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KINGSVILLE (March 13, 2025) — Everblue, an Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)-accredited provider of weatherization and energy efficiency training, has joined forces with Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) to deliver career-focused workforce development programs to students and community members. The collaboration aims to elevate Texas' weatherization workforce and improve service standards across the state. Leveraging Everblue’s established...
KINGSVILLE (March 13, 2025) — Dr. Greta Schuster, Professor of Integrated Pest Management and Plant Pathology for the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, received the Arthur T. Potts award and was a keynote speaker at the Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society annual meeting in Mission last month. The Arthur Potts award is an annual recognition given to a nominee for their outstanding service to...
KINGSVILLE (March 7, 2025) — A team of five faculty members from the College of Education and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Kingsville received one of the highest honors bestowed by the Texas A&M University System. The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) EC-6 team received the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) Award. The award was received during a ceremony held March 6 in College Station. Team members are Dr. Monica...
HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Friday selected Comptroller Glenn Hegar ’93 as the sole finalist to be chancellor of The Texas A&M University System. Hegar, a Republican, has served in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate before first being elected comptroller in 2014. He won re-election in 2018 and 2022. Monday’s vote by the Board of Regents was unanimous. “The Board is...
KINGSVILLE (March 5, 2025) — Senior Michael Vara has received the Presser Award for the School of Music at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). The award comes from the Presser Foundation, an organization that supports schools of music across the country. Each year the School of Music faculty selects one graduating senior to receive the award that includes a financial gift and the opportunity to be known as a Presser Scholar. “When I found out...
KINGSVILLE (March 5, 2025) — Seth Kuby and Amberly Zaragoza, plant and soil science graduate students from the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), each brought home first-place awards from last week’s Subtropical Agriculture & Environments Society (SAES) Annual Meeting in Mission. Kuby, a student at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center, placed first in the oral...
KINGSVILLE (February 26, 2025) — Step back almost 100 years. The main building of the South Texas State Teachers College is about to be the site of one of the most well-known photographs in the history of Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) and the region. On March 21, 1925, nearly 10,000 South Texans turned out for the official laying of the cornerstone for the building that is now known as J.R. Manning Hall. To honor that famous photo and as a kickoff of the...
Engineers Week 2025 ends with annual Design Competition KINGSVILLE (February 21, 2025) — With Engineers Week 2025 winding down, the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville featured a small glimpse of tomorrow’s engineers building tomorrow’s cities as nearly 500 high school and middle school students from 25 regional school districts competed in the annual Design Competition on Friday morning at...
KINGSVILLE (February 19, 2025) — As part of the Engineers Week 2025 (E-Week), The Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted more than 400 high school and middle school students and chaperones during its Explore Engineering Day event Wednesday morning at Kingsville’s J.K. Northway Exposition Center. Explore Engineering Day is an event designed to inspire young students while showcasing what the world of engineering and...
KINGSVILLE (February 20, 2025) — The Marc Cisneros Center for Young Children (MCCYC) on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has been accredited by the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs through the Association for Early Learning Leaders. The MCCYC staff has been working diligently for three years to reach this new milestone in childcare. “During this time, we have implemented several key changes within...
KINGSVILLE (February 14, 2025) — Actress and singer Rita Moreno has been entertaining audiences on Broadway and the silver screen for decades. Now, she will join Javelina Nation for the Centennial Lectureship, one of the events geared to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The Centennial Lectureship will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, in the Performance Hall of the Music Education Complex, 775 N. Armstrong, on the campus of Texas...
KINGSVILLE (Feb. 11, 2025) — While under the direction of Texas A&M University-Kingsville Professor of Music Dr. Oscar Diaz, the TAMUK Select Trombone Choir has seen its share of awards, accolades and successful alumni. Their most recent accomplishment, however, might be the most impressive as the TAMUK Trombone Choir was recently named the winner of the 2025 Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition — a feat seen as one of the most prestigious honors in the...
KINGSVILLE (Feb 8, 2025) — Recently, the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville was ranked No. 2 on Collegefactual.com’s list of the Best Schools Highly Focused on Engineering in Texas. The ranking is part of the website’s Most Focused Colleges for Engineering in Texas series, featuring 80 colleges offering engineering as one of their largest majors. “Being recognized as...
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 (Feb. 6, 2025) — The Texas A&M University (TAMU) College of Medicine in partnership with Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy hosted more than 300 students and chaperones from the region during the first ever Regional Rural Med Camp at the Memorial Student Union Building this week. The two-day camp is designed to create meaningful experiences for attending students by educating them about rural medicines...
KINGSVILLE (Feb. 4, 2025) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville Director of Career Engagement and Corporate Relations Ralph Leal officially transitioned into his role as Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) President as of February 1. Leal, who has been a member of SoACE and has held several leadership roles within the organization since 2013, was elected to the president-elect role in July 2024 and will serve as President through June 2026. "I am overjoyed and...
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 (January 16, 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 fall 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. The Dean’s List requires a grade point average of...
KINGSVILLE- Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has announced that Scott Parr will become the head coach of the institution’s storied football program effective immediately. Parr joins the program as head football coach after serving as Co-Offensive Coordinator at Louisiana Tech University since 2022. Prior to that, Parr led the Navarro College (Texas) Bulldog football program as head coach from 2019-2021. Under his leadership, the Bulldogs were South West Junior College...
KINGSVILLE (Dec. 19, 2024) — A familiar face in South Texas and an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster will be joining Texas A&M University-Kingsville to help advance the study and conservation of Tejano music and media. Long-time KIII 3News anchor and Tejano Music historian Rudy Treviño will begin his new role at the University in January 2025. The long-time journalist will serve as Professor of Practice and director of a future academic center focused on collecting and...