniture

Debi Lou Modeling Laredo ISD

Divinitus Chorale Lianchen World Company

Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance Los Comales Restaurant

Donna ISD LRGV Metro

Dulce Esperanza Home Health Inc. Mary Kay

Dustin Sekula Memorial Library McAllen Medical Center

Edinburg ISD Mid Valley Archery

Edinburg Paintball Battlegrounds Migrant Health Promotion

Edinburg World Birding Center Mission Chamber of Commerce

El Jinete Drive Thru Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Farmers Insurance Mujeres Unidas

Fiesta Marathon National Immigrant Farming initiative First National Bank National Park Service - Palo Alto

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Nuestra Clinica del Valle Su Clinica Texas County Beef Council

One Health Center Texas Department of Agriculture

Palmer Drug Abuse Program Texas Department of State Health Services

Palo Alto College Texas Diabetes Council

Pena Eye Institute Texas Education Agency

Pharr Literacy Project Texas Health & Human Services Commission

Pharr Literacy Project and Arts Center Texas health Science Center, Houston

Sigma Theta Tau International Texas Medical Association

Planned Parenthood Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

Praire View A&M Texas Pediatric Society

Proyecto Desarollo Humano in Penitas Texas/Mexico Border Coalition CBO,

PSJA ISD Texas Women's Health Center

Recycled Rovers & Friends of Edinburg The City of Alton

Red Thai Chili The City of San Juan

Region 1 ESC The Food Bank of the RGV

Regional Academic Health Center The KWC

Rio Grande Regional Hospital Auxiliary Tip of Texas Ag. Producers

RGV Chinese & Scholar Association United States Department of Agriculture

Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association UANL Monterrey NL. School of Nursing

Rio Grande Valley Tourism Coop UT System Board of Regents

Sam’s Club Valley Baptist Harlingen Hospital

Shas Eye Center Valley Baptist Medical Center

Sleep Number by Sleep Comfort Valley Metro

South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association Valley Regional Medical Center, Brownsville

South Texas Rolleristas Vanguard Academy

Special Olympics Texas Welcome Home RGV

Starr Co. Winter Texan Times

State Farm Wound & Ostomy Care services Tapioca Rush Team McAllen Cycling

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38% 25%

22% 15%

85% 7%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

engagementgeolocation

7

20%

9%

12%

9%

23%

8%

9%

1%

4%

3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

engagementaudience

8

engagementparticipation

9

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studentengagement

24%

32%10%

12%

13%

9%

Experiential

Student Learning

Student

Involvement

Paid

Internship

Non-paid

Internship

Direct Wage

Student Employment

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18%

8%11%

8%

20%

7%8%

1% 4% 2% 4% 1% 1% 1% 4% 2%

engagedfocus

53%30%

17%

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fundingsource t

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engageddivisions

9%

58%

21%

7%

1%4%

Business

Affairs

Academic

Affairs

Student

Affairs

Office of the

President

Information

Technology

University

Advancement 2

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17%

8%

10%

8%

20%

7%8%

1% 3% 2%5%

1% 1% 1% 2%5%

academicaffairs

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