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NEWS: Student shaping space: Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium reopens to enhance campus experiences

7Apr

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NEWS: Student shaping space: Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium reopens to enhance campus experiences

NEWS: Student shaping space: Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium reopens to enhance campus experiences By Dilean MendezBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, April 7, 2026 A new chapter at the University began with the reopening of the Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium, bringing updated and new learning opportunities for students and the community. The now-modernized Planetarium offers new ways to experience education beyond the traditional classroom setting. The renovation centers around the Sonia and Memo Benavides Immersive Theater, which now features upgraded projection systems, improved lighting and seating for nearly 90 people. The project was made possible through the support of the Benavideses, whose contribution helped modernize one of Texas A&M International Universit...

CAMPUS: TAMIU renames Student Counseling Services to Kate Marmion Counseling Center

1Apr

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Health, News, On Campus

CAMPUS: TAMIU renames Student Counseling Services to Kate Marmion Counseling Center

CAMPUS: TAMIU renames Student Counseling Services to Kate Marmion Counseling Center By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Texas A&M International University’s Student Counseling Services, located in the Student Center, underwent a name change to the Kate Marmion Counseling Center. This renaming was possible through a $2 million donation by the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation. Vice President for Student Engagement Rosalinda Garcia began the ceremony by recognizing the foundation’s gift to TAMIU. Kaily Olivo | BridgeRosabel Ramos, left, Rosalinda Garcia, center, and TAMIU President Christopher Maynard unveil the renamed Kate Marmion Counseling Center in the Student Center on March 5, 2026. “... TAMIU was blessed last year when a wonderful set o...

31Mar

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Finance, News, News Brief, On Campus

NEWS BRIEF: Student Fee Advisory Committee schedules meeting for April 10 to discuss funds

NEWS BRIEF: Student Fee Advisory Committee schedules meeting for April 10 to discuss funds From Staff ReportsPublished Tuesday, March 31, 2026 TAMIU's Student Fee Advisory Committee slated a meeting for 10 a.m. Friday, April 10, in the Western Hemispheric Trade Center Room 105 to discuss its funds. The meeting is open to the Texas A&M International University student body. SFAC advises the TAMIU administration on the type, amount and expenditures of compulsory fees under Texas Education Code Section 54.5031 for student service fees. Interested persons may contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Engagement via email at engage@tamiu.edu for additional information.

26Mar

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Features, News, On Campus

FEATURE: Looking back on 30 years of ‘The Bridge’

FEATURE: Looking back on 30 years of ‘The Bridge’ By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Thursday March 26, 2026 “The Bridge” made its debut in March 1996 at Texas A&M International University, and continues to live on, reaching a 30-year milestone this March 2026. In recognition of some of the top stories across the past 30 years, “The Bridge” would like to go back to the first two stories on the front page of the March 1996 issue: “Women’s studies program to be inaugurated at TAMIU,” by one of the first Bridge reporters, Sarah Collins, and “Hopefuls to visit campus as search for president continues,” by 1996 Editor-in-chief Carlos A. Guardiola. Collins’ story kicked off Bridge reporting with the introduction of a women’s studies program, an upper-division course and...

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus

24Mar

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Features, Life & Arts, News, On Campus

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus By Dilean MendezBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The many interactive booths of Saturday’s Discover TAMIU included robotics with the School of Engineering and slime with Advising and Retention. Families, students and community members gathered at Texas A&M International University on March 21 for the annual open house designed to showcase academic programs, student organizations and campus life. Kaily Olivo | BridgeTAMIU freshman Luis Maldonado, left, a student worker representing the Office of Recruitment, plays a color matching game at Discover TAMIU in front of the Student Center on March 21, 2026. The free event invited attendees of all ages to explore, participate in activities and get a sense ...

20Feb

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News

NEWS: The Big Event slated for March 28

NEWS: The Big Event slated for March 28 By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 With March around the corner, so is Texas A&M International University’s annual one-day service, The Big Event, scheduled for March 28. Organizers aim for engagement, problem-solving and togetherness. The deadline for students to register is Friday, March 13. Courtesy Elisa J. SaldivarUnidentified student volunteers participated in last year's The Big Event 2025 by planting flowers at the Haynes Monarch Garden, a garden adopted by the SGA LOVE Committee. Director of Student Affairs Mayra Hernandez went back in time and shared how the Big Event came into existence for TAMIU. “It was designed to prepare students to be career ready, more than anything fo...

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes Graduate School program in engineering

3Feb

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Academia, Alumni, Education, News, On Campus, Science and Tech

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes Graduate School program in engineering

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes Graduate School program in engineering By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 As the Fall 2025 semester came to an end, TAMIU introduced its first Graduate School engineering program with the launch of the Master of Science in systems engineering event. The new program begins in Fall 2026. This event began with opening remarks from Director of the School of Engineering Mahmoud Khasawneh followed by welcoming remarks from Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Marcus Ynalvez, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Claudia San Miguel and President Christopher Maynard. Jesus Chaires | BridgeTAMIU student members of the first graduate engineering program, from left, Valeria Escamilla, Jose Leonidez, Bryan Garcia and Jennifer Ga...

27Jan

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Civil Affairs, News, Web Exclusive

NEWS BRIEF: Feb. 10 deadline approaches for Big Event 2026 team leadership

NEWS BRIEF: Feb. 10 deadline approaches for Big Event 2026 team leadership From Staff ReportsPublished Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 TAMIU students interested in applying for a team leadership position for The Big Event 2026 have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, to apply. Graduating students can earn team leader pin, if eligible, according to an official event poster. Scheduled for Saturday, March 28, this year, the annual event brings students, faculty, and staff together to give back, helping the beautification of Laredo. The deadline to apply for volunteer registration is 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 13, or until the limit is reached. The event is organized by the TAMIU Office of Student Affairs. Interested persons may contact the office at studentaffairs@tamiu.edu or (956) 326-2...

CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border

25Nov

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Business, Finance, News, On Campus

CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border

CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border By Ivana RodriguezBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 The future of cross-border trade at the world’s busiest land port could depend on how quickly the transportation industry transitions to cleaner vehicles, but experts say significant obstacles stand in the way. Texas A&M International University’s Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development Director Daniel Covarrubias said research on the transition to zero-emission transportation shows both opportunities and barriers. Sean Jimenez | BridgeTractor-trailers drive by the Mile 13 marker on Interstate 35 in Laredo, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2025. “Electric vehicles are zero emission, natural gas tractor-trailers ...

FEATURE: New terrorism studies book co-authored by TAMIU professor

19Nov

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Academia, Features, Law and Justice, News

FEATURE: New terrorism studies book co-authored by TAMIU professor

FEATURE: New terrorism studies book co-authored by TAMIU professor By David Medina Jr.Bridge contributing writerPublished Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2025 A Texas A&M International University professor joined forces with a Sam Houston University professor to expose terrorism. TAMIU Associate Professor of criminal justice Huseyin Cinoglu and Sam Houston University Professor Mitchel Roth collaborated to co-author a new book on terrorism studies. The Oct. 1 publication seeks to shine a light on a subject often difficult to understand, given the amount of pre-existing information. Sean Jimenez | BridgeAssociate Professor of criminal justice Huseyin Cinoglu poses with his new book Typologies of Terrorist Organizations in his office on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Early on, the authors o...

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