TAMIU Annual Report 2020

CITY’S TENNIS COURT SCORES AT TAMIU In 2021, Laredoans and TAMIU communitymembers will be able to score a lot more than “love” on campus. That’s because the campus will be in the “swing” of things and “scoring” with awhole new “racket”…the City of Laredo Tennis Center @ TAMIU will be a new addition to the TAMIU campus. The 18-court Center includes a concession stand, collegiate and visitor locker rooms, public restrooms and a special viewing deck. Able City, LLC is designing the Center. Its construction was funded by the City’s sales and use tax and authorized by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in 2016. It utilizes just over 12 acres on the campus’ west side to the north of the University’s Residential Learning Community. In addition to expanded tennis courts for public use, the new City of Laredo Tennis Center @ TAMIU provides an opportunity for Dustdevil Athletics to add Men’s and Women’s Tennis to its sports roster in the future. TAMIU UNVEILS NEW CLASS RING TAMIU’s class ring will now look a little different on gradu- ates’ fingers… a new ring design bowed this October. As befits our time, the new ring made its first appearance on social media and in an email message to all University alumni. The design was developed by the TAMIU Ring Taskforce of current students, campus administrators, community leaders, faculty and staff. “The new University Ring encapsulates the spirit of TAMIU and alumni worldwide. It tells our graduates’ story at TAMIU, bringing to life the bells of Trailblazers Tower, the splashing of theAcequia Fountain andour beloved campuswildlife.We hope that every time graduates look at their ring, they’ll feel like they’re back home,” said Jackelyne Briseño (’15) (’19), TAMIU assistant director of Alumni Relations. You can put a ring on it with ringmaker Balfour at alumni.tamiu. edu/ringweek 26