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KINGSVILLE (February 7, 2025) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville 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 (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&M University-Kingsville (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 (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&M University-Kingsville 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 (September 27, 2024) — The College of Business Administration (CBA) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host its annual Economic Forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Grand Ballrooms of the Memorial Student Union Building, 1050 W. Santa Gertrudis. Admission to the forum is $12 and includes lunch. A table of eight is $96. Advance registration is required by Oct. 21. This year’s keynote speaker will be Brian J. Picard,...
KINGSVILLE (July 29, 2024) — Many investors want to know that the firm or mutual fund in which they invest are doing their utmost to be sustainable. Dr. Tom Krueger, chair of the accounting and finance department and Professor of Innovation in Business Education in the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), and two of his colleagues, just had a paper published in the Journal of Investing that looks at just that...
KINGSVILLE (July 16, 2024) —The Financial Management Association (FMA) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) recently earned the Superior Chapter Award for the 2023-24 academic year from Financial Management Association International. This highly coveted designation is awarded to less than 10 percent of FMA chapters. “It is an extremely joyous moment as this is the first time we have received this prestigious award,” said Dr. Priti Verma, FMA...
KINGSVILLE (May 20, 2024) — The online Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has moved up the ranking and now sits at 32nd in the Fortune magazine poll. In 2023, the same program was ranked only 92nd and in 2022, it was 65th. “The Texas A&M-Kingsville College of Business Administration continues to represent the state of Texas and South Texas in an exemplary fashion,” said Dr....
KINGSVILLE (May 10, 2024) — Graduates from Texas A&M University-Kingsville walked the stage Friday, May 10, in three commencement ceremonies held in the Steinke Physical Education Center. Prospective undergraduates from the College of Business Administration, the College of Education and Human Performance and the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering crossed the stage at 10 a.m. Students with the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and...
KINGSVILLE (January 26, 2024) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville 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 (December 8, 2023) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville students walked the stage Friday, Dec. 8, during Winter Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 523 prospective graduates that received degrees in two ceremonies. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Performance received their degrees at the 10 a.m. ceremony, followed by the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and...
KINGSVILLE (November 28, 2023) — Volunteering can make a person feel good about themselves, help people less fortunate than yourself and provide free work to those who cannot afford to pay. But, did you know if people are forced to volunteer or do community service, that it can cause vigilante behaviors, counterproductive work behaviors and other negative repercussions. Drs. Xiaochuan Song and Zhuofan Zhang, both assistant professors in the management, marketing and...
KINGSVILLE (October 3, 2023) — The College of Business Administration (CBA) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host its annual Economic Forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Grand Ballrooms of the Memorial Student Union Building, 1050 W. Santa Gertrudis. Admission to the forum is $12 and includes lunch. A table of eight is $96. Advance registration is required by Oct. 23. This year’s keynote speaker will be Adriana Cruz, executive...
KINGSVILLE (September 28, 2023) — The College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has recently completed alignment with Human Resource Curriculum Guidebook and Templates from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Throughout the world, over 500 programs in 425 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and...
KINGSVILLE (September 11, 2023) — Dr. Jianhong Jennifer Ren, professor of environmental engineering in the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville was recently awarded $2 million from the National Science Foundation for Graduate STEM Education for Air and Water Resources Solutions in Coastal Communities. This research traineeship award will develop a new graduate training model to educate the next generation of environmental...
KINGSVILLE (August 4, 2023) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville students walked the stage Friday, Aug. 4, during Summer Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 248 prospective graduates that received degrees at the 10 a.m. ceremony. Of the graduates, 125 received bachelor’s degrees, 115 received master’s degrees and eight received doctoral degrees. The student commencement speaker was Ella McMahan from Kingsville,...
KINGSVILLE (June 28, 2023) — The College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a five-year extension on their accreditation by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) on June 28. The College of Business Administration was first accredited by the AACSB in 2017. “This is a testament to our commitment to excellence in academic programming. With this quality of education, we can ensure our...
KINGSVILLE (March 22, 2023) — The MBA degree program in the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville continues to add up top rankings with two from OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). The A&M-Kingsville program ranked fifth out of the 50 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in the nation and seventh of the Best Online MBA Programs in Texas. “These rankings show the committed efforts of both administration and...
KINGSVILLE (January 26, 2023) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville 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. “We are still doing taxes 100 percent for free for taxpayers with under $66,000...
KINGSVILLE (October 24, 2022) — The College of Business Administration (CBA) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host its annual Economic Forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Henrietta Memorial Center, 405 N. Sixth Street. Admission to the forum is $12 and includes lunch. A table of eight is $96. This year’s keynote speaker will be Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation. He will discuss Texas...
KINGSVILLE (June 1, 2022) — The College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will offer an opportunity for high school students to ignite their entrepreneurship mindset and showcase their creativity in the first Javelina Launch, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, in room 100 of the Business Administration Building, 1115 N. University Boulevard. Javelina Launch is a free event geared for high school students interested in starting a...