Dear University community,
We begin the week with some seasonal temperatures and a chance to reflect on a memorable last week.
- University Convocation was a highlight as we presented our Innovador Award to Evelyn Summers and her husband, the late Carroll E. Summers, Jr., as well as our 2023 faculty awards and the State of the University address.
Please congratulate our award-winning faculty members:
- Senator Judith Zaffirini Award for Scholarship and Leadership: Dr. Hayley Kazen
- Instructional Technology Excellence Award: Lilia Patricia Cantú
- Outstanding Teacher Award: Alma V. Jasso
- Distinguished Scholar Award: Dr. Jerry D. Thompson
- Distinguished Teacher Award: Dr. Diana Linn.
Also...
- Thanks for sharing in our Solar Smoothies last Thursday, part of our October Energy Awareness Month and the Conserve My Planet IGNITE program.
- On Friday, we welcomed Reading the Globe author Marie Mutsuki Mockett for a lecture on her novel, Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye, a memoir examining her grief against the backdrop of the 2011 Great East Earthquake in Japan.
- “Frankenstein,” the latest LTGI production, ended its run here this weekend, including special TAMIU student showings and tickets.
What's on tap this week @ TAMIU?
- Maroon Madness is TOMORROW! On Wednesday, we celebrate being StormReady certified with our colleagues from the National Weather Service and KGNS’ Richard “Heatwave” Berler. On Friday, we host 100+ LISD 8th Grade Students participating in a Future Educators of Laredo seminar. And…Make a Difference Day is SATURDAY.
And don’t forget…
- Learn about the formation of our galaxy with UT-Austin’s Dr. Steven Finkelstein on Oct. 26, TAMIU Athletics Trick or Treat Oct. 28, our Halloween Fest Oct. 30, and the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Nov. 4.
Let’s have a great week, Dustdevils!
- Pablo Arenaz, Ph.D., President
Maroon Madness Set for Tuesday, Oct. 17
Maroon Madness is almost here! We'll see you Tuesday, Oct. 17. Pre-Madness festivities kick off at 6 p.m. - doors open at 8:15 p.m. Meet our TAMIU Athletics Men’s and Women’s basketball teams and coaching staff during Maroon Madness. | The event is free and open to the general public!
TAMIU's Disability Awareness Week Oct. 23 - 26
A full slate of activities is planned for Disability Awareness Week. Scroll below to see our week's lineup!
Visit the Office of Disability Services for Students website.
TAMIU Celebrates StormReady Certification
TAMIU will celebrate the official confirmation of its National Weather Service StormReady certification Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Colonnade.
Astronomer Dr. Steven Finkelstein Presents TAMIU Lecture on the Formation of the Galaxy Thursday, Oct. 26
University of Texas at Austin associate professor of Astronomy Dr. Steven Finkelstein will present a lecture on the earliest formation of the galaxy Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at TAMIU's Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. Finkelstein studies the processes by which galaxies evolve through time, from extremely small systems in the universe, to large galaxies today, like the Milky Way.
TAMIU CFPA Hosts Several Musical Performances, Silent Movie Saturday
Several musical performances are scheduled at TAMIU's Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. All events are free and open to the public
Celebrated Novelist Sandra Cisneros to Lecture at TAMIU Tuesday, Nov. 7
One of the most iconic writers of modern literature, Sandra Cisneros, will visit TAMIU on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m., sharing a reading, Q&A, and book signing in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. Presented by the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Humanities, this event is free of charge and open to all.
TAMIU Athletics Update
TAMIU is a member of the Lone Star Conference and competes in 11 sports: volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, softball, baseball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's golf.
- TAMIU Falls to Midwestern State in Goal-Filled Game
- Dustdevils Draw Mustangs
- Dustdevils Down Patriots 3-1
- TAMIU Sweeps UT Tyler
Upcoming Events
- Live Jazz at the Student Center - Wednesday, Oct. 18 at noon
- EHS Workshop: Electrical Safety on Campus - Thursday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.
- ACE Workshop - Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m.
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Schedule
- TAMIU Small Business Development Center Schedule
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