Texas A&M University–Kingsville
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| Motto | Be Somebody |
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| Established | 1925 |
| Type | Public University |
| President | Rumaldo Z. Juarez, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 401 |
| Students | 6,662 |
| Location | Kingsville, Texas, United States |
| Campus | 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Javelinas (informally "Hoggies") |
| Mascot | Porky the Javelina |
| Website | http://www.tamuk.edu |
Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a regional university with a multicultural student body that is 62 percent Hispanic and includes students from 35 states and 43 foreign countries. The university has nationally recognized programs in engineering, agriculture, wildlife and the sciences and is known for developing the nation's first doctoral degree in bilingual education. Founded in 1925 as South Texas State Teachers College, the university's name change in 1929 to Texas College of Arts and Industries signaled the broadening of its mission. A 1967 name change to Texas A&I University marked another transition. The university became a member of The Texas A&M University System in 1989 and embraced its current name, reflecting that membership, in September 1993.
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[edit] About the university
Texas A&M–Kingsville has 56 undergraduate degree programs, 60 graduate programs and four doctoral degrees in the Colleges of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Graduate Studies. A fifth doctoral degree in environmental engineering is awaiting approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The university features the region's only programs in engineering, human sciences and agriculture. With state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, the university's 545 acre (2.2 km²) teaching farm gives agriculture students hands-on farming and ranching experience. A&M-Kingsville's bilingual education program, offering degrees at the master's and doctoral levels, was the first of its kind in the country and continues to be one of the strongest.[citation needed] Undergraduates in nearly all disciplines have an opportunity to participate in research projects.
[edit] Rankings
Texas A&M–Kingsville consistently ranks among the country's top 10 producers of Hispanic engineers and has the only accredited program in natural gas engineering in the United States. The Texas Legislature recently approved and funded the creation and construction of a School of Pharmacy at Texas A&M-Kingsville, the first professional school of any kind at any university south of San Antonio, which will open in the fall of 2006.
[edit] Research
The Natural Toxins Research Center (NTRC) boasts the largest collection of venomous snakes in the country and attracts researchers from around the world to its one-of-a-kind serpentarium. Texas A&M-Kingsville's Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and its Citrus Center both have international reputations, attracting scholars and research projects from around the world. The Welhausen Water Resources Center, through its membership in the International Arid Lands Consortium, is playing a role in the Middle East with its expertise in water conservation and development. The newly founded South Texas Environmental Institute plans to bring regional entities together to solve environmental questions through research.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Joe Ernst, U.S. Army Brigadier General
- Roberto Garza, NFL lineman for the Chicago Bears
- Darrell Green, retired NFL cornerback
- John Lauer, former CEO of B.F. Goodrich
- Eva Longoria, actress & model
- John Randle, retired NFL defensive tackle
- Ricardo Sanchez, U.S. Army Lt. General
- Jackie Stephenson, U.S. Army Brigadier General
- Bill Stevens, retired Exxon USA CEO
- Gene Upshaw, NFL Hall of Famer
- Jerry Wilbanks,
[edit] Kingsville, Texas
The university is located in Kingsville, Texas, just 40 miles (60 km) southwest of Corpus Christi, Texas and 120 miles (190 km) north of Mexico. Kingsville, with a population of 25,000, is home to the headquarters of the famed King Ranch and Naval Air Station Kingsville. Texas A&M-Kingsville has 1,600 acres (6 km²) of land, including a 250 acre (1 km²) main campus with 82 buildings.
The university also operates an upper-level division in south San Antonio, Texas, an area historically underserved in terms of higher education.
[edit] External links
- Texas A&M University–Kingsville Home Page
- Texas A&M University System
- Javelina Athletics
- Notable Javelina Alumni
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