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Dear University community,

• Summer is here with all its expected challenges…many aggravated by extreme heat. Make sure you stay hydrated and try and limit outdoor activities to early morning and late evening. We expect that there will be substantial demands on the Texas energy grid in the days and weeks ahead, so please do your part to help conserve energy on and off-campus. Keep cool!
• Our Dusty Camp is underway today and tomorrow, welcoming over 250 students to campus. Let’s welcome everyone with a Dustdevil smile. Camps continue through July and August.
• Congratulations to students in our TAFE program who recently earned multiple awards at the national 2022 Educators Rising Conference in Washington, D.C.
• Kudos also go to Dr. Arthur D. Soto-Vasquez and doctoral degree candidate Mariana Sanchez Santos. Their academic paper on Spanish language disinformation leading to the US Capitol insurrection has appeared in the prestigious Cultural Studies <-> Cultural Methodologies Journal.
• At TAMIU, we want all students to have a chance to complete their degrees. Our Comeback Programs are helping resuming students to do just that. Families and friends of students can learn all about the #Comeback: New Programs for Resuming Students here.
• Registration for Summer and Fall classes continues. Use our new TAMIU Fund$Finder, a search tool that helps students find scholarships on and off-campus is available. Details are available at go.tamiu.edu/fundSfinder
• The threat of COVID-19 continues in our community and all communities. Please continue your use of recommended face coverings/masks, in addition to practicing distancing and rigorous hand-washing.

Let’s Go Dustdevils!

- Pablo Arenaz, Ph.D., President

Marking Our Past, Signaling Our Future: TAMIU Entrance Pylon Globe Removed

Texas A&M International University's Entrance Pylon Globe has served as a welcoming beacon to TAMIU for the past 27 years. It has marked our past and now signals our future. In partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Laredo, this area now becomes part of Laredo’s dynamic growth with the conversion of Loop 20 into Laredo’s second interstate highway, IH-69 West. The University is proud to help lead this catalytic change. Elements of the pylon are being retained and will become part of the campus’ continued experience, welcoming new generations to TAMIU. Goodbye, Globe (for now).

TAMIU Dusty Camp, Transfer and Parent Orientation Sessions Set for July, August

Before beginning the Fall 2022 semester at TAMIU, incoming freshman and transfer students will take part in a time-honored campus tradition. Affectionately known as Dusty Camp, the two-day student orientation experience focuses on helping incoming students learn more about University services, academic expectations, and receive a first-hand experience of student life on campus.

Dusty Camps are expected to take place throughout the summer months, with sessions scheduled for:

• Dusty Camp II: Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12
• Dusty Camp III: Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22
• Dusty Camp IV: Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29
• Dusty Camp V: Thursday, Aug. 4 and Friday, Aug. 5

TAMIU Registration for Summer, Fall 2022 Underway

The last day to register for Summer Session II and Summer Subterm II is July 11. Late registration for Fall continues through Friday, Aug. 26.

• TAMIU offers nearly 100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. View TAMIU's Academic Catalog for a full list of degree programs at catalog.tamiu.edu
• Prospective TAMIU students can visit the Future Dustdevil Hub, go.tamiu.edu/dustdevilhub, a digital resource center for future TAMIU students and parents to learn about incoming student admissions, registration procedures and access How-To videos.
• The Registration Hub, https://www.tamiu.edu/reghub, offers insight into Registration with content, guides and resources specific to undergraduate and graduate students. It is designed in concert with both undergraduate and graduate advisors to provide students information on the registration process. It addresses issues like advising and holds, and includes a dynamic FAQ with answers and contacts.
• TAMIU students can access a universe of scholarships available to them in the palm of their hand. With a smartphone, students can now access thousands of relevant scholarships through "TAMIUFund$Finder," a search tool that helps students find scholarships on and off-campus. To begin, students need only visit go.tamiu.edu/fundSfinder
• Pay for classes online or create an installment plan at tamiu.edu/pay | Learn more about tuition payments at tamiu.edu/comptroller/bursar.shtml
• For more information about financial assistance, email the University's Office of Financial Aid at financialaid@tamiu.edu to learn about options such as scholarships, grants, loans and student employment.

TAMIU TAFE Students Victorious at Educators Rising National Competition

TAMIU College of Education students recently rolled up their sleeves to join in a national competition taking place at the 2022 Educators Rising Conference in Washington, D.C. There, 10 TAMIU Texas Association of Future Educators members earned top marks. Job well done, Dustdevils!

TAMIU'S Dr. Soto-Vásquez Publishes Research on Spanish Language Election Disinformation in Prestigious Journal

An academic paper co-authored by TAMIU assistant professor of Communication Dr. Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez and a doctoral degree candidate Mariana Sánchez Santos, was published in the prestigious Cultural Studies ↔ Cultural Methodologies Journal. The paper, entitled, El Cabal, Vacunas, y Donald Trump: An Analysis of Spanish-Language Disinformation Leading Up to the U.S. Capitol Insurrection, appeared in the Journal's March 2022 edition. The authors also recently presented their work at the prestigious International Communication Association Conference in Paris, France in May.

Can you tell us about the important research opportunity this provides to students and how this could figure prominently in their future and careers?

One thing my colleagues and I have always been grateful for is the support TAMIU has given to us through various grants which enable us to work with students over the summer. They learn how to use the literature they read and develop scholarly arguments. The last three summers we’ve had students from the research bootcamp help us. A lot of times, those programs need students to apply - so my advice I tell everyone is show up and apply.

- Dr. Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez

TAMIU Athletics Update

TAMIU is a member of the Lone Star Conference and competes in 11 sports: volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, softball, baseball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's golf.

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Upcoming Events

• Comeback Information Session (Undergraduate): Wednesday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. | Learn More
• TAMIU AIRES Summer Workshops: Monday, July 25 at 10 a.m. | Learn More
• SSII Last Class Day: Thursday, Aug. 4 | Learn More
• Fall 2022 Tuition and Fees Due: Friday, Aug. 19 | Learn More
• Fall 2022 First Class Day - Monday, Aug. 22 | Learn More

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