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Dear University community,

• The Dallas Black Dance Theatre offered an outstanding performance here Friday. Students also benefited from a Master Class with the contemporary modern dance company. Kudos to the University’s College of Arts and Sciences for making this opportunity available.
• On Saturday, we hosted Area Preview Day, welcoming students from Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley, and beyond. Dedicated buses brought students and their parents here from McAllen, Harlingen, and Rio Grande City. It was great to meet our future Dustdevils.

Coming Up This Week:

• An abundance of color will fill the skies here during our planned celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors, happening Wednesday, March 8, from 3 – 4 p.m. in the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center Green. It is a colorful event and a campus tradition that’s worth being a part of and witnessing.
• Wednesday, March 8 – Find out about globalization and what major manufacturing and supply chains mean to the United States and its neighbors at the IBC Bank and Commerce Bank 2022-2023 Keynote Speaker Series in the Student Center Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. A livestream of the event will be available via Webex. Participants can visit https://go.tamiu.edu/oneil to register.
• Thursday, March 9 -- Join us as we take a look into TAMIU’s future in five years, 15 years, and beyond as we unveil our Master Plan for the University. Two information sessions are scheduled in the Student Center Ballroom for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. The first is from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. and the second is from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Please join us.
• Monday, March 20 -- A remarkable and enduring friendship anchors a historic bridged art exhibition coming to Laredo that spans two art spaces, one at TAMIU’s CFPA Gallery and the other at the Laredo Center for the Arts downtown. “Ways of Seeing: One Exhibit, Two Spaces,” will feature artists and friends Eric Avery, M.D., and Sue Coe, and includes treasured gifts shared and built by the two over their 40-year-plus friendship.
• Later this month, for the second year in a row, The Human Library, an interactive event that focuses on holding personal conversations that challenge stigmas and stereotypes, returns to TAMIU. Find out all about it.
• Spring Break is on the horizon and is scheduled March 12 – 17. The University’s offices will remain open except for Friday, 17 March. Offices reopen and classes resume Monday, 20 March. Your Trailblazer will also return with you on 20 March.
• I want to wish everyone a safe and relaxing Spring Break. Please exercise all caution and travel safely!
• COVID-19 remains a threat here, across our State, nation, and world. Recommended face coverings/masks, and rigorous hand-washing help reduce your exposure risk. Learn about free on-campus testing and bookmark our COVID-19 Response Center.

Have a great week… Go Dustdevils!

- Pablo Arenaz, Ph.D., President

Upcoming Panel Discussion set for International Women's Day, March 8

An upcoming panel will focus on women leaders in Education, International Business, Law and Healthcare. Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives Binational Center, the discussion is happening Wednesday, March 8 at 11 a.m. in Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 111. The event is free and open to the public.

TAMIU Offers Glimpse of Campus' Future with Unveiling of Master Plan March 9

A chance to glimpse the future of TAMIU campus in five years, 15 years, and beyond will be shared with TAMIU students, faculty, staff, and the community at large when a new Master Plan for the University is unveiled Thursday, March 9.

Two information sessions scheduled in the Student Center Ballroom are open to University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. The first is from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. and the second from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Calling all Spring 2023 Grads! Commencement Kick-Off Happening Thursday, March 9

Planning to graduate this Spring 2023? You'll want to join us during our upcoming Commencement Kick-Off event this Thursday, March 9. #TAMIUGrad #GradsGoBeyond

Graduate School Open House Scheduled for Thursday Evening

Visit with graduate faculty and advisors and learn about the different financial assistance opportunities offered to graduate students. Can't make it? No problem. We will waive the graduate application fee for ALL applications submitted on the day of the event. Email graduateschool@tamiu.edu for more information.

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

• Holi - Wednesday, March 8 at 3 p.m.
• The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter - Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
• Mastering the Literature Review - Friday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
• Spring Break - Monday, March 13 - Saturday, March 18
• Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Schedule
• TAMIU Small Business Development Center Schedule

TAMIU News Hub

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