Students experience global cultures during A&M-Victoria's International Education Week
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Communication sophomore Noah Perez smiles as he receives henna art placed on his arm by finance senior Hira Aslam during Cultures & Confections: Henna with International Snacks event on Nov. 17 at Texas A&M University-Victoria. The event was part of A&M-Victoria's International Education Week. During the event, students were invited on the lawn behind University Center to get a henna/mehndi temporary tattoo, a form of body art that is used widely in South Asia, North Africa, East Africa and the middle east to commemorate special events, holidays and milestones in a person's life. In addition, the booth also provided students with international candy and snacks.
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Finance senior Paul Chopin learns how to write his name in Arabic under the guidance of master of business administration graduate student Selma Mehimdat during the My Name Around The World event on Nov. 18 at Texas A&M University-Victoria. During the event, students were encouraged to come up to the booth to learn how to write and say their names in different languages.
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.