Free lunch and T-Shirts draw students to ThursYAY, Weeks of Welcome

Students make their way through the line to get a boxed lunch on Jan. 22 during the ThursYAY event inside University Center. The event was part of the university's Weeks of Welcome to gather students and the university community together as the new semester begins. During the event, the first 250 attendees were treated to a boxed lunch from Raising Cane's, which was provided courtesy of the President's Office. Also, free T-shirts featuring a brand new design were given out to students during the event.

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.