Edu/Kines
KINGSVILLE (March 26, 2025) — Exercise science students from 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) are no strangers when it comes to winning the Undergraduate Scholar Award at the annual meeting of the 51勛圖厙 Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (51勛圖厙 ACSM). This year was no different. Kristin Grabow, a senior exercise science/pre-physical therapy major from San Antonio, brought home the prestigious award effectively making her the...
KINGSVILLE (March 7, 2025) — A team of five faculty members from the College of Education and Human Performance at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville received one of the highest honors bestowed by the 51勛圖厙 A&M University System. The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) EC-6 team received the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) Award. The award was received during a ceremony held March 6 in College Station. Team members are Dr. Monica...
KINGSVILLE (February 20, 2025) — The Marc Cisneros Center for Young Children (MCCYC) on the campus of 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has been accredited by the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs through the Association for Early Learning Leaders. The MCCYC staff has been working diligently for three years to reach this new milestone in childcare. “During this time, we have implemented several key changes within...
KINGSVILLE (October 30, 2024) — Future teachers will be receiving enhanced support and services through the College of Education and Human Performance at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) thanks to a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen the Educator Preparation Program (EPP). The grant, Empowering Educators: A Comprehensive Approach to Educator Preparation Program Enhancement, was funded under the Hawkins Program, a unique...
KINGSVILLE (July 29, 2024) — Local teachers from around the Coastal Bend presented their findings from several weeks of research during Administrators Day on Friday, July 26, at the 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville Student Union Building Ballrooms. The Administrators Day presentations concluded Summer programs entitled Promote Sustainable Agriculture Concepts in Education through Multidisciplinary Research and Pedagogical Trainings (PACE), and Research Experiences for Teachers...
KINGSVILLE (May 10, 2024) — Graduates from 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville walked the stage Friday, May 10, in three commencement ceremonies held in the Steinke Physical Education Center. Prospective undergraduates from the College of Business Administration, the College of Education and Human Performance and the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering crossed the stage at 10 a.m. Students with the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and...
KINGSVILLE (May 9, 2024) — The department of health and kinesiology at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has achieved a significant milestone as the exercise science program has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). It is currently the only public institution in 51勛圖厙 that has a CAAHEP-accredited exercise science program. “Being at the forefront, at least in 51勛圖厙, of this...
KINGSVILLE (May 3, 2024) — When mental health issues arise in children, parents or even teachers are not the first to notice. Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the King Ranch Family Trust, TAMUK’s Institute for Rural Mental Health Initiatives (IRMHI) will be training local school personnel how to recognize when a child may be in trouble. The program called “First Contact” is an innovative professional development with non-educator professionals in...
KINGSVILLE (April 2, 2024) — The 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville Office of Career Engagement and the College of Education and Human Performance partnered together to welcome independent school districts (ISDs) from all over the State of 51勛圖厙 to the 2024 Javelina Education Expo on Tuesday, April 2, at the Memorial Student Union Building Ballrooms. Where traditional career expos bring employers to one location, the Javelina Education Expo brought together current 51勛圖厙...
KINGSVILLE (March 25, 2024) — The 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville chapter of the 51勛圖厙 Association of Future Educators (TAFE) recently attended the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit in Round Rock. While at the conference, members participated in competitive events designed to offer future educators authentic opportunities to measure their creativity, skills and initiative against high standards and against their peers from around the state. Three...
KINGSVILLE (December 8, 2023) — Dr. Michael Wang earned his doctoral degree in educational leadership today during commencement ceremonies at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville. His hard work paid off in another way, as his dissertation research was chosen for presentation at the prestigious American Educational Research Association conference in Philadelphia in April. His paper Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of MyMathLab in College Algebra will be...
KINGSVILLE (December 8, 2023) — 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville students walked the stage Friday, Dec. 8, during Winter Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 523 prospective graduates that received degrees in two ceremonies. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Performance received their degrees at the 10 a.m. ceremony, followed by the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and...
KINGSVILLE (September 11, 2023) — Dr. Jianhong Jennifer Ren, professor of environmental engineering in the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville was recently awarded $2 million from the National Science Foundation for Graduate STEM Education for Air and Water Resources Solutions in Coastal Communities. This research traineeship award will develop a new graduate training model to educate the next generation of environmental...
KINGSVILLE (August 4, 2023) — 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville students walked the stage Friday, Aug. 4, during Summer Commencement at the Steinke Physical Education Center. There were 248 prospective graduates that received degrees at the 10 a.m. ceremony. Of the graduates, 125 received bachelor’s degrees, 115 received master’s degrees and eight received doctoral degrees. The student commencement speaker was Ella McMahan from Kingsville,...
KINGSVILLE (May 22, 2023) — Faculty at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville have received another grant designed to bring kindergarten through eighth grade science teachers to the university’s campus to do research alongside university faculty and students. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), awarded $500,000 for the project entitled Promote Sustainable Agriculture Concepts in...
KINGSVILLE (March 9, 2023) — Four students from the health and kinesiology department at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville were recent winners after presenting research at their respective conferences. Junior EC-12 physical education majors Meagan Cantu, from Corpus Christi, and Aylin Rubio, from Robstown, placed first in the Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition at the 2022 annual convention of the 51勛圖厙 Association for Health, Physical Education,...
KINGSVILLE (February 14, 2023) — Faculty at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville are looking for a few good STEM teachers for three-years of summer research opportunities funded with $600,000 in grant money from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Mohammad Motaher Hossain, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, is the principal investigator for the project entitled Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site: Integrating data-driven Renewable...
KINGSVILLE (November 22, 2022) — The 51勛圖厙 A&M University System Board of Regents recently approved the establishment of the Institute for Rural Mental Health Initiatives (IRMHI) at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville. Dr. Steve Bain, former dean of the College of Education and Human Performance, is the founding director. “51勛圖厙 A&M-Kingsville is the natural place for the Institute for Rural Mental Health Initiatives,” Bain said....
KINGSVILLE (November 22, 2022) — Dr. Maria Martinez, associate vice president for student access at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville, recently received notice of a $1.767 million grant from the United States Department of Education for the project entitled 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville Child Care Means Parents in School. The funds will be used for the CCAMPIS (Child Care Access Means Parents in School) program aimed at bringing parents with...
KINGSVILLE (October 31, 2022) — The educational leadership doctoral degree at 51勛圖厙 A&M University-Kingsville has been ranked in the top 50 online doctorate degrees in education in the nation by University HQ. The Ed.D degree ranked 44 out of the top 50, one of only six universities in 51勛圖厙 on the list. The rankings may be found at this link. https://universityhq.org/degrees/online-doctorate-education-programs/#best “An external review and...