The Procession The Symbols This formal processional is similar to a Commencement Exercise and will include the stage party, additional college and universities’ delegates and University faculty and student representatives. All will be dressed in full academic regalia. The President will wear the regalia of the University. A Medallion of Office will be presented during the Ceremony by the Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, and the University Mace will be featured. The Mace Another academic tradition with medieval origins, the mace, once a weapon of war, is now a symbol of institutional authority. The University Mace is a wood staff crowned with laurel leaves and anchored by a series of silver bands naming the University’s presidents. It signifies the University’s power to protect knowledge against those seeking to undermine or exploit it, while also representing TAMIU’s commitment to intellectual honesty and integrity, and the civic trust acknowledged with its display and use. The President’s Medallion The Texas A&M International University Medallion is crafted of bronze and bears the University seal. It is reserved for formal occasions, such as convocations, commencements, and, of course, investitures.
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