A&M-Victoria president shares success strategies at panel

Christian Hardigree, Texas A&M University-Victoria president, second from right, participates in the Education Panel on Thursday, March 12, during the inaugural Growing Victoria Summit. The panel featured questions from the community about how education can be supported in the Victoria community and the region to help create better conditions for growth and prosperity for the community today and in future generations. In addition to Hardigree, the panel was moderated by Geanie Morrison, left, former state representative for District 30; Sheila Collazo, second from left, Victoria Independent School District superintendent; Victoria College President Jennifer Kent, center; and John Gilley, president of St. Joseph High School.

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.