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Texas A&M International University, often referred to as TAMIU, is a public, co-educational, state-supported university located in Laredo, Texas. The university has a modern campus on a site in Laredo, Texas. It is a Member of the Texas A&M University System which is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation. Located in Laredo, Texas, a crossroads of culture and commerce, TAMIU is a major regional educational institution of choices in the State's fastest-growing demographic area and home to over 7500+ students each academic semester. The newest University in the State of Texas, TAMIU offers over 70 undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees in the arts and sciences, business administration, and nursing in the four colleges of the University. TAMIU is committed to the preparation of students for leadership roles in their chosen profession and in an increasingly complex, culturally diverse state, national, and global society, and its programs focus on developing strong undergraduate and graduate offerings with a progressive agenda for global study and understanding across disciplines. The most popular undergraduate majors are business administration, criminal justice, nursing, biology and communication disorders. The top graduate majors are business administration, educational administration, counseling psychology, school counseling and accounting. Of graduate students, 64% hold undergraduate degrees from TAMIU. ==History== *1969: Established as a branch of Texas A&I University at Kingsville, and named Texas A&I University at Laredo, functioning as an upper-level University for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. The Senate bill was introduced by Wayne Connally, brother of Governor John B. Connally, Jr. *1977: University's name changes to Laredo State University. *1989: University joins The Texas A&M University System. *1993: Name changes to Texas A&M International University. *1995: An unsuccessful attempt is made to transfer TAMIU to the University of Texas System. TAMIU becomes a four-year University, welcomes its first freshman class and opens its new campus, the first new University campus constructed in Texas in over 25 years. *2001: Ray Keck, III, succeeds J. Charles Jennett as university president. *2004: Doctoral program in International Business Administration is launched. *2006: Early College High School joins TAMIU (in collaboration with Laredo Independent School District). *2009: 40th Anniversary Celebration (2009-2010) begins. *2010: Dedicates Autism Interventions Center. *2010: Dedicates new University Success Center. *2011: Dining Center Expansion in Student Center opens. *2012: With the approval of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the University Success Center is renamed the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center. Formal dedication ceremonies are scheduled in September 2012. *2014: Enabled by legislation authored by State Senator Judith Zaffirini and approved by the 79th Texas Legislature in 2005, the University announced its historic launch of a University-level academy on its campus for highly gifted and motivated high school seniors, to be known thereafter as The Texas Academy of International and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Studies.〔http://www.tamiu.edu/newsinfo/newsarticles/2014-TexasAcademy042114.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas A&M International University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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