university news TAMIU BREAKS GROUND FOR $71.2M CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION TAMIU’s 300-acre campus started the next chapter in its dynamic growth and development with groundbreaking ceremonies this past April for the construction of the Health Sciences Education and Research Center (HSERC) and the expansion of the Western Hemispheric Trade Center (WHTC). Joining TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz at the ceremony were TAMIU students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and special guests Dean, State Senator Judith Zaffirini, James R. “Randy” Brooks, Regent, The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and Jenny Jones, A&M System Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations. Dr. Arenaz said then that this construction and expansion is critical to TAMIU’s mission delivery. “Funded in part through Capital Construction Assistance Project funds appropriated by the 87th Legislature, the HSERC new construction will drive continued, critical, and relevant program growth and expand impactful teaching, service, and research opportunities that deliver our mission. The WHTC expansion will also house multiple business outreach programs,” Arenaz noted. The HSERC will also be a fitting home for two new programs funded in the 88th Legislative Session -- Clinical Lab Sciences and the Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. Construction is scheduled for substantial completion in Spring of 2026. The total project budget is $71,200,000. Groundbreaking of the Health Sciences Education and Research Center Dean, State Senator Judith Zaffirini 11
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