April 2020 – Page 3 – The Valley's Student Station

Economic Impact Stimulus Payments Coming Soon

By Victor Rivero April 6, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo Last Monday, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that the automatic distribution of the Economic Impact Payments will begin in as little of three weeks. The Economic Impact…

UTRGV WAIVING GRE EXAMS

By Hector Tamez April 6, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo UTRGV is waiving the Graduate Record Examination and other tests for Master’s and Doctoral Programs for Summer and Fall 2020 semesters. Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, and New…

New NCAA Eligibility Rules

By Luis Rubio April 6, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo The NCAA is granting an additional year of athletic eligibility to spring sport athletes whose seasons were canceled because of COVID-19. Last Monday the Division 1 council voted to give an extra…

Pass Or Fail System Coming To UTRGV

By Jerry Galindo April 6, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo Through a message from the President of UTRGV last Friday, President Guy Baily introduced the Pass or Fail option in response to the current COVID-19 crisis. This option slated for implementation soon only for the current spring…

Cyber Security Scams Targeting Students

By Hector Tamez April 6, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo A nursing student was almost scammed for $500 after receiving an internship opportunity through her UTRGV email. Lieutenant of UTRGV’s Police Department, Van Slusser explains what a scam…