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A promotional image for the 2025 Jag Fest.

A&M-Victoria to kick off new year with Jag Fest

On Sept. 1, Victoria’s university will officially become Texas A&M University-Victoria, and the university plans to kick off the new academic year with a community-wide celebration in downtown Victoria.

Jag Fest will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 4 in DeLeon Plaza. The open-air festival will be a celebration of the university’s new identity, the start of the new academic year and a way to connect with the community and region it serves. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to wear red to show their support for the university.

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8/26/2025 - Jag Fest: A&M-Victoria prompts citizens to ‘Paint the Town Red’
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8/25/2025 - University prepares to welcome students to new year
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8/21/2025 - A journey: UHV’s Health and Wellness Center comes to fruition
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8/18/2025 - Double dose: UHV alumna achieves, passes down dream
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8/18/2025 - University community celebrates President Bob Glenn’s retirement
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Jag Paw Prints event unites university community, celebrates campus traditions

The event gathered the campus community together as it gets ready to start the academic year and to reinforce the message that the university mascot, jaX the Jaguar, is here to stay.

Tamera Steele to lead Staff Council through transition at UHV

Tamera “Tammy” Steele has been named the incoming president of the University of Houston-Victoria’s Staff Council for the 2025-2026 academic year with her term effective on Aug. 1.

Alcoa Foundation grant funds field trips for local area students

At a fish farming facility on the Texas coast, volunteer tour guide Ed Stiles led a group of students through a behind-the-scenes look at the efforts to restore local fish populations. The trip and several others made this past school year were made possible through a $79,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation awarded last year, which has been administered by the University of Houston-Victoria, to primarily fund field trips for local area students in an effort to increase interest in the environment and science.

A graphic announcing the Weeks of Welcome activities

University prepares to welcome students to new year

As the new academic year approaches, and the University of Houston-Victoria prepares to shift into Texas A&M University-Victoria, the university has planned two weeks of activities to welcome its students to the new year and into the Texas A&M University System.

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