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CAMPUS: TAMIU engineering students develop solutions to University parking problem By Juan Carlos PuenteEditor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 Late last semester, five TAMIU engineering students showcased their project that could help alleviate some of the University’s parking issues. The team comprises Gabriel Torres, Jacob Lopez, Alejandro Aguilar, Miguel Achoy and Alberto Villareal. Together, these members make up Xerasense Technologies, a startup company founded in September 2023. Some of those students have since graduated. Their work centers around providing information to make individual parking at TAMIU an easier and stress-free experience. They plan to achieve this through their project, ParkU. Dari Oviedo | BridgeTAMIU's various parking lots, like this on...

NEWS: TAMIU hires first-ever library dean By Alyssa MedinaBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 Dean Colleen Harris recently became the first-ever dean of the Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library at TAMIU. Historically, the University’s library leader has been a director, rather than a dean. Texas A&M International University conducted a search for this new position earlier this year. Cris Cordova | BridgeNew Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library Dean Colleen Harris, right, speaks with an unidentified library worker on Sept. 22. “I did a nationwide job hunt, so I was fortunate to see a lot of positions across the country, and I fell in love with TAMIU for a couple of reasons,” Harris said. Harris recounts the day of her interview, which coincided with the st...