Checking In With Chancellor May Content

Checking In With Chancellor May: Preparing Students for a World of Opportunity

Cody Kitaura — August 16, 2024 - 9:55am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

The new academic year starts in just a few weeks and I look forward to seeing our campuses full of new and returning Aggies.

For many of our students, summer is a popular season to engage in global learning opportunities, and approximately 1,200 students are participating in study abroad programs this year.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering People and Communities

Cody Kitaura — June 14, 2024 - 9:06am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ community:

As we celebrate graduation this weekend, it’s important that we acknowledge the devastating ongoing conflict in Gaza, the West Bank, Palestine and Israel. We are deeply saddened by the suffering and loss of life. Our hearts go out to the individuals and families affected, especially the children, students and civilians enduring unimaginable loss. We share the hope that the international community and those involved directly in this ongoing conflict can bring peace to the region and begin to rebuild.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Preparing Students for the Workforce of the Future

Cody Kitaura — May 17, 2024 - 3:00pm

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

It’s important to start this month’s letter by acknowledging the difficult times we are enduring as a community, as a nation and across the globe. As individuals and community members, we are experiencing what it truly means to uphold freedom of speech and First Amendment rights, even when such speech sometimes distresses or inconveniences members of the campus community.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Our Transfer Student Success

Cody Kitaura — April 19, 2024 - 10:40am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

Today, thousands of future Aggies will open their email to the exciting news they have been accepted as transfers at ��ϲʿ��ͼ. They join our vibrant community of almost 8,000 transfer students and will continue their path toward an undergraduate degree in a community eager to welcome them.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Celebrating Art and Innovation

Cody Kitaura — March 22, 2024 - 10:33am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

��ϲʿ��ͼ’ commitment to art reinforces the vital role of liberal arts in education — one that enhances our understanding of the world around us, enlightens us and prompts us to seek social justice. These skills are critical, even for students who don’t plan to pursue a career in the arts or humanities.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Appreciating Our World-Class Faculty

Cody Kitaura — February 16, 2024 - 10:36am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ community:

With the winter quarter racing toward midterms, our libraries, labs and coffee shops are buzzing with students digging deep into their courses. Researchers are focused in their offices and labs, methodically searching for the next breakthrough that will propel their work forward.

Checking In With Chancellor May: A Vital Source of Innovation

Cody Kitaura — January 19, 2024 - 10:41am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ community:

Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful break and are making a smooth transition to the winter quarter.

The mission of ��ϲʿ��ͼ to excel in research, teaching and service continues to advance in 2024. Our graduate and professional students are key to making this possible. Today I want to shine a light on those students.

Checking In With Chancellor May: A Highlight Reel of 2023

Cody Kitaura — December 15, 2023 - 1:32pm

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

Today marks the last day of fall quarter, and I’m looking forward to the holiday season and ringing in 2024. Our students had a busy finals week, and once again, I was happy to serve them a free meal at our annual Moonlight Breakfast. I value this chance to offer a study break and lend support and nourishment during a traditionally stressful time.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Standing On Our Principles

Cody Kitaura — November 17, 2023 - 11:08am

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community:

“We affirm the dignity inherent in each of us.”

This is the first sentence of ��ϲʿ��ͼ’ Principles of Community. As our statement of purpose, it is just as relevant as when it was signed in 1990. As we endure local and global conflict, these principles set the standard that every one of us deserves respect and civility.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Standing With You

Cody Kitaura — October 20, 2023 - 12:44pm

To the ��ϲʿ��ͼ Community: