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(SUMMER 2016) Globetrotting Javelinas
Austria, Bolivia, France &
New Zealand
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Moment with an Expert:
Dr. Timothy Oblad –
Cyber Bullying
[p. 20]
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summer
message from the president
Dear Readers:
Summer 2016 is already a blur, and that is especially true for our students
who traveled abroad this summer. You can find out where they went in this
issue. With summer ending, Homecoming is fast approaching. We will
honor five alumni who left the halls of Javelina Nation and achieved great
success, and we will enjoy a variety of other activities, too. Profiles on the
incoming class of Distinguished Alumni are in this issue along with the
Homecoming calendar, and we hope you will make plans to join us.
Also in this issue, we feature alumnus Ricardo Sanchez, who is assuming
leadership of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Foundation Boar
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message from the president Dear Reader
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President's Picks RECENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNIVER
College of Business Administration opens new cent
Painting: “Codex of La Cosecha/the Harvest,” 1
The vibrant colors that le
“There was really nothing on us in academia, i
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New Appointment Raajkumar “Raaj” S. Kurapati was
New Appointment Enrollment growth and a growing c
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W hen LeMarcus Newman arrive
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Department of Biological & Health Sciences
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Dr. Timothy Oblad Assistant Professor Department
How and when did you first get involved with cybe
Peaceful Javelina makes his way as a musician No
In only his second year as a teach
The Javelina Alumni Association
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At retirement, Sanchez was the longest serving V
(ROTC drill team which competed at the national l
Javelinas on the Rise Reflections from the Road
Javelina News New Center for Negotiation formed
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