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 Laredo, Texas has a proud history – and that history includes the legacy of Laredo’s Jewish community. Next week, that legacy will be shared anew, thanks to a new documentary film created by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL).
            The film will premiere in the Student Center at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 6 p.m.
            Oral historian and filmmaker Josh Parshall will be in attendance.  Jeanette Hatcher, TAMIU Special Collections librarian, has also prepared a special exhibit about Jewish life …

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(Laredo, Tx)-On Friday, May 18, Texas A&M International University employees will spend part of  the afternoon and part of the morning at the University’s annual TAMIU Enrichment Day, starting at 11:30 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m.
            While University offices will remain open, staff and services will be greatly reduced.
            The annual event is set aside to offer development sessions to all University employees under relaxed and fun-filled conditions.
            The University will recognize certain employees for Employee Service Awards, Outstanding Employee Awards, degree completion, state employee charitable contribution …

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  Texas A&M International University employees will spend part the afternoon and part of the morning at the University’s annual TAMIU Enrichment Day, Friday, May 18 starting at 11:30 a.m.
   While University offices will remain open, staff and services will be greatly reduced.  The annual event is set aside to offer development sessions to all University employees under relaxed and fun-filled conditions.
         The University will recognize certain employees for Employee Service Awards, Outstanding Employee Awards, degree completion, state employee charitable contribution and All4TAMIU.
         All TAMIU full-time employees will …

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Texas A&M International University will begin its summer work schedule beginning Thursday, May 31, 2012 –Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
The University summer schedule is 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. – noon on Fridays.
The Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library is open Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, noon – 8 p.m.
Both the Library and University offices will be closed Monday, May 28 in a State-authorized observance of Memorial Day. The Library will also be …

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(Laredo, Tx)_Laredo’s rainfall this week and expected rain forecast for this weekend has forced Texas A&M International University to move its traditional outdoor Spring Commencement Exercise indoors Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12.
            “Taking the safety of our graduates and their families into consideration, we have decided to hold the Spring Commencement Ceremonies indoors. Recent rains have saturated the grounds and made them unstable,” said TAMIU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Pablo Arenaz.
            Ceremonies for the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business and the …

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The Beaumont Foundation of America has announced the establishment of a $100,00scholarship endowment at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) that honors Carlos and Judith Zaffirini and is dedicated to providing scholarship assistance to first-generation TAMIU students.
            The announcement was made Tuesday, 19 April, 2012 at TAMIU’s Helen Richter Watson Gallery in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library.
            W. Frank Newton, president and chief executive officer of the Beaumont Foundation of America, presented the Scholarship Endowment.
            “It is our privilege to present this Scholarship Endowment honoring Carlos and Judith …

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Texas A&M International University’s Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium will celebrate its 7th Anniversary with a Family Movie Day and Dinosaur Exhibit Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
            The event is open to the community and will feature “Jurassic Park” from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Tickets are $3 per movie.
            A new offering this year will be an interactive dinosaur exhibit by dinosaur expert, ‘Paleo Paul.’ Exhibit times are 12:30, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 per exhibit.
            ‘Paleo Paul’ Heaston …

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On Thursday, April 12, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will host its Annual Trade Conference.
                      Professor Tagi Sagafi-nejad, Radcliffe-Killam Distinguished Professor, director, Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade and organizer of the annual conference, said the  theme of Thursday’s Annual Trade Conference is “Common Problems, Contending Approaches.”  
The Conference begins at 8:30 a.m., includes a luncheon and sessions through 8 p.m. For registration costs and information, contact Amy Palacios at 326.2820 or email amy@tamiu.edu. See the attached Conference agenda.
                      “In collaboration with its partner institution and consistent with our mission to increase awareness and knowledge …

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Texas A&M International University will remember fallen alumni, students, faculty and staff at the second  “Celebration of Life” memorial observation Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the TAMIU Center for the Fine and Performing Arts’ Recital Hall.
This event provides members of the TAMIU community and community at large an opportunity to remember alumni, students, faculty and staff who have passed away in the past year, celebrate their lives and move forward together.
The University’s sponsoring Office of Alumni Relations is encouraging all those who have lost a TAMIU …

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Texas A&M International University graduate, undergraduate, and graduate students participating in the Graduate Retention Enhancement at TAMIU (GREAT) program and local high school students will have an opportunity to meet with top Harvard researcher Robert Sackstein, M.D., Ph.D. next week.
Dr. Sackstein will visit TAMIU to meet with students and provide insight into his research and success in the medical profession. In addition to GREAT students, he will meet with TAMIU participants in the Harvard-TAMIU Latino Leadership Institute.  Sackstein’s appearances are coordinated by TAMIU’s GREAT program and the student …