UTRGV: Can You Dig It – Brownsville Academic Building

On March 22, 2016 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley held the groundbreaking for the first building to be constructed on the Brownsville campus since the creation of UTRGV. The Academic Building is a multipurpose facility that will house Environmental Science Labs, Chemistry Labs, Rehearsal Halls, Study Rooms and more. The 102,551 square foot building is scheduled to open in 2018.

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Groundbreaking of the new #UTRGV building on the Brownsville campus. #TogetherWeWilllGrow #UnlimitedPossibilities pic.twitter.com/q9jiJqdB5Y

— Eric A. Silva (@SilvaEric1) March 22, 2016

"We're dreaming big. This is only the first…" – Dean of Fine Arts, @UTRGV

— Eric A. Silva (@SilvaEric1) March 22, 2016

Listening to these speeches reinforces that it's a great time to be a @UTRGV student. #WeWillInspireTheWorld pic.twitter.com/12QGRyFfpt

— Eric A. Silva (@SilvaEric1) March 22, 2016

"The future is ours. This is a part of the future we're building…Things that you've never seen." Dr Bailey, @UTRGV pic.twitter.com/NgHE4Tryh7

— Eric A. Silva (@SilvaEric1) March 22, 2016

Signing of a beam on the new Academic Building on the Brownsville campus. #UTRGV pic.twitter.com/J4YI90zIRP

— Eric A. Silva (@SilvaEric1) March 22, 2016