Courtesy Steve Harmon,          A two-day conference at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will explore the ramifications of being bilingual, biliterate and bicultural August 14-15, 2009.         TAMIU professor of Education Dr. Ramon Alaniz, chair of the Conference, said the Conference theme:  “Promoting Academic Excellence for Diverse Learners from PK-12,” underscores the organizers’ goals of training

           A $1 million gift from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust will create the Lamar Bruni Vergara Endowment Fund to provide emergency financial assistance to qualified students at Texas A&M International University.             The Endowment Fund was announced Tuesday by  Trustees Judge Solomon Casseb Jr. and J. C. Martin III.             The Trustees said they hoped that the

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

Courtesy of Steve Harmon, This week, over 250 students are looking into their not-so-distant future.        The new Texas A&M International University students are taking part in “Dusty Camp,”  a new student overnight orientation program Thursday and Friday at TAMIU. The Camp begins Thursday at 10 a.m. and continues through 5 p.m. Friday, June 12.        From a

Texas A&M International University’s Athletics Department will begin the Fall semester with new leadership for its NCAA Division II Athletics program. On Friday, the University announced the departure of Athletics Director Dr. Debbie L. Snell, Coach Stephone Leary, Coach Daryl Vincent, associate director of compliance Christine Rebori and athletics academic coordinator Rebecca Garza. University President

2009 Spring Commencement Exercises for Texas A&M International University will span two days this week.                      An evening ceremony will take place Friday at 8 p.m. outdoors on the University Green for candidates for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.                      On Saturday

Texas A&M International University presents its first TAMIU Annette Olsen-Fazi International Film Festival. The Festival will primarily be screened at the TAMIU Student Center Theater, room SC 236 twice weekly throughout May.  The Festival honors the memory of the late Dr. Olsen-Fazi, who initiated the University’s first French Film Festival and passed away in January.

    Learn to improve communication to relieve stress at the next professional development course, “Workplace Stressors,” scheduled for Thursday, April 30 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Anthony J. and Georgia A. Pellegrino Hall 116.          This course is free and open to the public, but first responders are especially encouraged to attend.          Dr. Gilberto Salinas,