| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.39 |
| Liaison | Marianella Franklin |
| Submission Date | Aug. 28, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
PA-13: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Veronica
Gonzales Vice President Office of the VP for Business Affairs |
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or similar body that has multi-stakeholder representation (i.e. includes faculty, staff, and students) and otherwise meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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The charter or mission statement of the CIR or other body which reflects social and environmental concerns or a brief description of how the CIR is tasked to address social and environmental concerns:
The UTPA Foundation raises, manages and invest funds for charitable, educational and scientific purposes to benefit Pan American University. By encouraging the exploration of the wonders of anthropology and the arts, technology and teaching, engineering and English, mathematics and modern languages, sociology and the sciences, the UTPA Foundation is inspiring the next generation of thinkers and dreamers whose invention and courage will transform our region and our world.
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Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, alumni):
Jaime Ramon partner with COX Smith
Victor H. Gonzalez partner with MD Optimologist Valley
Armando A. Perez
Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Houston Division
H-E-B
A.R. (Felo) Guerra
Secretary
Rancher & General Manager
Guerra Brothers Successors
Arcilia C. Acosta
Chief Executive Officer
CARCON Industries and STL Engineers
Armando Arismendi
Director, Special Gov. Products, Research
IBM Corporation
Theresa Barrera-Shaw
Rudy Beserra
Vice President of Latin Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company
Alonzo Cantu
President & CEO
Cantu Construction & Development Co
Bill Ellis, Jr.
Attorney & Partner
Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez
Marilyn Fox Box
IWB President
Lisa Brady Gill
Executive Director, Education Policy and Practice
Texas Instruments
Yno Gonzales
Senior Vice President, Network Services
Healy & Company
R. David Guerra
President & CEO
IBC Bank
Roel (Roy) Martinez
President
2M Ranch
Doug Matney
Group Vice President
South Texas Health System
Edward Muñoz
Principal
Muñoz Group Investment Banking
David Norman
Senior Vice President of Operations, Texas Division
Wal-Mart
H. R. Bert Peña
Troutman Sanders LLP
Joe Ramirez
Principal
J.R. Enterprises
Ed Rivera
Director, Sales & Marketing
Nypro Kanaak
John Schrock, Sr.
Chair & CEO
Lifetime Industries
Tom Torkelson
CEO & Head of Schools
IDEA Public Schools
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Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
The Board of Trustees of the UTPA Foundation raised more than $35 million in endowment funds to support student scholarships, faculty research and development, academic initiatives and student support programs, and to provide flexible funding to meet other University needs, such as funding the Office for Sustainability AASHE assessment of campus sustainability.
1. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has awarded The University of Texas-Pan American's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness in Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) about $650,000 to expand a successful college readiness program to seven elementary schools and one middle school in the Edinburg area and two middle schools in La Joya.
Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, provides students with strategies to become better prepared for the rigors of post-secondary education. At the secondary level, students are encouraged to take challenging classes and an elective course that teaches them skills in improving their note taking, organization and study habits. AVID also provides students with college tutors and other resources to make sure they are ready for college coursework.
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The website URL where information about the CIR is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://utpafoundation.org/images/Resources/final_investment_policy_approved_january_29_2010.pdf
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