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KINGSVILLE (Sept. 2, 2025) — Over the last two and a half years, Yorktown native Harley Davis has spent his time serving his peers as the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Student Government Association president. After continuing to answer the bell for the TAMUK student body, Davis will now be able to serve students from the entire Texas A&M System after being voted in as president of the 2025-26 Chancellor’s Student Advisory Council (CSAC) late...

KINGSVILLE (August 8, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville students walked the stage Friday, Aug. 8, during Summer Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 232 prospective graduates who received degrees in one ceremony. Of the graduates, 104 received bachelor’s degrees, 116 received master’s degrees and 12 received doctoral degrees. The student commencement speaker for the 10 a.m. ceremony was Erik A. Zamora...

KINGSVILLE (Aug. 7, 2025) — The Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) was well represented in Washington D.C. last month when professor of Agriculture Dr. Steven Chumbley and assistant professor of Entomology Dr. Tolulope Agunbiade were introduced as two of the 2025 USDA E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellows by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In all, there are 30 Fellows from high...

KINGSVILLE (July 24, 2025) — The Office of Student Access at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has received just over $3 million in grant money for the Student Support Services (SSS) programs. The funds come from the United States Department of Education. The SSS program received $1.8 million while the SSS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program received over $1.36 million, each divided into payments over the next five years. “These programs...

KINGSVILLE (July 16, 2025) — In 2024, two members of the clarinet faculty and a student quartet from the School of Music at Texas A&M University-Kingsville were selected as performers for Clarinetfest held last year in Dublin, Ireland. This year, the same two faculty and 21 students were selected to perform at the annual Clarinetfest held in Dallas last week. To determine who will perform at the International Clarinet Association’s Clarinetfest, performances...

KINGSVILLE (July 9, 2025) — Throughout his career as an artist, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Professor of Art Jesus De La Rosa has received his share of accolades, as his artwork has been reviewed in a bevy of publications and displayed in exhibits and private collections across the U.S. Recently, De La Rosa received another honor as his body of artwork was awarded Best Painting at the inaugural South Texas Arts Fair held on June 13 at the Arts, Culture, & Events...

KINGSVILLE (July 3, 2025) — Dr. Jeffery Chernosky, assistant professor of Educational Leadership & Counseling and co-coordinator of the Instructional Technology Program at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) was honored with the International Society for technology in Education and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ISTE+ASCD) 20 To Watch Award during their first ever co-located annual conference which ran from June 29 through July 2 in San...

KINGSVILLE (June 27, 2025) — The Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted a four-day professional trailer fabrication workshop for 20 high school AG teachers from 16 schools across the state — and one from out of state — this past week. Teachers built two flatbed trailers from June 24-27 while partnering with university students and preservice...

KINGSVILLE (June 18, 2025) — Virginia Pederson, a recent graduate of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) RELLIS program, was also one of the first students to receive the new Chancellor’s Award for students. The Bellville resident attended Blinn College before transferring to TAMUK’s RELLIS program in health psychology. Three graduating students at the RELLIS campus received the first Chancellor’s Award for students. ...

KINGSVILLE (June 13, 2025) — The Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted 6th – 12th grade students from South Texas this past week for the Young Engineers of South Texas (YESTx) summer camp. The five-day camp was held June 9-13 and was designed to introduce students to engineering and technology and pique their interest in the field through activities and hands-on experiences from each of the six TAMUK engineering...

KINGSVILLE (June 12, 2025) — Ellen Mitchem, a pre-vet student at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, was awarded a $1,000 study abroad grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Mitchem, from Katy, is one of 75 students nationwide to receive the award. The sophomore will use her grant to study in San Ignacio, Belize. The grants are designed to support undergraduates, both members and nonmembers from campuses that have Phi Kappa Phi chapters. Phi Kappa Phi is the...

KINGSVILLE (June 5, 2025) — The John E. Conner Museum will celebrate Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) history as it presents Javelina Heritage: A Century of Memories, an exhibit honoring the University’s Centennial. The exhibit opens on Saturday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. and will take visitors through a tour celebrating the University’s 100-year legacy through photos, memorabilia, clothing and more. “This exhibition highlights pieces of...

KINGSVILLE (June 5, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville has released the names of the students who made the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the spring 2024 semester. The President’s List requires a grade point average of 4.00 on all work attempted for a particular semester, with a minimum of 15 semester undergraduate hours completed, exclusive of credit only (CR) courses. The...

KINGSVILLE (June 3, 2025) — After area high school seniors were given an opportunity to showcase their creativity in arts, nine were ultimately selected as winners of the inaugural Creative Writing and Artwork Competition. The competition was created by the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Department of Language and Literature in the College of Arts and Sciences with the encouragement of Dr. James Palmer, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. It...

KINGSVILLE (May 28, 2025) — A faculty member from the Texas A&M University-Kingsville health psychology program at the Texas A&M RELLIS Innovation and Technology campus has become the first recipient of the Faculty of the Year award. Dr. Celeste Riley, assistant professor of practice and program coordinator, was the first recipient of the newly minted award which comes complete with a crystal trophy and a stipend. The honor recognizes a faculty member...

KINGSVILLE (May 21, 2025) — Officials at the Marc Cisneros Center for Young Children (MCCYC) on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, have announced that the center has received a four-star rating from the Texas Rising Star (TRS) program. “This achievement is part of our participation with Workforce Solutions, as TRS serves as the quality rating and improvement system for all early childhood programs linked to Texas Workforce Commission’s...

KINGSVILLE (May 20, 2025) — For graduate and doctoral students enrolled in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Principles of Industrial Design and Technology course, their educational innovation proposals meant more than a simple grade to close out the Spring 2025 semester. Students were not in attendance but their interactive poster boards carried the load as they were on display for a pair of TAMUK alumni providing feedback during the Graduation Innovation...

KINGSVILLE (May 15-16, 2024) — Graduates from Texas A&M University-Kingsville walked the stage Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, in four commencement ceremonies held in the Steinke Physical Education Center. Prospective master’s and doctoral graduates from the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering were the first to receive their degrees during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday. Friday morning at 10 a.m. graduates from the College of Arts...

KINGSVILLE (May 6, 2025) — A team of mechanical engineering students from Texas A&M University-Kingsville calling themselves Interstellar Corporation recently received several awards at the NASA-sponsored Design Challenge Showcase in Houston. The group received awards for their NASA-based research project including first for best model and display; fifth for best poster; sixth for top peer review and eighth for top design team. The...

KINGSVILLE (May 6, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has been designated as an Opportunity University and a Research 2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production institution by the Carnegie Classifications. The University is one of 27 institutions nationwide to earn both classifications and one of 11 public universities in Texas to be named an Opportunity University. Being designated as an Opportunity University recognizes the institution...