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W ELCOME TO A GGIELAND. Anwar Johnson & Allison Harms January 11, 2013 New Graduate Student Orientation. S ECTION 1: T EXAS A & M AT A G LANCE. T EXAS A & M AT A G LANCE. The state’s oldest public institution of higher education with nearly 50,000 students.
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WELCOMETO AGGIELAND • Anwar Johnson & Allison Harms • January 11, 2013 • New Graduate Student Orientation
SECTION 1: TEXAS A&M ATA GLANCE
TEXAS A&M ATA GLANCE • The state’s oldest public institution of higher education with nearly 50,000 students.
TEXAS A&M ATA GLANCE More than 4,000 international students enrolled from 130 countries
TEXAS A&M ATA GLANCE More than $705 million in annual researchexpenditures
TEXAS A&M ATA GLANCE • Sixth-largest university in the country • Uniquecombination of world-classacademics withtraditions and core values
SECTION 2: TRADITIONS
AGGIE FOOTBALL • Kyle Field is one of the best places in the country to watch a college football game.
BIG EVENT • The Big Eventis the largest one-day student-run service project in the nation
LEADERSHIP& INVOLVMENT Graduate Student Groups Graduate Student Council Black Graduate Student Association International Student Association Hispanic/Latino Graduate Student Association Indian Graduate Students Association
SECTION 3: LIFEIN BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION
LIFEIN BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION • Visit Shop Brazos on Foursquare https://foursquare.com/shopbrazos • This site gives you tips and comments from other people about restaurants, retail stores, and game day events (ie what dish to order at a specific restaurant) • Others post things like happy hour times, lunch specials, where to go on game days, etc.
GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY • Texas A&M is home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. • In the last ten years, the library has welcomed more than 1.7 million visitors.
LIFEIN BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION Looking for a Good Deal? The Eagle’s Daily Deals http://deals.shopbrazos.com/deal/current Half Price Thursdays from KBTX http://kbtx.upickem.net/engine/Splash.aspx?contestid=47062
DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE? On and Off Campus • Salsa Dancing at Village Café http://www.thevillagedowntown.com/after-5/salsa/ • Swing Dancing with Aggie Swing Cats http://tasc.tamu.edu/ • Country Western Dancing at Hurricane Harry’s or Daisy Dukes
DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE? The Aggie Wranglers offer Jitterbug, Country, and Western dance lessons in a group or private setting. • http://aggiewranglers.tamu.edu/lessons