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Welcome! AT DISCOVER TAMIU YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM FIVE EXCITING PATHWAYS TO EXPLORE, ENGAGE, AND ENJOY. EACH AFFORDS EVERYONE A SPECIAL DISCOVER TAMIU EXPERIENCE Explore, playand Discover our Five Pathways ARTISTIC AVENUE Express yourself through creative art, dance and music. SPIRITED SPEEDWAY Stride with pride and participate in Dustdevil Family traditions. INTERNATIONAL U Enjoy culture, education, humanities, and social sciences with a global twist. BUSINESS BOULEVARD Expand your knowledge and see how business plays a huge role in your world. SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY Explore a world of science, shapes, and surprises. DISCOVER TAMIU HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY!!!
Don’t miss an activity! IN THIS PROGRAM WE HAVE INCLUDED A COMPREHENSIVE METHOD OF NAVIGATING THE MANY ACTIVITIES GOING ON AROUND YOU ON CAMPUS DURING DISCOVER TAMIU. WE HAVE CATEGORIZED THEM INTO FIELD AND AGE GROUP TO HELP YOU CHOOSE, LOCATE AND DISCOVER ACTIVITIES FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. It’s all in here EVENT TITLE TAMIU MARIACHI INTERNACIONAL EVENT DESCRIPTION { Ajua! Eso, si señor! The award-winning TAMIU Mariachi Internacional performs for you. EVENT LOCATION FPA TIME OF THE EVENT Performance at 1 p.m. AGE RANGE All Ages/Family Friendly ORGANIZER TAMIU Mariachi Internacional
P P i i P P i D D DROP OFF P PARKING TAMIU Garden PB PARKING FOR BUSES FIRST AID PB PB LOST AND FOUND INFORMATION I CENTERS FOOD SERVICES AIC - Academic Innovation Center KCB - Kinesiology - Convocation Building KLM - Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library FPA - Center for the Fine and Performing Arts CWT - Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall ZSC - Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center BLK - Bob Bullock Hall KCB - Kinesiology, Wellness and Recreation Center WHT - Western Hemispheric Trade Center REC - Kinesiology, Wellness and Recreation Center PLG - Anthony J. and Georgia A. Pellegrino Hall UPD - University Police Department CNS - Dr. F. M. Canseco Hall JHBF - Jorge Haynes Baseball Field LBV - Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center RLC - Residential Learning Community STC - Student Center H - Physical Plant ECHS - Early College High School By participating in the Discover TAMIU event, you authorize Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and its approved representatives the right and permission to use and publish any photographs/film/videotapes/electronic representations and/or sound recordings of you and your children during all Discover TAMIU activities. Your participation in Discover TAMIU also releases TAMIU and its employees, volunteers and related parties from any and all liability and authorizes TAMIU the right to reproduce, copyright, exhibit, broadcast, electronically store and distribute the photographs/film/ videotapes/electronic representations and or sound recordings without limitation at the discretion of TAMIU.
The fun starts here! WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD? DARE TO SELF-CARE Speak Up! Visitors will get a chance to speak in public before Come by and learn about self-care strategies to help man- an audience. You’ll get a brief description of how a speech is age everyday stress and participate in creative activities to delivered and a topic to present. promote mental health and emotional well-being. STC Courtyard CWT Outdoors 8 to 13 All Ages/Family Friendly University College TAMIU Community Counseling Center TAMIU BALLET FOLKLORICO PERFORMANCE ROCK PETS TAMIU Ballet Folklorico will perform Mexican folkloric dances. Let’s make pet rocks! Paint a rock and take a new pet home. KCB Front Lawn PLG Outdoors Performance at 2 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Staggs Academy Student Council & National Honor Society TAMIU Ballet Folklorico CREATE A MINI BOOK CREATE YOUR OWN POEM! A fun and creative activity for children that allows them to Unleash your inner poet with this fun and creative activity! explore their imagination and improve their storytelling skills. Participants will choose from pre-cut words (magnetic poetry Have fun and let your imagination run wild! style) to form a poem and then glue their words onto colorful BLK Outdoors cardstock. They can then decorate their work with stickers, All Ages/Family Friendly paint, markers and more! All Around Book Club PLG Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly TEMPORARY TATTOO STATION Department of Humanities The Phi Epsilon chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc. will be hosting a temporary tattoo station. There DECORATE YOUR GRADUATE CAP! are various colorful and creative temporary tattoos to choose Get ready for your upcoming graduation and decorate your from. You can pick your very own temporary tattoo and apply graduation cap with the Graduate School! it with us! STC Green BLK Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Graduate School Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. ALLEGRO’S LIVE PERFORMANCE COLORING WITH CAREER CASSIE & PROFESSIONAL PETE Come experience a live performance by Allegro’s finest Color your way through your future career with our coloring members as they display their musical abilities from diverse and activity pages! From coloring Career Cassie and Profes- genres such as rock, pop, and more! sional Pete to word searches and scrambles, this engaging KCB Front Lawn activity will make learning about Career Services extra fun! Performance at 12 p.m. KCB Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Allegro Office of Career Services
ROCK PAINTING SPRING DANCE DAYS Come join for some fun TAMIU exploring and Rock Painting! Dance workshops will offer Contemporary Ballet and Modern AIC Walkway Dance instruction. Participants will have the unique oppor- All Ages/Family Friendly tunity to learn about TAMIU’s Dance program and interact Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. with its renowned Dance faculty members, Jee Eun-Ahn and Timothy Rubel. DINO HAND DRAWING REC 226 Trace your hand and create your very own dinosaur. Par- Ballet – 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ticipants will use markers, crayons, and pencils along with Contemporary Forms & Modern Dance – 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. recycled paper. Teens and Prospective Students WHT Outdoors Department of Fine and Performing Arts All Ages/Family Friendly Campus Safety and Planning & Print Services SILKSCREEN PRINTING Stop by to learn about the process of printing and see some FREE DRAWING live silkscreen printing. Join us for free drawing and show off your creativity. Par- STC Green ticipants will use markers, crayons, and pencils along with 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. recycled paper. All Ages/Family Friendly WHT Outdoors Department of Fine and Performing Arts All Ages/Family Friendly Campus Safety and Planning & Print Services FACE PAINTING WITH NEWCOMERS & FRIENDS OF LAREDO! Come by with your little ones to learn more about the TAMIU MUSIC AND ART ON THE LAWN! Newcomers and Friends of Laredo Club and enjoy a face Come to hear and see what happens in the Fine and Performing painting! Arts Department at TAMIU! Music and art students will offer d KCB Outdoors emonstrations and performances just for YOU! 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Breezeway All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Newcomers and Friends of Laredo Department of Fine and Performing Arts MILTON ELEMENTARY FOLKLORICO GROUP PERFORMANCE MINI CAMERA Future TAMIU Dustdevils Milton Elementary Folklorico Group Join the SNAP Club and build a camera with construction paper will perform! and a cardboard box. KCB Front Lawn CWT Outdoors Performance at 11:30 a.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly SNAP Club Milton Elementary Folklorico Group OUTDOOR PAINTING DEMONSTRATION VIDEO GAME PARTY Josias Figueirido, Professor of Painting and Drawing, will be do- Come and show us your game skills and your competitive side. ing a plain air painting demonstration. Visitors are encouraged Join the fun with game time! to interact with professor Figueirido and ask questions about WHT 111 what it is like to study painting and drawing at TAMIU. All Ages/Family Friendly STC Garden Office of Information Technology 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly MAGAZINE COVER PHOTO BOOTH Department of Fine and Performing Arts Lights, Camera, Action…it’s the Fame Game! Get your picture taken and have it printed in a magazine. MUSIC FOR ALL WHT 111 Calling all musicians to join us for a variety of activities at the All Ages/Family Friendly Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. Office of Information Technology FPA Recital Hall 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly Department of Fine nd Performing Arts
BLING YOUR PIGGY SLAM DUNK Smart piggy: Show off your decorating skills on a piggy bank A friendly basketball competition while learning the opportuni- and start saving for college. Way to go! Way to save! ties with Laredo College. STC Courtyard KCB Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of Financial Aid Laredo College INCOME TAXES FOR FREE KONA ICE Tax season is here and TAMIU’s A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Stop by and enjoy some Kona Ice! Business is providing free tax preparation assistance for quali- STC fied individuals in Webb and Zapata Counties through Tuesday, All Ages/Family Friendly April 18. IRS-certified tax preparers will be onsite to help Kona Ice individuals. WHT 126 CAMPING TIME! All Ages/Family Friendly Join the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas to learn about Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) camping and participate in a interactive activity to prepare for your next trip. THE MONEY RACE AIC Walkway A competitive and fun game where the participants are formed All Ages/Family Friendly into teams and are led by an A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Busi- Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas ness staff member as they race to match the correct amount of money to their respective amounts. HOPSCOTCH WHT Indoors Stop by for Hopscotch with the A.R.S.S.B. Dean’s Student All Ages/Family Friendly Advisory Council. A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business WHT Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly KIDPRENUERS WHEEL OF FORTUNE A.R.S.S.B. Dean’s Student Advisory Council Each player will have the chance to spin the wheel to win a prize and learn about the benefits of starting a business at a young age. PLANETARIUM SHOWS Come and experience our unique Lamar Bruni Vergara Plane- WHT tarium as you learn in a movie-style setting. All Ages/Family Friendly Show Times at: Small Business Development Center 11 p.m. Earth to Universe 11:45 p.m. Amazing Journeys (on Migration) ALPFA THROW PONG Stop by and throw ping pong balls into your opponent’s cups 12:30 p.m. Secret of the Cardboard Rocket to learn about ALPFA, the premier minority organization in 1:15 p.m. Pandas accounting, finance, and other business related professions. 2 p.m. Accidental Astronauts WHT Outdoors 2:30 p.m. Zula Patrol: Under the Weather All Ages/Family Friendly Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) All Ages/Family Friendly College of Arts and Sciences, Planetarium POPCORN TIME! Come interact with the Division of Finance and Administration BORDER CHILDREN’S LIT PROJECT READ ALOUD and enjoy some popcorn. Meet local authors from the Multicultural Children’s Literature WHT 111 Course as they read their work. All Ages/Family Friendly STC Garden Finance and Administration All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Border Lit
READ WITH YOUR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Local school principals and assistant principals will be invited Participants will identify important pieces of evidence as they to come and read their favorite children’s book with Discover pretend to be crime scene investigators. TAMIU participants. CWT Outdoors Breezeway Teens and Prospective Students All Ages/Family Friendly Department of Social Sciences Education Administration Graduate Program FINGERPRINTING AND IDS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE INFORMATION TABLE Join the Sherrif’s Office to get your fingerprints and child ID. ¿Quieres aprender inglés? Visita el módulo de información del CWT Outdoors Instituto Internacional de Idiomas. Do you want to learn Span- All Ages/Family Friendly ish? Stop by to learn what our International Language Institute Laredo Sheriff’s Office has to offer. STC PINWHEELS FOR PREVENTION All Ages/Family Friendly Participants will make pinwheels to bring awareness and help Office of Global Initiatives prevent child abuse. CWT Outdoors SPEECH-LANGUAGE & HEARING SCREENINGS All Ages/Family Friendly Senior students of the communication disorders program will Department of Social Sciences perform speech-language & hearing screenings and share their gained knowledge of developmental milestones, while utilizing VISIT A RARE BIBLE the skills and strategies learned throughout the program. View the handwritten, illuminated Saint John’s Bible, or the CWT Outdoors many art books of Killam Library, while enjoying the architec- All Ages/Family Friendly tural beauty of the Great Room and its fabulous view of campus Communication Disorders Center wildlife. Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library (East Side) EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH TAMIU Great Room Third Floor Join us to see the continents, countries, and flags from around 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. the world. You will help us decorate them with playdough, All Ages/Family Friendly crayons or paint and get to know fun facts about them! Killam Library STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly VISIT KILLAM LIBRARY Office of International Engagement Discover the Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library, a four story library facility that balances traditional print library resources with SNAP A PIC! electronic library services. Stop by the Circulation Desk to Join the Office of International Engagement and snap a pic learn more about the library and for a chance at TAMIU swag. using props! Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library (East Side) STC Green 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of International Engagement Killam Library REC SPORTS SUMMER CAMP LEARN ABOUT THE TAMIU MARIACHI FESTIVAL Stop by the information desk to learn about the TAMIU Rec Stop by and buy your Mariachi Festival Tickets Sports Summer Camp! Breezeway REC All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Arts and Sciences Recreational Sports SEEDS OF KINDNESS ARGENTINA AND MINI SOCCER Kindness rocks! Join us to plant your Seeds of Kindness and Learn more about Argentina through a mini-soccer game and start your own philanthropy garden. conversations with our RTG ambassadors. KCB Outdoors CWT Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Student Philanthropy Council University College - RTG Ambassadors
PLANT YOUR SEED FOR THE FUTURE 2-1-1 TEXAS Participants will plant a seed in a flower pot and learn how to Discover 2-1-1 Texas a program of the Texas Health and Human help their plant grow. Services Commission helping Texas citizens connect with the STC Green local services and resources they need. All Ages/Family Friendly PLG Outdoors College of Arts and Sciences, TAMIU Garden All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education PUBLIC HEALTH LOTERIA Join us for a fun game of Public Health Loteria! BOOKS BEGINNING AT BIRTH CNS Outdoors Discover Books Beginning at Birth, a statewide program that Teens and Prospective Students provides young children and their families access to books and College of Nursing and Health Sciences resources to support the development of early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. DISASTER MOVIES: FACT VS. FICTION PLG Outdoors Have you ever wondered whether movies about tornadoes, All Ages/Family Friendly earthquakes, and volcanoes actually reflect real life? Join Dr. College of Education Berndt for a viewing of clips from disaster movies, along with a fun and fascinating lesson on how people actually prepare for PATHWAYS PROGRAM and respond to disasters. Discover how you can access screening and parent education WHT 116 programs (for parents of children with Autism) to ensure your 1 p.m. child is ready for school Teens and Prospective Students PLG Outdoors Department of Social Sciences All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education WOW YOU’RE IN THE NEWS! PHOTOBOOTH Visitors can feel as if they’re appeared in our local news. Come TAKE THE READING PLEDGE and take a selfie at our photo booth! Discover how you can take a pledge to read with a child for at WHT Outdoors least 20 minutes every day to ensure he/she is ready for school All Ages/Family Friendly PLG Outdoors The Bridge Student Newspaper All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education GET INVOLVED, BE PART OF THE BRIDGE Whether you’re interested in writing, photography, or illus- BORDER PROJECT LAUNCH (SCAN) tration, there’s a place for you in The Bridge. The newspaper Discover how you can access screening and parent education is looking for new students that are passionate about their programs to ensure your child is ready for school campus and want to amplify the voices in it … join us and learn PLG Outdoors more. All Ages/Family Friendly WHT Outdoors College of Education Teens and Prospective Students The Bridge Student Newspaper PROJECT NINOS Discover how you can track your child’s developmental mile- VENTANILLA DE ORIENTACION EDUCATIVA (VOE) stones to ensure your child is ready for school from Day One Discover programs available to the Hispanic community and PLG Outdoors migrant families through the Mexican Consulate. All Ages/Family Friendly STC Green College of Education All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education LATINAS IN AVIATION @ TAMIU Discover details about the Federal Aviation Authority Career TAFE STUDENT GROUP Fair in Laredo on September 30. Discover how to become a teacher at TAMIU! KCB Outdoors CWT Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education
UNIDOS PARA TEXAS READ ALOUD Discover how you can participate in the Bilingual Conference Discover you can foster a love of reading by reading aloud to and Test Prep Activities in Fall 2023. ensure your child is ready for school KCB Outdoors CWT Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education College of Education LITTLE LIBRARIES OF SOUTH TEXAS NURSING LOTERIA Discover the Little Library Initiative at TAMIU. Join us for a fun game of Loteria and learn some of the different STC Green terms used in a hospital setting. All Ages/Family Friendly CNS Outdoors College of Education All Ages/Family Friendly College of Nursing and Health Sciences LAREDO LEARNS SHARK TANK Discover how you can have a chance to win a $300 /$400/ CELEBRATING ALUMNI! $500 scholarship at the Laredo Learns Shark Tank Event. Join the Office of Alumni Relations to decorate your cap and WHT Outdoors take pictures with a graduation gown. All Ages/Family Friendly KCB Outdoors College of Education All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Alumni Association HEALTHY FAMILIES (MHP SALUD) Discover how you can access assistance for applying for Health ALUMNI GATHERING Insurance, accessing SNAP programs and participating in Come and network with the Office of Alumni Relations and Health Eating initiatives to ensure your child is ready for school TAMIU alumni! AIC Walkway KCB Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education TAMIU Alumni Association UISD SPECIAL EDUCATION ACE LOTERIA Discover how you can access screening and parent education Loteria highlighting students and campus life. programs to ensure your child is ready for school CWT Outdoors PLG Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly University College - Academic Center for Excellence College of Education TAMIU MARIACHI INTERNACIONAL ACT ADELANTE ACADEMY Ajua! Eso, si senor! The award-winning TAMIU Mariachi Interna- Discover the ACT WorkKeys® assessments to ensure your cional performs for you. child is Career and College Ready KCB Front Lawn AIC Walkway Performance at 12:45 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education Mariachi Internacional WEBB COUNTY HEAD START STOP AND GO! Discover how you can access services that support school Visit with the TAMIU Office of Admissions for a fun stop and readiness to ensure your child is ready for school go activity! AIC Walkway STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Education Office of Admissions
LITERACY FOR LITTLE LEARNERS THERAPY DOG The TAMIU-LBV Literacy Partnership will host various hands-on Stop by to meet the City of Laredo Police Department Therapy activities with a focus on basic phonics and phonemic aware- Dogs. ness. Prizes and face painting will be available! BLK Outdoors BLK Outdoors 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 4 to 7 All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU-LBV Literacy Partnership City of Laredo Police Department BRIGHT BY TEXT TAMIU HOUSING AND RESIDENCY LIFE INFORMATION TABLE Sign up with the City of Laredo to receive tips (in English / Interested in living at TAMIU? Come visit with Housing and Spanish) on how to ensure your child is ready for school from Residence Life to learn about the housing facilities here. day one. STC Green PLG Outdoors Teens and Prospective Students All Ages/Family Friendly Housing & Residence Life City of Laredo RLC TOURS STAY HYDRATED! Interested in visiting the RLC? Tours will be provided for all Support TAMIU Staff Senate and Stay Hydrated! Waters will be students interested in seeing our housing facilities. for sale for $1. RLC Club House Breezeway Teens and Prospective Students All Ages/Family Friendly Housing & Residence Life TAMIU Staff Senate FISH UNDER THE ‘SCOPE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Quite the catch! From fins to gills and tails, come explore what Stop by for some fun activity hosted by the Laredo Public makes fish truly majestic works of science! Make a splash into Library! a world of discovery using TAMIU microscopes. KCB Outdoors CWT 103 All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Laredo Public Library Department of Biology & Chemistry DISCOVER TAMIU INFORMATION DESK EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT OF THE ORIGINAL Visit the Discover TAMIU Information Desk for more informa- OIL IN PLACE tion on the event and to pick up your souvenir ! Participants will measure the original oil in place through mass STC, WHT, Breezeway difference and fluid density measurement. All Ages/Family Friendly AIC 209 Texas A&M International University 12:30 p.m. Teens and Prospective Students TAKE A PIC! School of Engineering Stop by to take a picture of your time at Discover TAMIU 2023! Breezeway WHY I SHOULD BECOME A PETROLEUM ENGINEER All Ages/Family Friendly Dr. Khaled Enab will provide a lecture on the history of the oil Outreach and Pre-College Programs and gas industry and the high demand for petroleum engineers. AIC 209 TRAILBLAZER TOWER 12 p.m. True to TAMIU’s international heritage, the carillon in Trail- Teens and Prospective Students blazer tower shares a tied history to the European tradition School of Engineering clock-towers and the ability to bring the community together and potential provide instructions for safety. The bell sounds FIRE SAFETY, A HOT TOPIC! heard in our carillon come from the global community of public Come and learn about fire safety and how to use a fire extin- buildings, universities, and heritage cathedrals stock. guisher. Expand your knowledge with safety tips. Trailblazer Tower Breezeway Every Hour on the Hour All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of Environmental Health & Safety Texas A&M International University
SWARMIE ROBOTS DUSTYTRON NASA ROBOTICS The participants will use the SWARMIE robots to stack 3 cubes DustyTRON NASA Robotics team will present their mining together in 2 minutes. robots AIC Outdoors AIC 111 All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly DustyTRON Robotics DustyTRON NASA Team THE DRINKING CANDLE BRISTLE BOT LAB Come learn about Charle’s Laws while you watch the candle use Do you think you could build a robot on the head of a tooth- up all the oxygen and take a drink of water. brush? Bristle bots are simple, tiny robots that buzz around like BLK Outdoors bugs and a fun way to learn about basic engineering, motors, 8 to 13 circuits, and principles of balance. Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society WHT 111 All Ages/Family Friendly PRIME CLIMB Office of Information Technology Use the power of mathematics together with your critical think- ing and problem-solving skills to win this race through num- TAMIU LED NAME TAG bers! You will take part in a quick tabletop game as you explore Light up the TAMIU Clock Tower by creating your own personal- and practice interesting facts about numbers to get ahead of ized LED name tag. your competitors. WHT 111 STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly 8 to 13 Office of Information Technology Department of Mathematics and Physics DIY BIRD FEEDER TINY POLKA DOTS Learn about the native and migratory bird species in Laredo A game that helps young kids fall in love with numbers! It while creating your own bird feeder with reusable items. playfully teaches counting, arithmetic, and logic with vibrant, BLK Outdoors colorful designs. All Ages/Family Friendly STC Green A.C.F.C.C 4 to 7 Department of Mathematics and Physics MOLDING MINDS... WITH PLAYDOUGH What is the science: When water is added to flour, proteins in FISH FOR YOUR PRIZE the flour clump together and hold the water. This is what gives Use rubber rings to toss around the fish’s head to redeem a you the dough consistency! The salt helps the proteins stay prize. stuck together. When you mix all of these ingredients together, BLK Outdoors you create a chemical reaction. The playdough you create is an 4 to 7 entirely new substance that is different from the ingredients Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement you started with. CNS Outdoors FISHBOWL GAME All Ages/Family Friendly Use plastic ping pong balls to toss them into fishbowls. When Title V - ADVISE a ball has entered a fishbowl, you will receive the appropriate prize within the fishbowl. ORBEEZ OSMOSIS BLK Outdoors This activity will show the movement of water through a mem- 8 to 13 brane to reach equilibrium. Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement CNS Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly DUSTYMOTOR RACING CARS SHOW Title V - ADVISE DustyMOTOR team will present their Electrical and Formula 1 cars. AIC All Ages/Family Friendly DustyMOTOR Racing Team
LAVA LAMPS MATH QUIDDITCH With their large colored bubbles sinking, rising, and morphing, Participants will choose what house they would like to play for: lava lamps are by far one of the coolest and most mesmerizing Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin. Participants will things to watch. In this experiment, participants will make their then proceed with competing against each other by answering own lava lamp out of household items, along with learning and Math questions . Participants will hit a buzzer if they believe to understanding how the density and polarity of the compounds know the answer to the question. The house that reaches 50 present in the lava lamp end up causing this fun science exper- points wins a Golden Snitch or other TAMIU prizes. iment. STC Green CNS Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly 8 to 13 College of Arts and Sciences Intervention Specialists Title V - ADVISE DRUNK GOGGLES GO FISH WITH PHYSICS! Drunk goggle will allow participants to experience the effects Play a fun game while observing the concepts of buoyancy, of alcohol. density and the ideal gas law. CNS Outdoors CNS Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly College of Nursing and Health Sciences Department of Mathematics and Physics RN FOR A DAY! OUTER SPACE TOSS Join our nursing students for a tour and learn what they do in Individuals will have the chance to step into Outer Space and clinicals for nursing. toss items like asteroids and stars into different worm holes. CNS 105 Manage to drop an asteroid or star into every worm hole and All Ages/Family Friendly win a prize! College of Nursing and Health Sciences STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly BUILDING WOOD TANGRAM SHAPES Housing & Residence Life Fun Challenging Logic Mind Game STEM Activity for all ages. Tangram shapes help to improve children’s imagination, im- CHEMISTRY DEMONSTRATION prove eye-hand coordination, logical thinking, visual perception, Come experience a live demonstration by one of TAMIU’s very pattern, and shape recognition. own. BLK Outdoors KCB Front Lawn All Ages/Family Friendly Scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Department of Mathematics and Physics All Ages/Family Friendly Department of Biology and Chemistry FOLDING GEOMETRIC SHAPES The folding geometric shapes and the 3D plastic inserts allow CREATE YOUR OWN SLIME! participants to understand and manipulate the dimensions and Participants will have an awesome time with this fun, hands- form of geometric shapes in 2D and 3D. on, sensory activity. Decorate your slime with different colors, BLK Outdoors glitter, and confetti. Participants will stimulate their minds and All Ages/Family Friendly de-stress during their TIME FOR SLIME! Department of Mathematics and Physics STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly MATHEMATICAL MOMENTS! College of Arts and Sciences Advisors Stop by to meet Dr. Cesar Contreras and lean more about the Mathematics and Physics majors at TAMIU. KINESIOLOGY TESTS AIC Walkway Cardiovascular Endurance Test, O2 Max test and Body Composi- All Ages/Family Friendly tion Measurement Department of Mathematics and Physics REC 130 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly College of Nursing and Health Sciences
PI BRACELETS ARE IRRATIONAL! FURS AND SKULLS Create your own Pi bracelet using various colors of pony beads A simple, yet fun matching activity where participants can learn to help show the Pi is an irrational number. Participants keep about the different kinds of animals that can be found in Laredo the bracelets they make. and surrounding communities. STC Green KCB Outdoors 4 to 7 All Ages/Family Friendly Department of Mathematics and Physics Lake Casa Blanca International State Park CRACK THE CODE STEAM ACTIVITY Learn about Computer Engineering and have fun with program- Join the Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center ming. for a fun STEAM activity. AIC Walkway AIC Walkway 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center School of Engineering WHAT TXDOT IS ABOUT DECIMAL AND BINARY COUNTERS Stop by and meet the engineers from the Texas Department of Join Dr. Hasan to learn about Decimal and Binary Counters. Transportation and learn about TxDOT! LBV 219 Breezeway 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Texas Department of Transportation School of Engineering CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME? COMPUTER ENGINEERING HEARTWARE Try to read and make a sentence to see how machines can Come try out Computer Engineering hardware and software in understand humans! action with a student-built ECG heart rate monitor! KCB Outdoors AIC Walkway All Ages/Family Friendly 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics All Ages/Family Friendly School of Engineering THINK LIKE A COMPUTER Can you think like computer? Let’s find out! CYBERSIGHT: MASK DETECTION AND NUMBER-PLATE KCB Outdoors RECOGNITION All Ages/Family Friendly Visit with Dr. Salman and use CyberSight! UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics AIC Walkway 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. BAT? CAT? HAT! 8 to 13 Can you find all the words and unlock the secret sentence? School of Engineering KCB Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly ALL THINGS WATER! UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics Learn about water conservation and the importance of preserv- ing the Rio Grande River with multiple hands-on activities that CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR KIDS include Water Loteria, Shower Bucker Decorating and a match- Come practice the art and science of surveying and construc- ing game where kids can guess how much water an item uses. tion by accurately finding distances and angles between one Breezeway point to another in a fun, hands-on way. All Ages/Family Friendly KCB Outdoors Laredo Water Museum and Water Conservation All Ages/Family Friendly City of Laredo Engineering Department
LEARN ABOUT THE RIO GRANDE INTERNATIONAL STUDY TAMIU TRIVIA CENTER Dustdevils love to learn and have fun! Come test your TAMIU IQ. Learn about Laredo’s only environmental nonprofit and the Spin the wheel, answer the questions about TAMIU, and win a scientific issues and studies taking place locally while you prize! participate in a fun outdoor activity! Breezeway KCB Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of Compliance Rio Grande International Study Center DUSTY’S READY, AIM, GO! STAY HEALTHY Participants will aim at a target using their distance and preci- Join the City of Laredo Health Department to learn about the sion skills importance of covering up and eating healthy. WHT Outdoors AIC Walkway 4 to 7 All Ages/Family Friendly Testing Center City of Laredo Health Department PLAY PARACHUTE DUSTY’S MINI GOLF By “Parachuting,” kids will increase their strength, agility, Experience a fun game of mini golf and learn about our univer- coordination, and endurance. This activity is accessible to all sity while embarking on your Dustdevil Journey. children of all abilities. STC Green BLK Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of Recruitment and School Relations Office of Student Counseling Services and Disability Services TAMIU RECRUITMENT INFORMATION TABLE PUZZLES AND MORE Interested in becoming a Future Dustdevil? Come visit with Join us to play tic-tac-toe, solve a puzzle, build a caterpillar the Office of Recruitment and School Relations to learn about (Cootie), or build Mr. Potato!!! These activities are accessible to admissions, academic programs, scholarships and many more all children with all abilities. opportunities TAMIU has to offer. BLK Outdoors STC Green All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly Office of Student Counseling Services and Disability Services Office of Recruitment and School Relations GET INTO THE TAMIU SPIRIT PLAY WITH INTEGRITY: TAMIU BINGO TAMIU spirit offers a collegiate experience for TAMIU’s best Join the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement and most disciplined cheerleaders. Join us and chant with the to play TAMIU BINGO TAMIU Cheerleaders as they showcase a Spirit Chant. STC Courtyard KCB Front Lawn All Ages/Family Friendly Performance at 1:30 p.m. Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Cheer & Dance OBSTACLE TO WELLNESS COURSE Join Recreational Sports for dynamic, family friendly obstacle DANCE PERFORMANCE course. The obstacle course will be a mixture of physical and TAMIU spirit offers a collegiate experience for TAMIU’s best and mental activity that tests coordination, speed and balance. most disciplined dancers. Join us to watch TAMIU Dance in one REC of their choreographed performances. All Ages/Family Friendly KCB Front Lawn Recreational Sports Performance at 1 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly REC SPORTS FUN TAMIU Cheer & Dance Visit the TAMIU Rec Center for a variety of fun activities. Come join the fun! TAMIU CHEER REC Learn about TAMIU Cheer! All Ages/Family Friendly KCB Outdoors Recreational Sports All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Cheer & Dance
TAMIU DANCE INTO THE HOOP WITH TAMIU BASKETBALL! Learn about TAMIU Dance! Got mad B-ball skills? Show us your skills on the court with KCB Outdoors TAMIU Basketball. Join the Dustdevil Men’s & Women’s team All Ages/Family Friendly for Basketball fun! TAMIU Cheer & Dance KCB All Ages/Family Friendly BEAN BAG TOSS TAMIU Athletics Play the classic traditional cornhole game by throwing bean bags into the holes! KICKIN’ IT WITH DUSTDEVIL SOCCER! STC Green It is a Goaaaal! Join us for soccer technique training and we’ll All Ages/Family Friendly help you score. Office of the University Registrar KCB All Ages/Family Friendly STICKY BALL TOSS TAMIU Athletics Play a kid-safe dartboard for points by throwing the sticky balls on the targets! PUTT PUTT STC Green Get an individual lesson from the TAMIU Men’s and Women’s All Ages/Family Friendly golf teams. Office of the University Registrar KCB All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU BOOKSTORE TAMIU Athletics Get your Spirit on! TAMIU souvenirs and gifts are available for purchase. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STC Talk about nutrition & the importance of exercise. All Ages/Family Friendly KCB TAMIU Bookstore All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Athletics LET’S GO OUT TO THE BALLGAME! 1st of a doubleheader Baseball game vs. Lubbock Christian. JOIN TAMIU SGA! Giveaway for first 50 fans! Stop by to meet our SGA representatives while participating in Jorge Haynes Baseball Field a fun game of big cup pong. Scheduled at 1 p.m. BLK Outdoors All Ages/Family Friendly All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Athletics Student Government Association LET’S GO OUT TO THE BALLGAME AGAIN! MAKING DIY TIARAS 2nd of a doubleheader Baseball game vs. Lubbock Christian. Join the TAMIU Royals to create your very own Tiara. Giveaway for first 50 fans! BLK Outdoors Jorge Haynes Baseball Field All Ages/Family Friendly Scheduled at 4 p.m. TAMIU Royals All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Athletics MEN’S SOCCER SPRING MATCH Men’s Soccer Spring Match vs. El Paso del Norte. LET’S GO OUT TO THE BALLGAME! TAMIU Soccer Field Softball game vs. Lubbock Christian. Giveaway for first 50 fans! Scheduled at 12 p.m. Dustdevil Softball Field All Ages/Family Friendly Scheduled at 11 a.m. TAMIU Athletics All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Athletics WOMEN’S SOCCER SPRING MATCH Women’s Soccer Spring Match vs. TAMIU Women’s Soccer Alumni. TAMIU Soccer Field Scheduled at 1 p.m. All Ages/Family Friendly TAMIU Athletics
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