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The Guerra Honors Program (GHP) strives to serve the needs of academically talented and ambitious students who value intellectual growth and want to make the most of their undergraduate education.

The program provides students an enriched and challenging liberal arts curriculum. Small Honors classes concentrate on exploring new and innovative ideas and creatively integrating knowledge.

The Guerra Honors Program also offers students the extraordinary opportunity to conduct research at the undergraduate level. The Honors experience fosters the long-term intellectual, ethical and personal growth of each student. Membership in the Guerra Honors Program is a privilege, a commitment, and a voyage of excellence. If you are up for it...

MISSION STATEMENT

The Office of International Programs supports and enhances the University’s mission to serve “the higher education needs of a rapidly growing, international and multicultural population in the South Texas Region,” thus promoting international and multicultural awareness on campus and in the community through international programs such as student experiences abroad, faculty teaching abroad, academic exchanges and international events, presentations and conferences.

The Office also facilitates and encourages campus-wide efforts to develop international programs in the areas of research, publications, continuing education, faculty development and community outreach. It supports international initiatives among student groups, faculty and agencies in the Texas-Mexico border community.

In addition, the Office provides assistance in setting up linkages with universities in Mexico and other countries in the world, sponsoring multi-cultural and international research and forming affiliations between international groups and the community.

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Service Learning is here to support, promote, and expand opportunities for students to participate in experiential learning through mentored research and curriculum-related community service. The University of Texas-Pan American is committed to excellence in education and to enhancing the academic experiences available to our students.