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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Education & Training 77 o Life Sciences – establish centers of research and education excellence that focus on border healthcare needs 1 ⇒ Recruit, develop, and retain critical core faculty in areas of emerging areas of regional strength in technology-based businesses, entrepreneurship, and international business. o Increase budget support for faculty research activities in the form of sabbaticals, reassigned time, and travel funds. o Work to increase external grants to support research and graduate students. ⇒ Establish quality PhD programs linked to regional industry clusters. ⇒ Strengthen international programs with other multi- and inter-disciplinary centers throughout the world. ⇒ Establish a Visiting Scholars Program in critical border research areas. UTB/TSC: At the Crossroads The Legislative Budget Board’s (LBB) 1998 document entitled Economic Returns from Higher Education in Texas, states, “Investing in institutions identified as having service areas that are currently under-served and with high unemployment, low average educational attainment, below average incomes, and have growing student enrollments of more than 50% Black and/or Hispanic students appears an effective and efficient method to generate the greatest economic return.” The UTB/TSC service area fits the LBB’s description. As Texas funds emerging institutions such as UTB/TSC the entire state moves closer to closing the gaps for students who are most in need of the benefits of education and professional and career development. A UTB-CBIRD PROJECT: THE FALFURRIAS DIALOGUE CLOSING THE GAP: THE REGIONAL CHALLENGE On June 19, 2002, Ms. Irma Rangel, Texas State Representative District 35 and Chair of the House Higher Education Committee, invited the CEO’s of South Texas regional colleges and universities to participate in a dialogue in the South Texas city of Falfurrias on August 21, 2002. Ms. Rangel’s goal was to elicit feedback and input from the region’s post-secondary educational leadership on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Educational Plan, “Closing the Gaps.” Ms. Rangel requested that the staff of UTB’s Cross Border Institute for Regional Development (UTB-CBIRD) assist in the development and facilitation of the one day dialogue. Dr. Baltazar Acevedo, Executive Director UTB-CBIRD, Summer 2002 1 See Section 5 for a more complete review of these industries in the Cameron County/Matamoros region. One Region -- One Future UTB-CBIRD can be one of the catalysts to provide the most essential ingredient to regional economic development: the consolidation and articulation of a regional vision.
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Education & Training 78 RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES FROM THE FALFURRIAS DIALOGUE 1 August 21, 2002 GOAL 1: Close The Gaps In Participation The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board statewide media campaign should reflect the linguistic, social and cultural values and characteristics of each region. In South Texas and the balance of the Border Region the media campaign should be bilingual and should emphasize the availability of financial aid and target parents as an integral part of the education experience at all levels. The family and business community are essential elements in the success for Closing the Gaps and strategies to involve them should be at the core of any outreach planning and the media campaign, figure 4.25. Figure 4.26. Closing the Gaps Requires Shared Vision & Response Government PTOs Family Non-Profit Agencies EDUCATION Volunteers Business Community Source: THECB 1 The Falfurrias Dialogue was the first of what is anticipated to be an ongoing series of interactions among the leadership of the South Texas regional colleges and universities. This event was, by all accounts, the first time that these colleagues and peers had met to discuss and share their perspectives and recommendations for how they can collectively affect the future of the region and the state. Attendees included: Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, President, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Dr. Ramon H. Dovalina, President, Laredo Community College; Dr. Robert R. Furgason, President, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, President, The University of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost College; Dr. Rumuldo Juarez, President, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Dr. Ray M. Keck III, President, Texas A&M International University, Laredo; Dr. Gilbert Leal, President, Texas State Technical College, Harlingen; Dr. Joseph McCormick, Dean, The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College; Dr. Kenneth McLeroy, Dean, The School of Rural Public Health at McAllen, Texas A&M University System; Dr, Miguel Nevarez, President, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg; Dr. Santiago Silva, Vice President, Student Services & Development representing Dr. Shirley Reed, President, South Texas Community College, McAllen; Dr. Gustavo R. Valadez Ortiz, President, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi; Dr. Leonel Vela, Dean, The University of Texas Health Science Center’s Regional Academic Health Center at Harlingen. Una Region -- Un Futuro GOAL 1: By 2015, close the gaps in participation rates across Texas to add 500,000 more students. South Texas is the historical anchor for this great state and its many assets are forever linked to the shared future that all are vested in as Texans.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Duca, John V. and Mine K. Yucel.
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Rylander, Carol Keeton. Texas Regio
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PROJECT PARTNERS
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