Office of the President

HAPPY MONDAY DUSTDEVILS!

Here’s your Trailblazer Weekly Bulletin  for Monday, April 14, 2025.

When you’re next in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, please take a moment to view a special memorial portrait of Dr. Pablo Arenaz, TAMIU’s sixth president, who passed away unexpectantly last October.  The portrait is currently in the Helen Richter Watson Gallery and looks out over the Colonnade, one of Dr. Arenaz’s favorite campus areas, and where he often shared news of TAMIU accomplishments and initiatives.

THIS WEEK:

Let the “Quackdown” begin... Quack, quack... Our “Release the Quacken” event celebrating our historic Spring enrollment is returning to campus for its 2025 edition.  Hint:  It’s all it’s Quacked Up to be!  Make sure you get in on the fun Wednesday, April 16 at the Acequia Fountain at 11 a.m.

Wednesday is also Undergraduate Research Day.  Hear from select University Honors and Undergraduate Research Program participants on their research projects focused on healthy living, the impact of fungus on human health, A.I. integration in the workplace, and more!  Refreshments available. WHTC Foyer, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Find out more.

Thursday brings the fifth offering of the TAMIU Border Voices Lecture Series featuring Dr. J Buentello Benavides. "Border Girls: Reading Laredo with J Buentello Benavides," will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Academic Innovation Center, room 127. It’s free and open to the public.

Check out April’s live music and dance performances, as well as a student-themed art exhibit, at the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA). Schedule here.

Friday is Reading Day and an Easter Holiday for students (no classes!).  The University remains open till noon only.

Don’t forget... Registration for Maymester, Summer, and Fall is underway now online on Uconnect.  Details here and on the Registration Hub.  Make your move today!

DUSTDEVIL ATHLETICS:

Your Dustdevil Baseball and Softball teams are at bat with games as follows...

Baseball: TAMIU returns home for its final home series of the season, hosting West Texas A&M from April 17–19. Schedule here.

Softball:  Join us Wednesday as the team takes on Texas Woman's University in doubleheader action at 12:15 PM CDT.  Schedule here.

Can’t make the games?  Tune in to get live stats or stream!  Details at https://godustdevils.com

Today’s quote is "The great gift of Easter is hope."  -- Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster.

Let’s Go Dustdevils!

Juan J. Castillo, 

Interim President

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