TAMIU Annual Report 2018

2018 Annual Report / IMPACT Reading the Globe Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary With nearly 75,000 miles traveled and 15 countries visited in the past 10 years, the TAMIU Reading the Globe (RTG) program has certainly left a stamp on the lives of students, faculty and staff. Since 2008, the initiative has impacted TAMIU and Laredo by creating a common, academically- oriented intellectual activity. “This creates an opportunity for discourse about issues relevant to students, and raises social awareness on a local and global scale. Faculty and staff also participate in the Common Read, fostering and strengthening the growth of an intellectual community in and around TAMIU that supports students’ academic development,” explained Dr. Conchita Hickey, Dean Emeritus. Author Loung Ung’s unforgettable novel, “First They Killed My Father: ADaughter of Cambodia Remembers,” served as this year’s common read for the University’s freshman class. Ung shared her story with a captivated audience during a presentation this October. The novel was also selected by Laredo Public Libraries’ One City, One Book program, as part of the joint program with TAMIU funded in part by Humanities Texas. The 10th-anniversary celebration of RTG offered an array of activities commemorating the global travels made by student ambassadors. An evening gala was attended by 23 former RTG ambassadors. Film and documentary screenings and a commemorative, 10-foot standing exhibit helped trace the impressive global travels of RTG ambassadors. 19