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COURTESY STEVE HARMON,

Texas A&M International University and Laredo Community College’s Title V Cooperative Grant Hispanic Student Success Initiative is hosting a Teacher Mentoring Working Series: Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Effective Instructional Practices today through July 8 and July 13-15.  The interactive seminar sessions have been designed to provide a foundational framework of experiences for pre-service teachers. The goal is to offer future teachers a demonstration of best teaching practices and effective classroom instruction.  The Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to meet in TAMIU Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade.  For more information and to RSVP, please contact Cynthia Vira Carreon, program director – HSSI: PTTT at 326.3142 or email cv*******@ta***.edu
 
Give your child the opportunity to improve her basketball skills this summer at Texas A&M International University Girl’s Basketball Camp. TAMIU Girl’s Basketball Camp is designed to develop and enhance the fundamental skills of each participating camper. Campers ages 6 – 13 will meet from today through July 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building. Camp fee is $100 for each session. For more information, click on tamiu.edu/sportcamps
 
Summer Session II starts today at Texas A&M International University. Late registration, with additional fees applied, is underway through tomorrow, July 7. For more information, contact the Office of the University Register at 326.2250, e-mail re*******@ta***.edu or visit offices in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, room 168.
 
The South Texas Writing Project’s summer camps start meeting today. “Exploring the Universe Through Writing,” will meet today, July 6 – Thursday, July 10, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. It is open to students in third – fifth grade. Cost is $150. “Reading and Writing in the Digital Age” for students in fifth – eighth grade, will meet July 6 – 17, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cost is $200. For information, call Daniela Rodriguez, visiting instructor, at 326.2624 or da**************@ta***.edu , or Erika Medrano, staff assistant, at 326.2470 or em******@ta***.edu

            Internal Events
The Texas A&M International University Office of Information Technology offers several training sessions. Today’s session is “ANGEL Orientation.” It is open only for students. Session meets at 2 p.m. in Anthony J. and Georgia A. Pellegrino Hall, room 211. Register at https://oitprofessionaldevelopment.tamiu.edu/