Dear Aggies,
I hope that this national day finds you well! I realize that I am a
little late with the greeting, but didn't want to miss this
opportunity to send your our greetings from Aggieland and to update
you on some of the things happening here.
There are lots of changes here, some of which you might have heard
about. The biggest news is that Dr. Elsa Murano, A&M's new
president, will be formally installed as President on September 12 of
this year. We are expecting a very large crowd for the academic
convocation, including representatives from universities around the
world, including the National University of Singapore.
We also are excited that a new Provost has been announced, and will
begin work at A&M on august 15. Dr. Jeffrey Vitter is coming from a
previous position as Dean of Science at Purdue University.
finally, and most important of all, you might have heard about the
retirement of Reveille VII. We are very pleased to announce that
Reveille VIII has been found, and will begin classes this month:
http://dmc-news. tamu.edu/ templates/ ?a=6479&z= 15
Please do keep in touch with us and let us know what is happening
with the Aggies in Singapore! You might be pleased to know that a
recent forbes magazine survey rated an Aggie degree among the most
valuable degrees in the world: http://dmc-news. tamu.edu/ templates/ ?
a=6459&z=15
In the meantime,
Gig 'em!
Randy Kluver
Institute for Pacific Asia
Texas A&M University
