Ana G. Méndez University
The Ana G. Méndez University is a private university system with its main campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Campuses
The Ana G. Méndez University system has campuses in the following cities in Puerto Rico and mainland United States.Campus | Former Name | Location | Refs |
Ana G. Méndez Online | Online | ||
Cupey Campus | Universidad Metropolitana | San Juan, PR | |
Gurabo Campus | Universidad del Turabo | Gurabo, PR | |
Carolina Campus | Universidad del Este | Carolina, PR | |
Capital Area Campus | Wheaton, MD | ||
Dallas Area Campus | Dallas, TX | ||
Metro Orlando Campus | Conway, FL | ||
South Florida Campus | Miami Lakes, FL | ||
Tampa Bay Campus | Egypt Lake-Leto, FL |
On January 2, 2019 the institution announced that the Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad del Turabo and Universidad del Este would cease to exist as independent entities of each other and would join to become the Ana G. Mendez University System.
The University also operates a television station, WMTJ, in Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR.
Gurabo campus
The Gurabo campus, usually referred to as the Universidad del Turabo, covers 140 acres with fifteen buildings. The campus includes a library with a computer center, two museums, four auditoriums, a bookstore, two cafeterias, one café, and dedicated computer centers and studying rooms in some academic departments. The university also has a sports complex with its respective gym, weight room, running track, 25-meter swimming pool, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and other green areas for student recreation. The University consists of seven major colleges:- Education
- Health Sciences
- Science and Technology
- Social Sciences
Museums and libraries
History
University of Turabo
University of Turabo was established in 1972. In 1974 it earned accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Puerto Rico Higher Education Council.In 2004, it began the doctoral program in Environmental Sciences and the advent of the Strategic Plan for Scientific Research. Today, enrollment exceeds 15,000 students of which over 450 are doctoral level.
In 2018, the National Science Foundation announced a partnership between the University of Turabo and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source at Cornell University.
It offered academic studies from technical certificates to doctorates degrees in seven schools: Engineering, Science and Technology, Health Sciences, Education, Business and Administration, Design and Architecture, and Social Sciences.
Metropolitan University
The Metropolitan University —or Universidad Metropolitana in Spanish— is a private, non-profit, and secular university system in Puerto Rico which is now part of the Ana G. Mendez University. It has five campuses:- Aguadilla
- Bayamón
- Jayuya
- San Juan - the main campus and usually referred to as the Metropolitan University itself as it was the first campus and is the largest one.
- Comerio
Universidad del Este
Athletics
The university offers athletic scholarships to outstanding freshman athletes with strong academic potential in swimming, basketball, volleyball, cross country, and others. It has participated in the Puerto Rico Inter-university Athletics League since 1975.Notable alumni
In 2013, the United States army noted that graduates of the University of Turabo often become leaders in the US army.- Alfredo Alejandro Carrión - Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Juncos, PR. Completed a bachelor's degree in business administration at UT.
- Narden Jaime Espinosa - Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. Completed a bachelor's degree in business management, with a major in marketing, from UT.
- José Luis Caldero - Superintendent of the Puerto Rico police, completed a master's degree in public affairs at UT.
- Eduardo E. Cintrón Suarez - Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Guayama, completed a master's degree in business administration at UT.
- Luis Vargas Velásquez - artistic gymnast who participated in '04 Summer Olympics, completed a master's degree in health promotion at UT.
- Pedro Rosselló - Physician and politician who served as the seventh Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was president of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, and served as senator for the District of Arecibo from 2005 to 2008. At UT, Rosselló completed his doctorate in education, with a specialization in educational leadership.