x
  
  

University Resources and Support Services

University Resources Icon

The following are links to Texas A&M International University's Support Services and Resources.

Quick Links

Office Descriptions

Academic Center for Excellence

The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) provides TAMIU students with FREE academic support services focused on the development of critical study skills and learning strategies necessary for a successful academic career. They advise, tutor, and provide academic resources to empower and inspire you to excel.

Academic Center for Excellence - Academic Support
Location: Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 203 & 205
Phone: 956.326.2884 & 956.326.4ACE
Email: academicsupport@tamiu.edu

Academic Center for Excellence - Advising & Retention
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 222
Phone: 956.326.2886
Email: advising@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

Athletics

A wide variety of sports are offered at TAMIU including, Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball. Find out more about Dustdevil Athletics at http://www.godustdevils.com.

Athletics
Location: Kinesiology-Convocation Building (KCB) 107
Phone: 956.326.3000
Fax: 956.326.2889
Website

Top of Page

Bursar's Office (Business Office)

Here you will find information about important dates, our office hours, location, payment options, and tuition and fees. You can also find information online by the use of Uconnect (https://uconnect.tamiu.edu) and looking at the My Business Tabs.

Business Office
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 137
Phone: 956.326.2140
Fax: 956.326.2808

Top of Page

Office of Career Services

The Office of Career Services has great resources that are beneficial to online learners. Besides the mock interview and resume critiques, students also have access to free online interactive courses to enhance their skill sets, videos on interviewing skills, an Internet radio station with a 24/7 radio stream on career advice, an internship directory via the iPhone, and resources for salary and industry information and networking. Contact the Office of Career Services to sign up to receive text messages for job alerts or announcements.

Office of Career Services
Location: Student Center (STC) 114
Phone: 956.326.4473
Office Website
careerservices@tamiu.edu

Top of Page

Disability Services for Students (DSS)

Disability Services for Students (DSS) offers various auxiliary aids for distance learners. While using Blackboard, students can use a screen reading software program, such as JAWS, or a screen magnifier such as Zoom Text software. These programs would be an accommodation for those students with disabilities enrolled in a distance education course. Other reasonable accommodations that may be provided are extra clock time to complete a timed test, extra time to complete homework assignments, talking calculators, electronic readers, and audiobooks while taking a distance learning class.

Office of Disability Services for Students
Location: Student Center (STC) 118
Phone: 956.326.3086
Fax: 956.326.3083
Office Website

Top of Page

DustyALRT

DustyALRT is a universal notification system that allows students, faculty, and staff to be notified via text message, e-mail, or pager in the event of a campus emergency or closure. It provides an innovative addition to the existing methods that the University has in place to alert the community to emergencies.

DustyALRT
Phone: 956.326.2310
DustyALRT Website
helpdesk@tamiu.edu

Top of Page

Office of Financial Aid

The Office of Financial Aid serves students and parents by providing them with information to secure the necessary financial resources to meet their educational goals and financial obligations to the University. This is accomplished by informing them of the types of financial assistance available and assisting them through the process to obtain it. The Financial Aid Office offers personal counseling to students and parents concerning aid opportunities, application requirements, program guidelines, and student eligibility. Students and parents may call or visit the office during office hours for any needed assistance. Appointments are encouraged, but not necessary.

Office of Financial Aid
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 214
Phone: 956.326.2225
Fax: 956.326.2224
financialaid@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

Graduate School

At TAMIU, the Graduate School acts as the intellectual and academic heart of the University, as we strive to train and educate the next generation of researchers, scholars, teachers, business professionals and nurses. Faculty members will offer you courses leading to one of twenty-eight graduate degrees in arts and sciences, commerce and business administration, communication and information sciences, education, or nursing. Our small classes encourage faculty/student interactions and provide you with opportunities for both professional and personal mentoring, a feature found in the top graduate programs in the country. The administration at TAMIU has demonstrated its commitment to supporting graduate study and research by adding additional graduate student positions for the upcoming school year and raising the Graduate Assistant stipends.

Graduate School
Location: Student Center (STC) 124
Phone: 956.326.3020
Fax: 956.326.3021
GraduateSchool@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

OIT Help Desk

The Help Desk can assist you with questions about your TAMIU credentials, computer, printer, or phone. Contact them at 956.326.2310 (during university business hours) or helpdesk@tamiu.edu. Visit the Help Desk at Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 105 or through their online support site.

Office of Information Technology Help Desk
Location: Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 105
Phone: 956.326.2310
Email: helpdesk@tamiu.edu
Support Webpage

Top of Page

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE EDUCATION SERVICES (ELEARNING/DISTANCE SERVICES)

The eLearning Team provides support for questions on Instructional Technology (e.g., Blackboard, Portfolio, Adobe Connect, Turnitin, etc.) and the Distance Education Programs developed at the University. Contact them at 956.326.2792 (during university business hours) or elearning@tamiu.edu (7 days a week). Visit the eLearning office at Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library (KLM) 259.

Instructional Technology and Distance Education Services
Location: Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library (KLM) 259
Phone: 956.326.2792
Email: elearning@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

International Student Services

The mission of the Division of International Programs is to strengthen and enhance TAMIU as the international University in the Texas A&M System and the State of Texas. There are four units within the Division: Continuing Education; the International Language Institute; International Student Services; and International Education. These offices serve international students, bring diversity, promote international awareness, and offer continuing education opportunities to the campus and local community.

International Student Services
Location: Student Center (STC) 226
Phone: 956.326.2282
Email: iss@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES (A/V MEDIA SERVICES)

Media Services can assist with questions on technology found in classrooms and specific labs located at the University. Contact them at 956.326.2310 or oitavmedia@tamiu.edu.

Instructional Technology Support Services (A/V Media Services)
Location: Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 206
Phone: 956.326.2017
Email: oitavmedia@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement

The mission of Student Conduct and Community Engagement (SCCE) is to promote a responsible and ethical community of respect, integrity, service, and excellence (R.I.S.E) by educating and balancing the needs of individual students with those of the community, striving to hold students accountable for their actions and to treat students with fairness and understanding based on a holistic approach to learning in a global society.

Visit SCCE's website for more information on:

Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement
Location: Student Center (STC) 226
Phone: 956.326.2265
scce@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

STUDENT COUNSELING SERVICES

The Student Counseling Services (SCS)’s goal is to empower students to be capable and competent adults while adjusting to challenges and transitions of University life. Some of the most common issues that students face are anxiety, stress, academic difficulties, depression, coping with disabilities, goal setting, adjustment difficulties, family and work stressors, relationship problems, substance abuse, self-esteem, time management, and loss and grief. SCS offers Individual, Couples, Group, Veterans, and Family Counseling, as well as Academic Workshops, and Consultations for students, faculty, and staff referrals.

As a TAMIU student, you have access to counseling services at no additional charge.

Student Counseling Services
Location: Student Center (STC) 128
Phone: 956.326.2230
Fax: 956.326.2231
Office Website

Top of Page

Student Health Services

The mission of the Office of Student Health Services is to enhance the educational experience of TAMIU students by reducing student risks for injury and illness and providing episodic care, referrals, and health education. Visit our homepage https://www.tamiu.edu/health/ for an overview of the many services that are provided for the TAMIU Community.

Student Health Services
Location: Student Center (STC) 125
Phone: 956.326.2235
Fax: 956.326.2234
Office Website

Top of Page

Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement

The Office of Student Orientation, Leadership, and Engagement (SOLE) is committed to the success of students at Texas A&M International University by offering numerous student involvement opportunities on campus through a variety of innovative co-curricular programs that enhance the academic learning environment at the University. The skills learned in these opportunities are centered upon the University's core principles of respect, integrity, service, and excellence, which will prepare students to become engaged citizens in a global society.

Visit SOLE's website for more information on:

Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement
Location: Student Center (STC) 224
Phone: 956.326.2280
sole@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Services

Distance education students can access services at Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library in several ways: through the library’s web page, through the tab in Uconnect, and Blackboard. Uconnect will give students a quick overview of the library and the electronic resources.

In Blackboard, students can access video tutorials on the Killam Library tab that demonstrate how to connect to the databases from off-campus and how to search the databases. There are several “how to” handouts available as well. Using the library’s web page, students can access the RIO Catalog to find books and check their library account. With over 50,000 e-books available through the catalog, all of the databases that are offered can be accessed from the web page as well, by using the “Off-Campus Access” link from the main page to login. Distance education students also have access to interlibrary loan services for books and articles.

Library Services
Location: Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library
Reference Desk: 956.326.2138
Circulation Desk: 956.326.2110
Ask a Librarian: researchhelp@tamiu.edu
Library Website
Library LibGuide

Top of Page

TAMIU Bookstore

You can purchase your textbooks, apparel, gifts, supplies, and accessories and have them shipped to your home. Find out which books you will need for your classes by visiting their website.

TAMIU Bookstore
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 115
Phone: 956.326.2080
Fax: 956.326.2082
Email: bookstore@tamiu.edu

Top of Page

Testing Center

Testing Center
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) 201
Phone: 956.326.2131
Fax: 956.326.2881
Email: thetestingcenter@tamiu.edu
Office Website

Top of Page

TRiO Student Support Services

The TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Program is a federally funded program funded through the U.S. Department of Education that provides academic assistance to eligible undergraduate students. The program provides tutoring, counseling, remediation, and other support services to low-income, first-generation, or students with disabilities. The goal of the Texas A&M International University Student Support Services Program is to increase retention and graduation rates and to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of every program participant.

To qualify for the SSS Program you must be a student at Texas A&M International University, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • A first-generation college student.
  • Low-income according to guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Have a documented physical or learning disability.

Students who meet the above criteria can apply to become a participants in the SSS Program at any point in their undergraduate career and at any time during the semester. To apply for the program you may pick up an application in the TRiO SSS Office, ZSC 222; an online application is also available at the TRIO website. With the completed application you must bring the following:

  • Applicants 1040 if he/she filed
  • Parents 1040 if they filed
  • Permanent Resident Alien Card (if this applies)
  • Unofficial transcript
  • Current class schedule

TRiO Student Support Services (SSS)
Location: Senator Judith Zaffrini Student Success Center (ZSC) 222
Phone: 956.326.2718
Office Website

Top of Page

Uconnect

Uconnect is a single login portal that provides the TAMIU community with the ability to access send and receive information securely and reliably. This communication tool is customized according to the user’s role (i.e. student, faculty, and staff) allowing the filtering of information that is only targeted to a particular user. Uconnect offers students the ability to register for classes, view financial aid awards, make online payments, obtain their academic transcripts, and much more! To access Uconnect, visit http://uconnect.tamiu.edu/.

Office of Information Technology Help Desk
Office Hours: Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 105
Phone: 956.326.2310
helpdesk@tamiu.edu
Uconnect Website

Top of Page

University Campus Map

TAMIU Campus Map
(Click the link to view a large image.)

Top of Page

Office of the University Registrar

The Registrar’s Office is where you will find information on adding/withdrawing classes and the schedule of classes. You can also find information online by the use of Uconnect (http://uconnect.tamiu.edu) and by looking at the My Business Tabs.

Office of the University Registrar
Location: Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (STC) 121
Phone: 956.326.2250
Fax: 956.326.2249
Office Website

Top of Page

University College

University College provides students with their “roots and wings” - roots that are strengthened and deepened by strong academic support and wings that allow them to experience academic success and turn their career dreams into reality. University College accomplishes this by providing a full array of academic support services.

University College
Location: Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library (KLM) 416
Phone: 956.326.2134
Fax: 956.326.2129
College Website

Top of Page

Office of Information Technology
Instructional Technology & Distance Education Services
Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library (KLM) 259
Phone: 956.326.2792
Fax: 956.326.2299
E-mail: elearning@tamiu.edu