Texarkana is one of a select group of schools throughout the country invited to participate this spring term in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Collegiate End Violence Challenge. DHS exists to promote end violence and terrorism and to unify. Students in the Marketing Promotions class have created an in-class working marketing agency. Eagle ISite, responsible for researching, implementing, and evaluating an integrated marketing campaign aimed at educating and informing their local campus about the benefits of unifying our campus to end violence and terrorism. Each participating campus will be competing for the chance to present their creative ideas to industry leaders from DHS at the terms conclusion.  

As part of the DHS Collegiate End Violence Challenge, students from Texas A&M – Texarkana have a rare opportunity to put their education to work in the real world for a national organization. Students will create and implement an integrated marketing campaign for their client, using research surveys and other tools to learn more about DHS’s target audiences. After the students have analyzed their research findings, they will then create and implement their strategy to raise awareness of the benefits of unifying students against violence and terrorism. DHS trains how to collect, analyze threats, share information and this project would work in tandem with students. Students will receive a $2,000 budget to help them bring their plans to life. At the end of the term, students will measure their success through follow-up research and give a formal presentation to the client summarizing their campaign and results. 

“This is a project that allows us to put our knowledge into a real-life experience.” said Jan Johnson, the student agency co-leader. 

The Eagleisite team will host a table this Saturday, April 24th, at 1pm at Bramlett Field at Spring Lake Park. There will be giveaways and snacks will be provided. Watch for more information about the DHS Collegiate End Violence Challenge at Texas A&M- Texarkana on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. For further inquiries regarding the Texas A&M – Texarkana project, please contact Dina Calhoun, the Public Relations department head, at 903-794.6201 or pr.eagleisite@gmail.com. 

About the Department of Homeland Security: (DHS) exists to promote.  The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This requires the dedication of more than 240,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, and our goal is clear – keeping America safe. Find out more at www.dhs.org.

About EdVenture Partners: EdVentures Partners is an organization dedicated to developing innovative industry-education partnerships programs. The objective of such programs is to provide hands-on, real-world experience to students in tandem with providing marketing solutions and recruiting access at colleges and universities to clients. EdVentures Partners has designed and managed programs at over 1,000 campuses in North America and internationally. Find out more at www.edventurepartners.com.

This past weekend, Texas A&M University-Texarkana hosted their annual Eagle Wonderland in the University Center. The University welcomed many families from the Texarkana community to get ready for Christmas while also participating in various activities to get in the holiday spirit! Activities for the families included stuff a critter, making reindeer food for Santa’s reindeer, writing letters to Santa, and various color activities to get the kids excited for Christmas. In addition to all the activities, families were also given free hot chocolate, free cookies, and free photos with Santa.

The event was held in Eagle Hall in the University Center from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The event was hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) with the help of other organizations, students, and faculty to help volunteer alongside CAB. It was the volunteers that made the event a huge success and it could not have happened without all of the support from Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

Just recently, Corey Robinson, counselor at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, gave a presentation to campus faculty and staff on “Dealing with Depression During the Holidays.” This presentation went over the stress that the Holidays can cause and how to cope with these problems. 

As we all know, the holidays can cause a plethora of problems to one’s life due to many causes. Problems such as stress, fatigue, isolation, and seasonal affective disorder to name just a few. It was also stated that with the purchasing of gifts and time management amongst the holidays are also factors that causes stress over the holidays.

In addition to all of the stress factors, Mr. Robinson demonstrated a few coping strategies to relieve stress over the holidays. Strategies such as taking time to yourself and having an effect time management plan can really be effective to one’s health over the holidays. Due to the last minute Christmas shopping and the pressure of having to buy a plethora of gifts for many individuals, just that itself causes a toll on one’s health.

To help fix this problem, Mr. Robsinon suggested, “Have an effective time schedule. Plan out your events and schedule it”. Mr. Robinson stated this to ensure that our faculty and staff will be efficient and effective during the holidays and that their families are spending time with the best version of themselves.

It is that time of the year where the first-year students are almost finished completing their first semester in college. For college, it could be a tough time for many and by them getting accommodated to the new college scene and college life, the University had to reward them with amazing prizes if they met the standards.

First Year Experience hosted an event that allowed the freshman to bet on an item of their choosing in an auction style and the student who outbid the other contenders, ended up with a prize. These were no small prizes either on the table for freshman to grab. Some of the prizes included were an: Apple Watch, Apple Air pods, Beats Headphones, a Nintendo Switch, an Echo Speaker, a hammock, gift cards, and more.

A&M University-Texarkana provides engaging activities for first-year students in college, building a strong foundation to enhance educational experiences and foster success within the A&M-Texarkana community.  It is important to recognize the significance of each student’s first-year experiences and to support them in reaching their academic and personal goals.

This Thursday, December 12th A&M University-Texarkana will host its annual ring ceremony. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the University Center on the 3rd floor in the Tri-State Iron & Metal Atrium. 

The purpose of the ring ceremony is to acknowledge any current or former student who has completed 90 or more semester credit hours. Once they achieve the hour limit, the student would then be eligible to purchase their ring to wear.

The Texas A&M University-Texarkana ring has been a tradition for years. It serves as a reminder of a student’s achievement, memories, and accolades achieved while a student at the University. During the ring ceremony, the ring participants will be formally presented with their custom ring. Whenever the students are presented the ring and when the ring is ready to wear, the students wear the ring with the school name facing them. Then whenever the students receive their degrees at commencement, the new graduates turn the ring around, to symbolize that they are now ready to face the world.

At Texas A&M University-Texarkana, the time has come where finals has finally approached. For the past week and a half, students have been studying non-stop to prepare for their final exams. Students have been stressed and filled with anxiety, in hopes to ace their final exam. To omit this problem, Phi Lambda Chi, a fraternity at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, proposed a solution that would allow students to forget about their finals and be stress free.

Phi Lambda Chi, hosted a car smash right in front of the University campus. The brothers of the fraternity were able to get a hold of an old car that way students can unleash their inner stress on the car. The fraternity charged its users $1 for 4 hits, and $3 for 1 full minute on the car. Prices were really good for students as students kept coming in for more and kept supporting the fraternity to kill off all that unwanted stress. In the end, the event turned out to be a huge success as students were smashing the car all day with axes and sledgehammers.