Internships and similar hands-on opportunities can be game-changers for students, but they do not work for everyone. A team of instructors, including Texas A&M University-Central Texas’ Dr. Lucas Loafman and Dr. Vinay Gonela, proposed an alternative at the 2021 TEES Annual Research Conference (TARC). Going into the project, the group was concerned with the trends they saw in…
Texas A&M University-Central Texas alumni, Alyssa Cabading, ’21, has not only achieved success in her degree program but also strived toward new opportunities beyond the university. Now that she has graduated, Cabading is carrying on her work at the Argonne National Laboratory as a student laboratory intern. This exciting, hands-on laboratory experience will be in…
Two cybersecurity professors from Texas A&M University-Central Texas received funding from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) for their project developed at TEES Annual Research Conference (TARC). The project, CyberEye, seeks to create a better way of managing increasingly interconnected systems like power grids and water services. Dr. Anitha Chennamaneni and Dr. Abhjiit Nag, professors in…
Above: Dr. Anitha Chennamaneni and Provost Dr. Peg Gray-Vickrey welcome students to the cybersecurity camp. Texas A&M-Central Texas’ College of Business Administration kicked off its free week-long cybersecurity camp for local high school students. The camp is designed for high school students to increase their knowledge of cyberspace, explore various cybersecurity careers, and learn to practice safe…
Valyncia Nunn, who earlier this month graduated from Texas A&M-University Central Texas in Killeen, has seen more than her fair share of doctors and hospitals in her young life. It began 12 years ago, she says, after having visited a popular restaurant, waking up the next day with stomach pain and vomiting. Back then, she…
Above: A biology junior at Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Maeesha Maliha returned from her internship at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida in Spring 2022. The experience Maliha gained from participating in this program have impressed upon her many valuable skills and cemented her desire to pursue a career in medicine. While working…
Kenneth Luna has taken his experience in the clinical mental health counseling program and is using it to make a big difference. As a therapist and an instrumental part of developing the Canyon Creek Behavioral Health outpatient clinic, he works to extend mental health resources into every part of his community. Having grown up in…
Texas A&M University-Central Texas is a favorite educational destination for active duty and retired military personnel, who find the university’s wide range of courses—and wide range of student ages, experiences and demographics—a welcoming community to join. Pat Sonti, who has found great success since transferring to the university, is an example. Sonti’s long road to…
Texas A&M University-Central Texas has a close and long-standing relationship with the military, offering programs that are friendly to service members and their particular educational needs. That’s why Harry Ferguson, an active duty soldier and a current BAAS Business student, chose to transfer to A&M-Central Texas. Ferguson had taken college courses in Florida, and had earned an…
Kirstin Martinez has made a name for herself at Texas A&M University-Central Texas, taking every opportunity she’s found to get involved in her university: She is reaching out to new and current students as a Blue Coat Ambassador, and leading the way as the Vice President of the Student Government Association. Along the way, she’s…
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