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KINGSVILLE (April 25, 2025) — The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Opera Workshop will present the world premiere of Postlude: An Operatic Pastiche. The original story was written by Drs. Melinda Brou and Michael Carlson. Brou is professor of voice and opera and director of the Opera Workshop at TAMUK while Carlson is lecturer of musicology, also at TAMUK. Postlude will hit the stage at The Little Theatre, 903 W. Engineering Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2,...

KINGSVILLE (April 25, 2025) — 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) students, faculty and staff were able to celebrate student research and learn about commercialization and resource opportunities during the first ever Research and Innovation Day on Thursday, April 24 at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center Building. The event, which was led by the TAMUK Office of Research and Innovation, saw more than 45 students present their research project boards as they dove into...

KINGSVILLE (April 23, 2025) — The Performance Hall at the Music Education Complex at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville will be jumping to the sounds of the United States Air Force Band of the West Brass quintet. The Sunday, April 27, concert is free and open to the public. Beginning at 7 p.m. the Band of the West Brass quintet will perform a concert of quintet standards and Americana. They will give a brief presentation about their jobs as full-time musicians with the...

KINGSVILLE (April 22, 2025) — After nearly a year of work, high school students from across the state lined up their projects along University Boulevard as they took part in the 2025 Agriculture Mechanic Show hosted by the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) on Tuesday, April 22. This year’s event saw record attendance with 390 students from 46 different schools across 20 51³Ô¹ÏÍø...

KINGSVILLE (April 15, 2025) — At every 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Legislative Session, college students from public and private universities across the State of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø get their chance to show off the depth and quality of undergraduate research. This year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) was represented by McNair Scholar and Agriculture Science major Melanie Munoz. She presented her research project entitled Elevating the Medicinal Potential of Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum): Relative...

KINGSVILLE (April 14, 2025) — Representatives of the Rural Schools Innovation Zone (RSIZ), RSIZ School District Superintendents signed a Letter of Commitment to physically transport incoming freshman to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) to begin a 42 Core Pathway during a ceremony Monday morning at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M-Kingsville Founders Room. The commitment was signed by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville President Dr. Robert Vela, Brooks County ISD superintendent...

KINGSVILLE (April 10, 2025) — Are you in the mood for some hot jazz on a warm night? Then, join all of the jazz ensembles in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville’s School of Music jazz program for a toe-tapping good time at the 15th Annual Jazz Blast, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the courtyard of the Memorial Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public. “The Jazz Blast serves as our final jazz concert of the year...

KINGSVILLE (April 8, 2025) — 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) will welcome foster liaisons and teams from three 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University (TAMU) System universities within the region for the South 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Foster Care Summit on Thursday, April 10 at the Javelina Student Dining Room at 11 a.m. The summit will feature representatives from TAMUK, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University International (TAMIU) and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M...

KINGSVILLE (April 1, 2025) — Dr. Jeffery Chernosky, assistant professor of Educational Leadership & Counseling and co-coordinator of the Instructional Technology Program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville, received the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Digital Learning Association (TxDLA) award for Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Digital Learning by an Individual in 4-Year Higher Education during the TxDLA annual conference Monday, March 31, in Denton. The award recognizes people...

KINGSVILLE (March 26, 2025) — The Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted more than 120 high school students from 26 South 51³Ô¹ÏÍø schools during the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Area X Applied Agriculture Engineering Contest Tuesday afternoon at the Agriculture Mechanics lab on campus. The competition consisted of four-person teams competing in welding, oxygen acetylene cutting,...

KINGSVILLE (March 26, 2025) — Exercise science students from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) are no strangers when it comes to winning the Undergraduate Scholar Award at the annual meeting of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (51³Ô¹ÏÍø ACSM). This year was no different. Kristin Grabow, a senior exercise science/pre-physical therapy major from San Antonio, brought home the prestigious award effectively making her the...

KINGSVILLE (March 13, 2025) — Everblue, an Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)-accredited provider of weatherization and energy efficiency training, has joined forces with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) to deliver career-focused workforce development programs to students and community members. The collaboration aims to elevate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø' weatherization workforce and improve service standards across the state. Leveraging Everblue’s established...

KINGSVILLE (March 13, 2025) — Dr. Greta Schuster, Professor of Integrated Pest Management and Plant Pathology for the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville, received the Arthur T. Potts award and was a keynote speaker at the Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society annual meeting in Mission last month. The Arthur Potts award is an annual recognition given to a nominee for their outstanding service to...

KINGSVILLE (March 7, 2025) — A team of five faculty members from the College of Education and Human Performance at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville received one of the highest honors bestowed by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University System. The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) EC-6 team received the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) Award. The award was received during a ceremony held March 6 in College Station. Team members are Dr. Monica...

HOUSTON, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø — The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Friday selected Comptroller Glenn Hegar ’93 as the sole finalist to be chancellor of The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University System. Hegar, a Republican, has served in the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø House of Representatives and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Senate before first being elected comptroller in 2014. He won re-election in 2018 and 2022. Monday’s vote by the Board of Regents was unanimous. “The Board is...

KINGSVILLE (March 5, 2025) — Senior Michael Vara has received the Presser Award for the School of Music at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). The award comes from the Presser Foundation, an organization that supports schools of music across the country. Each year the School of Music faculty selects one graduating senior to receive the award that includes a financial gift and the opportunity to be known as a Presser Scholar. “When I found out...

KINGSVILLE (March 5, 2025) — Seth Kuby and Amberly Zaragoza, plant and soil science graduate students from the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), each brought home first-place awards from last week’s Subtropical Agriculture & Environments Society (SAES) Annual Meeting in Mission. Kuby, a student at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center, placed first in the oral...

[Editor's Note: Due to forecasted inclement weather, the photo recreation has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 3.] KINGSVILLE (February 26, 2025) — Step back almost 100 years. The main building of the South 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State Teachers College is about to be the site of one of the most well-known photographs in the history of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) and the region. On March 21, 1925, nearly 10,000 South Texans turned out for the official laying of the cornerstone for...

Engineers Week 2025 ends with annual Design Competition KINGSVILLE (February 21, 2025) — With Engineers Week 2025 winding down, the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville featured a small glimpse of tomorrow’s engineers building tomorrow’s cities as nearly 500 high school and middle school students from 25 regional school districts competed in the annual Design Competition on Friday morning at...

KINGSVILLE (February 19, 2025) — As part of the Engineers Week 2025 (E-Week), The Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted more than 400 high school and middle school students and chaperones during its Explore Engineering Day event Wednesday morning at Kingsville’s J.K. Northway Exposition Center. Explore Engineering Day is an event designed to inspire young students while showcasing what the world of engineering and...