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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 28, 2023) — Dr. Haeyoung Kim, associate professor in the biological and health sciences department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, recently received a grant for over a half million dollars from the National Institute of Health to determine ways the neuronal DNA in the brain can repair itself to avoid age-related neurological disease like Alzheimer’s. The four-year grant will provide $138,000 per year. Kim said that although...

KINGSVILLE — Texas A&M University-Kingsville is among the top 4 percent of universities in the country when it comes to social mobility, according to the latest ranking U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges rankings. The University is tied for 6th in social mobility among public Texas universities. In addition, the University ranks among the top 15 public universities in Texas, placing at #14, the highest-ranking Texas A&M University System on...

KINGSVILLE (September 20, 2023) — After re-doubling efforts to serve the University’s surrounding communities, Texas A&M University-Kingsville recorded a nearly 8 percent increase in fall enrollment—marking the first positive total enrollment in 7 years. More than 45% of currently enrolled students hail from the 13-county region surrounding the University, a 78% increase over the last two years. Other fall enrollment highlights include: A 10%...

KINGSVILLE (September 13, 2023) — Dr. Richard Laughlin, associate professor and chair of the biological and health sciences department, recently received $2.4 million in federal funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Wild and Domestic Animal Populations in Central and South Texas. Coronaviruses, like SARS-CoV-2, have been documented in domestic...

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 (September 6, 2023) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville is enhancing security and support for the university community by launching SafeZone, a unified safety, communications, and wellbeing service from CriticalArc. Through this implementation, the university aims to deliver more rapid response to calls for assistance across all campus facilities. The service also features strict privacy safeguards based on opting...

KINGSVILLE (August 17, 2023) — Dr. Mais Nijim, professor in the electrical engineering and computer science department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, will be busy after two of her grants netted her about $1.5 million from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The goal of both grants is to increase the number of students in the cyber intelligence program within the department of electrical engineering and computer science in the Frank...

KINGSVILLE (August 8, 2023) — Makenzie Gottschalk will begin her college career in a few weeks as an honor student and a pre-vet/animal science major at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She brings with her the $40,000 GE-Reagan Scholarship, a prestigious award given to only 11 students nationwide. Gottschalk discovered the GE-Reagan Scholars program while online searching for other scholarships to help with college costs. “When I read about it, I...

KINGSVILLE — Researchers with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville have been awarded two contracts from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service totaling nearly $14 million for ocelot conservation efforts and to research possible impacts of border barrier infrastructure construction on animal movements. This work is funded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection through an Interagency Agreement...

KINGSVILLE (August 4, 2023) — There are many reasons students drop out of college and at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, staff are looking for ways to overcome those reasons and help those students get back on track to their degree. Dr. Robert H. Vela Jr., university president, announced the Javelina Relight program during his inauguration speech in November 2022. Since then, the program has helped 42 students get back in the classroom. The first 15 Javelina...

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,...

HOMECOMING 2023 - OCTOBER 13 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS Friday evening of Javelina Homecoming 2023 we will induct our newest class of Distinguished Alumni and Rising Star honorees. 2023 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HONOREES: Anne Grady, Class of 1997 Ret. U.S. Army Col. Henry Hodge, Class of 1968 Debbie Lee Winslow, Class of 1983 John Bickham, Class of 1973 Ret. U.S. Army Col. Richard Waterhouse, Class of 1975 RISING STAR...

KINGSVILLE (July 17, 2023) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Office of Student Access has launched its Veterans Upward Bound and is enrolling new participants in the program. Funded by a $1.4M grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the program offers veterans a chance to freshen their skills to prepare for collegiate or vocational opportunities after service. “Our goal is to enroll veterans in the program and to help them complete a...

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 (June 23, 2023) — The online master’s degree in industrial engineering in the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has been ranked 10th most affordable in the nation by OnlineU. A&M-Kingsville is the only university in Texas to be listed in the top 10. “By offering online master’s degrees in engineering and making these programs affordable, we unlock a world of...

KINGSVILLE — Texas A&M University-Kingsville has been awarded a $20 million grant by the United States Department of Agriculture to establish a collaborative, 5-year program that will help Hispanic students learn the skills needed to enter the workforce in an agricultural-related career. It is the largest single grant the university has received in its near 100-year history. The grant award comes as part of a $262.5 million dollar investment in higher...

KINGSVILLE (June 2, 2023) — Dr. Alberto Rodriguez, associate professor of history and the founding director of the Mexican American Studies Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is the recipient of the Captain Alonso de León Steel Medal for Historical Merit in its International category for 2023. The Captain Alonso de León Steel Medal for Historical Merit in its International category is an award given by the Nuevoleonesa Society of...

KINGSVILLE (June 1, 2023) — 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 2023 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 Dean’s...

KINGSVILLE (May 30, 2023) — The School of Music at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is now offering a new bachelor’s degree for its students. The school created the Sound Recording Technology (SRT) undergraduate program that will give students a unique opportunity to pursue studies in the field of audio production while maintaining a balanced approach to musical studies. The new degree is the only bachelor’s degree program in SRT offered in South Texas, and...