Welcome Dustdevils!

Dear University Community,

Happy Monday Dustdevils!

• Our first tennis tournament was held this weekend at the new City of Laredo Tennis Complex at TAMIU. You don’t have to be in a tournament to play...the courts are open and ready for you. Find out more at tamiu.edu/tennis. Enrolled Dustdevils play for FREE.

And we’re off to another great week @ TAMIU.

• Wednesday, Feb. 12, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Career Café (STC 114). Coming up: Join guest presenter Fernando Martinez (’20), Project Engineer with UPS, at our Coffeehouse Wednesday.
• Friday, Feb. 14 – 10:30 – 12 noon, Student Center Rotunda -- Take your Valentine to 3-D with a QEP Valentine’s Day 3-D Card-making activity. What’s the QEP? That stands for our Quality Enhancement Plan, LEARN, focused on experiential learning. That’s when students actively apply their knowledge and skills and reflect on unique experiences, deepening and enhancing their academic experience at TAMIU.
• Congratulations to TAMIU associate professor of Psychology Dr. Kate Houston who was recently awarded an Honorary Lectureship position at the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee in Scotland, UK.
• Are you a planner? Did you know you can ALREADY start planning for your Maymester and Summer Courses? That’s because the Maymester and Summer schedules are available. Yes, you can even set up advising appointments and register for classes. Details here and on the Registration Hub. Up next? The Fall Schedule drops February 28!

Coming up...

• The inaugural TAMIU Borderlands Photography Show opens with a reception Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 5 – 7 p.m. in TAMIU’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Gallery. It’s free of charge and open to the public
• Don’t forget, your deadline to apply for Spring 2025 graduation is this week, Feb. 15!

I’ll leave you with this thought from Walter Elliot:

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other." 

Let’s Go Dustdevils!

- Juan J. Castillo, interim president

TAMIU QEP to Host LEARN Activities, 3-D Valentine's Day Card Making

TAMIU’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) enhances student success through experiential learning! Join the upcoming hands-on information sessions to LEARN about the QEP. Currently enrolled students who attend sessions and complete each session’s exit evaluation will be eligible for an end-of-semester giveaway!

LEARN to make 3-D Valentine’s Day Cards! QEP information will be shared during our activity on Wednesday February 12, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. and Friday, February 14, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Student Center Rotunda.

‘Borderlands Photography Show’ Bows at TAMIU Wednesday, Feb. 19

The inaugural TAMIU Borderlands Photography Show opens with a reception Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Gallery.

The event is free of charge and open to the public. The Borderlands Photography Show will remain on exhibit through Friday, March 28 in the CFPA Gallery.