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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...

KINGSVILLE (May 2, 2025) — Representatives from the student media at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) recently attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association’s conference and contest and came home with 29 awards, including five awards in the live contests against larger universities. The South Texan received five awards in the live contest against schools like Texas A&M University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Ciana Cortez,...

KINGSVILLE (May 2, 2025) — Seniors from the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) presented their capstone projects to university faculty, alumni and industry partners for judging during the Senior Design Conference on Friday, May 2, at the engineering complex. There were more than 150 seniors in 36 teams presenting projects in computer science, architectural, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical and natural gas...

KINGSVILLE (April 25, 2025) — The Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Opera Workshop will present the world premiere of Postlude: An Operatic Pastiche. The original story was written by Drs. Melinda Brou and Michael Carlson. Brou is professor of voice and opera and director of the Opera Workshop at TAMUK while Carlson is lecturer of musicology, also at TAMUK. Postlude will hit the stage at The Little Theatre, 903 W. Engineering Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2,...

KINGSVILLE (April 25, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) students, faculty and staff were able to celebrate student research and learn about commercialization and resource opportunities during the first ever Research and Innovation Day on Thursday, April 24 at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center Building. The event, which was led by the TAMUK Office of Research and Innovation, saw more than 45 students present their research project boards as they dove into...

KINGSVILLE (April 23, 2025) — The Performance Hall at the Music Education Complex at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will be jumping to the sounds of the United States Air Force Band of the West Brass quintet. The Sunday, April 27, concert is free and open to the public. Beginning at 7 p.m. the Band of the West Brass quintet will perform a concert of quintet standards and Americana. They will give a brief presentation about their jobs as full-time musicians with the...

KINGSVILLE (April 22, 2025) — After nearly a year of work, high school students from across the state lined up their projects along University Boulevard as they took part in the 2025 Agriculture Mechanic Show hosted by the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) on Tuesday, April 22. This year’s event saw record attendance with 390 students from 46 different schools across 20 Texas...

KINGSVILLE (April 15, 2025) — At every Texas Legislative Session, college students from public and private universities across the State of Texas get their chance to show off the depth and quality of undergraduate research. This year, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) was represented by McNair Scholar and Agriculture Science major Melanie Munoz. She presented her research project entitled Elevating the Medicinal Potential of Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum): Relative...

KINGSVILLE (April 14, 2025) — Representatives of the Rural Schools Innovation Zone (RSIZ), RSIZ School District Superintendents signed a Letter of Commitment to physically transport incoming freshman to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) to begin a 42 Core Pathway during a ceremony Monday morning at the Texas A&M-Kingsville Founders Room. The commitment was signed by Texas A&M University-Kingsville President Dr. Robert Vela, Brooks County ISD superintendent...

KINGSVILLE (April 10, 2025) — Are you in the mood for some hot jazz on a warm night? Then, join all of the jazz ensembles in Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s School of Music jazz program for a toe-tapping good time at the 15th Annual Jazz Blast, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the courtyard of the Memorial Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public. “The Jazz Blast serves as our final jazz concert of the year...

KINGSVILLE (April 8, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) will welcome foster liaisons and teams from three Texas A&M University (TAMU) System universities within the region for the South Texas Foster Care Summit on Thursday, April 10 at the Javelina Student Dining Room at 11 a.m. The summit will feature representatives from TAMUK, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), Texas A&M University International (TAMIU) and Texas A&M...