University of Turabo
Universidad of Turabo | |
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Former names | Puerto Rico Junior College |
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| Motto | Pensar es Crear la Luz de la Vida |
Motto in English | Thinking is Creating the Light of Life |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1972[1] |
| Rector | Dennis Alicea, Ph.D.[1] |
Academic staff | 150 full-time |
| Students | >42,000[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Mascot | Tainos |
| Website | UT.PR |
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Universidad del Turabo (Template:Lang-en) is a private, non-profit,[citation needed] and secular university system in Puerto Rico.
- Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico[2]
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- US Department of Education
- ABET-Computer,Electrical,Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Brief History
Universidad of Turabo (UT) is one of the institutions within the Ana G. Mendez University System (SUAGM according to its Spanish acronym). Since its establishment in 1972, the University has significantly enhanced the number and quality of its educational programs along with its research activities. In 1974 it earned accreditations from two of the most prestigious organizations nationwide: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Puerto Rico Higher Education Council. In 2004 began the doctoral program in Environmental Sciences and the advent of the Strategic Plan for Scientific Research. Today, enrollment exceeds 15,000 students of which over 450 are doctoral level.
Campuses
It is part of the Ana G. Mendez University System and is integrated by seven campuses:
- University of Turabo at Barceloneta
- University of Turabo at Cayey
- University of Turabo at Gurabo - the main campus and usually referred to as the University of Turabo itself as it was the first campus and is the largest.
- University of Turabo at Isabela
- University of Turabo at Naguabo
- University of Turabo at Ponce
- University of Turabo at Yabucoa
Notes and references
External links
- [1] - official site.
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