Office of the President

HAPPY MONDAY DUSTDEVILS!

Here’s your Trailblazer Weekly Bulletin  for Monday, March 31, 2025.

This past weekend was another big one at TAMIU with our annual Discover TAMIU attracting hundreds of visitors of all ages. Our thanks to all our volunteers guiding over 125 activities for all ages to show how TAMIU impacts our community.  Kudos to Scheiby Gonzalez Fisher, TAMIU associate vice president for Enrollment Management and her team for this latest success.  See our Photo Gallery.

This week, we welcome members of the On-Site Committee Visit Team of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to campus as part of the University’s re-accreditation process. Part of their visit will focus on our QEP:  LEARN. A LEARN video link explainer is below.

There’s a new Chancellor coming to The Texas A&M University System. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar ’93 was confirmed last Friday as the next chancellor by a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents. Hegar will begin leading the System upon the retirement of Chancellor John Sharp, the longest serving chancellor in A&M System history. Sharp steps down as chancellor on June 30 after almost 14 years of service.

Coming Up:

The AIRES Incubatorship Project shares its results April 1 – 3 with student teams presenting their innovative applications ranging from streamlining services transactions and mobile applications on ecological data to a holistic resource for border-crossing traffic information. Find out more.

Coffee House Wednesday is April 2 and features guest presenter Armando Molina '02, ’08, Principal at Cigarroa High School.

Spring is here and the CFPA is blooming with live music and dance performances, as well as a student-themed art exhibit. Check out the offerings here.

Quack, quack... Our “Release the Quacken” event is returning to campus for its 2025 edition.  Hint:  It’s all it’s Quacked Up to be!  Make sure you get in on the fun Wednesday, April 16.

Maymester, Summer, and Fall schedules are now available.  Get ahead, set up your advising appointments and register for classes with details here and on the Registration Hub.   Registration begins Monday, April 7, 2025, at 8 a.m. via Uconnect.

Did You Know?

You can go kayaking, backpacking, and camping with the new TAMIU Outdoors Program, funded by a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and presented by TAMIU Rec Sports.  Get your paddles ready!  Find out more.

Dustdevil Athletics:

Don’t forget your Dustdevil Baseball and Softball teams are at bat with games as follows...

Baseball:

The Dustdevils Baseball had a bye week March 28 – 30 and return to action April 4 at home against Texas A&M – Kingsville (TAMUK).

Softball: 

Our TAMIU Dustdevils Softball team dropped a doubleheader against the ranked Oklahoma Christian Eagles, after coming off a huge double win against the Cameron Aggies. They’ll face TAMUK on the 4^th and 6^th this week.

Can’t make the game?  Tune in to get live stats or stream!  Details at https://godustdevils.com

Today’s quote seems ideal as we approach the end of the semester and comes from author Aaron Lauritsen:

“The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.”

Let’s Go Dustdevils!

Juan J. Castillo,

Interim President

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