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Texas A&M University at Galveston to Confer 68 Summer Degrees    

August 8, 2019

By Division of Marketing and Communications

Texas A&M University at Galveston will proudly confer 68 degrees on Saturday, August 10 for summer commencement. Commencement will be held at the Aggie Special Events Center (ASEC) Ballroom. The building is the newest in a long list of building projects to meet the needs and vision of the campus’s future. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in the purpose-built facility.

What:
Graduation ceremony for 68 Aggie graduates.

Who:
Graduates, friends, family, and fellow Aggies.

When:
Saturday, August 10, 2019
9:00AM Ceremony
Light refreshments to be served afterwards.

Where:
Aggie Special Events Center Ballroom
ASEC 2nd Floor (Bldg. #3035)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
200 Seawolf Pkwy
Galveston, TX 77554

Note: The ceremony begins at 9 a.m., but graduates should plan to arrive between 7:45 and 8:15 a.m. Stage party and faculty members should arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. Parking will be free and TAMUG Police will be directing guests to appropriate lots. For those that will be unable to attend, the commencement will be live-streamed via TAMUS TTVN Live.

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Media contact:

Andréa Bolt
Communications Coordinator
Division of Marketing & Communications
409.740.4929
a_bolt@tamug.edu


Texas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University, which educates nearly 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students in a unique blend of marine and maritime programs, including majors in science, business, engineering, liberal arts and transportation. It is the primary component that fulfills the sea-grant portion of Texas A&M’s land-, sea- and space-grant mission and has nearly $10 million annually in research expenditures.

TAMUG is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of seven in the U.S. and the only academy integrated into a Tier 1 academic institution, which trains over 300 cadets annually for maritime service and employment around the world. TAMUG is ideally located on the Texas Gulf Coast, where is it surrounded by coastal urban environments, natural ecosystems and one of the largest international hubs of maritime industry, providing the ideal location and programs essential to fulfilling its special-purpose mission.




Texas A&M University at Galveston is the marine and maritime branch campus of Texas A&M University which educates nearly 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students in science, business, engineering, liberal arts and transportation. It is driving the development of the blue economy in the Gulf Coast Region and is a critical contributor to Texas A&M's rare land-, sea-, space-grant mission with nearly $10 million in research expenditures.

Texas A&M-Galveston is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of six state maritime academies and the only one in the southern United States, which trains over 400 cadets annually for maritime service and employment around the world.

Texas A&M-Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas on the Gulf Coast where it is surrounded by industry, environment and programs essential to fulfilling its special-purpose mission. Aggies are known for their deep commitment to the success of each other and their strong desire to serve.