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::19 March, 2004::
| Outdoor sculpture featured in latest museum exhibit |
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The newest exhibit at the John E. Conner Museum at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has a touch of local flair. Preserving Memory: America’s Monumental Legacy, is a touring exhibit that tells the stories behind America’s outdoor sculptures. Wherever the exhibit goes, the entry panel features a public sculpture from the host area. Read more» |
Six former presidents will join Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s president and first lady, Rumaldo and Teresa Juarez, when they host the President’s Legacy Ball Saturday, March 20, 2004 in the Grand Ballrooms of the Student Union Building. read more»
Related: President's Legacy Ball website
Saxophonist highlights 37th Annual A&M-Kingsville
Jazz Festival
A
performance by Bob Mintzer, saxophonist, composer and member of the award-winning
jazz group the Yellowjackets,
will highlight the 37th annual Texas A&M University-Kingsville Jazz
Festival Friday and Saturday, March 26-27. Mintzer will perform at 7
p.m. Saturday with the A&M-Kingsville Jazz Band I in the evening
concert in Jones Auditorium. Admission to that concert is $7. read
more»
Women's History Month full of activities
March is Women’s History Month
and the staff of the Women’s Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
has planned several events to commemorate the theme, Our History is Our
Strength.
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more»
Moon Festival, Cultural Jeopardy
highlight Asian Pacific Heritage activities
Members of the Asian
Pacific Heritage Awareness committee have been working hard planning some
unique
and interesting
events to celebrate the special month. Activities continue with a special
movie Saturday, April 3.
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more»
New graduate program starting in Summer 2004
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
will begin offering classes in summer 2004 for its new industrial
management graduate program.
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more»
Sibs and Kids weekend brings family to campus
Students, faculty and
staff at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will have an opportunity
to host their younger siblings or children during the first Sibs
and Kids weekend, Friday and Saturday, March 26-27.
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more»
Two students are selected
for regional positions
Kyle
Jones and Maribel Soliz were selected to represent Texas A&M University-Kingsville
as staff members of the Western Regional Greek Leadership Conference
in
San Francisco, Thursday through Saturday, April 1-4.
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more»
Lecture series continues
with look at oil, gas pipe cleaning dangers
The
department of physics/geosciences, in conjunction with the Texas Electronic
Coalition for Physics, continues
its Spring Colloquium series on March 31 at 4 p.m. in Hill Hall, room
102.
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more»
Nobel Prize winner to give annual Garland Lecture
The chemistry department
at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has selected Dr. Carl Wieman,
recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics, to deliver the 24th annual
Garland
Lecture at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in the Biology Earth Sciences auditorium.
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more»
Scarborough scholarship introduced
for law enforcement-related studies
The Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Tony Gonzalez have established
the Jim Scarborough Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Scholarship for Kleberg County
public high school students entering Texas A&M University-Kingsville to pursue
studies in law enforcement or a related field. read
more»
New scholarship made available
to A&M-Kingsville Rotaract members
Texas A&M University-Kingsville enrollment management associate vice president
Frank Ureño was presented with a check for $1,000 by Oscar and Martha
Castillo on Friday, March 5 to start a scholarship program in the Castillos’ name,
open to members of the Rotaract Club of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. read
more»
Business Etiquette Dinner
Thursday, March 25, 2004
5:00-7:30 p.m. SUB Ballrooms
Tickets are on sale at Career Services, Eckhardt Hall, room 104
on a first come, first serve basis starting on Monday, February 23.
Seating is limited to the first 200 students and the featured speaker
is Mrs. Jane B. Ibanez. Business attire is REQUIRED!
from the Associated Press Wire Service:
Lawmaker seeks to grow ranks of Latinos with graduate degrees
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TX_LATINOS_GRADUATE_SCHOOL_NMOL-?SITE=APWEB &SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ::upcoming events::
Continuing through Tuesday, May 11 MUSEUM EXHIBIT entitled Preserving Memory: America’s Monumental Legacy, a touring exhibit telling the stories behind America’s outdoor sculpture. This exhibit features 20 full-color panels with nearly 200 artworks highlighted. The introductory panel features a photograph of the university’s Leaders of the Pack sculpture. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information call 361-593-2810.
Tuesday, March 23 WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON at noon in the Student Union Building ballroom. The Be All You Can Be awards also will be given during this luncheon. The keynote speaker is Barbara Meyer, president of Admire Entertainment. This is a Women’s History Month event. For more information call 361-593-2166.
Wednesday, March 24 BROWN BAG LECTURE, TRENDS IN YOGA AND PILATES IN THE U.S., will be held at noon in the Student Union Building in Room 219A. The guest speaker will be Yee-Chia Hu. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Wednesday, March 24 YA YA CHALLENGE will be held to test knowledge of women’s history. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 219AB in the Student Union Building. Teams of students, faculty and staff will play in a quiz game format. Prizes include $75 for the winning team and a $250 book scholarship for the person correctly answering the most questions. This is a Women’s History Month event. For more information call 361-593-2166.
Thursday, March 25 BUSINESS ETIQUETTE DINNER at 5 p.m. Student Union Building Ballrooms. For more information call 361-593-2210.
Friday, March 26 MOVIE “Looney Tunes: Back in Action” will
be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Biology and Earth Sciences Building,
room 100. Admission is free with valid A&M-Kingsville identification
card. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Friday, March 26 MOON FESTIVAL on University Boulevard at 6 p.m. This is part of the Asian Pacific Awareness activities. The activities will include sumo wrestling, ethnic dances, costume contest (prize money winners), martial arts demonstrations, food samples, palm readings, Chinese name writings and many other activities. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Saturday, March 27 MOVIE “Bend It Like Beckham” will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Biology and Earth Science Building, Room 100. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Tuesday, March 30 BROWN BAG LECTURE, TET, CHINESE NEW YEAR & DIWALI, will be held at noon in the Student Union Building in Room 219A.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 1-3 RIO BRAVO CONFERENCE in the Student Union Building. For more information call 361-593-2687.
Thursday, April 1 CULTURAL JEOPARDY will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Biology and Earth Science Building, Room 100. This is part of Asian Pacific Awareness activities. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Friday and Saturday, April 2-3 MOVIE “Last Samurai” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Biology and Earth Sciences Building, Room 100. Admission is free with valid A&M-Kingsville identification card. For more information call 361-593-2435.
Saturday, April 3 DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Cousins Hall 118. The cost is $25. Bring your citations to class. Registration is one hour before class. For more information call 361-593-2861.
Monday, April 4 ADVANCE REGISTRATION begins for the summer and fall 2004 sessions. For more information call 361-593-2811.