AUSTIN—Former UT Brownsville President Juliet Garcia will join The University of Texas System as senior advisor to the Chancellor for community, national and global engagement, Chancellor William H. McRaven announced today.
In this new position, Garcia will work as an ambassador, participating with leaders and organizations throughout Texas, the nation and internationally to convey, clarify and advocate for the UT System and the Chancellor’s priorities.
“Dr. Garcia is a nationally recognized thought leader in higher education and beyond. We are delighted to have her voice when working with organizations and associations to advance our mission and explore opportunities for the UT System to lead,” McRaven said.Garcia served as president of UT Brownsville for 22 years and was integral in the creation of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
She became the first female Mexican-American president of a college or university in 1986 and has devoted her life’s work to public service. Under her leadership, UT Brownsville more than doubled in size and produced 35,000 college graduates. In 2009, Time magazine named Garcia one of the top 10 college presidents in the nation, and in 2014 she was named one of the top 50 world leaders by Fortune magazine.
Previously, Garcia was appointed by former Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa to lead the creation of The University of Texas Americas Institute. After subsequent consideration, McRaven determined that many initiatives addressing issues facing the Americas and the Global South were already administered by centers and institutes across UT’s academic institutions.
In lieu of the UT Americas Institute, McRaven will apply his “team of teams” approach that he presented in November as part of his UT System strategic vision. This idea consists of formal and informal networks of subject matter experts bound together by a common mission.
As senior advisor to the Chancellor for community, national and global engagement, Garcia will continue to embrace the core principles behind the UT Americas Institute concept, while broadening the UT System’s scope for global impact. Garcia will also have an active role in implementing the Quantum Leaps proposed by McRaven as part of his vision to advance the UT System.
“It is a privilege to continue to be part of the important work of the UT System at another pivotal moment in our history and I’m honored to be selected for this new post,” Garcia said.
An agreement documenting the terms of Garcia’s appointment will be presented to the Board of Regents at its next meeting.
11 comments:
Sounds like a load of higher education bullshit to me.
UT System bought her off with a title, big salary, but no real job. This is just a change of title, but still with no real job. The salary will continue on.
Try explaining this one to w working couple with three kids struggling to pay a mortgage, medical bills, etc. etc., or a retiree scraping to get by on meager Social Security payments, or better still, the hundreds that lost their jobs during the great UTB-TSC implosion - I'm sure they'll understand and be more than supportive. And one wonders why there is such a shrill anti-elite/anti-intellectual rhetoric in the country today!
Looks like the UT System just "demoted" Queen Julieta to the "second team". Perhaps this is why the Herald put this article in Section C of yesterday's publication. UT System has pushed Queen Julieta to the back of the bus. Should we be surprised....as UTRGV seems to be moving to eliminating courses in Brownsville and force students to travel to Edinburg for classes. The evolution of the new UTRGV seems to exclude Brownsville....but makes TSC a more important institution for our community. Will UT System provide funds for Queen Julieta to have an office and staff, or will she depend on Tony Martinez and the Brownsville tax payers to pay more for her upkeep?????
No suelta la chiche
How sad.
Ya Retire!
Quality of life!
"Todo por servir se acaba"
Ok something new she's going to f@*ck up now!
Were you sitting on the toilet or at the florist shop when you posted this?
Why don't the Regents suggest she retire and be done with it? Why continue with the charade?
Hey Julie girlfriend really think its time for you to RETIRE and stop sucking off the UT titty and/or City of Brownsville titty darling.
Here we go again, let her go...all she did was build castle after castle in the poorest city in the U.S. She is not worthy of another position at the cost of the tax payers....YA BASTA!
Folks I am sure those wonderful UT folks are eager to put Julie out to pasture, nothing more they can steal here in Brownsville, they already stole a bunch. There is no more milk, all dried up, ya no ay leche, Moo Moo Moo
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