2008 Woodie Awards
A&M leaders promote University to incoming Hispanic students
By: Travis Robinson
Issue date: 6/6/07 Section: News
"Everything you could ever want to find, you can find at Texas A&M," Davis said to the crowd of incoming freshmen.
The event included speakers who said they were trying to embolden, inspire and eradicate some of the freshmen nervousness.
"The country is full of outstanding research universities," Bresciani said. "But here at A&M, we have the family," a family he described as having an unparalleled sense of community.
Marty Holmes, assistant director of the Association of Former Students, echoed these sentiments.
"At A&M, you learn to give back and that's what makes the A&M family unique," he said.
This was all a part of an ongoing effort to continue the vision former president Robert Gates had during his time as president. As one of his top 10 goals for the Vision 2020 plan, Gates had planned to triple Hispanic enrollment.
When asked why reaching out to the incoming freshmen so early was important to him, Conner Prochaska said "It's just another opportunity to try and get the fish involved so they can hit the ground running and get the full effect of all that A&M has to offer."
The event included speakers who said they were trying to embolden, inspire and eradicate some of the freshmen nervousness.
"The country is full of outstanding research universities," Bresciani said. "But here at A&M, we have the family," a family he described as having an unparalleled sense of community.
Marty Holmes, assistant director of the Association of Former Students, echoed these sentiments.
"At A&M, you learn to give back and that's what makes the A&M family unique," he said.
This was all a part of an ongoing effort to continue the vision former president Robert Gates had during his time as president. As one of his top 10 goals for the Vision 2020 plan, Gates had planned to triple Hispanic enrollment.
When asked why reaching out to the incoming freshmen so early was important to him, Conner Prochaska said "It's just another opportunity to try and get the fish involved so they can hit the ground running and get the full effect of all that A&M has to offer."
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