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UTPB SCHOOL OF ED GETS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
“Four years of preparation and hard work has paid off. I have received notice that the School of Education has received national accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. NCATE is the professional accrediting organization for schools, colleges and departments of education in the United States, and UTPB meets the gold standard,” Watts said.
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UTPB starts to attract more international students By Ruth Campbell Midland Reporter-Telegram University of Texas of the Permian Basin's enrollment has spiked this year, and that increase includes an international flavor. Yixian Chen from Dong Ying, China, is one of 10 students from around the world attending the Odessa campus this fall. Because of her hometown's sister city relationship with Midland, UTPB President David Watts met Chen's father. "He expressed an interest in his daughter coming to the United States to study," Watts said. Chen's father works in the foreign office at Dong Ying and travels worldwide for his job. "I said I'd be delighted to have her here and gave her a $500 scholarship. I think it's in the best interests of the relationship that UTPB and Midland has with Dong Ying to bring more students like Yixian to study either at Midland College, Odessa College or UTPB," Watts said. Read full story
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 Jan and Ted Roden have made a point to give back to the community where they’ve lived for more than 50 years. The bronze statue at UTPB is just one of the many gifts the Rodens have given to the university. Generosity builds education in Odessa
BY F.A. KRIFT
Ted Roden pointed to his heart.
“In here,” he said. “It makes you feel good in here.”
He’s 87, and has lived in Odessa since 1947 when he moved here to help his brother, Tom “Pinkie” Roden, in the liquor retail business and earned a grand living with a beer distribution center. |
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