Featured, from left: Priscilla Guillén, who works in the School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling office, has been named the Edinburg Campus Student Employee of the Year at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Forty-two students who work on the Edinburg Campus were nominated for the recognition, as part of UTRGV’s annual National Student Employment Appreciation Week, held Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14, 2017. She is presented a certificate of appreciation by Ana B. Pérez, Assistant Director for Student Employment.
Photograph by SILVER SALAS
Edinburg reported the largest number of jobs in its history in March 2017 – 36,851 – along with posting one of Valley’s lowest unemployment rates for that month, according to preliminary estimates released on Friday, April 21, 2017 by the Texas Workforce Commission. This latest data also showed that Edinburg saw a growth of 511 jobs when comparing the monthly totals of March 2017 (36,851) and March 2016 (36,340), according to the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation. In addition, Edinburg continues to have one of the best rates in the Valley of persons holding jobs in a community, coming in with a 6.1 percent unemployment rate for March 2017 – second among all regional economies. The unemployment rate is a key indicator of the strength of the local economy. Mayor Richard García, during his State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, said the rising growth of jobs in Edinburg draws more private investments into the local economy, which in turn helps create a larger, better-paid workforce. “Edinburg continues to record one of the lowest unemployment rates in the Rio Grande Valley,” the mayor noted. “This latest report indicated our 6.1 percent, second only to McAllen at 6 percent. That rate is not just a sign of new investments but also of business retention and growth of our existing businesses – large and small.” García said the increasing number of jobs in Edinburg has been noticed by private investors and policy makers throughout Texas and beyond. “I am proud to report the state of Edinburg’s economy is thriving. In January, Wallethub named Edinburg number five amongst the top most improved cities since the 2008 recession,” he said. “They looked at our employment and earning opportunities as well as our economic environment to reach that conclusion.” The Edinburg EDC, of which Agustín García, Jr. is Executive Director, is the jobs-creation arm of the Edinburg Mayor and Edinburg City Council. The Edinburg EDC Board of Directors is comprised of Mayor Richard García as President, Harvey Rodríguez, Jr. as Vice President, Elías Longoria, Jr. as Secretary/Treasurer, and Richard Ruppert and Dr. Peter Dabrowski as Members. Richard García and Agustín García, Jr. are not related.
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Edinburg EDC announces city produced largest number of jobs in its history in March 2017 – 36,851 – along with one of Valley’s lowest unemployment rates for that month
By DAVID A. DÍAZ
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Edinburg reported the largest number of jobs in its history in March 2017 – 36,851 – along with posting one of Valley’s lowest unemployment rates for that month, based on preliminary estimates released on Friday, April 21, 2017 by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The continued growth of jobs in Edinburg is independently documented by the Texas Workforce Commission, a state agency with many key duties, such as maintaining and reporting on key trends in state and local economies, including unemployment rates and the number of people employed in cities.
This latest data also showed that Edinburg saw a growth of 511 jobs when comparing the monthly totals of March 2017 (36,851) and March 2016 (36,340), according to the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation.
In addition, Edinburg continues to have one of the best rates in the Valley of persons holding jobs in a community, coming in with a 6.1 percent unemployment rate for March 2017 – second among all regional economies.
Mayor Richard García, during his State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, said the rising growth of jobs in Edinburg draws more private investments into the local economy, which in turn helps create a larger, better-paid workforce.
“Edinburg continues to record one of the lowest unemployment rates in the Rio Grande Valley,” the mayor noted. “This latest report indicated our 6.1 percent, second only to McAllen at 6 percent. That rate is not just a sign of new investments but also of business retention and growth of our existing businesses – large and small.”
The Edinburg EDC, of which Agustín García, Jr. is Executive Director, is the jobs-creation arm of the Edinburg Mayor and Edinburg City Council.
The Edinburg EDC Board of Directors is comprised of Mayor Richard García as President, Harvey Rodríguez, Jr. as Vice President, Elías Longoria, Jr. as Secretary/Treasurer, and Richard Ruppert and Dr. Peter Dabrowski as Members.
Richard García and Agustín García, Jr. are not related.
The unemployment rate is a key indicator of the strength of the local economy.
The unemployment rate is the number of persons unemployed, expressed as a percentage of the civilian labor force, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. The civilian labor force is that portion of the population age 16 and older employed or unemployed. To be considered unemployed, a person has to be not working but willing and able to work and actively seeking work.
Edinburg’s March 2017 unemployment rate of 6.1 percent is part of a consistent pattern of positive reports, including February 2017 (6.4 percent) and January 2017 (6.1 percent).
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, for the month of March 2017, these are the employment figures for the seven largest cities in the Valley:
Brownsville: 70,655
McAllen: 61,363
Edinburg: 36,851
Mission: 31,710
Pharr: 27,675
Harlingen: 23,337
Weslaco: 14,197
EDINBURG’S ECONOMY IS “ALIVE AND KICKING”
García said the increasing number of jobs in Edinburg has been noticed by private investors and policy makers throughout Texas and beyond.
“I am proud to report the state of Edinburg’s economy is thriving. In January, Wallethub named Edinburg number five amongst the top most improved cities since the 2008 recession,” he said. “They looked at our employment and earning opportunities as well as our economic environment to reach that conclusion.”
The city’s economy is “alive and kicking” according to the Public Information Office of the City of Edinburg. Even when the national recession began in 2008, Edinburg was already experiencing a construction boom, the Public Information Office noted.
“We decided that instead of taking a wait-and-see approach, to proceed full force ahead with City projects” García recollected. “So when companies saw that we weren’t slowing down, they didn’t either and chose Edinburg to invest their dollars. That and careful planning has been our recipe for success.”
On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, WalletHub named Edinburg No. 5 amongst the top most improved cities since the 2008 recession. The recession that lasted two years forced many in the nation to record huge mortgage losses, immense job losses and a drop in consumer spending and business investments.
To find out how the nation was recovering, WalletHub compared 18 economic indicators of 505 cities of varying size. The study divided cities by large, medium and small depending on population size then focused on each city’s employment and earning opportunities and it’s economic environment.
The results landed five Texas cities among the most improved with Edinburg ranking fifth in the small city category. The study also found that Edinburg recorded the highest overall decrease in the poverty rate in the nation.
MORE PEOPLE CHOOSING TO STAY, MOVE TO THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICA CITY
It’s not just companies coming to Edinburg – more and more people are choosing to live in the three-time All-America City where they can study at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, attend the UTRGV School of Medicine and work in the increasing health industry.
Edinburg is home to UTRGV, the largest school district in Hidalgo County and 11 hospitals.
Edinburg’s current population has increased by 19 percent since the 2010 U.S. Census, now approaching 89,000 people.
The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten communities in the United States. It recognizes those whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results.
CITY’S MONTHLY, ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AMONG BEST IN VALLEY
Edinburg’s March 2017 unemployment rate compared favorably with the Valley’s other major cities:
McAllen: 6 percent
Edinburg: 6.1 percent
Harlingen: 7.5 percent
Mission: 7.9 percent
Brownsville: 8.2 percent
Weslaco: 8.3 percent
Pharr: 9.2 percent
The state’s unemployment rate in March 2017 was 5 percent, compared with 4.5 percent in March 2016.
The U.S. unemployment rate in March 2017 was 4.5 percent, compared with 5 percent the same month the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (http://data.bls.gov/
Edinburg’s annual unemployment rate for 2016 compared favorably with the Valley’s other major cities:
The annual unemployment rate in McAllen for 2016 was 5.4 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Edinburg for 2016 was 5.9 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Harlingen for 2o16 was 6.1 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Mission for 2o16 was 6.2 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Brownsville for 2o16 was 7.8 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Weslaco for 2o16 was 8.1 percent;
The annual unemployment rate in Pharr for 2o16 was 8.3 percent.
Edinburg’s annual unemployment rates since 2005, which is the year in which the state government began preparing those figures using a more accurate formula, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, have registered as follows: 2016 (5.9); 2015 (5) percent), 2014 (5.8 percent), 2013 (6.9 percent), 2012 (7.5 percent), 2011 (8.4 percent), 2010 (8.2 percent), 2009 (6.8 percent), 2008 (4.9 percent), 2007 (4.7 percent), 2006 (5.2 percent), and 2005 (4.9 percent).
Edinburg 2017 employment, by month, follows:
March: 36,851
February: 36,621
January: 36,246
Also according to the Texas Workforce Commission, the major cities in the four-county Valley have recorded the following monthly unemployment rates in 2017, 2016, and 2015:
McALLEN
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017:
March: 6 percent
February: 6.2 percent
January: 5.9 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016:
December: 5.4 percent
November: 5.2 percent
October: 5.3 percent
September: 5.7 percent
August: 5.9 percent
July: 6 percent
June: 5.8 percent
May: 5 percent
April: 5 percent
March: 5.1 percent
February: 5.1 percent
January: 5.3 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 5.4 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate 2015
December: 4.5 percent
November: 4.8 percent
October: 4.9 percent
September: 5.1 percent
August: 5.2 percent
July: 5.6 percent
June: 5.4 percent
May: 4.9 percent
April: 4.5 percent
March: 4.7 percent
February: 4.9 percent
January: 5.2 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 5 percent
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EDINBURG
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 6.1 percent
February: 6.4 percent
January: 6.2 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 5.9 percent
November: 5.7 percent
October: 5.8 percent
September: 6.3 percent
August: 6.3 percent
July 2016: 6.5 percent
June 2016: 6.5 percent
May 2016: 5.4 percent
April 2016: 5.5 percent
March 2016: 5.6 percent
February 2016: 5.5 percent
January 2016: 5.8 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 5.9 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate 2015:
December: 4.7 percent
November: 4.7 percent
October: 4.9 percent
September: 5 percent
August: 5.4 percent
July: 5.7 percent
June: 5.5 percent
May: 5 percent
April: 4.6 percent
March: 4.8 percent
February: 4.9 percent
January: 5.2 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 5 percent
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HARLINGEN
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017:
March: 7.5 percent
February: 7.5 percent
January: 7 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016:
December: 6.2 percent
November: 6.1 percent
October: 6.4 percent
September: 6.4 percent
August: 6.5 percent
July 2016: 6.3 percent
June 2016: 6.3 percent
May 2016: 5.7 percent
April 2016: 5.7 percent
March 2016: 5.8 percent
February 2016: 5.9 percent
January 2016: 5.9 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 6.1
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015:
December: 5.3 percent
November: 5.6 percent
October: 5.7 percent
September: 5.9 percent
August: 6.3 percent
July: 6.5 percent
June: 6.4 percent
May: 5.9 percent
April: 5.6 percent
March: 5.7 percent
February: 6 percent
January: 6.5 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 6 percent
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MISSION
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 7.9 percent
February: 8.1 percent
January: 8.3 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 7.4 percent
November: 7.1 percent
October: 6.9 percent
September: 7.2 percent
August: 7.5 percent
July: 7.9 percent
June: 7.9 percent
May: 6.9 percent
April: 7.1 percent
March: 7.4 percent
February: 7.4 percent
January: 7.7 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 7.4 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate 2015
December: 6.1 percent
November: 6.1 percent
October: 6.1 percent
September: 6.1 percent
August: 6.5 percent
July: 6.7 percent
June: 6.7 percent
May: 6.1 percent
April: 5.7 percent
March: 5.8 percent
February: 6 percent
January: 6.5 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 6.2 percent
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BROWNSVILLE
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 8.2 percent
February: 8.7 percent
January: 8.8 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 8.1 percent
November: 7.7 percent
October: 7.5 percent
September 2016: 8.1 percent
August 2016: 8.3 percent
July 2016: 8.5 percent
June: 8.6 percent
May: 7.2 percent
April: 7.2 percent
March: 7.3 percent
February: 7.3 percent
January 2016: 7.6 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 7.8 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 6.9 percent
November: 6.9 percent
October: 6.5 percent
September: 6.6 percent
August: 7 percent
July: 7.2 percent
June: 7.2 percent
May: 6.7 percent
April: 6.6 percent
March: 7.2 percent
February: 7.3 percent
January: 8 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 7 percent.
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WESLACO
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 8.3 percent
February: 8.8 percent
January: 9.8 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December 2016: 9.7 percent
November 2016: 8.3 percent
October 2016: 6.7 percent
September 2016: 8.2 percent
August 2016: 8.8 percent
July 2016: 9.3 percent
June 2016: 8.9 percent
May 2016: 6.9 percent
April 2016: 7 percent
March: 7.8 percent
February 2016: 7.6 percent
January 2016: 8.5 percent.
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 8.1 percent.
Monthly Unemployment Rate 2015
December: 6.8 percent
November: 6.5 percent
October: 5.8 percent
September: 6.6 percent
August: 6.8 percent
July: 6.6 percent
June: 6.3 percent
May: 6 percent
April: 5.7 percent
March: 6 percent
February: 6.5 percent
January: 7.3 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 6.4 percent
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PHARR
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 9.2 percent
February: 9.4 percent
January: 9.9 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December 2016: 8.9 percent
November 2016: 8 percent
October 2016: 7.2 percent
September: 8.1 percent
August 2016: 8.7 percent
July 2016: 9 percent
June 2016: 9.2 percent
May 2016: 7.5 percent
April 2016: 7.8 percent
March 2016: 8.1 percent
February 2o16: 8.3 percent
January 2016: 8.9 percent
2016 Annual Unemployment Rate: 8.3 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 7.2 percent
November: 7 percent
October: 6.4 percent
September: 6.6 perent
August: 7.3 percent
July: 7.6 percent
June: 7.4 percent
May: 6.4 percent
April: 6.2 percent
March: 6.5 percent
February: 6.9 percent
January: 7.7 percent
2015 Annual Unemployment Rate: 6.9 percent
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ADDITIONAL REGIONAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Also according to the Texas Workforce Commission, the four counties in the Rio Grande Valley have recorded the following monthly unemployment rates in 2017, 2016, and 2015:
HIDALGO COUNTY
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 8.5 percent
February: 8.8 percent
January: 9 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 8.2 percent
November: 7.6 percent
October: 7.1 percent
September: 7.9 percent
August: 8.3 percent
July: 8.5 percent
June: 8.4 percent
May: 7.1 percent
April: 7.3 percent
March: 7.7 percent
February: 7.8 percent
January: 8.2 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Hidalgo County for 2o16 was 7.8 percent.
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 7.9 percent
November: 7.8 percent
October: 7.4 percent
September: 7.7 percent
August: 8.2 percent
July: 8.5 percent
June: 8.4 percent
May: 7.6 percent
April: 7.4 percent
March: 7.7 percent
February: 8 percent
January: 8.5 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Hidalgo County for 2o15 was 7.9 percent.
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CAMERON COUNTY
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 7.9 percent
February: 8.3 percent
January: 8.1 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 7.4 percent
November: 7 percent
October: 6.9 percent
September: 7.4 percent
August: 7.5 percent
July: 7.7 percent
June: 7.8 percent
May: 6.7 percent
April: 6.8 percent
March: 7 percent
February: 7 percent
January: 7.2 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Cameron County for 2o16 was 7.2 percent.
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 6.8 percent
November: 6.9 percent
October: 6.7 percent
September: 6.8 percent
August: 7.1 percent
July: 7.4 percent
June: 7.5 percent
May: 6.9 percent
April: 6.8 percent
March: 7.2 percent
February: 7.4 percent
January: 8 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate in Cameron County for 2o15 was 7.1 percent.
Also for March 2017, there were 315,123 individuals employed in Hidalgo County, while 156,049 persons were employed in Cameron County during the same month.
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STARR COUNTY
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 14.9 percent
February: 15.6 percent
January: 15.8 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 14.1 percent
November: 13 percent
October: 12.2 percent
September: 13.4 percent
August: 13.9 percent
July: 14.3 percent
June: 14.2 percent
May: 12.5 percent
April: 13.5 percent
March: 14.3 percent
February: 13.9 percent
January: 14.2 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Starr County for 2o16 was 13.6 percent.
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 13.4 percent
November: 13.4 percent
October: 12.6 percent
September: 12.6 percent
August: 13.6 percent
July: 14.1 percent
June: 14.2 percent
May: 13 percent
April: 13 percent
March: 13.7 percent
February: 13.8 percent
January: 14.4 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate in Starr County for 2o15 was 13.5 percent.
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WILLACY COUNTY
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2017
March: 13.3 percent
February: 13.2 percent
January: 12.7 percent
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2016
December: 11.2 percent
November: 11.1 percent
October: 11.2 percent
September: 12.2 percent
August: 12.8 percent
July: 13.8 percent
June: 13.8 percent
May: 12.4 percent
April: 12.3 percent
March: 12.5 percent
February: 12.4 percent
January: 12.6 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Willacy County for 2o16 was 12.4 percent.
Monthly Unemployment Rate, 2015
December: 12.1 percent
November: 12.6 percent
October: 12.9 percent
September: 12.5 percent
August: 13.7 percent
July: 14.3 percent
June: 14.6 percent
May: 13.5 percent
April: 13.4 percent
March: 13.2 percent
February: 11.7 percent
January: 12.1 percent
The annual combined unemployment rate for all cities in Willacy County for 2o15 was 13 percent.
For March 2017, there were 23,090 individuals employed in Starr County, while during the same month, 5,770 persons were employed in Willacy County.
MORE DETAILED FIGURES ON NUMBER OF JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR EDINBURG
More detailed information about the labor market and unemployment rates in Edinburg follows:
Edinburg 2016 Employment, By Month
December: 36,476
November: 36,287
October: 36,139
September 2016: 36,038
August 2016: 35,812
July 2016: 35,545
June 2016: 36,234
May 2016: 36,529
April 2016: 36,494
March 2016: 36,340
February 2016: 36,017
January 2016: 35,675
Edinburg 2015 Employment, By Month:
December: 35,837
November: 35,803
October: 35,490
September: 35,225
August: 35,025
July: 34,978
June: 35,634
May: 36,029
April: 35,790
March: 35,665
February: 35,416
January: 35,308
Edinburg 2014 Employment, By Month:
December 2014: 35,501
November 2014: 35,542
October 2014: 35,456
September 2014: 35,080
August 2014: 34,681
July 2014: 34,583
June 2014: 35,295
May 2014: 35,495
April 2014: 35,462
March 2014: 35,301
February 2014: 35,204
January 2014: 35,053
Edinburg 2013 Employment, By Month:
December: 35,071
November: 34,824
October: 34,364
September: 34,291
August: 33,942
July: 33,735
June: 34,333
May: 34,504
April: 34,568
March: 34,241
February: 34,196
January: 34,111
Edinburg Monthly Unemployment Rates, 2014
December: 4.7 percent
November: 5.2 percent
October: 5.5 percent
September: 5.7 percent
August: 6.4 percent
July: 6.6 percent
June: 6.5 percent
May: 5.8 percent
April: 5.3 percent
March: 5.9 percent
February: 6.2 percent
January: 6.3 percent
Annual Unemployment Rate: 5.8 percent
Edinburg Monthly Unemployment Rates, 2013:
December: 6.1 percent
November: 6.4 percent
October: 7 percent
September: 6.9 percent
August: 7.2 percent
July: 7.5 percent
June: 7.6 percent
May: 6.9 percent
April: 6.4 percent
March: 6.8 percent
February: 7.1 percent
January: 7.3 percent
Annual Unemployment Rate: 6.9 percent.
Because of substantial methodology changes between 2004 and 2005 in estimating city unemployment statistics, Texas city data is not available prior to 2005, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Because of substantial methodology changes in geographic areas below the state level, data from 2005 and 2004 or earlier is not considered comparable, the state agency explains.
Effective in March 2015, the TWC also notes that “for all sub-state LAUS estimates, a break in series exists between December 2009 and January 2010 due to a change in methodology used. The use of caution is advised when comparing data from prior to 2010 to that of 2010-present.
The Texas Workforce Commission data on all entities in the state, including cities and counties, is available online at:
http://www.tracer2.com/cgi/
TWO HONORED AT UTRGV AS TOP STUDENT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently named two Student Employees of the Year during ceremonies held for the university’s National Student Employment Appreciation Week. which took place from Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14, 2017.
There are currently more than 2,600 student employees across UTRGV’s multiple campuses.
At a ceremony held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 on the Brownsville Campus, where 29 student employees were nominated, the top honor went to Jesús A. Sánchez, who works in the Office of Academic Affairs.
On Friday, April 14, 2017 on the Edinburg Campus, Priscilla Guillén, who works in the School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling office, was selected as the other Student Employee of the Year. Forty-two students who work on the Edinburg Campus were nominated.
Candidates nominated for the student award had to have been employed for one year and were rated on quality of work, reliability, initiative, professionalism and the uniqueness of their contribution to the department.
Each Student Employee of the Year received a plaque and a $300 scholarship.
At each event, recognition was also given to a Supervisor of the Year, a staff member who oversees and mentors student employees, and to a Success Profile – someone who is now in a career but worked as a student employee while in college.
The Supervisor of the Year on the Brownsville Campus was Tammy Muñoz, Laboratory Coordinator Supervisor, Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences. The supervisor honored on the Edinburg Campus was Viola Domínguez, Records Specialist, Department of Records Management.
Recognized as a Success Profile on the Brownsville Campus was Blanca Davila, Postsecondary Success Coordinator at the United Way of Southern Cameron County. Davila worked as a student ambassador for the United Way’s All In Program while attending then UT Brownsville, where she earned a master’s degree in public policy and management.
The Success Profile honored at the Edinburg ceremony was Marcos Silva, an 11th-grade teacher for IDEA public schools and co-founder of Border Kids Code, an educational initiative that promotes the fundamentals of computer science in K through eighth-grade classrooms.
While a college student, Silva, who earned a B.A. in psychology and a Master’s in Educational Administration from UT Pan American, worked as a student career advisor for the Office of Career Services and as a Research Assistant for the Department of Educational Psychology.
National Student Employment Week was initiated by the National Student Employee Association to recognize the impact of student work experience at universities and colleges nationwide.
At UTRGV, the week’s activities on both campuses also included a job fair, résumé seminar and networking event.
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Gail Fagan contributed to this article. For more information on the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation and the City of Edinburg, please log on to http://edinburgedc.com or to http://www.facebook.com/
