News 2006

Texas A&M University administrators and staff traveled to Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador to provide information about the University to prospective undergraduate students. A trip to provide prospective graduate students with information about the University is planned for February 2007.

President Torrijos was elected as President of Panama on May 2, 2004. His Excellency is a Texas A&M University Alumnus. On May 12, 2006 His excellencey gave a Commencement Address for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Science.

Sixty Aggies from Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua met with Texas A&M University administrators and faculty and with staff of The Association of Former Students, to identify ways in which Texas A&M University and the Association of Former Students could help the Central American Aggies, and how the Central American former students could help University.