A&M-Victoria kicks off year with Jag Fest

Top: Glenn Hegar, Texas A&M University System chancellor, delivers his opening remarks to the crowd during Jag Fest on Sept. 4 at DeLeon Plaza in Victoria. The event, hosted by Texas A&M University-Victoria in partnership with the City of Victoria, brought together students, alumni, community members and university leadership as the university celebrated new beginnings and kicked off the new school year.

Bottom: JaX the Jaguar walks through the Jag Fest crowd giving out his signature high fives to attendees. The event featured local vendors, food trucks, live music and more. Jag Fest took place less than a week after the university officially joined The Texas A&M University System. 

Texas A&M University-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the colleges of Business, Education & Health Professions, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Natural & Applied Science. A&M-Victoria provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as online classes that students can take from anywhere. The university supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.