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KINGSVILLE (Feb 8, 2025) — Recently, the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ was ranked No. 2 on Collegefactual.com’s list of the Best Schools Highly Focused on Engineering in Texas. The ranking is part of the website’s Most Focused Colleges for Engineering in Texas series, featuring 80 colleges offering engineering as one of their largest majors. “Being recognized as...

KINGSVILLE (February 7, 2025) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ will offer free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Taxpayers may choose to go entirely virtual, use curbside drop-off or in-person preparation in room 107 of the university’s Business Administration Building. Tax preparation services are free for taxpayers with a household income under...

KINGSVILLE (Feb. 6, 2025) — The Texas A&M University (TAMU) College of Medicine in partnership with Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy hosted more than 300 students and chaperones from the region during the first ever Regional Rural Med Camp at the Memorial Student Union Building this week. The two-day camp is designed to create meaningful experiences for attending students by educating them about rural medicines...

KINGSVILLE (Feb. 4, 2025) — Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Director of Career Engagement and Corporate Relations Ralph Leal officially transitioned into his role as Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) President as of February 1. Leal, who has been a member of SoACE and has held several leadership roles within the organization since 2013, was elected to the president-elect role in July 2024 and will serve as President through June 2026. "I am overjoyed and...

KINGSVILLE (January 24, 2025) — U.S. News and World Report has released their rankings for online MBA programs and the College of Business Administration at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) gained ground coming in tied for 150. This is an improvement over the 2024 ranking of 155. “We are pleased to see our MBA program included in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. This acknowledgment reinforces our commitment to continuous improvement...

KINGSVILLE (January 16, 2025) — Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ has released the names of the students who made the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the fall 2024 semester. The President’s List requires a grade point average of 4.00 on all work attempted for a particular semester, with a minimum of 15 semester undergraduate hours completed. The Dean’s List requires a grade point average of...

KINGSVILLE- Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) has announced that Scott Parr will become the head coach of the institution’s storied football program effective immediately. Parr joins the program as head football coach after serving as Co-Offensive Coordinator at Louisiana Tech University since 2022. Prior to that, Parr led the Navarro College (Texas) Bulldog football program as head coach from 2019-2021. Under his leadership, the Bulldogs were South West Junior College...

KINGSVILLE (Dec. 19, 2024) — A familiar face in South Texas and an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster will be joining Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ to help advance the study and conservation of Tejano music and media. Long-time KIII 3News anchor and Tejano Music historian Rudy Treviño will begin his new role at the University in January 2025. The long-time journalist will serve as Professor of Practice and director of a future academic center focused on collecting and...

KINGSVILLE (Dec. 18, 2024) — Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) welcomed Jason Geiken last week as he began his new position as Vice President of University Advancement and Chief Foundation Officer. Geiken will be the Chief Advancement Officer, serve on the President’s Executive Cabinet and serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the TAMUK Foundation. “I’m thrilled to be here and excited to get started,” Geiken said....

KINGSVILLE (December 13, 2024) — Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ students walked the stage Friday, Dec. 13, during Winter Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 524 prospective graduates that received degrees in two ceremonies. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Performance and the Office of Undergraduate Studies received their degrees at the 10 a.m. ceremony, followed by the Dick and Mary...

KINGSVILLE (December 12, 2024) — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has designated 18 faculty members and 13 agency service, extension, or research professionals within the A&M System as Regents Professors and Regents Fellows for their exemplary performance during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Chosen as Regents Professor from Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ is Dr. Jieming Chen, sociology professor in the psychology/sociology department....

KINGSVILLE (Nov. 26, 2024) — Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) Professor Emeritus of Agriculture Science Dr. Randall Williams was one of 17 individuals honored with a VIP Citation during the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention & Expo on Oct. 25 in Indianapolis IN. The VIP Citation honors dedicated individuals who, through their hard work and cooperation, contribute to the FFA mission of student success and whose unwavering commitment has been...

KINGSVILLE (Nov. 19, 2024) — Stanford and Elsevier recently released its 2024 Top 2% Scientists List where Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½’s own Frank H. Dotterweich Endowed Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering Dr. Patrick L. Mills and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Afzel Noore were both recognized in the list for their worldwide influence in their respective...

KINGSVILLE (Nov. 11, 2024) — As part of Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½’s National First-Generation College Celebration Week, Student Access & Initiatives and the Center for Student Success hosted the inaugural First Generation Students Celebration Resource Fair on Thursday in the Memorial Student Union Building. The celebration, was open to First-Gen students, faculty and staff and featured information about beneficial resource programs, free food and...

KINGSVILLE (November 5, 2024) — When 84-year-old Dr. Mariana Esparza stepped onto the Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) campus to support her granddaughter Celeste Liguez at the 29th Annual McNair Research Symposium she had no idea that by day’s end she would be reunited with a piece of her research she never thought she’d see again. Esparza was presented with her original doctoral dissertation from 1981 entitled The Impact of Adult Education...

KINGSVILLE (October 30, 2024) — Future teachers will be receiving enhanced support and services through the College of Education and Human Performance at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) thanks to a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen the Educator Preparation Program (EPP). The grant, Empowering Educators: A Comprehensive Approach to Educator Preparation Program Enhancement, was funded under the Hawkins Program, a unique...

KINGSVILLE (Oct. 30, 2024) — For three years now, Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) have collaborated on strategizing ways the museum could better serve the university and the greater South Texas region, leading to the establishment of a virtual summer internship in 2021. This semester’s NMAI internship program, which is being done during the fall semester, features a pair...

KINGSVILLE (October 24, 2024) — The legend of La Llorona or the Weeping Woman has been passed on from generation to generation. There have been movies made of the story and she is even on some versions of Loteria. Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ senior Anjelica M. Cantu has brought La Llorona into the present as she chose to study the tale as her research topic as a McNair Scholar. Cantu, from Corpus Christi, is looking at the Artistic Impact of La Llorona on South...

KINGSVILLE (Oct. 9, 2024) — In what is seen as a major step in sustaining the legacy of the United States ocelot, the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ broke ground on an Ocelot Conservation Facility on Wednesday afternoon at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center. The $20 million facility will be a state-of-the-art complex that offers nearly 30,000 square feet of dedicated space for ocelots and will be dedicated to the...

KINGSVILLE (Oct. 08, 2024) — The Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at Texas A&¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ (TAMUK) hosted the Undergraduate Career Experiences and Research Showcase on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Memorial Student Union Building Ballrooms. More than 50 students were able to show off their internship experiences with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies, Texas A&M-AgriLife, TAMU-Soltis Center, Meat...

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