University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Totally Explained

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The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) —or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish— is a state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM is the second largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico System, and the premier Engineering and Science institution of the Caribbean. UPRM has been accredited by the "Middle States Commission on Higher Education" (MSCHE) since 1946. Also, the Engineering undergraduate program is accredited by the "Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology" (ABET), the Nursing undergraduate program is accredited by the "National League of Nursing" (NLN) and the Chemistry Department is recognized by the "American Chemical Society" (ACS). The Business Administration Department is going through the process of the AACSB accreditation.

History

The university was founded in 1911 as a land-grant university with the name of College of Agriculture. The founding of the institution is credited to D.W. May, José de Diego and Carmelo Alemar. In 1912 the name of the institution was changed to the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts — Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecanicas (CAAM).
In 1918, an earthquake and a fire caused significant damage to the institution. The ruins of the entrance of one of the buildings, Degetau Hall -which not only withstood the earthquake, but proved to be almost indestructible after the rebuilt hall was torn down in the late 1940s- would later become the emblem of the institution. In 1988, the archway ruins (the portico) was moved, landcaped and turned into a monument.
In 1929, the LAI ("Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria") was created at the Mayagüez Campus. The LAI is an athletic organization, similar to the NCAA, created with the purpose of promoting and regulating sports activities. It originally consisted of a three event competition : basketball, baseball and track and field. Currently the competition consists of more than 25 sports.

In 1942, the campus was granted considerable autonomy thanks to university reforms in which the colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Science were created.
   In the 1950s the institution saw more programs added when the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Nuclear Center were established.
   The Puerto Rican Legislative Assembly reorganized the University of Puerto Rico's system in 1966. This reorganization of the system lead to the controversial change of its name, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus, which is used in the present day as the official name of the institution. Currently, the university is divided into four academic units; Agriculture, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration. In the past few years, more women than men have been earning Engineering degrees at UPRM, a rare statistic in a field where women usually compose a small minority. For obvious reasons, the University of Puerto Rico is the top Hispanic graduating University in the United States.
   The Puerto Rico Seismic Network, in charge of monitoring seismic activity for the Caribbean region, is also located on the campus.
   To this day, as a matter pride, students and alumni alike still refer to the institution as El Colegio (The College) in reference to its former CAAM name. Such school spirit is evident still in sporting events with the student battle cry and motto of “¡Antes, Ahora y Siempre Colegio!” (“Before, Now and Forever, Colegio!”). The university is unique in Puerto Rico for creating a strong bond between students and the institution itself. Alumni proudly declare themselves "Colegiales" even decades after graduating the institution. Being a "Colegial" becomes part of a student's identity. Some students say that, given the shared challenges of academic life there, all alumni share a sense of belonging and trust. "Colegiales" are also deeply prized by employers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and many parts of the United States.

Academics

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez consists of four major faculties. These faculties are Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering.
The estimated enrollment is 12,146 students. In 2006 the institution had an acceptance rate of 62%.

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

The Agricultural Sciences faculty originated with the creation of the Mayagüez campus in 1911.
The Agricultural Sciences faculty offers 11 undergraduate academic programs conducive to a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Sciences, a Pre-Veterinary program and 9 graduate programs conducive to a Master's Degree in Agricultural Sciences.
The following Bachelor's programs in Agricultural Sciences are offered:

Agronomy
Agribusiness
Agricultural Economy
Animal Sciences ("Industria Pecuaria")

Agricultural Mechanization

Crop Protection

General Agriculture

Horticulture

Agricultural Education

Agricultural Extension

Soils

The following Master in Sciences degree programs are offered:

Agronomy

Animal Sciences ("Industria Pecuaria")

Agricultural Economy

Crop Protection

Science and Technology of Foods

Horticulture

Agricultural Education

Agricultural Extension

Soils

Arts and Sciences Faculty

The Arts and Sciences faculty was founded in 1942 and currently consists of 13 departments.
The departments are the following:

Biology Department

Industrial Biotechnology Department

Industrial Microbiology Department

Marine Sciences Department

Economy Department

Physical Education Department

Nursing Department

Hispanical Studies Department

Physics Department

Humanities Department

Department of Social Sciences

English Department

Geology Department

Mathematics Department

Chemistry Department

Business Administration Faculty

The Departments of the Business Administration Faculty are the following:

Accounting Program

Finances Program

Human Resources Program

Industrial Management Program

Marketing Program

Computerized Information Systems Program

Office Administration Program

Engineering Faculty

The Engineering faculty was founded in 1942 and currently consists of seven departments. It has approximately 4,825 undergraduates students, 343 graduate students, 197 full time faculty members and 100 staff employees. Approximately 40% of undergraduate students and 32% of graduate students are women.
The six departments that comprise the engineering faculty are the following:

Chemical Engineering Department

Civil Engineering and Surveying Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Engineering Science and Materials Department

Industrial Engineering Department

Mechanical Engineering Department

All of these departments offer degrees except the General Engineering Department which offers courses that provide the foundation for all engineers.

Athletics

The University's men and women sports team are called the Tarzans and the Janes, respectively. The Mayagüez campus is a member of the LAI ("Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria"). It is the only university that participates in all sports sponsored by the LAI. It currently participates in 16 men's sports and 12 women's sports with a total of 373 athletes.
Since the 1st of September of 2003 the Mayagüez campus also competes as an independent university in the NCAA's Division II. It participates in men's basketball, baseball, cross country running, soccer, swimming, tennis, track (outdoor), volleyball and sport wrestling and in women's basketball, cross country running, swimming and tennis.

Greek life

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez has a number of fraternities and sororities. Until the early nineties most of the established fraternities owned a house in a nearby "Bosque" Street, yet a law was passed in Puerto Rico that no fraternity houses may be in residential areas. Now only Alpha Beta Chi and Phi Sigma Alpha have houses yet no brothers live in them. Social Societies:

Fraternities

Phi Eta Mu ^*

Phi Sigma Alpha ^*

Nu Sigma Beta ^*

Alpha Beta Chi ^*

Phi Delta Gamma ^*

Phi Epsilon Chi

Phi Zeta Chi

Zeta Phi Beta

Alpha Omicron Sigma

Phi Delta Sigma

Sigma Phi Chi

Lambda Phi Sigma

Rho Omicron Rho

Sororities

Mu Alpha Phi ^*

Eta Gamma Delta ^*

Zeta Phi Sigma

Eta Phi Zeta

Phi Lambda Omega

Sigma Delta Nu

Gamma Chi Sigma

� *) Member of Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico (Inter-Fraternity Council of Puerto Rico)

Greek Lettered Service, Professional and/or Honor Societies:

Alpha Zeta - agriculture honor society

Tau Beta Pi - engineering honor society

Phi Alpha Delta - co-ed professional law fraternity

Beta Beta Beta - biological Honor Society

Alpha Phi Omega - co-ed service fraternity

Psi Chi - honor society in PsychologyFurther Information

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