Fall Registration is underway at uonline.tamiu.edu. Those planning to attend TAMIU this Fall are invited to Dustdevil Week Monday, Aug. 3- Saturday, Aug. 8. TAMIU is now ranked No. 1 in the nation among the “Top 10 Colleges with the Highest Hispanic Enrollment” according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Dustdevil Week will be held in August. TAMIU was one of two Texas A&M University System institutions that made it into Money Magazine’s newly released list of “736 Schools that Provide the Best Value for Your Tuition Dollar.”

Registration is underway for Summer Session II at TAMIU. Classes start Monday, July 13.

Summer Session II at TAMIU starts Monday, July 13. TAMIU offers its Fixed Tuition and Fee Plan which locks in tuition and fees for 4 years. A 2-day percussion camp for middle school students starts July 6.

Affordable Colleges online ranked TAMIU at 22 out of 118 in its 2015 Best In State Online Colleges. TAMIU offers its Fixed Tuition and Fee Plan to lock in costs.

As most spring graduates celebrate this milestone and start their next adventures, three (TAMIU) Spring 2015 graduates and one Fall 2014 graduate are getting ready to continue their education at law school in the fall. TAMIU assistant professor of history, Dr. Aaron Olivas will spend two months as a summer research fellow at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. The TAMIU mobile phone and tablet application, “TAMIU Mobile,” has been updated and redesigned to better fit TAMIU students' and visitors' needs.

An expansion of a highly successful TAMIU Literacy Enrichment Center program for elementary school students that strengthens reading and writing skills will happen thanks to a generous grant totaling $300,000 from the Trustees of the Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust. Over 100 local high school students who recently participated in the TAMIU ‘Reach Higher’ College Commitment Signing Day signed a commitment certificate promising to not only complete high school but to continue on to earn a higher education degree.

Candidates for graduation will participate in spring commencement at TAMIU Friday, May 22 in the Kinesiology and Convocation Building. Two TAMIU business student organizations were recognized for their exemplary contribution to the A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business at a special reception Tuesday, May 12. The family of Irma M. and Daniel B. Hastings has generously donated a portion of their orchid collection to Texas A&M International University to honor the memory of their late grandparents, avid orchid collectors. The TAMIU Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information Services was the recipient of two awards at the 13th Annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Del Oro Awards held at San Antonio’s Oak Hills Country Club last week.

A six-week program dedicated to helping young readers and their families develop strong literacy skills will celebrate the young readers with a special graduation ceremony Saturday, May 9 from 6 - 7 p.m. at the TAMIU Student Center Theatre, room 236. Church’s Chicken, one of the world’s leading chicken chains, is tapping the TAMIU A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business students for internship opportunities within the corporation. Out of a pool of 10 nominees, Dr. Michael Kidd, assistant professor of biology, was named the 2014-2015 University Honors Program Faculty Member of the Year.

The TAMIU Hispanic Heritage Concert Series presents the legendary Los Tres Reyes in concert Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. The TAMIU College of Education will hold an information session regarding the new Master of Arts in Teaching. A total of 17 TAMIU Systems Engineering students will travel to Florida to compete in the 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Competition.