Student Affairs
Student Affairs E-News -- February 21, 2007
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February 21, 2007 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
"GRAD FEST" On March 5, 2007 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Barnes and Noble campus bookstore will host Grad Fest, a one-stop-shop for May 2007 graduates to purchase their caps and gowns and meet with representatives from Balfour, Career Services, and Graduate Studies. "SPRING FLING" Students, faculty, staff and families are invited to attend the TAMUK annual Spring Fling on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm on University Blvd. Food! Games! Inflatables! Live Music! Lots of Fun! "ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE AWARENESS" The Asian Pacific Heritage Awareness Committee is pleased to announce a great schedule of events for the month of March. Activities for the Awarenss month include the Annual Moon Festival on Saturday, March 24 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm in the MSUB Courtyard, the Asian Pacific Heritage Awareness Banquet on Sunday, March 25 at 6:00 pm in the MSUB Ballrooms, "Bollywood: A Song and Dance Routine" lecture by Dr. Nirmal Goswami in the MSUB Alumni Room on Wednesday, March 28 at 12 noon and several Brown Bag Lectures on interesting topics, such as Acupuncture, Fish Painting and China Now. For a complete calendar and more information, contact Kim Roberson at 361-593-2859. "TEXAS McNAIR RESEARCH CONFERENCE &GRADUATE FAIR" Three McNair Scholars will be participating in the 9th Annual National Texas McNair Research Conference & Graduate Fair, held at the University of North Texas, February 16-19, 2007. Hilda I. Garcia, Senior, Bilingual Education major; Marisol Cruz Gomez, Senior, Psychology major; and Hannah Romo, Junior, Chemistry major will be in attendance. Marisol Cruz Gomez will be presenting her research entitled, "Academic Success in the College Classroom According to Seating Preferences in Relation to Gender and Ethnicity". Her faculty/mentor is Dr. Laura Garza. "STRESS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR" Ever get overwhelmed? Interested in learning how to manage all of that extra stress? Sign up for the Stress Management Seminar with Life Services & Wellness! This four session seminar is held on March 28, April 4, April 11 and April 18. For more information, call 593-3991! "EMERSON DRIVE CONCERT" Texas A&M-Kingsville better gear up for the country show of the year! Emerson Drive will visit TAMUK on Thursday, April 5th for a free show for all students! Faculty and Staff will pay $5 for the show, while the public will be charged $7 for the show. Emerson Drive was the CCMA top group/duo for 2002 and 2003, 2002 Billboard Top New Artist, CCMA Rising Star in 2002, had 2 Top 5 Singles, and had the song "Fall into Me" on the CMT Top 20! Check them out on April 5th! "FOURTH ANNUAL SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD" The 4th Annual South Texas Regional Science Olympiad competition coordinated through the Special Programs Upward Bound Math & Science Program will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2007, from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the campus of Texas A&M University Kingsville. Approximately 150 students from 7 different schools in the area will come to compete. University Professors from several math and science related departments will participate in coordinating and judging individual events. "McNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM WELCOMES NEW PARTICIPANTS" New Scholars were welcomed and oriented to the McNair Scholars Program on January 25, 2007. They are: Erica Alvarado, (Bio/Chm), Wendy Austin, (Range & Wildlife Mgt.), Eli Borrego, (Plant & Soil Sci.), Daniel Diaz (Bio/Pre-Phar), Andrew Mason-Leister, (Mech.Engineering), Efrain Ramirez (Chem Engineering), Hannah Romo, (Chm), Isaac Saldivar (Psy), and Carmen Thomas (Mech Engineering). We are still recruiting and interested students should contact the McNair office at ext. 2095 or 2241 for more information. "DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS UNDERGOES ONSITE VISIT" Summary of Report: The Division of Student Affairs, specifically its leadership under Dr. Tom Jackson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Mr. Frank Ureno, Dean of Students, provides quality programs and services on behalf of the students and the administration of the University. Dr. Jackson has insured that appropriately qualified personnel have been hired and that they have adequate resources to do their jobs. Of course everyone and every department could use more resources, financial and human, but given the obvious constraints, this Division of Student Affairs is much better than average, and in fact provide high quality student development and insure student learning as well as any with similar resources. The division and its leadership should be proud of its accomplishments, as should the University, but as in any organization, should not "rest on its laurels" but strive for continued improvement to even better serve the needs of its students. The consultant commends the Division of Student Affairs and Texas A&M University- Kingsville for the development of a top quality student development program that puts student learning at the center of their efforts. It has been a privilege to have this opportunity to learn more about TAMU-K and to provide these insights into your operations and efforts. The full report can be accessed via the link: http://www.tamuk.edu/sass/reports/sitevisit.pdf ABOUT STUDENT AFFAIRS E-NEWS Student Affairs E-News is a biweekly electronic newsletter service provided by the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. This is an effort to further increase the positive communication throughout campus. If you missed the last E-News, look for all past editions online. If you have an item you would like included in this electronic newsletter, please submit it via email to Student Affairs by Thursday of each week. Division of Student Affairs Texas A&M University - Kingsville MSC 103 Kingsville, TX 78363 (361) 593-3612 -- office (361) 593-2161 -- fax http://www.tamuk.edu/sass |
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Kingsville, TX 78363
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