An artist from Oaxaca constructed a large sand painting in the Ben Bailey Art Gallery at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Liliant Alanis Martinez’ work celebrates the Day of the Dead and will remain up through Wednesday, Nov. 2. Martinez also gave workshops to university and local high school art students while at A&M-Kingsville. She has studied at la Escuela de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca and has learned under Maestros Yasuhico Miyazake and Shinzaburo Takeda from Japan. She has various collections and exhibitions and has received a number of awards and distinctions for her work.

Javelina Alumni Association announces their 2005 Distinguished Alumni, Rising Star Award recipients

The Javelina Alumni Association has named Miguel A. Nevarez, Richard A. Nevill and Al Gonzalez as the recipients of the annual Distinguished Alumni Award and Olga E. Gonzalez as the Rising Star Award recipient. Read more»

Student researchers converge at symposium

Over 360 researchers will converge on Texas A&M University-Kingsville Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, for the 3 rd annual Texas A&M University System Pathways Student Research Symposium. Over 360 students and faculty have signed up to attend the program with 287 student presentations accepted. Read more»

Birdhouses featured in museum exhibit

The John E. Conner Museum at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will look like it has gone to the birds starting Saturday, Oct. 22, as it plays host to Out of the Nest: Artists’ Birdhouses. The exhibit, which closes Tuesday, Nov. 22, features 27 birdhouses of three distinct types: the purely functional, birdhouse, the hobby birdhouse and the fine art birdhouse. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Read more»

Graduate, professional school reps visit campus

The Office of Career Services at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has scheduled its Graduate and Professional School Fair to give students interested in continuing their education past the bachelor’s degree an opportunity to meet with representatives from graduate programs in medicine, law, dentistry, veterinary medicine and others. Read more»

Award-winning month for faculty & students of Natural Toxins Research Center

September at Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Natural Toxins Research Center (NTRC) has been filled with faculty and student researchers receiving awards for their work. Read more»

Santa Barraza named 2005 distinguished researcher by Javelina Alumni Association

Associate professor of art Santa Barraza was named 2005 Distinguished Researcher by the Javelina Alumni Association. Read more»

A&M-Kingsville offers up original horror parody When Werecows Attack as its annual halloween melodrama

Evil vegan mastermind Italia Vegetabla seeks to stop the beef lovers of the world by turning them into cows with the original horror parody When Werecows Attack at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The production runs Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at midnight, in the Little Theatre on the A&M-Kingsville campus. Read more»

"Frontier Justice" informational panel brings together minutemen, contra minutemen to discuss border issues Tuesday, Oct. 25

Should citizens take it upon themselves to patrol the Texas/Mexico border? What consequences could that bring? Read more»