Robert Smith III

Texas A&M University at Galveston, which attracts students worldwide who are interested in marine and maritime programs, reports a record enrollment of 2,174 for Fall 2013.

Dr. Sammy Ray, a world-renowned marine biologist and one of the founders of Texas A&M University at Galveston, died here earlier today at age 94.

The Terry Foundation, a Houston-based scholarship program, has expanded its program to include 16 students per year at Texas A&M University at Galveston for the fall of 2014

“It is hard to express in words what George Mitchell meant to Texas A&M University at Galveston, its students, faculty and staff, and to me personally. To say he was a great man with foresight and generosity isn’t enough." - Admiral Robert Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston

Rear Admiral Robert Smith III, president of Texas A&M University at Galveston was recently honored by the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Education Foundation in San Antonio with the 2013 Conscience Builder Award.

Dr. Bernd G. Würsig is among six Texas A&M Faculty members who have been appointed the title University Distinguished Professors, effective Sept. 1, 2013. The title is among the highest honors awarded to Texas A&M faculty members.

Words passed down from generation to generation have great meaning. And, when spoken by men and women who take an oath of honor to lay down their lives in service of their country, words have greatest meaning.

Newly-elected Galveston Mayor Lewis Rosen and Galveston Councilwoman Marie Robb recently visited TAMUG for a briefing about the campus.

– With an increase of intense hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in recent years, homeowners are seeking ways to prevent property damage and possible loss of life due to floods.