| Texas A&M University–Kingsville | |
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| Established | 1925 |
| Type | Public university |
| President | Steven H. Tallant, 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 (formerly Texas A&I University) is a U.S. national 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, music, 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 (A&I) 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 changed names in September 1993.
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Academics
Texas A&M–Kingsville has 56 undergraduate degree programs, 61 master's programs and six doctoral degrees in the Colleges of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Graduate Studies.[1] The university features the region's only programs in engineering, social 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.[2] Undergraduates in nearly all disciplines have an opportunity to participate in research projects.
Rankings
Texas A&M–Kingsville is ranked in the Top 100 national universities by Washington Monthly magazine. The university 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 approved and funded the creation and construction of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, the first professional school of any kind at any university south of San Antonio, which opened in the fall of 2006. In addition, the university offers the only professional degree in ranch management in the United States.
Research
The Natural Toxins Research Center at Texas A&M–Kingsville(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. For over three decades, its mission has been to provide global research, training & resources that will lead to the discovery of medically important toxins found in snake venoms. They also provide snake venoms, venom fractions and tissue for biomedical research.
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.
The South Texas Archives and Special Collections, a division of the James C. Jernigan Library is located on the campus. It hosts one of the largest archival collection in Texas, devoted almost exclusively to the history of South Texas. The South Texas Archives is a state depository that contains the official records from many local towns, cities, special districts, courts and other regional agencies. In addition, the Archives hosts large photograph collections, thousands of written and oral histories of the region, as well as the collections of many local and state legislators, such as Carlos Truan, Irma Rangel and J.T. Canales.
Student Life
Residence Life
The campus is home to several dormitory buildings. Currently the university is building a new residence hall with 600 beds in a suite-style environment.[3] In addition, the private Javelina Station apartments near campus offer apartment-style living specifically geared towards college students.
The Memorial Student Union Building is home to a cafeteria, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, and a sub/smoothie stand. It also hosts a game room with pool tables, a computer section, several large flat screen televisions, and a small video arcade room.
Student Organizations
The university hosts a number of student organizations, including a number of Greek-letter academic honor societies.
Greek Life
The university is home to chapters or colonies of several Greek fraternities and sororities, including:
Fraternities:
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Chi
Lambda Chi Alpha
Omega Delta Phi
Omega Delta Sigma
Sororities:
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Delta Phi Epsilon
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Kappa Delta Chi
Theta Phi Alpha
Athletics
Texas A&M-Kingsville is a member of the Lone Star Conference. The university has seen much success in athletics, winning several conference titles, most recently in baseball.[4] The perennial success in football[5] led some to dub the school as a "football factory" with 7 National Championships: 1979, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1970, 1969, 1959 and 34 Conference Championships: 1931, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967-70, 1974-77, 1979, 1985, 1987-89, 1992-97, 2001-04, 2009.
The university offers 5 men's sports and 5 women's sports. Facilities include Javelina Stadium for football; the Gil H. Steinke Physical Education Center for volleyball and men's and women's basketball; Nolan Ryan Field for baseball; and Vernie & Blanche Hubert Field for softball.
Notable alumni
- Joe Ernst, U.S. Army Brigadier General
- Ramon H. Dovalina, retired president of Laredo Community College in Laredo, 1995-2007
- Jeremy Dugosh, Ph.D., American Board of Internal Medicine, Senior Editor
- Juan Castillo NFL Coach, Offensive Line Coach Philadelphia Eagles
- Adam Gama-Madrid, former NFL offensive tackle
- Roberto Garza, NFL lineman for the Chicago Bears
- Darrell Green, NFL Hall of Famer, retired cornerback
- Al Harris, NFL Cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
- Jim Hill, former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers, Sports anchor at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles
- John Lauer, former CEO of B.F. Goodrich
- Eva Longoria, actress & model
- Kimberly A. Scott, actress
- Jermane Mayberry, NFL Guard for the New Orleans Saints
- John Randle, retired NFL defensive tackle
- Richard Ritchie, College Football Hall of Famer, Quarterback. Attorney at Law.
- Ricardo Sanchez, U.S. Army Lt. General
- Jackie Stephenson, U.S. Army Brigadier General
- Bill Stevens, retired Exxon USA CEO
- Gil Steinke, NFL defensive back Philadelphia Eagles. Legendary Coach, Texas A&I University. Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
- Gene Upshaw, NFL Hall of Famer, former Executive Director of the NFLPA
- Dwayne Nix, College Football Hall of Famer
- Michael Boyd, Emmy Award-winning costume designer for film and television
- Johnny Bailey, former NFL running back
- James Crumley, crime novelist, author of The Last Great Kiss and other works
- Randy Johnson (American football), (June 17, 1944 – September 17, 2009) was an American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.
Campus
Texas A&M–Kingsville 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.
Texas A&M–Kingsville also maintains an upper-level division in south San Antonio, Texas, a historically underserved area.[6] The campus is currently called Texas A&M University–Kingsville System Center-San Antonio, but in the future will become a separate university, Texas A&M University–San Antonio.[7]
Notes
- ^ http://www.tamuk.edu/academics/
- ^ http://www.tamuk.edu/news/2005/december/bilingual_ed/
- ^ http://www.tamuk.edu/news/2008/november/res_hall_groundbreaking/
- ^ http://www.javelinaathletics.com/MensBaseball.cfm?spcode=BASB
- ^ http://www.javelinaathletics.com/MensFootball.cfm?spcode=FOOT
- ^ Jakeway, Donald (2006-11-10). "Unprecedented economic expansion under way on South Side". San Antonio Business Journal. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2006/11/13/focus2.html. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "A&M System Regents Approve Building Lease for San Antonio Campus". Texas A&M University System Communications Office. 2006-12-01. http://sago-news.tamu.edu/releases/?p=215. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
External links
- Texas A&M University–Kingsville Home Page
- Texas A&M University System
- Javelina Athletics
- Javelina Alumni Association
- Texas A&M University–Kingsville Book
- History of the University
Coordinates: 27°31′30″N 97°52′57″W / 27.5251°N 97.8825°W
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