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| Retirement Reception The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Community requests the pleasure of your company at a retirement reception honoring Ron Harms Wednesday, April 14 4:30-6:30 p.m. McCulley Hall 1355 Armstrong Street RSVP 361.593.4176 Library Workshops The staff of the Jernigan Library has set the schedule for its computer workshops for the spring semester. These workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. All of the courses are held in room 123 on the first floor of the library. To reserve space in any of the workshops, call 593-3319. Two classes in Intermediate Excel will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, and again from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Students will learn how to create reports, charts and graphs and export and import data from other applications. Everyone attending should bring a floppy disk. Correction Last week's Hog eWeekly contained a photo of the Provost office's staff. Rosie Vela was incorrectly listed as Rosie Moreno. If you have something you would like to submit to the Hog eWeekly, please send it to webmaster@tamuk.edu |
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| Dr. Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate and speaker
for the 2004 Garland Lecture, stands with A&M-Kingsville faculty. Wieman offered the presentation, "Bose-Einstein Condensate: Quantum Weirdness at the Lowest Temperature in the Universe." |
When the archival collection of former Texas Senator and House Member Carlos F. Truan is officially opened April 15, viewers will be able to see more than the profile of a legislator—they’ll be offered a look back at South Texas politics, culture and changes in the Hispanic community. read more»
Students to perform Shakespearian style opera
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
students are performing the opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, by Otto
Nicolai based on the original comedy written by William Shakespeare.
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3-D seismic survey design subject of brown bag luncheon
Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s
department of physics/geosciences will hold a geosciences brown bag luncheon
lecture on Tuesday, April 13, at 12 p.m. in Manning Hall, room 140, featuring
Juan Uribe of WesternGeco. read
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Literacy is focus of this year's Week of the Young Child activities
With
literacy as the emphasis this year, the first activity during the Week
of the Young Child at Texas
A&M University-Kingsville will be a Family Storytelling Night from
6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, in room 221A of the Student Union Building.
The theme of the Week of the Young Child this year is Literacy: Its
More Than Just Reading. read
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Plant centers celebrate partnership during conference next week
Landowners
and private, state and federal land managers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
April 13, at the
Henrietta Memorial Center in Kingsville to discuss native seed and plant
development. This event is hosted by South Texas Natives, which is part
of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute within the College
of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
and the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resource Conservation
Service E. “Kika” de la Garza Plant Materials Center. read
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A&M-Kingsville will host Education Career
Fair
Texas A&M University-Kingsville will
have its 2004 Education Career Fair on Tuesday, April 20. The event will
be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Student Union Building, Ballrooms
A&B.
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Musicians Albert and Gage to perform
Musicians
Christine Albert and Chris Gage will perform at Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s
Ben P. Bailey Art Gallery on Tuesday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m.
A meet-the-artist reception will follow the show. read
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New Summer Hours
The university will implement a 4½-day summer
workweek beginning Monday, May 10, and continuing through Friday, August
13. Working
hours
will be Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Friday
from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Classes will meet Monday through Thursday only. Saturday and evening
classes will meet as scheduled.
With the exception of the University Police Department and certain maintenance and custodial crews, all offices should plan to work this schedule. Administrative offices are reminded that they should remain open during the lunch hour as required by System Policy 33.06.
When applying for vacation, compensatory or sick time Monday through Thursday, the leave request form should indicate 9 hours for the entire day or the exact number of hours missed. For Friday, the leave request form would indicate 4 hours for the entire day or the exact number of hours missed.
The state legislature authorizes a certain number of 8-hour holidays each year. Because Memorial Day, May 31, 2004, is a Monday, it will be necessary to work until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 4, to complete the 40-hour workweek.
If you have any questions regarding the summer hours, please call 593-3704.
::new at www.tamuk.edu::Photo Gallery of Science Olympiad ::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.
Thursday and Friday, April 15-16 THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR will be performed by Texas A&M-Kingsville opera. Performances will be at 8 p.m. each night in the Bellamah Music Building recital hall. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid identification card. For more information call 361-593-2814.
Friday, April 16 MOVIE “Kill Bill” 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, April 16 FAMILY STORY NIGHT in room 221AB of the Student Union Building at 6:30 p.m. This family night is part of activities for the Week of the Young Child sponsored by the Center for Young Children. For more information call 361-593-2219.
Saturday, April 17 ANNUAL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS CONFERENCE from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union Building. This year’s theme is Literacy: It’s More Than Just Reading. For more information call 361-593-2219.
Saturday, April 17 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.
Saturday, April 17 MISS TAMUK 2004 scholarship pageant will be held in Jones Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Young ladies compete for scholarships and the opportunity to represent the university for the year. For more information call 361-593-2760.
Sunday, April 18 FAJITA FUND RAISER at the Center for Young Children from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an annual fund raising event held during the Week of the Young Child and sponsored by the Center for Young Children. For more information call 361-593-2219.
Wednesday, April 21 EDUCATION CAREER FAIR from 9 a.m. to noon in the ballrooms of the Student Union Building. School districts from across the state will be on hand to speak to education majors about job opportunities. For more information call 361-593-2216.
Thursday, April 22 CHEMISTRY OLYMPICS will be held all day in and around Nierman Hall and the Student Union Building. High school students from all over compete in chemistry related events. For more information call 361-593-2925.
Friday through Monday, April 23-26 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. Performances at the Little Theatre are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday. Sunday’s matinee begins at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $3. For more information call 361-593-3401.
Friday, April 23 MOVIE “Something’s Gotta Give” 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.
Monday and Wednesday, April 26 & 28 DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE
will meet from 6 to 9 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.