TAMIU Annual Report 2020

A beloved professor finds that the familiar confines of his class- room are now a keyboard connection. From it emanates a constant percussion of pressed keys pounding out questions…and answers. A tomato basks in the afternoon sunlight, awaiting an unseen dinner plate -- and perhaps a chance to stunt a growing appetite. Aposter is populatedby peoplewhose faces aremasked. Their eyes burn brightly, affirming humanity and a commitment to a unifying theme…BeWell. BeWell. BeWell. These are the images of our day, anhistoric periodmarkedby a global health challenge, a search for answers, a need for help shared by all. And through these representative images, Texas A&MInternational University (TAMIU) shares in those challenges. From transitioning to different class delivery systems that bring new ways to teach and learn…to finding new ways to share vital resources and services, the University’smission is uninterrupted. The importance of commitment and resilience has never been more obvious. And so, a professor adapts and reconnects. His classes are lifted up by the challenge and move forward. And so, a tomato, once resting in TAMIU’s Community Garden, joins produce in a shared harvest finding a new home at a local food bank sustaining hungry families. And so, a poster createdby TAMIUart students sharing theirwish for all to Be Well makes its way to a frontline responder to enjoy at home or in office. And so, professors teach. Staff provide services. Students become graduates. Graduates become alums. A50-year-plus legacymoves forward. WeGoBeyond>Together. ON THE COVER

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