Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Encyclopedia
The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. (UAG) is a private university in Mexico
, the first of its kind.
The campuses are located in Zapopan
, Jalisco
. The university has become one of the most important educational institutions in Latin America
, attracting students from Mexico
, Europe
, South America
, Puerto Rico
, Korea
, Japan
, the United States
and Canada
. Much of this prestige is due to the Medical School but UAG offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
education mandated by Mexico's then president, General Lázaro Cárdenas
. Those who sought to circumvent Cárdenas' educational system endured many struggles and threats from the government. The unsanctioned institution first known as Universidad del Occidente (University of the West), would later be styled La Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C., its current official name, meaning The Independent University of Guadalajara. The A.C. suffix is quite common in the Hispanosphere
, seen attached to all types of enterprises. The shortening is from Asociación Civil
and denotes a non-profit enterprise. The School's College of Medicine first classes were held June 5, 1935.
On March 3, 2011 the university celebrated its 76th anniversary.
Two university presidents from recent memory are Dr. Luis Garibay Gutiérrez and Dr. Antonio Leaño Álvarez del Castillo. The current president is the Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes.
In 1963, the basic science courses of the Medical School were moved to Lomas del Valle campus that houses the Institute of Biological Sciences. The clinical courses were in the Hospital Ramon Garibay. Later, in 1974, the second university hospital opened. This hospital is named after one of the most prominent founders of the University, Dr. Angel Leano. It was designed with specific requirements for different types of learning, offering new facilities for students during their clinical semesters. The UAG Faculty of Medicine has over 14,000 graduates practicing medicine in all 50 states of the U.S.A. www.uag.edu/medicine/.
in Mexican Spanish. It is derived from the Nahuatl
word for owl, tecolotl. The team plays in Estadio Tres de Marzo
named for the founding date of the institution.
In 2009 the name of the UAG soccer team changed to Estudiantes.
Life University Rector - Former President
Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes
University Rector - President
Lic. Antonio Leaño Del Castillo
University Vice Rector - Vice President
Ing. Juan José Leaño Álvarez del Castillo
Administrative Vice Rector
Dr. Néstor Velasco Pérez
Academic Vice Rector
Dra. Gabriela Garibay Bagnis
PROVOST.
Dr. José Humberto López Delgadillo
General Rector Secretary
Lic. Juan Carlos Leaño del Castillo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Captain of Soccer Team "Estudiantes Tecos"
Lic. Ricardo Beltrán Rojas
Academic Director
Lic. Ismael Romero Pacheco
Chief Operating Officer (COO) Main Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dr. Santos Magaña Moya
Director of Finance and Administration.
Lic. Diego Corcuera
General Comptroller
Ing. Juan Manuel Hope Pinsón
Strategic and Commercial Planning Director.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, the first of its kind.
The campuses are located in Zapopan
Zapopan
Zapopan is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which is part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. It is best known as being the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin Mary which was made in the 16th century. This image has been credited with a number of...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. The university has become one of the most important educational institutions in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, attracting students from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Much of this prestige is due to the Medical School but UAG offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
History
The university was founded in 1935 by students opposed to the socialistSocialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
education mandated by Mexico's then president, General Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.-Early life:Lázaro Cárdenas was born on May 21, 1895 in a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family from age 16 after the death of his father...
. Those who sought to circumvent Cárdenas' educational system endured many struggles and threats from the government. The unsanctioned institution first known as Universidad del Occidente (University of the West), would later be styled La Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C., its current official name, meaning The Independent University of Guadalajara. The A.C. suffix is quite common in the Hispanosphere
Hispanophone
Hispanophone or Hispanosphere denotes Spanish language speakers and the Spanish-speaking world. The word derives from the Latin political name of the Iberian Peninsula, Hispania, which comprised basically the territory of the modern states of Spain and Portugal.Hispanophones are estimated at...
, seen attached to all types of enterprises. The shortening is from Asociación Civil
Asociación Civil
Asociación Civil can refer to:*The legal systems of many Spanish-speaking countries*A is a non profit organization-Examples:* Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa a.c.* Asociación de Maquiladoras a.c....
and denotes a non-profit enterprise. The School's College of Medicine first classes were held June 5, 1935.
On March 3, 2011 the university celebrated its 76th anniversary.
Two university presidents from recent memory are Dr. Luis Garibay Gutiérrez and Dr. Antonio Leaño Álvarez del Castillo. The current president is the Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes.
Medical School
It is the oldest private medical school in Mexico. The first class was taught on June 5, 1935, the same year of the school's birthdate and its first residency quarters were located on Tolsa Avenue (current Enrique Diaz de Leon Ave.) in Guadalajara, in an area donated by Ramón Garibay which later became the university's hospital. Later the hospital was named Hospital Ramón Garibay in honor of its patron.In 1963, the basic science courses of the Medical School were moved to Lomas del Valle campus that houses the Institute of Biological Sciences. The clinical courses were in the Hospital Ramon Garibay. Later, in 1974, the second university hospital opened. This hospital is named after one of the most prominent founders of the University, Dr. Angel Leano. It was designed with specific requirements for different types of learning, offering new facilities for students during their clinical semesters. The UAG Faculty of Medicine has over 14,000 graduates practicing medicine in all 50 states of the U.S.A. www.uag.edu/medicine/.
Football
The school's professional football team is named Tecos after the university symbol, the Tecolote, which is a word for owlOwl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
in Mexican Spanish. It is derived from the Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
word for owl, tecolotl. The team plays in Estadio Tres de Marzo
Estadio Tres de Marzo
The Estadio Tres de Marzo, is situated in Zapopan, Jalisco, México, district that forms part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area; it is the ground of Estudiantes Tecos; which plays in the Primera División de México...
named for the founding date of the institution.
In 2009 the name of the UAG soccer team changed to Estudiantes.
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Main Authorities
Lic. Antonio Leaño Álvarez del Castillo (1913 - 2010)Life University Rector - Former President
Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes
University Rector - President
Lic. Antonio Leaño Del Castillo
University Vice Rector - Vice President
Ing. Juan José Leaño Álvarez del Castillo
Administrative Vice Rector
Dr. Néstor Velasco Pérez
Academic Vice Rector
Dra. Gabriela Garibay Bagnis
PROVOST.
Dr. José Humberto López Delgadillo
General Rector Secretary
Lic. Juan Carlos Leaño del Castillo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Captain of Soccer Team "Estudiantes Tecos"
Lic. Ricardo Beltrán Rojas
Academic Director
Lic. Ismael Romero Pacheco
Chief Operating Officer (COO) Main Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dr. Santos Magaña Moya
Director of Finance and Administration.
Lic. Diego Corcuera
General Comptroller
Ing. Juan Manuel Hope Pinsón
Strategic and Commercial Planning Director.
External links
- Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara – official website
- (es) Nexo en Línea - school newspaper (monthly, 8-12 issues/year)
- (es) Alma Mater - alumni newspaper (bimonthly)
- NASA Update - medical school student publication (biannually)
- Alumni association - medical school newsletter
- (es) Academia .: Segunda Época :. - education newsletter (bimonthly)
- (es) El CRECE-@ - VLEloginVirtual learning environmentDefined largely by usage, the term virtual learning environment has most, if not all, of the following salient properties:* It is Web-based* It uses Web 2.0 tools for rich 2-way interaction* It includes a content management system...