As they wind up their AVID-driven Freshman Seminar class, four UTPB students reflect upon the benefits they will take away from that class.

Next year, more freshmen will benefit from AVID’s tools at UTPB.  It is another building block that faculty at UTPB can offer students to help them be successful in their college careers, and ultimately, lead productive lives, explains Lanita Akins, one of the first two AVID instructors.

To read some testimonials from this years AVID students click here.

The Falcon Promise Program will cover tuition and mandatory fees for 12 hours for eight semesters for certain students from families making $60,000 per year or less! (The program will not cover books, room/board, supplies, or miscellaneous expenses.)

For more information about the Falcon Promise, please call the Financial Aid Office at 432-552-2620 or e-mail finaid@utpb.edu.

Lots of changes are visible at the construction site of the Student Multipurpose Center. The second floor slab has been poured, and masonry for the elevator shaft is complete. The exterior wall framing has begun, and mechanical equipment has been set on the second floor. Late in 2010, UTPB students will find a home-away-from home in this building with features like a user-friendly dining room, childcare center, fitness center, meeting and study rooms along with offices for student organizations, a lounge, and external shaded pavilion.