Dear University community,

• Heads UP! I want to let you in on a change coming to TAMIU. Uconnect, our official communications portal, is transitioning. We’re going to “reload” Uconnect as a cloud-based, streamlined experience focused on easy access to TAMIU resources and systems. We’ll complete this transition by July 1, 2021. We’ll keep a steady stream of information coming to you over the next few weeks, so be on the lookout!
• Funding applications for CRRSAA Grants for students will open the week of June 8 for Maymester, Sub-Term 1 and Summer Session. Find out more.
• As most are now aware, Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order Executive Order No. GA-36 issued 5.18.21 provides that face coverings are no longer required on campus. We will continue to observe social distancing. Find out more from the COVID 19 Resource Center.
• Free COVID-19 testing is available here on campus at our Curative kiosk located in the breezeway, Monday-Friday. It’s open to the community too.
• Congrats to TAMIU's Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee and TAMIU-SBDC for their virtual offerings in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month with a Virtual Business Diversity Panel and Friday’s timely Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month panel discussion “Addressing Asian Bias and Hate: Lessons Learned.” This is a great affirmation of the diversity and inclusiveness of our campus.
• Registration for Summer and Fall continues. Here’s more on our Fall Plans for a full and vibrant, on-campus experience.

Have a great week Dustdevils!

- Pablo Arenaz, Ph.D., President

Uconnect Fully Transitions by July 1, 2021

Uconnect, our official communications portal, is transitioning. We’re going to “reload” Uconnect as a cloud-based, streamlined experience focused on easy access to TAMIU resources and systems. We’ll complete this transition by July 1, 2021. We’ll keep a steady stream of information coming to you over the next few weeks, so be on the lookout!

TAMIU CRRSAA Grant Applications Open Week of June 8 and July 12

Students enrolled for Summer 2021 classes at TAMIU who meet the necessary selection criteria can benefit from the federal Coronavirus Relief Response Supplemental Appropriations funding, formerly known as the CARES grant. Applications for students enrolled in Maymester, Sub-Term I, and Summer Session I will open the week of June 8. Applications for students enrolled during Sub-Term II, Summer Session II, and Summer Session III will open the week of July 12.

TAMIU Students Craft Children's Books, Donate to University's Lamar Bruni Vergara Literacy Partnership

Students enrolled in the Multilingual Children’s Literature course this past Spring 2020 semester crafted a series of children’s books that will be used by student tutors involved in the TAMIU-Lamar Bruni Vergara Literacy Partnership. A total of 42 books were created by 42 University students for donation to the TAMIU - LBV Literacy Partnership.

“Significant research has demonstrated that early literacy is the best way to offer students lifelong academic success and to bridge achievement gaps between students. However, early literacy acquisition is subject to several social and cultural challenges. The TAMIU-LBV Literacy Partnership provides tutoring to address early achievement gaps by reading with students in weekly tutoring sessions. The books that the Multicultural Children’s Literature students create help to address other factors.”

- Dr. Kaitlyn Culliton, assistant professor of English

TAMIU Focuses on Accessibility with Participation in 'Fix Your Content Day' 

TAMIU fixed some 4,084 files as part of its observation of “Fix Your Content Day,” a worldwide, 24-hour challenge held annually by Blackboard Inc. on Global Accesibility Awareness Day. The competition focuses on making digital course content more inclusive. The University placed 16th among 114 total participants and was the highest ranked of Texas A&M University System campuses.

Upcoming Events

• Summer Semester I: First Class Day | Tuesday, June 1: Learn More
• Last Day of the Bookstore Program - Summer Sessions I & III | Tuesday, June 3: Learn More
• Green Dot Virtual Overview | Tuesday, June 15: Learn More
• Summer Semester II: First Class Day | Monday, July 5: Learn More

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