On May 27, former Interim President John Junkins released a progress report summarizing the university’s ongoing activities to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion at Texas A&M.
Three Aggies have been selected as the 2021 recipients of the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University, the Distinguished Alumnus Award. This year’s three recipients are being honored posthumously.The 2021 Distinguishe
After returning to in-person graduation in December, Texas A&M will continue to maintain COVID-19 protocols throughout the spring 2021 ceremonies.
On Saturday, May 8, doctoral students walked the stage, with undergraduate and masterâs ceremonies to take place from May 12 through 21 in Reed Arena, according to Texas A&M Today.
COVID-19 precautions will remain in place for the ceremonies, and graduates and guests are required to wear masks and will be expected to socially distance themselves from other groups. Graduates may remove their masks for their graduation photo after walking the stage.
Each graduate has received eight tickets for guests, according to the A&M Graduation website. The doors for each ceremony will open for guests one hour prior to the start time, and the guests should leave with the graduate after the graduateâs picture is taken.
Retired Air Force Gen. T. Michael Moseley has been selected as the Campus Muster Speaker for the 2021 Muster Ceremony.
According to a Feb. 23 press release by the Muster Committee, Moseley, Class of 1971, served more than 40 years in the United States Air Force and was the branchâs 18th Chief of Staff.
Speaker Executive and political science sophomore Marcus Peña said Moseley was selected to speak last year but ultimately was not able to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
â[Having the speaker already chosen] is a really rare opportunity for people [on our committee] to have,â Peña said. âIt was cool because I got to be a part of the process of voting for him, but I was on a completely different sub-committee at the time. By the time that he actually gets to speak, I am leading the sub-committee that is getting to know him and get to have him be a part of Muster.â
Vice Chancellor of Engineering and Dean of the Texas A&M College of Engineering M. Katherine Banks, Ph.D., will serve as the universityâs 26th president beginning June 1.
The A&M Board of Regents confirmed her position in a March 31 press release from the university System nearly three weeks after she was deemed the sole finalist in the search for the next A&M president. In addition to her position as president of the university, she will also serve as the vice chancellor of National Security Strategic Initiatives.
Board chairman Elaine Mendoza said the Board unanimously confirmed Banks for the position.