University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
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Coordinates: 18°12′34″N 67°8′30″W / 18.20944°N 67.14167°W
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | |
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| Motto | Antes, Ahora y Siempre, Colegio! |
| Motto in English | "Before, Now and Forever, Colegio!" |
| Established | September 23, 1911 |
| Type | Public, land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant |
| Endowment | US $256 million |
| Chancellor | Jorge Rivera Santos (interim) |
| Faculty | 1,026 |
| Staff | 1,336 |
| Students | 13,183 |
| Undergraduates | 12,079 |
| Postgraduates | 1,104 |
| Location |  Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Campus | Urban, 315 acres (1.27 km2) |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Nickname | Colegio |
| Mascot | Tarzán (male) and Jane (female) a bulldog |
| Affiliations | NASULGC |
| Website | www.uprm.edu |
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) —or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish— is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico System, and the premier Engineering and Science institution of the Caribbean and Latin America[citation needed]. UPRM has been accredited by the "Middle States Commission on Higher Education" (MSCHE) since 1946. Also, the Engineering undergraduate program is accredited by the "Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology" (ABET), the Nursing undergraduate program is accredited by the "National League for Nursing" (NLN) and the Chemistry Department is recognized by the "American Chemical Society" (ACS). The College of Business Administration is going through the process of the AACSB accreditation. The Mayagüez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico is a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) since 1966.
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[edit] History
The university was founded in 1911 as a land-grant university with the name of College of Agriculture.[1] The founding of the institution is credited to D.W. May (Director of the Federal Experiment Station), José de Diego and Carmelo Alemar. In 1912 the name of the institution was changed to the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts — Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecanicas (CAAM).
In 1918, an earthquake and a fire caused significant damage to the institution. The ruins of the entrance of one of the buildings, Degetau Hall -which not only withstood the earthquake, but proved to be almost indestructible after the rebuilt hall was torn down in the late 1940s- would later become the emblem of the institution. In 1988, the archway ruins (the portico) was moved, landcaped and turned into a monument.
The campus' rectory was located at the José de Diego building, the oldest standing edification within the campus, built in 1911.[1] The building was inscripted in the National Historic Building Registry as an architectic patrimony.[1] In 1940, a clock tower was built into the main building.[1] In 1993, the building underwent a restoration process.[1]
In 1929, the LAI ("Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria") was created at the Mayagüez Campus. The LAI is an athletic organization, similar to the NCAA, created with the purpose of promoting and regulating sports activities. It originally consisted of a three event competition: basketball, baseball and track and field. Currently the competition consists of more than 25 sports.
In 1942 as a result of university reform, the campus was organized with a considerable degree of autonomy into the Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, and Science under the direction of a vice-chancellor. In the 1950s the institution saw more programs added when the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Nuclear Center were established.
The Puerto Rican Legislative Assembly reorganized the University of Puerto Rico's system in 1966. This reorganization of the system lead to the controversial change of its name to University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus, which is used in the present day as the official name of the institution.[1]
Today, the Mayagüez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico continues its development in the best tradition of a Land Grant institution. It is a co-educational, bilingual, and non-sectarian school comprising the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, and the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. In 2007, 35.4% of all Engineering degrees were granted to women at UPRM, one of the largest percentages in US universities[citation needed]. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the second largest Hispanic-serving institution in the United States.
To this day, as a matter pride, students and alumni alike still refer to the institution as El Colegio (The College) in reference to its former CAAM name. Such school spirit is evident still in sporting events with the student battle cry and motto of "¡Antes, Ahora y Siempre Colegio!" ("Before, Now and Forever, Colegio!"). The university is unique in Puerto Rico for creating a strong bond between students and the institution itself[citation needed]. Alumni proudly declare themselves "Colegiales" even decades after graduating from the institution. Being a "Colegial" becomes part of a student's identity. Some students say that, given the shared challenges of academic life there, all alumni share a sense of belonging and trust. "Colegiales" are also deeply prized by employers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and many parts of the United States[citation needed].
[edit] Organization
[edit] Administrative Board
The Administrative Board of the Mayagüez Campus consists of the Chancellor as presiding officer, the deans, two academic senators elected among those faculty members of the Senate who are not ex-officio, senators, and an elected student representative. The President of the University serves as an ex-officio member. The Board acts as an advisory body to the Chancellor, prepares the development plan of the Campus, approves the proposed budget prepared by the Chancellor, and grants tenure, promotions and leaves of absence.
[edit] Academic Senate
The Academic Senate at UPRM is composed by the members of the Administrative Board, the Director of the Library, the Director of the Counseling Office, representatives elected from the faculties whose total must not be less than twice the number of the elected ex-officio members, an elected member of the Library and Counseling Office, and ten student representatives. The Academic Senate is the official forum of the academic community. Its main task is to participate in the formulation of academic processes within the University’s legal structure.
[edit] Academics
[edit] Overview
The Academic Calendar is composed by Fall Semester: early August to mid-December and Spring Semester: early January to mid-May. While textbooks and research materials used at the University of Puerto Rico are often in English, the languages of instruction are English and Spanish. Particularly, the language of instruction in the Faculty of Engineering is English, as per ABET requirements.
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez consists of four major colleges: Agricultural Science, Arts and Science, Business Administration and Engineering. The UPRM Office of Institutional Research and Planning reports a total enrollment of 12,380 students for the 2006 Fall semester.[2] In 2006 the institution had an acceptance rate of 62%.
[edit] College of Agricultural Science
The College of Agricultural Science has been a major university component since the establishment of the Mayagüez campus in 1911.
The College of Agricultural Science offers 11 undergraduate academic programs conducive to a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Sciences, a Pre-Veterinary program and 9 graduate programs conducive to a Master's Degree in Agricultural Sciences.
The Bachelor programs in Agricultural Science are offered in: Agronomy, Agrobusiness, Agricultural Economics, Animal Industry, Mechanised agriculture, Crop Protection, General Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Extension and Soils Sciences.
The Master of Science degree programs are offered in: Animal Industry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Extension, Agronomy, Soils, Food Science and Technology, Crop Protection and Horticulture.
The Departments of the College of Agricultural Science are the following:
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
- Department of Agricultural Education
- Department of Animal Industry
- Department of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering
- Department of Crop Protection and Agricultural-Enviromental Sciences
The College of Agricultural Sciences includes the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service.
The Mayagüez Campus is one of two Land-Grant universities in the tropics, and the only one where Spanish is the native language (although the English language is also used extensively). The campus provides a unique setting, and, to some extent, it is in a privileged position to serve as an international center for studies, training, and research in the fields of agricultural sciences.
[edit] College of Arts and Science
The School of Science was organized in 1943 according to the provisions of the University Act of 1942, and was authorized to grant the degree of Bachelor of Science in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics. A Division of General Studies was set up later, independently, with the purpose of offering a series of introductory or basic courses. The School of Science and the Division of General Studies were fused to form the College of Arts and Sciences of the Mayagüez Campus in 1959.
The Bachelor of Science degree is offered in the areas of Biology, Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology, Pure Mathematics, Nursing, Physical Sciences, Pre-Medical Studies, Theoretical Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics Education.
The Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in English, Hispanic Studies, French Language and Literature, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, Plastic Arts, Theory of Art, History, General Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Economics, and Physical Education.
At present the College offers graduate instruction leading to the degree of Master of Science in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Marine Sciences, Mathematics and Physics as well as the Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies and the teaching of English as a second language.
In 1972, the College initiated a program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences. The Mayagüez Campus is the only institution in Puerto Rico offering a Ph.D. in this field. The Applied Chemistry Ph.D. program started on 2004. A multidisciplinary doctorate degree in Computer Information Science and Engineering is offered in collaboration between the Mathematics and the Electric and Computer Engineering Departments.
The College of Arts and Sciences currently consists of 14 departments:
[edit] College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration offers a program of studies leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with options in the fields of Accounting, Computerized Information Systems, Finance, Industrial Management, Marketing, and Organizational Studies. It also offers a Bachelor’s degree in Office Administration.
The College of Business Administration offers a program leading to both, a Master of Business Administration degree and an MBA with specialization in Human Resources, Industrial Management or Finance.
The Departments of the College of Business Administration are the following:
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[edit] College of Engineering
The College of Engineering was established in 1942 and currently consists of six departments. It has approximately 4,825 undergraduates students, 411 graduate students, 197 full time faculty members and 100 staff employees. Approximately 40% of undergraduate students and 32% of graduate students are women. According to a 2007 American Society for Engineering Education survey, the UPRM College of Engineering ranks 10th in the United States in number of students enrolled.[5]
The six departments that comprise the engineering faculty are the following:
The Departments of Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering provide and are responsible for uniformity of instruction, academic orientation, enrollment, and administration of courses offered by each department, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering, and in Surveying and Topography.
The College of Engineering offers graduate education leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Master of Engineering in Chemical, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical. In addition, Master´s Degrees of Engineering in Management Systems and Computer Engineering are offered.
The Engineering Science and Materials Department expects to start an MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering promptly. The Mechanical Engineering Department start to offer a minor in Aerospace Engineering in 2009. Additionally, there are three doctoral programs within the Engineering School: the PhD in Civil Engineering, the PhD in Computer and Information Science and Engineering, and the PhD in Chemical Engineering. Other two doctoral programs in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering are expecting final approval and will be offered promptly. [10]
[edit] Research
UPR- Mayagüez is the most important center in the Atlantic region for the study of tropical marine science due to its location, facilities, and first-rate researchers. The research facilities includes the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute, the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI), the Research and Development Center, the Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Atmospheric Research Center (ATMOSCarib).
The College of Engineering offers modern computerized laboratories for teaching, measuring fatigue and fractures in different materials, designing manufactured products and the processes to build them, and computer design. There is also a Center for Civil Infrastructure used to design both structures resistant to natural disasters and transportation systems. Other research areas include development of solar powered vehicles and boats, utilization of satellite photography to study earth phenomena, and study of the environmental impact of industrial toxins.
The research facilities includes a campus wide wireless network available to the whole university community (over 80 access points), Internet 2 Institution with an OC3 access line, robust videoconference facilities, online course development platform, 42 academic computer labs for students (1,032 computers estimated), about 5,000 computers estimated including administrative, faculty and research facilities and a strong campus network backbone infrastructure interconnecting over 40 buildings fiber optics.
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network, in charge of monitoring seismic activity for the Caribbean region, is also located on the campus. [11]
[edit] Athletics
The University's mascot is a bulldog called the Tarzáns Tarzans for men and the Janes for women sports team, respectively. The Mayagüez campus is a member of the LAI ("Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria"). It is the only university that participates in all sports sponsored by the LAI. It currently participates in 16 men's sports and 12 women's sports with a total of 373 athletes.
Since September 1, 2003 the Mayagüez campus also competes as an independent university in the NCAA's Division II. It participates in men's basketball, baseball, cross country running, soccer, swimming, tennis, track (outdoor), volleyball and sport wrestling and in women's basketball, cross country running, swimming and tennis.
[edit] Student Life
[edit] Campus amenities
UPR-Mayagüez has a sports complex that includes a gym, a weight room, rooms for dance/aerobic classes, courts for basketball, a tennis and volleyball complex, a natatorium, a outdoor sports field and the Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum. The campus also offers two cafeterias, a bookstore, a bank, and a pub called La Cueva de Tarzán (Tarzan’s cave).
[edit] Activities
With over 100 student organizations, there is always something to do on campus. The Cartelera Semana lists all these activities online. Some annual events include: [12]
- Cinco Días con Nuestra Tierra – Every March, the agricultural students organize an event to celebrate agriculture.
- Justas Intercolegiales - Every April, there are athletic competitions between Puerto Rican universities.
- International Dinner - Every November all international students, the faculty and staff get together for a dinner.
- Encendido de la Navidad – Each December, students, faculty, staff, and community attend the tree lighting ceremony to start the Christmas holiday season on campus.
[edit] Greek life
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez has a number of fraternities and sororities. Until the early nineties most of the established fraternities owned a house in the nearby Bosque Street at Downtown Mayaguez, yet a law was passed in Puerto Rico that no fraternity houses may be in residential areas. Now only Alpha Beta Chi and Phi Sigma Alpha have houses yet no brothers live in them.
Social Societies:
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- *) Member of Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico (Inter-Fraternity Council of Puerto Rico)
Greek Lettered Service, Professional and/or Honor Societies:
- Alpha Zeta - agriculture honor society
- Tau Beta Pi - engineering honor society
- Phi Alpha Delta - co-ed professional law fraternity
- Beta Beta Beta - biological Honor Society
- Alpha Phi Omega - co-ed service fraternity
- Psi Chi - honor society in Psychology
[edit] Notable Alumni of UPRM
| Alumni | Notability |
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| Antonio Fas Alzamora | Former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
| Carlos Pesquera | Professor at our campus, Former Secretary of Transportation, candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico |
| Sergio Gonzalez | Former Secretary of Transportation |
| Silverio Perez | musician, comedian, entrepreneur and TV personality |
| F. Javier Cevallos | President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
| Jorge Haddock | Dean of the School of Business at Richmond University in Virginia |
| Orlando Figueroa | Director of the Mars Exploration Program in NASA |
| Emilio Rivera | Engineer, Senior Director and Plant Manager for Amgen in California |
| Frank C. Stipes | Westernbank President |
| Héctor Moreno | Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Blue Cross of Puerto Rico |
| Carlos Castillo | Received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Award |
| Olga D. González-Sanabria | scientist and inventor. She is the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA's Glenn Research Center, and a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. |
| Gladys González | Former Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| Mercedes Reaves | responsible for the design of a viable full-scale solar sail at NASA's Langley Research Center |
| Amri Hernandez-Pellerano | electronics engineer and scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. |
| Carlos Ortiz Longo | is currently the Constellation Program Division System Manager for the Structural Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. |
| Pedro Rodriguez | is the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis. |
| Antonio Mignucci | is a biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals. |
| Juan R. Correa-Pérez | is a scientist credited with becoming the first (doctoral level) clinical Andrologist and Embryologist established in Puerto Rico. |
| Carlos Eugenio Chardón | is the first Puerto Rican mycologist |
| Juan A. Rivero | the founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo |
| Lissette Martinez | is the lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility which is part of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Mónica Hechevarría (2008-02-24). "Huellas". El más viejo del RUM. Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Día. pp. 58.
- ^ http://oiip.uprm.edu/docs/fact_sheet/Resumen%20de%20Datos%20Estudiantiles%202006-2007.pdf
- ^ http://math.uprm.edu/
- ^ http://www.uprm.edu/wquim
- ^ http://www.asee.org/publications/profiles/upload/2007ProfileEng.pdf
- ^ http://civil.uprm.edu/
- ^ http://www.ece.uprm.edu/
- ^ http://www.uprm.edu/ciym/
- ^ http://www.me.uprm.edu/
- ^ http://ing.uprm.edu/
- ^ http://www.isep.org/students/Featured_programs/UPR/upr.asp/
- ^ http://www.isep.org/students/featured_programs/UPR/upr.asp/
- ^ a b c d e "UPRM" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.uprm.edu/estudiantes/prepas/associales.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- UPRM. Undergraduate Academic Catalogue. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
[edit] External links
- University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez - Official Site (In Spanish)
- Campus Information (In English)
- Puerto Rico Seismic Network
- RUMwiki; wiki dedicated to UPRM (or UPR RUM in Spanish) (In Spanish)
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