UTPA Facts - UTPA is the 10 th largest University in the State of Texas, and fifth largest in the UT System.

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1 Visitor s Guide

2 History of UTPA The institution that has become known as The University of Texas-Pan American was founded as a two-year college by the Edinburg School District in It joined the state system of four-year Colleges and Universities in 1965 as Pan American College, and was named Pan American to reflect its desire to bridge the cultures of North and South American. The University changed its name to Pan American University when the first graduate degree was offered in 1971 then became The University of Texas-Pan American upon the merger with the UT System in UTPA Facts - UTPA is the 10 th largest University in the State of Texas, and fifth largest in the UT System. - UTPA is ranked second in the nation in the number of bachelor s degrees and fifth in the number of master s degrees awarded to Hispanics. - The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks UTPA as one of the top 100 best U.S. College and Universities for Hispanics. - UTPA has the only Physician Assistant Studies Program in the State of Texas outside a medical school NCAA Division I Certification The University of Texas-Pan American earned NCAA Division I status in 1970 in all men s sports while women's athletics earned NCAA Division I status in In August of 2004, the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced that The University of Texas- Pan American was one of 18 NCAA Division I institutions that have undergone the Association s second cycle of athletics certification. The designation of certified means that The University of Texas-Pan American operates its athletics program in a substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by - Sixty percent of UTPA students who apply to medical schools are accepted compared to the state average of 36 percent. - Ninety-five percent of the students in the UTPA Law School Preparation Institute who have applied to law school have been accepted to at least one. - UTPA is second only to UT Austin in the acceptance of Advanced Placement Credit from entering students compared to other Universities in the UT System. Projected Enrollment of UTPA Fall ,576 (The following projections are based on a yearly increase of five percent) Fall ,555 Fall ,583 Fall ,662 Fall ,795

3 Administrative Staff Scott Street, Director of Athletics (956) Academic Support TBA, Asst. AD for Academic Support and Student Services Frances Garate, Academic Counselor (956) Marcelo Schmidt, Faculty Athletic Rep. (956) Business Office Raul Betancourt, Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations (956) Cris de Leon, Administrative Associate Ticket Manager (956) Isabel Saldana, Athletic Dept. Secretary (956) Compliance P.J. Moses, Asst Athletic Director for Compliances Services and SWA (956) Amy Moses, Assistant Compliance Officer (956) Development Rene Cantu, Assistant Athletic Director for Development (956) Sports Information Joe Monaco, Director of Athletic Media Relations (956) Bob Lopez, Assistant. Sports Information Director (956) Athletic Training Jim Lancaster, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine (956) Robert Maya, Assistant Athletic Trainer (956) Important Phone / Fax Numbers Athletic Department (956) Athletic Department Fax (956) Baseball (956) Baseball Fax (956) Basketball-M (956) Basketball-W (956) Volleyball (956) Track (956) Tennis (956) Golf-M (956) Golf-W (956) Ticket Office (956) The Embassy Suites - McAllen Hotel is located less than a mile from the La Plaza Shopping Mall and only one mile from the McAllen Miller International Airport. This full-service upscale all-suite hotel is just minutes from some of the best spots in South Texas. For more information and to make a reservation, contact (956)

4 Baseball Willie Gawlik, Head Coach (956) Justin Meccage, Assistant Coach (956) Andrew McGuire, Assistant Coach (956) Men s Basketball Tom Schuberth, Head Coach (956) tschuberth@utpa.edu Ben Johnson, Assistant Coach (956) bjohnson2@utpa.edu Lance Madison, Assistant Coach (956) lmadison@utpa.edu Brad Enright, Assistant Coach (956) benright@utpa.edu Darren Johnson, Graduate Manager (956) Grant Leonard, Administrative Assistant (956) Women s Basketball DeAnn Craft, Head Coach (956) craftd@utpa.edu Jill Davis, Associate Head Coach (956) jilld@utpa.edu Keelah Wilson, Assistant Coach (956) keelahw@utpa.edu Chelsea Bell, Assistant Coach (956) cbell@utpa.edu LaQueisha Dickerson, Director of Basketball Operations (956) lndickerson@utpa.edu Men s Golf Andrew Tredway, Head Coach (956) tredwaya@utpa.edu Women s Golf Barb Odale, Head Coach (956) odaleb@utpa.edu Men s & Women s Tennis Robert Hubbard, Head Coach (956) rhubbard1@utpa.edu Robin Warren, Volunteer Assistant Coach Oliver Steil, Graduate Assistant Coach Men s & Women s Track & Field/Cross Country Ricky Vaughn, Head Coach (956) rvaughn@utpa.edu Hugo Cervantes, Assistant Coach (956) Dennis Darling, Assistant Coach (956) Women s Volleyball TBA, Head Coach (956) TBA, Assistant Coach (956) TBA, Assistant Coach (956)

5 Athletic Training Staff Jim Lancaster, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine (956) Robert Maya, Assistant Athletic Trainer (956) Jennifer Garza, Student Trainer Claudia Gonzalez, Student Trainer Josh Mendoza, Student Trainer Louis Reed, Student Trainer Victoria Vargas, Student Trainer Savannah Weaver, Student Trainer Dr. Ben Garza, Team Physician (956) Dr. L. Stacy Mitchell, Team Orthopedic (956) Dr. Rolando Yarritu, Team Physician (956) The following training and medical services are available: - Certified athletic trainer present at all events. - Student athletic trainer present at all events. - Physician present or on call at all events. - Athletic training rooms access (HPE I) prior to or following team events or practices. - Access to the following modalities within the UTPA athletic training room; ice, heat, whirlpool, electrical stimulation, ultra sound, ice massage, etc. - Access to water, cups, ice towels, wraps, crutches, and emergency equipment. Important Information - If an athletic trainer is not traveling with your team, please notify us of your team s needs, so that we can assign a student athletic trainer to assist you. - Please call a member of the athletic training staff if your team has any special needs. Athletic Media Relations The Sports Information Office is located in Room of HPE I. The main number for this office is (956) Please ask your information director to forward media guides and updated statistical information in advance of your trip to The University of Texas Pan American. Joe Monaco, Director of Athletic Media Relations (956) jmonaco@utpa.edu Bob Lopez, Assistant Sports Information Director (956) ralopez4@utpa.edu Sports Information FAX (956) Ticket Office Cris de Leon, Administrative Associate / Ticket Manager (956) crisd@utpa.edu Isabel Saldana, Athletic Secretary (956) isaldana2@utpa.edu Visiting Team Players Guests Lists Please submit the guest list to the Ticket Office a minimum of 24 hours prior to the event. Please call (956) before sending the list. The fax number is (956)

6 MEN S BASKETBALL Season Ticket Prices Courtside $ Premium $ Preferred $ Bronc Zone $ Single-Game Ticket Prices Courtside $23.00 Premium $15.00 Preferred $12.00 General Admission $8.00 Seniors $5.00 High School Students (Bronc Zone) $5.00 Children 12 & under (Bronc Zone) $5.00 UTPA Students and Faculty FREE WOMEN S BASKETBALL Season Ticket Prices Reserved $75.00 Bronc Zone $ Single-Game Ticket Prices Reserved $8.00 General Admission $5.00 High School Students $3.00 Seniors $3.00 Children 12 and under $2.00 UTPA Students and Faculty FREE BASEBALL Season Tickets General Admission Season Tickets $75.00 Winter Texan Package $ Single-Game Tickets Adults $5.00 High School Students $3.00 Seniors $3.00 Children 12 & under $1.00 UTPA Students and Faculty FREE VOLLEYBALL Single-Game Ticket Prices Adults $3.00 Seniors $2.00 High School Students $2.00 Children 12 & under $1.00 UTPA Students and Faculty FREE

7 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND: - South Padre Island is Approximately 90 minutes east of the UTPA campus. - South Padre Island is on of the most popular spring break locations in the country, attracting thousands of college students every year. - The Travel Channel named South Padre Island as one of America s Top Beaches for Families in South Padre Island and its surrounding communities offer a variety of top-notch restaurants, parks, museums, fishing and other attractions for visitors. - South Padre Island has welcomed MTV on several occasions for their Spring Break Hangout. THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY: - The Rio Grande Valley produces an average temperature of 78 degrees and less than 20 inches of rainfall every year where outdoor activities such as golf, tennis and swimming can be enjoyed virtually year round. - The Rio Grande Valley is only minutes away from Mexico where residents and visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the Mexican culture. - The Rio Grande Valley is the third fastest-growing area in the country and the fastest-growing location in the State of Texas. There are 1.5 million residents who call the Rio Grande Valley home. THE DODGE ARENA: - The Dodge Arena is the home of the Rio Grande Valley Dorados a member of Arena 2 Football along with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees a member of the Central Hockey League. - The Dodge Arena draws some of the top acts in music with Rob Thomas, Shakira, Aerosmith, Kiss, ZZ Top, Cher and Nelly all making stops in the Rio Grande Valley. THE EDINBURG BASEBALL STADIUM: - The Edinburg Baseball Stadium is the home of the UTPA Broncs as well as the Edinburg Coyotes a member of the Central Baseball League. The Wyndham Garden Hotel makes it their business to know business travelers because at times the real work begins when office hours end. That s why the Wyndham Garden Hotel offers your favorite food, free high-speed Internet access to connect you with work and home in the comfort of what could be considered your home away from home. Make the Wyndham Garden Hotel your hotel of choice. For reservations, contact (956) / or / visit

8 Commercial Flights The Rio Grande Valley provides three airports located in McAllen, Harlingen-Brownsville and Brownsville-South Padre Island, which includes 33 daily commercial flights. The McAllen International Airport host to four airlines, including American, Continental, Delta and Allegiant and makes ten daily flights directly to airports in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas and Mexico City. The Harlingen Valley International Airport services three airlines from Continental, Southwest and Sun Country and makes 18 daily flights to Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport is serviced by Continental, which makes five daily flights. Within one stop at airports located in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston - all of those flights depart to 250 cities across the United States of America.

9 Directions to the UTPA Fieldhouse From the McAllen Airport: 1. Start going toward the AIRPORT EXIT on SOUTH BICENTENIAL BLVD go 0.2 mi 2. Turn RIGHT on WICHITA AVE GO 0.3 mi 3. Turn LEFT on SOUTH 1OTH ST [TX-336]- go 0.5 mi 4. Turn RIGHT on EXPRESSWAY 83 [US-83 S] - go 1.1 mi 5. Turn LEFT on SOUTH MCCOLL RD go 0.9 mi 6. SOUTH MCCOLL RD becomes MCCOLL ST[FM-2061] - go 7.4 mi 7. Turn RIGHT on W UNIVERSITY DR[TX-107] - go 1.2 mi 8. Arrive at 1201 W UNIVERSITY DR, EDINBURG, on the LEFT From the Harlingen Airport: 1. Start going toward the AIRPORT EXIT on HERITAGE WAY 0.5 mi 2. Bear LEFT on EUCALYPTUS-go < 0.1 mi 3. Turn RIGHT on OAK go 0.3 mi 4. Turn RIGHT on N ED CAREY DR[TX-499-LOOP]- go 0.1 mi 5. Continue to follow TX-499-LOOP-go 3.2 mi 6. Continue on PRIMERA RD-go 0.1 mi 7. Turn LEFT on US-77 SOUTH-go 1.8 mi 8. Take LEFT ramp onto US-77 SOUTH-go 1.8 mi 9. Take the US-83 exit toward MCALLEN-go 29.9 mi 10. Take the US-281 NORTH exit toward EDINBURG-go 7.1 mi 11. Take the UNIVERSITY DR exit onto S EXPRESSWAY 281 [N US-281]- go 0.4 mi 12. Turn LEFT on E UNIVERSITY DR[TX-107]-go 0.9 mi 13. Turn RIGHT to follow TX-107-go 1.0 mi 14. Arrive at 1201 W UNIVERSITY DR, EDINBURG, on the RIGHT From the Brownsville Airport: 1. Start going toward the AIRPORT EXIT - go < 0.1 mi 2. Continue on BILLY MITCHELL BLVD[FM-2519] - go 1.8 mi

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