Blue Humanities & Business

With the year's busiest buying season in full swing, bldg. 311 sat down with Dr. Cassia Bomer Galvao, an assistant professor in the Department of Maritime Business Administration, to talk about the impact of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the winter holiday season on the maritime industry.

In Denver, Colorado, Tanise Fox ’16 wants museums to be a place where visitors can "really feel" the items on display. She means that literally.

Over the summer, Garrett Cole ‘23 and Hope McFarlin ‘24 lived and worked in Washington, DC, as part of the Public Policy Internship Program (PPIP) through Texas A&M University.

As the fall semester starts and summer comes to a close, faculty, staff and students alike are gearing up for the new school year.

On Friday, August 18, the Association of Former Students awarded Texas A&M University at Galveston Liberal Studies Professor Dr. Samuel Mark with the 2023 College-Level Teaching Award at the annual Academic Affairs Forum.

Graduating from college is a momentous milestone, and most students face challenges on the path to their degree.

In April, the Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF), home to the 1877 Elissa, a square-rigged iron barque, welcomed a fleet of tall ships as they made their way across the Gulf of Mexico as part of Tall Ships America.

Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, celebrates the emancipation of those enslaved in the United States.

This summer, over 500 cadets will set sail on the TS Kennedy for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy’s annual summer sea term for license-option students and for the first time, students can take a maritime business administration course while on board.

Leadership from the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) visited Texas A&M University at Galveston last month to encourage student and faculty participation in IAMU programs such as research grants, student forums and the IAMU annual conference. The campus welcomed IAMU Vice President Dr. Glenn Backwood and IAMU Executive Director Mr. Takeshi Nakazawa in their final stop of the North American tour.