Press Release – February 25, 2011
Valley literacy a focus of UTPA’s FESTIBA 2011 March 27-April 2
According to 2009 U.S. Department of Education Statistics, 50 percent of the adults in Hidalgo County will not be able to read this story – they are illiterate, unable to read material arranged in sentences and paragraphs.
Administrators from The University of Texas-Pan American, along with its partners in government, pre K-12 education, business, and the community, came together Feb. 24 to announce this year’s schedule for FESTIBA (Festival of International Books and Arts), an annual University celebration of arts and humanities that seeks to improve the Valley’s literacy rate by increasing the interest in reading and improving student success in secondary and postsecondary education.
UT Pan American President Robert S. Nelsen said the University is committed to the campaign to address illiteracy and his hope for FESTIBA is to create a new generation of leaders. Read More>>
