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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...

KINGSVILLE (April 22, 2022) — The online MBA program in the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has been ranked 65 out of 108 colleges and universities by Fortune. This is the second year Fortune has ranked the nation’s online MBA programs. There are five Texas schools ahead of Texas A&M-Kingsville in the rankings, but Javelina Nation bested four programs in the state including Baylor, University of the Incarnate Word...

KINGSVILLE (February 25, 2022) — The Texas A&M University-Kingsville College of Business Administration will host their 11th Annual Community Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3, in the ballrooms of the Memorial Student Union Building. The event is co-hosted by the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by IBC Bank. This event is geared toward providing an additional dimension to fiscal awareness and responsibility to students and residents of Kingsville...

KINGSVILLE (January 31, 2022) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will offer free tax preparation through the VITA program again this year. Because of the ongoing pandemic, taxpayers can choose to go entirely virtual, use curbside drop-off or in person preparation in room 107 of the Business Administration Building. Dr. Genevieve Scalan, associate professor in the accounting and finance department, said....

KINGSVILLE (October 25, 2021) — 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. 3, in the Grand Ballrooms of the Memorial Student Union Building. Admission to the forum is $12 and includes lunch. A table of eight is $96. This year’s keynote...

KINGSVILLE (May 20, 2021) — The Texas Workforce Commission projects the state of Texas will see an increase in tax preparers of over 20 percent through 2026. The occupation of accountants and auditors is expected to increase nearly 19 percent in the same time period. To that end, administrators in the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will begin a new program in the fall 2021 semester geared toward filling the gap. The Texas Higher...

KINGSVILLE (January 29, 2021) — Students from the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will offer free tax preparation through the VITA program again this year. But, because of the pandemic it will look a little different. This year, all tax prep will be done with virtual appointments or curbside drop-offs, said Dr. Genevieve Scalan, associate professor in the accounting and finance department, said. “We are still doing taxes...

KINGSVILLE (January 26, 2021) — The online Master’s degree in Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is ranked among the top 100 in the nation, according to a prestigious list assembled by U.S. News and World Report. The online MBA in the College of Business Administration ranks at number 100 for online programs and 59 for online programs for veterans. The program placed first in the rank indicators for faculty credentials and training...

KINGSVILLE (October 26, 2020) — The College of Business Administration (CBA) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host its annual Economic Forum, but this year’s will be virtual. The 10th annual Economic Forum will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. This year’s keynote speaker is Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. He will talk about Navigating the Road to Recovery: An Overview of the Fiscal Health of the State and Challenges for Texas...