| Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara | |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Ciencia y Libertad" ("Science and Freedom) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes |
| Students | 16,000[1] |
| Location | Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX |
| Campus | Urban |
| Newspaper | Nexo Universitario |
| Colors | Red, Yellow, Blue |
| Athletics | CONCACAF Division 1A, 7 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Tecos |
| Website | www.uag.mx |
The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. (UAG) is a private university in Mexico, the first of its kind.[2]
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.
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The university was founded in 1935 by students opposed to the socialist 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.
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.[3] 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/.[4]
The school's professional football team is named Tecos after the university symbol, the Tecolote, which is a word for owl 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.
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.