A&M-Victoria faculty and staff ready for Spring semester
Top: Texas A&M University-Victoria executive committee members from left to right: A&M-Victoria President Christian Hardigree; Athletics Director Ash Walyuchow; Jay Lambert, vice president for Student Affairs; Amber Countis, vice president for Advancement & External Relations; Nancy Gresham, executive administrative assistant to the president; Director of Development Jennifer Ortiz Garza; Chief Operating Officer Kevin Sheehy; and Joann Olson, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs pose for a photo on Jan. 14 as part of the Welcome Back Faculty & Staff event inside Walker Auditorium. During the event, A&M-Victoria President Christian Hardigree gave an update on the state of the university, as well as outlined goals for the university, faculty and staff members. The executive committee all donned jerseys from the baseball team to share their message: everyone at A&M-Victoria plays on the same team.
Bottom: To prepare for the beginning of the spring semester next week, Texas A&M University-Victoria gave faculty and staff members an official welcome with a breakfast on Jan. 14 inside University North. During the breakfast, faculty and staff members had an opportunity to socialize and catch up with each other since the start of the new year. After the breakfast, attendees made their way to Walker Auditorium to hear updates from A&M-Victoria President Christian Hardigree.
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.