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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Selects Syntellis Performance Solutions to Streamline and Transform Financial Performance Reporting

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Monday, July 17, 2023

Syntellis Performance Solutions , the leading provider of enterprise performance management software, data and intelligence solutions, today announced a multi-year contract with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to modernize and improve the university’s financial performance reporting practices.

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  • Syntellis Performance Solutions , the leading provider of enterprise performance management software, data and intelligence solutions, today announced a multi-year contract with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to modernize and improve the university’s financial performance reporting practices.
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a public research university, will integrate Syntellis’ Axiom™ Higher Education Suite to transform its current budgeting and forecasting processes through a single integrated, cloud-based software platform.
  • Data silos and spreadsheet-based reporting made financial planning and forecasting a challenge for the team at UTRGV — a common issue among higher education institutions.
  • “UTRGV’s finance professionals are ahead of the curve,” said Flint Brenton, CEO of Syntellis Performance Solutions.

FAU RECEIVES $11.5 MILLION GIFT TO COMBAT LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS, AMYLOIDOSIS

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Currently, there is no cure for amyloidosis, a life-threatening disease that can be present throughout the body, including the heart, kidneys, liver and brain. The most common localized form of amyloidosis, which is seen significantly more often, is in the brain. Cerebral amyloidosis, when symptomatic, usually manifests in one of two ways: in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and in brain bleeds, which have consequences such as a stroke.

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  • The most common localized form of amyloidosis, which is seen significantly more often, is in the brain.
  • A monumental $11.5 million gift from Boca Raton philanthropists Ann and John Wood of the FairfaxWood Scholarship Foundation, will enable Florida Atlantic University 's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine to create a game-changing infrastructure that will combat amyloidosis using a collaborative, whole-body approach.
  • This transformational gift will establish the FairfaxWood Health & Innovation Technology Initiative, which will focus on the FAU Amyloidosis Project.
  • The $11.5 million gift from the Wood family marks their fourth contribution to FAU's College of Medicine and follows a $28 million scholarship gift in 2022, in memory of their son Robert A.

HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announce creation of physician residencies at Brownsville, McAllen hospitals

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Monday, March 27, 2023

HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announce creation of physician residencies at Brownsville, McAllen hospitals

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  • HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announce creation of physician residencies at Brownsville, McAllen hospitals
    RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MARCH 27, 2023 – HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have announced an agreement to bring 30 resident physicians to Brownsville and McAllen by summer 2024, with plans to seat 150 total resident physician positions by 2029.
  • Residents from the UTRGV School of Medicine will train at HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division affiliate hospitals Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen and Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville.
  • “This not only allows us to train more residents, but also helps us expand our community’s access to quality healthcare into the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
  • Cris Rivera, chief executive officer of HCA Healthcare affiliate Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, said the partnership with UTRGV is an important step in addressing the physician shortage in South Texas.

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization partners with Amazon to design the new Amazon Small Business Academy

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.

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  • The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.
  • The program is free, open to any small business owner or entrepreneur and can be accessed at smallbusiness.amazon .
  • "Small business owners who take advantage of this academy can use these tools to think more entrepreneurial, and that directly services the mission of CEO."
  • From its inception in 1984, the organization has grown to approximately 16,500 members, representing nearly 250 college- and university-based chapters.

COSTEP Highlights Manufacturing Workforce Development in Rio South Texas

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Monday, August 15, 2022

The Rio South Texas region understands that, and it demonstrates this understanding through the various public & private industry certified skills training programs, college-level dual-credit programs in high school, and the future-focused higher education institutions operating in Rio South Texas.

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  • The Rio South Texas region understands that, and it demonstrates this understanding through the various public & private industry certified skills training programs, college-level dual-credit programs in high school, and the future-focused higher education institutions operating in Rio South Texas.
  • And it isn't just state-of-the-art manufacturing talent that is home-grown in Rio South Texas.
  • The science of advanced materials used in the manufacturing processes of today and tomorrow is also being learned by the students in Rio South Texas, for example at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in their advanced nanoscience laboratory.
  • If you are looking to manufacture products in North America for North America, take a look at what Rio South Texas has to offer.

COSTEP Highlights Manufacturing Workforce Development in Rio South Texas

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 15, 2022

The Rio South Texas region understands that, and it demonstrates this understanding through the various public & private industry certified skills training programs, college-level dual-credit programs in high school, and the future-focused higher education institutions operating in Rio South Texas.

Key Points: 
  • The Rio South Texas region understands that, and it demonstrates this understanding through the various public & private industry certified skills training programs, college-level dual-credit programs in high school, and the future-focused higher education institutions operating in Rio South Texas.
  • And it isn't just state-of-the-art manufacturing talent that is home-grown in Rio South Texas.
  • The science of advanced materials used in the manufacturing processes of today and tomorrow is also being learned by the students in Rio South Texas, for example at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in their advanced nanoscience laboratory.
  • If you are looking to manufacture products in North America for North America, take a look at what Rio South Texas has to offer.

Mariachi Festival presents UTRGV Ballet Folklórico

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

HOUSTON, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mariachi Festival presents a night at the Wortham Theater featuring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Ballet Folklórico on Saturday, August 6, 2022. This organization is comprised of 50 students who are pursing degrees in a variety of disciplines. The Ballet Folklórico has traveled throughout the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France and Italy to perform. 

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  • HOUSTON, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mariachi Festival presents a night at the Wortham Theater featuring theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Ballet Folklrico on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
  • The UTRGV Ballet Folklrico has received national recognition through the American College Dance Association (ACDA).
  • "There is no other group like UTRGV Ballet Folklrico", says Macaria Mendez, Chair of the Mariachi Festival Board of Directors.
  • As part of the Mariachi Festival, Texas youth will be able to compete in a mariachi vocal competition.

Stephen F. Austin State University Installing New AstroTurf Field, Rekortan Track

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

After announcing the move to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) earlier this year, Stephen F. Austin State University and the SFA Athletic department put the wheels in motion to complete a major upgrade at the Homer Bryce Stadium.

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  • After announcing the move to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) earlier this year, Stephen F. Austin State University and the SFA Athletic department put the wheels in motion to complete a major upgrade at the Homer Bryce Stadium.
  • The track and field team will also benefit from a new playing surface starting this year with a high-tech Rekortan BV track system.
  • The new track features a paved base mat, which boosts resilience, and a top layer of rubber and solid-pour polyurethane.
  • The Lumberjacks will play their first game at home on the new AstroTurf field against the Tarleton State Texans on September 4th.

UT Dallas Announces New Universities and Advisors for the Texas Network of Blackstone LaunchPad

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

"They bring a tremendous range of backgrounds and skills to join the already outstanding team of leaders from across the state of Texas, as we together seek ways to help students launch tomorrow's great ventures."

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  • "They bring a tremendous range of backgrounds and skills to join the already outstanding team of leaders from across the state of Texas, as we together seek ways to help students launch tomorrow's great ventures."
  • The mission of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas is to enable the next generation's new ventures.
  • We fulfill this mission by educating, empowering and equipping our students, alumni, faculty, and the global UT Dallas community.
  • In daily terms, this means utilizing world-class academic education, industry-leading experiential training, venture mentorship and advisory support, and other resources to support the launch of new businesses.