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KINGSVILLE (April 24, 2024) — High schools from across the state displayed their works from the past year all the way up University Boulevard as they took part in the 2024 Agriculture Mechanic Show hosted by the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville on Tuesday, April 23. This was the event’s 10th year and was one of the largest turnouts as it featured 41 schools from near the Dallas Fort...

KINGSVILLE (April 23, 2024) — The Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) is featured in 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Grad School Rankings as one of the best graduate engineering schools in Texas. The TAMUK College of Engineering is ranked No.15 among all Texas universities and No. 12 among public schools. “Being recognized among Texas's Top 15 engineering colleges for graduate education...

KINGSVILLE (April 22, 2024) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has been ranked in the top 29 percent of universities worldwide by the Study Abroad Aide (SAA) World Best Value University Rankings for International Students 2024. The rankings are determined on the metrics of academic quality and cost of education.Listed in the rankings are more than 8,000 universities from 69 countries. SAA ranks schools to encourage international students and offer them insights to...

KINGSVILLE (April 17, 2024) — The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina Cheerleading team competed in the National Cheerleaders Association College Nationals and placed second in the Division II Spirit Rally cheer contest last week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Javelina Cheer posted a Raw Score of 96.3 in the finals and a 96.2 in the preliminary round. Both performances also “hit-zero,” meaning the routine was executed without deductions resulting...

KINGSVILLE (April 16, 2024) — Run don’t walk to Jones Auditorium at Texas A&M University-Kingsville for two performances of Super Flute!, a parody of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Take a leap back to the 1980s when Mario and Luigi were masters of the double jump and enjoy Super Flute! as performed by members of the Opera and Musical Theater Workshop in the School of Music. Super Flute! will be presented at two performances, at 7:30 p.m....

KINGSVILLE (April 16, 2024) — The School of Music at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host Flute Day, Saturday, April 20. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. with the event running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “The event is open to flutists from beginner to advanced, so we welcome middle school students, high school students, college students and adult amateurs,” said Dr. Elizabeth Janzen, professor of flute. “Our events are all...

KINGSVILLE April 15, 2024) — Taylor Pena, Student Health and Wellness assistant, is the 2024 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Student Employee of Year. She has been working with Student Health and Wellness since September 2021. She is a computer science major from Skidmore who will graduate in May. Pena received a monetary award from the President's Office for this achievement. Her nominators highlighted the professionalism, teamwork, and critical...

KINGSVILLE (April 12, 2024) — Fruitful relationships with regional school districts and the offering of the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) Program have led the way in cultivating success for Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s (TAMUK) dual enrollment program in recent months. The program experienced a 99% enrollment increase in the Fall of 2023 and currently is involved with partnerships with 15 high school districts throughout the region. Partnerships are...

KINGSVILLE (April 5, 2024) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has chosen Texas A&M-Kingsville to host their Distracted Driving Campaign Talk. Text. Crash. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Pavilion at the Memorial Student Union Building. Texas A&M-Kingsville was the first choice for a college campus tour of the campaign during April. During April, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the exhibit will...

KINGSVILLE (April 5, 2024) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville Associate Director of Veterinary Technology Christine Hoskinson was recognized as the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) Licensed Veterinary Technician of the Year at their annual conference in Irving, Texas. Awards are given annually at the TVMA conference to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of veterinary medicine. Award recipients are nominated by colleagues and selected...

KINGSVILLE (April 2, 2024) — The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Office of Career Engagement and the College of Education and Human Performance partnered together to welcome independent school districts (ISDs) from all over the State of Texas to the 2024 Javelina Education Expo on Tuesday, April 2, at the Memorial Student Union Building Ballrooms. Where traditional career expos bring employers to one location, the Javelina Education Expo brought together current Texas...

KINGSVILLE (April 1, 2024) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Hani Girgis has been selected as a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Poland, where he will have the opportunity to teach and conduct research on Artificial Intelligence in bioinformatics. Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious fellowships that provide recipients with unique opportunities to teach and conduct research abroad while playing a...

KINGSVILLE (March 25, 2024) — The Texas A&M University-Kingsville chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) recently attended the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit in Round Rock. While at the conference, members participated in competitive events designed to offer future educators authentic opportunities to measure their creativity, skills and initiative against high standards and against their peers from around the state. Three...

KINGSVILLE (March 21, 2024) — High School students from more than 20 South Texas counties will convene at Texas A&M University-Kingsville as the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources hosts the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Area X Applied Agriculture Engineering Contest Thursday, March 27. The contest, which was created three years ago, consists of four-person teams competing in a welding competition and a 100-point test that will...

KINGSVILLE (March 21, 2024) — In an effort to broaden their academic horizons, two Texas A&M University-Kingsville students will be participating in the National Student Exchange (NSE) Program during the upcoming Fall 2024 semester. Senior history major, Eli Garces will attend the University of Guam, while sophomore Range and Wildlife Management student, Grace Sagebiel, will venture out to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “For our students, the NSE gives...

KINGSVILLE (March 20, 2024) — If you are looking for something different on a Saturday afternoon, head over to Javelina Stadium on March 23 for the first Screamin’ Javelina Music Fest. The festival, sponsored by the office of Student Engagement and Campus Life, will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. on the grass practice field inside Javelina Stadium. Those attending the festival will enter at the main ticket booth at the stadium. Festival goers are allowed to...

KINGSVILLE (March 14, 2024) — Middle School and High School jazz bands from around the state will descend on Texas A&M University-Kingsville for the 56th Annual Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, hosted by the School of Music. The competition will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday in both the Performance Hall in the Music Education Complex and Jones Auditorium. The festival will conclude with a concert Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall featuring...

KINGSVILLE (March 1, 2024) — The School of Music at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host the National Trumpet Competition Friday, March 8, through Monday, March 11. This is the largest competition of its kind in the United States and it will bring to campus between 800 and 1,000 trumpet players from middle school through graduate students. “Events like this are important for the School of Music because it allows us an opportunity to show case,...

KINGSVILLE (February 27, 2024) — Since the federal government’s new streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application went live on Dec. 31, 2023, there have been reported glitches, and delays that have left some students unable to submit applications and all U.S. colleges and universities with no FAFSA data until a projected mid-March timeline. Though the hurdles may lead to award letters and college commitments coming later than usual,...

KINGSVILLE (February 28, 2024) — John-Ryan Lawrence is a junior electrical engineering major at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He recently was selected to represent the university and the Student Ambassador Program at the American Physical Society (APS) Annual Leadership Meeting. The Student Ambassador Program is a group of about 80 top physics and engineering students from over 20 countries who serve as leaders in their universities, countries or...