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Renewing
Our Promise
The Association of Former Students will rededicate the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center and thank the 83 donors who made our $17 million enhancement project possible. Former students, current students and friends of Texas A&M are invited to attend rededication events |
Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning three hours prior to kickoff of the Texas A&M-Iowa state football game. Click the headline for details.
Game Day At The Association
Of Former Students
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The Association staff invites you to join us on game days for food, football and fun! Beginning at least three hours prior to each home game, the newly enhanced Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center will feature a live feed from Kyle Field on our 49-panel Huddleston Video Wall, as well as interesting and interactive exhibits that tell the proud story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies. Reasonably priced food and beverages, including Bud Light, will be available for purchase. Those looking to purchase tickets can stop by the APO Ticket Mart, which will operate out of the Williams Alumni Center on game days. Those without tickets or needing to escape the heat can view the game via Aggie Network TV, shown on the Huddleston Video Wall. Our doors will remain open throughout the game and for one hour post-game. Click the headline for more information on game day activities, including the Singing Cadets open rehearsals each Friday of home game weekends.
Interactive Exhibits Installed
At Williams Alumni Center
The Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center is rapidly transforming into a must-see destination on the Texas A&M campus with the installation of several new interactive exhibits. Visitors can record themselves leading a yell at Midnight Yell Practice, record memories of their time at A&M, experience Aggie traditions in an immersive video exhibit, view the revered Aggie flag that hung in the Malinta Tunnel during the famous 1946 Aggie Muster at Corregidor, and much more. Click the headline for photos of some of the exhibits.
12-Foot Aggie Ring Replica
To Be Unveiled Sept. 18
More than 3,000 students are expected at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Sept. 18 to receive their Aggie Rings. Just prior to the delivery of the Rings, guests will also witness the unveiling of a 12-foot bronze replica of the Aggie Ring in the Haynes Ring Plaza on the campus side of the building. The Ring replica was modeled after the Ring of Association benefactor Harold J. Haynes '46. Click here to learn more about the sculpture and the Haynes family and to watch a video of the sculpture's construction. Yell practice for Aggie Ring Day starts at 2:45 p.m. Professional photographers will be available to take photos at no cost. Food, music and refreshments will be available.
All Aggie Hullabaloo
Oct. 2 In Arlington
The Association of Former Students and the 12th Man Foundation invite you to join them Oct. 2 for The All Aggie Hullabaloo at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The All Aggie Hullabaloo runs 8-11 p.m. and includes a live concert featuring Roger Creager '93 and Max Stalling '89, presented by Bud Light. Cover is $10 for adults and $5 for children (children 36 inches or shorter can enter for free). Parking is free. Gates open for yell practice at 11:15 p.m., with free parking and free entry. On Oct. 3, come watch the Corps of Cadets march in, and then watch the Aggies take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first Southwest Classic. Click the headline for more information or click here to buy tickets.
A&M Presidential Search Update
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Texas A&M's Presidential Search Committee seeks input from the Aggie Network and invites all former students and friends of Texas A&M to click here and rate and comment on the search process, including criteria for presidential candidates, and to make suggestions for improvement. Shelley Potter '78, The Association of Former Students' 2009 Chair of the Board, represents The Association on the Presidential Search Committee. We urge you to complete the survey and share your thoughts on the search and also to share your thoughts with The Association through the e-mail address Communicate@AggieNetwork.com. To follow news on the search for Texas A&M's 24th president or to share your thoughts on this critical leadership transition, click the headline.
Fall Reunions Bring Classmates Together
One thing that sets Texas A&M apart from many other schools is the camaraderie that is shared throughout the Aggie Network. An excellent way to take part in that camaraderie is by attending your Class Reunions, which may be sooner than you think. Click on the link to see what Reunions are being held this fall. For additional information, e-mail Class@AggieNetwork.com or call our Former Student Programs staff at (979) 845-7514.
Anheuser–Busch To Sponsor
Select Association Events
The Association is teaming up with Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's Top 5 consumer product companies, with a sponsorship agreement for selected Association events in 2009-10. Bud Light will be a game-day sponsor at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center during home football games during the 2009 season. Bud Light is also a sponsor of a concert featuring country music artists and former students Roger Creager '93 and Max Stalling '89 at The Association's All-Aggie Hullabaloo event at The Ballpark at Arlington on Oct. 2. At these events, Bud Light will be available for purchase from licensed beverage vendors, and a variety of promotions will take place onsite.
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Join The Traveling Aggies
In The Galapagos Islands
Join the Traveling Aggies for a 10-day voyage in the Galapagos Islands Jan. 8-17, and revel in the unrivaled beauty and captivating wildlife found only in these enchanting isles. Nothing prepares you for the thrill of standing (and hiking, kayaking and snorkeling!) nose to nose with sea lions, penguins and sea turtles. Enjoy the unique opportunity to follow migrating whales, watch blue-footed boobies "dive-bombing" for food, and more. This itinerary includes privileged access to outlying Genovesa Island, a pristine area not included on most itineraries, where you are steps away from red-footed boobies and short-eared owls. Click the headline to get more information about this favored destination.
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Nobel Winner
Norman Borlaug
Dies At 95
Norman Borlaug, the U.S. agricultural scientist who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for developing high-yielding crops to prevent famine in the developing |
world, has died at age 95. Borlaug, a distinguished professor of international agriculture at Texas A&M University, was hailed as a central figure in the "green revolution"–the development of crops such as wheat that delivered better yields than traditional strains. Experts have said his crusade to develop high-yielding, disease-resistant crops saved the lives of millions of people worldwide who otherwise may have been doomed to starvation. Borlaug died Sept. 12 from cancer complications in Dallas. Click the headline to read more, or click here to visit the website of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture.
A&M Fares Well
In Latest Rankings
Texas A&M University ranks at the top of the class--with an "A"--in new ratings by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. In another survey, U.S. News & World Report ranks Texas A&M among the Top 25 public universities in the nation, just as it has done for the past several years. A survey by PayScale, an online firm specializing in salary-related data, showed that graduates of Texas A&M University earn, on average, higher salaries midway through their careers than counterparts from any other public institution in Texas. More specifically, it said Texas A&M graduates have median earnings averaging $95,000 at the midpoint of their careers, which is almost $4,000 higher than for any other public university in the state. The survey was based on salaries of graduates with bachelor's degrees.
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MSC Is Now Closed For Renovations
Construction fencing is up around the MSC, and the breezeway is no longer accessible. At an Aug. 17 ceremony held at the exact site where the MSC dedication ceremony was held in 1951, MSC President Stephanie Burns '10 turned over the keys to Bill Vaughn '71, of Vaughn Construction, signifying the official start of construction. Both Burns and MSC director Luke Altendorf said the ceremony symbolically converted the site from a living memorial to a construction area for the duration of the project. The MSC is scheduled to reopen in 2012. For up-to-date information, visit OurMSC.tamu.edu.
Game Day Parking And Tailgating
It's Aggie football season and there are a few things Texas A&M would like for you to know. Football fans visiting the A&M campus this season are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the 2009 football season parking map. Free game day shuttles run throughout campus from those parking areas to Throckmorton Street, the Memorial Student Center area, and the West Campus entrance to the pedestrian passageway. See this map for routes and times. Tailgating in Aggieland is one of game day's many traditions. Visit A&M's tailgating website for general rules, frequently asked questions and parking information.
Texas A&M's 2009-10 Student Leaders
Meet the 2009-10 student leaders at Texas A&M. Kolin Loveless '10 is the 2009-10 student body president. Casey Schaefer '10, Weston Wilcox '10 and Reagan Thompson '10 were elected by the student body to serve as the senior yell leaders. John Busch '11 and Travis Kennedy '11 were elected as junior yell leaders. Leading Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets are Cadet Colonel Brent Lanier '10 and Deputy Corps Commander Morgan Oliver '10. Leading the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band are Combined Band Drum Major Cody Works '10, Artillery Drum Major William O'Gorman '10 and Infantry Drum Major Benjamin Rush '10. The MSC President is Stephanie Burns '09. Hunter Bollman '11 of Katy was appointed as the newest student regent for The Texas A&M University System. Click on the headline for more on these students and their positions.
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