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Textbooks
The Texas A&M System Chancellor’s Student
Advisory Board (CSAB) has been working
hard to represent students’ concerns on the
ever rising cost of textbooks. In spring 2010,
an initial survey was conducted in order to
understand and receive student opinion on
how much they pay. After a meeting in May,
CSAB felt it necessary to do more research on
the matter and went back to the students.
Over 5% of the total student body within The
A&M System responded and now we are
taking the concerns to the 82nd Texas Legis-
lature. Our goal is to make sure that the peo-
ple who are representing you understand the
burden being placed on students with the
rising costs of tuition and books.
Teaching Excellence Award
Have you had a professor that has gone above
and beyond the call of duty? A professor who
has made a difference, not only in your life,
but in others as well? The A&M System has
an reward program for professors such as
these known as the Teaching Excellence
Awards. This year, CSAB is working on pro-
moting the Teaching Excellence Awards and
ensuring that professors who deserve the
acknowledgement get it.
Military Assistance
CSAB also is concerned with the treatment
of our service men and women who choose
to attend school at one of our universities.
Our veterans need help with making the
transition from military life to civilian life
made as smooth as possible, and CSAB is
working on it. Our goal is to make sure that
all paperwork, and other issues that can arise
for our service men and women are mini-
mized.
CSAB Goals
Inside this issue:
List of Representatives 2
PVAMU, TSU 2
TAMIU, TAMU, TAMUC 3
TAMUCC, TAMUG, TA-
MUK 4
TAMUT, WTAMU,
TAMHSC 5
TAMUCT, TAMUSA 6
Chancellor Student Advisory Board
CSAB Newsletter
Did you know...
Dr. Ray Keck, current TAMIU Presi-
dent and distinguished Spanish profes-
sor, and his family wrote the lyrics for
the Alma Mater?
Sheryl Leach, creator of Barney charac-
ter in TV series is an alumnus of
TAMU-Commerce?
TAMU-Galveston in home to the
Texas Maritime Academy, one of six
Maritime Academies in the Nation?
There are more than 800 student run
organizations in which TAMU-College
Station’s students participate to round
out their education & hone their leader-
ship skills?
John McCain did his military training
on TAMUCC campus & stayed on
campus and attended a party 2 hours
later?
TAMU-Texarkana accepted their first
freshman, sophomore, and doctoral
students this semester?
The average age for students at West
TAMU is 26?
The Ten Tarleton Pepper and Ten
Tarleton Sisters are the oldest organiza-
tions on campus?
Phi Alpha, from TAMU-CT, received a
National Service Award for dedication
and commitment to strengthen bond
between members and community for
the 3rd year in a row
NOVEMBER 2010 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
What is CSAB?
The Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board,
CSAB, is a group of student leaders de-
signed to address student issues that are
common among the campuses in The Texas
A&M University System. The mission of
CSAB is to provide representation for the
students of The Texas A&M University
System leadership and the students; Educate
and stimulate student involvement in stu-
dent affairs; Promote communication and
student involvement in all areas of university
life within The Texas A&M University Sys-
tem; Act as liaisons to the Chancellor and to
the Board of Regents on System-wide stu-
dent affairs. The members consist of two
students from each University one being the
student body president.
Are the cost of textbooks making you broke?
Chairs for CSAB 2010-2011:
Chair—Konrad Johnson from TAMU-
College Station
Vice Chair of Administrative Affairs—
Farha Habeeb from TAMU-Commerce
Vice Chair of Research and Assessment—
Miranda Knippers from West TAMU
wide issue of bullying. On Tarleton’s
campus, Student Government has
proudly taken a public stand on bully-
ing and is preparing an event for this
November called, “Breaking the Barri-
ers”. This will consist of a display wall
in the middle of campus where stu-
dents can post offensive words, draw-
ings, lyrics, and books. The wall will be
torn down at the end of the week by
various student leader across campus,
after discussing the importance of
diversity and unity on our campus.
In the Spring SGA is also planning a
community wide service event called,
Fill the Field. This project will take
place at Memorial Stadium and various
organizations, departments, and local
churches and businesses can adopt a
Tarleton is a place that is booming with
excitement in the small rural town of
Stephenville. Tarleton has recently
admitted our largest freshman class in
University history. University President,
Dr. Dottavio has also moved into the
President’s house in the heart of our
campus. The president’s home has
undergone renovations and he is the
first president to move back into the
house in several years. Students are
excited to see that our Tarleton family is
striving to carry on the traditions that
make our campus so unique. This year
at our Homecoming Week events, SGA
served “Midnight Breakfast” to the
largest number of student participants
in the tradition’s history, 2,400 students.
Tarleton is taking a stand on the nation-
square. Their square will then be filled with
humanitarian goods that will be donated to
the Stephenville community as well as
national charity foundations. Tarleton is
making great strides to allow students the
opportunity to become legendary and
leave a lasting legacy on both the commu-
nity and university. BLEED PURPLE!
List of Representatives on CSAB
Tarleton State University
and visitors joined in the Homecom-ing festivities, making it the largest gathering in University history. The student leaders attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute in New York, New York, October 29 – No-vember 1. Our President, Dr. George C. Wright, received the Educational Leadership Award during the Thur-good Marshall College Fund’s 23rd Anniversary Awards Dinner in New York City on November 1st. Dr Wright was honored for his contribu-tions to the education arena. Serving as president of PVAMU since 2003, Wright has enjoyed a career full of accomplishments, including the re-ceiving the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence and the Lillian
and Tom B. Rhodes Centennial Teach-ing Fellow. He has also authored three books on race relations and numerous scholarly publications and been the recipient of numerous fellowships, grants and awards. Also Special Events Officer Carol Campbell was honored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund on Oct. 31st. Campbell will receive the Prestige Award, bestowed on TMCF supporters who embody the leadership, commitment and legacy of the late Justice Thurgood Marshall. Student Government Association is working diligently on all initiatives and projects, and this will be a great year indeed! We wish all student bodies across the state of Texas great success in all endeavors pursued!
Prairie View A&M University
Everything is great on the Hill! President Bobby J. Smith, II, and Vice President Edward Carrigan bring greeting on behalf of the Student Body of Prairie View A&M University. Student Morale is at an all-time high and there is truly something in the air. Homecoming entitled “PV in 3D” was a great success! Over 25,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, supporters
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TSU Fun Fact:
Acme Brick Com-
pany produces a
‘Tarleton Blend’
that was used on
several buildings
Front Row (Left-Right): Zaira Rodriquez (TAMU-SA),
Farha Habeeb (TAMUC), Mark Garner (TAMIU), Alyca
Pruitt (TSU), Samantha Hernandez (TAMUCC), Shane Davis
(TAMUK),
Row 2: Kristina Schoen (TAMUT), Taylor Fore (TAMUC),
Chancellor McKinney, Kelli Forde (TAMUG), Michael
Robertson (TAMUG), John Gressett (TSU)
Row 3: Eric McNeil (TAMUT), Tim Vela (WTAMU),
Miranda Knippers (WTAMU), Jacob Robinson (TAMU),
Richard Delgado Jr. (TAMUSA), Rian Scarborough
(TAMUK)
Back Row: Clarence Enochs (TAMUCT), Konrad Johnson
(TAMU), Clara Light (TAMUCC), Sergio Moreno (TAMIU)
Not Present: Michelle Ganyo & Benjamin Cozad from
Health Science Center
This year, Texas A&M International
University (TAMIU) is home to close to
a record 7000 thriving students, of
which close to 1000 incoming freshman
constitute. These students, as well as the
faculty and staff, are the epitome of the
potential of South Texas. With its ex-
ceptionality, TAMIU prepares students
for leadership roles in their chosen
profession in an increasingly complex
and culturally diverse society in this
developing world. TAMIU provides
students with an aesthetically pleasing
and growing campus, incredible faculty,
fruitful student organizations, and an
array of useful student resources. Texas
A&M International University’s campus
was designed to be as pleasing to the
eye as it is conducive to the mind.
Princeton Review recognizes TAMIU’s
College of Business as the number 5
school in the list, “Greatest Opportunity for
Minority Students”. TAMIU’s most recent
addition to its $200 million construction
initiative, however, is its magnificent and
contemporary University Success Center.
This project, endorsed by Senator Judith
Zaffirini and Lt. Governor David
Dewhurst, has brought incredible results
that improve accessibility and efficiency.
Students at TAMIU take great advantage
of their resources and use them to pro-
duce events that influence other students
and the Laredo community. This year,
over 100 students from various organiza-
tions joined forces and volunteered with
Habitat for Humanity to improve the
lives of newly homed residents of our
“Gateway City”. Furthermore, the Cam-
pus Activities Board sponsored
“OksoberFest” which serves to promote
sober and safe fun during the Halloween
festivities and their entire lives. Through
instruction, faculty and student research,
and public service, Texas A&M Interna-
tional University embodies a strategic
point of delivery for well-defined pro-
grams and services that improve the qual-
ity of life for citizens of the border region,
the state of Texas, and national and inter-
national communities.
led another name change to East Texas
State College. With the doctoral pro-
grams being offered on this campus,
the name changed again to East Texas
State University. Finally, in 1996, The
University joined the A&M System and
became Texas A&M University-
Commerce.
This sits in a town where serious study is encouraged, where students enjoy becoming leaders on campus, and become greatly involved with campus life. This University offers great aca-demic programs and has over hundred student organizations for students to join. This year, Texas A&M University-Commerce reached their goal of en-rolling 10,000 for the Fall 2010 semes-
Texas A&M University-Commerce
initially started out as a teaching school
in 1889 and is the fifth oldest state
university. The College was initially
located in Cooper, TX. Unfortunately,
the campus was destroyed by fire in
1894 and was then relocated to its
present location in Commerce, TX.
The university went through five name
changes starting at East Texas Normal
College. In 1917, The State had pur-
chased the school, so the name
changed to East Texas State Normal
College. In 1923, the name changed
again to East Texas State Teachers
College. The school decided to widen
their programs and brought in the
graduate program into the school. This
ter. This made our enrollment the largest in history. The higher admini-stration is seeking higher enrollment in the near future.
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University—Commerce
selfless service. TAMU develops leaders
of character dedicated to serving the
greater good as stated by the university’s
purpose statement. Among the character-
istics that make TAMU distinct, the 12th
Man tradition is an example of selfless
service. Aggieland is home of the 12th
Man where students stand for the entire
Aggie football games to show their sup-
port for the team.
Texas A&M University also houses the
Corps of Cadets – the largest uniformed
body of students outside the U.S. military
academies – also known as the Texas
A&M “Keepers of the Spirit.” Reveille,
Texas A&M’s full-blooded collie mascot,
is actually the highest ranking member of
the Corps of Cadets and is known by the
Corp as “Miss Rev.”
Being ranked the 2nd best U.S. university by
The Wall Street Journal Top 25 Recruiter Picks,
TAMU has flourished to be a recognized
and selective university. Students venture
from around the globe to receive a premiere
education in Aggieland. TAMU currently
has over 49,000 students, with over 9,000
students working toward receiving their
graduate degrees. With over 800 student
organizations on campus, Aggies are guar-
anteed to find an organization that sparks
their interest making their Aggieland experi-
ence even more enjoyable and memorable.
Texas A&M University—College Station
Texas A&M University opened on Octo-
ber 4, 1876 as the first public institution
in Texas. Educating students for 134
years, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
continually advances as a leading institu-
tion in the nation and globe. The univer-
sity was constructed with a solid set of
core values, which include excellence,
integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect, and
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TAMUC Fun Fact:
TAMUC is the No.
1 producer of
Principals & No.
2 producer in
Superintendents
TAMIU Fun Fact:
Students here come
from all over the
world including
South Africa, France,
Kazakhstan, India, Bra-
zil, China, Mexico, &
from around the cor-
ner.
TAMU Fun Fact:
Currently, Texas
A&M University
Facebook page has
a solid 235, 014
fans.
on September 29th. 30 seconds to
Mars headlined the show, and Neo-
politics were their front runners, and
the event was spectacular. Out of
100 different universities we were
one of four chosen for this
event. We had over 2000 students
and people from the local community
in attendance. Also, our homecoming
week has been literally off the
charts. Monday night, senators got
together and painted blue and gold
hoofprints across the campus to
heighten spirits and mo-
rale. Wednesday all of the campus
organizations setup booths and par-
At Texas A&M University-Kingsville,
we have had an amazing semester so
far. Growth has been in the double
digits (over 12 %) in enrollment, which
has not happened at this campus since
1975. By next fall, an honors college
dorm will be built which will house 300
students. Also, the Board of Regents
has approved a third new residence hall
to be built, and should be up and run-
ning by August of next year; which is a
year sooner than the expected date due
to overwhelming enrollment and reten-
tion.
Next, we were excited and amazed by a
concert that MTVU presented us with
ticipated in what we call “Fall Carnival”,
where food, prizes, and games were sold
to the campus, as well as, the local com-
munity for all to enjoy. Things from
flavored corn, belly dance contest,
dunking booths, and much. much more
were offered to any and everyone willing
to attend.
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University—Kingsville
This semester marked a milestone in enrollment numbers, with a total student population of 1,868 and an increase of 45 Cadets into the Texas Maritime Academy. The doors of our new Ocean and Coastal Studies Building opened this year. This 104,000 square foot complex in-cludes 24 state of the art laboratories as well as a Sea Life Center for the handling and research of live marine animals. Student involvement has boomed with student organizations at an all time high and extracurricu-lar activities are showing record attendance. In order to accommo-date this growth, the groundbreaking of our new Student Center will occur
in January. As the demand for ocean based degrees continues to grow, Texas A&M University at Galveston is ex-pected to grow exponentially.
Texas A&M University—Galveston
“The Ocean is Our Classroom!” Texas A&M University at Galveston is the only special-purpose institution in Texas dedicated to education and research in the science, engineering, business, and humanities of the oceans and coastal environments.
The Texas A&M Corpus Christi known today, commonly referred to as the “Island University” because of its unique geographic location, began in 1947 as the University of Corpus Christi and was origi-nally an affiliation of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The campus was built on the south side of the Coastal Bend on
Ward Island, a cutting edge radar station during WWII. Throughout the years the university built up numerous organiza-tions such as the Baptist Student Minis-try, the Silver King, and the Pre-law club. In the 60’s, however, the school brought forth many Greek societies that drasti-cally helped shape and direct the student population into a mainstream body. In 1971 the state legislator enabled the creation of an upper-level – junior, sen-ior, and graduate level – higher education institution for the Texas A&I University System to be established in the recently hurricane-damaged Corpus Christi. In 1973, as a result, the A&M system took over the University of Corpus Christi as Texas A&I at Corpus Christi – though its name was changed to Corpus Christi State University later on in 1977. In 1989 the university joined the formally Texas
A&M University System and, in 1993, was approved by their board of regents to be officially called Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. A year later freshman and sophomores began to study here when the campus became a regular four year university as enrollment reached about 5,000 students. The college of nursing and health sciences was ap-proved by the A&M board of regents in 2004 and opened the year following – when Flavius Killebrew became the university’s president and instituted a ten-year undertaking to make Texas A&M-Corpus Christi a prime example of educational excellence in the realm of higher learning. Today this campus is literally thriving because of that commit-ment, the dedicated faculty, and the audacious student body.
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TAMU-CC Fun
Fact:
Kim Hagal, the co-
writer/producer
for the TX
Chainsaw
Massacre (1999)
was a professor
at TAMU-CC.
TAMUG Fun Fact:
Out of a student
population of about
1,850, 14.3% are
considered non-
resident, with 38
states and coun-
tries represented
TAMUK Fun Fact:
First University
President was bit-
ten by the mascot.
They wished to put
it down, but he re-
fused by stating
that it went to
show the tenacity
of the University.
Texas A&M University-
Texarkana formerly East Texas
State University at Texarkana
was established by the Texas
Legislature in 1971 as an upper
level, operationally separate
unit of the East Texas Univer-
sity Complex.
In September
1996 the uni-
versity became
a member of
The Texas
A&M Univer-
sity System and
is governed by The Texas A&M
University Board of Regents. In
the Fall of 2010 the university
accepted both its first freshman
class and its first doctoral stu-
dents, expanding into a compre-
hensive four year institution.
and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the
Texas A&M University System. Working
13,000 feet above sea level, students and
faculty quickly began taking histories and
treating patients. From sacroilical injections to
draining abscesses, team members attended to
the needs and health of the local Bolivians.
The HSC is also extremely happy about the
opening of the new Bryan campus off State
Highway 47 with our first building, the Health
Professions Education Building. College of
Medicine and College of Nursing students
already have gotten into the full swing of
things at the new site. The first building also
houses student services, an information
technology help center, a teaching learning
resource center, library, state-of-the-art simu-
lation center, numerous rooms with video
conferencing capabilities and more. Our next
This past June, students and faculty from
the Texas A&M the Health Science Center
traveled over 4,000 miles into the Andes
Mountains to Quesimpuco, Bolivia, for a
medical mission trip. In attendance were
representatives from the College of Medi-
cine, College of Nursing, College of Den-
tistry, School of Rural Public Health,
College of Pharmacy and Dr. Nancy W.
Dickey, Health Science Center President
addition, the four-story Medical Research and
Education Building, is expected to open in
spring 2011, followed by the campus’s first
clinical building next summer. Before the
Bryan campus officially opened, the HSC
hosted a ribbon cutting for its Round Rock
campus, securing its commitment to Central
Texas. The facility is used for clinical teaching
and includes a simulation center equipped with
computer-programmed manikins, student life
and student services support, administrative
offices, and clinical research space. It also
houses Lone Star Circle of Care, a federally
qualified Community Health Center that
operates clinics for Williamson County’s
uninsured and underinsured residents. This
center functions as a major teaching site for
HSC students.
Texas A&M University—Texarkana
Texas A&M Health & Science Center
nature, but also houses the Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum, the largest
history museum in the state of Texas,
offering a wide range of educational
opportunities. One particular opportu-
nity is the Remnant Trust Foundation
artifacts which are on display during the
Fall 2010 semester.
WT began as West Texas State Normal
College in 1910, then transitioned to
West Texas State Teachers College in
1922, followed by West Texas State
College in 1949. WTSC became West
Texas State University in 1963, and
finally in 1990, West Texas State Univer-
sity Board of Regents chose to join the
A&M
system.
WTSU
became
known as
West
Texas
A&M University.
West Texas’s Centennial year has numer-
ous events to the campus; including the
Centennial Gala, Founders Day Birthday
Party, Somaly Mam, The Remnant Trust
Foundation, Apollo 13 Astronauts and
much more. WT is 100 years of… Al-
ways Home, Always Welcoming, Always
WT.
West Texas A&M University
1910, West Texas A&M University came
to life in the small town of Canyon,
Texas a town that claimed a population
of around 1,400 people at the time.
Canyon, the opening stages of West
Texas A&M, began with 40 acres of land,
$100,100 in cash, and a dry county,
making this area quite attractive to the
Texas Legislature.
West Texas A&M sits 12 miles west of
the Palo Duro Canyon, the second larg-
est canyon in the United States, also
coined the Grand Canyon of Texas
featuring wildlife, and an avenue for
much research at the University. Not
only does WT have a rich history of
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WTAMU Fun Fact:
A gold ring is
passed from
University
President to
President starting
with R. B. Cousins .
TAMUT Fun
Fact:
This semester TAMUT is
in the process of build-
ing their student hous-
ing complex that is
scheduled for comple-
tion Fall of ‘11
TAMUHSC Fun
Fact:
The Texas A&M
Health Science
Center is the most
geographically
dispersed and
youngest in the
State.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio is
hard at work this year. The innovative
education curriculum Model for Success
Initiative, which implements advanced
methods to prepare teachers for the
challenges of today’s classroom, is
taking off, while the Department of
Business is currently developing the
new Information Technology Center,
staying ahead of the curve as San Anto-
nio is named the hub for military cyber
security. In addition, an unparalleled e-
book program launched in Fall 2010,
taking advantage of new learning
Texas A&M University Central Texas
Texas A&M University San Antonio
technologies and bringing a savings
to both students and the University.
The highlight of the fall semester
was the inauguration ceremony of
Dr. Maria Hernandez Ferrier, who
was appointed as the first president
of Texas A&M-San Antonio in
February 2010. The ceremony
featured many firsts, including the
newly carved academic mace, the
presidential chain of office, and the
debut performances of the newly
written student anthem and alma
mater.
The first state-of-the-art building of the
new 700 acre campus is projected to
open by fall 2011. Under the Univer-
sity’s Master Plan, the campus is ex-
pected
to grow to the second largest in the
A&M System – providing education to
thousands of students who thirst for
higher learning while stimulating the
economic growth of the region.
The fall of 2010, has been a busy and
historic time for the students, faculty
and staff at Texas A&M University-
Central Texas. On August 29th we
celebrated the groundbreaking of the
first building to be constructed on our
new campus, bringing to fruition, the
efforts of so many in the community
who fought to bring an upper level
intuition of higher learning to the
region. We look forward to a contin-
ued collaboration with the United
States Army and members of the
community as we continue to grow.
With a student body approaching
2400 students, Texas A&M University
-Central Texas presently posts the
most broadly diverse undergraduate
enrollment in the Texas A&M Univer-
sity System. Current enrollment fig-
ures reflect a 24.1% increase over the
past two years. Of this student popula-
tion, forty percent are active duty
military, military dependents or veter-
ans. Through the guiding wisdom of
our university President, Dr. Marc
Nigliazzo and Interim Provost Dr.
Tracy Teaff, students and faculty are
encouraged and enabled to achieve
great things. For the third year in a row,
the Phi Alpha Zeta Chapter at Texas
A&M University-Central Texas was
awarded the National Service Award for
their program efforts and research.
Additionally Texas A&M Universit-
Central Texas is one of just four univer-
sities nationwide, invited to participate
in a pilot program with the US Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. The program
will target greater educational opportu-
nity for military personnel while insur-
ing their successful transition into the
civilian workforce. Not stopping there,
our university is in the final stages of
completing a state of the art student
counseling center. This center will
provide affordable crisis management as
well as marriage and family counseling
to students, their families and eventually
members of the community. It will
allow students within the Psychology
and counseling tract, to apply the
knowledge they have secured in the
classroom, while completing their
completing their practicum experiences
in an atmosphere where they can con-
tinue to be observed and mentored by
their talented professors and instruc-
tors. Additionally, we have plans to
unveil shortly, the university’s newly
designed class ring as well as the univer-
sity’s mascot.
We will continue to embrace the new
and strive for the future. A warrior’s
spirit lives amongst us at Texas A&M
University-Central Texas. Honor, Integ-
rity and Service drive the students,
faculty and staff. At Texas A&M Uni-
versity-Central Texas we will never be
satisfied with the average and will al-
ways pursue life’s next chapter.
Tamuct Fun
Fact:
TAMUCT is 1 of 4
Universities na-
tionwide, invited to
participate in a
pilot program with
the US Department
of Veteran Affairs
TAMU-SA Fun
Facts:
The names of the
first 5,000 Texas
A&M University –
San Antonio
graduates will be
engraved on
bricks around the
a fountain beside
the inaugural
building of the
permanent campus.