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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
P. O. Box 830688 Richardson, Texas 75083-0688 |
News
Release
For Immediate
Release
News Contact: Jenni Bullington, UTD, (972) 883-4431, jennib@utdallas.edu
Rodolfo
Hernandez to Lead UTD’s
Office of International Education
Responsibilities
Will Include Oversight of Study-Abroad
Programs, Growing Relationships with Foreign Universities
RICHARDSON, Texas
(Nov. 15, 2005) — Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, director of the
highly regarded Center for U.S.–Mexico Studies at The University
of Texas at Dallas (UTD), has been given the additional duties of directing
the university’s Office of International Education.
Hernandez will be
charged with, among other things, initiating, developing and managing
exchange agreements with foreign universities; coordinating credit transfers,
financial arrangements and academic planning for students and faculty
planning to study abroad; and educating participants about safety awareness
and international travel protocol.
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| Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero ... "excited and honored" to lead the Office of International Education. |
“I am excited and honored to take on the additional responsibility of supervising and expanding the services provided by UTD’s Office of International Education,” Hernandez said. “We serve a vital function to the university — preparing, protecting and looking out for new opportunities abroad for our students and faculty. The office, in my opinion, is key to helping the university establish and grow its presence in the international community.”
Hernandez will continue as director of the Center for U.S.–Mexico Studies. Under his leadership, that center has increased the academic relationship between UTD and Mexico, using an interdisciplinary approach focused on international education, research and public service programs.
Hernandez holds a B.A. in international studies from the National University of Mexico, an M.A. in political science from Southern Oregon University and an M.S. in applied economics and a Ph.D. in political economy from UTD.
A member or advisor on numerous committees dealing with foreign relations and education, including the North Texas Committee on Immigrants and Higher Education, the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and the Mexican Association for International Education, Hernandez teaches courses about U.S.–Mexico affairs, the Mexican political system and Mexican economics at UTD. He has published in specialized journals and newspapers and participated in news and documentary television and radio programs in Mexico and the United States.
Prior to joining
UTD in 2001, Hernandez worked as researcher at four organizations, including
the Latin American Institute of Economics, Social and Communication Studies
(ILEESCO), the Permanent Conference of Public Parties of Latin America
and the Caribbean (COPPAL), the Inter-American Conference on Control of
Drug Abuse (CICAD) at the Organization of American States, and the Secretariat
of the NAFTA Labor Commission.
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About UTD
The University of
Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas
in the heart of the complex of major multinational technology corporations
known as the Telecom Corridor®, enrolls nearly 14,500 students. The
school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of
Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university
offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please visit the
university’s website at www.utdallas.edu.