Faculty
Education
Dr. Stephen Benigno
"As a school administrator, I was always interested in facilitating teachers and students. In essence, I never stopped teaching and learning. My experiences as a student have always driven me to teach."
Dr. Sergio D. Garza
"This degree can provide you with upward mobility in a central office position or in other agencies that promote English language learners."
Dr. Puneet Gill
"My advice to a student pursuing an online program is to stay organized, take advantage of online opportunities to communicate with your professor and other students in your classes, and to maximize your learning potential."
Dr. Tonya Huber
"Globalization has created a complex world that demands critically conscious, global citizen-educators."
Dr. Gilda Y. Martinez
"A master's degree in bilingual education will prepare students to meet the needs and demands of the English learner population as a teacher, curriculum developer, instructional coordinator and/or school administrator."
Dr. Bernice Sanchez
"Online instruction is very much like face-to-face instruction: Students must be actively engaged regularly."
Dr. Maria de Lourdes Viloria
"I strongly believe that a successful Education Administration candidate would be an individual that is committed to work as a team member within an organization whose purpose is to prepare well-educated, productive citizens."
Healthcare
Dr. Renae Authement
"You won't find a better place to earn your MSN. TAMIU provides a top-notch Nursing Administration program with qualified, caring instructors who support you throughout your journey."
Sarah F. Bassett
"A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing prepares nurses for career advancement, higher salaries, and the opportunity to achieve advanced degrees."
Dr. Britt Cusack
"Texas A&M is an internationally acclaimed university and is a leader in nursing thought. Your education is something that accompanies you forever. Choose your program wisely."
Dr. Wendy Donnell
"RNs who are interested in certifications or management need a BSN degree."
Linda D. Flores
"The BSN degree opens new opportunities for advancement and personal satisfaction within the field of nursing."
Dr. Michael Landry
"It is important to be self-directed and to schedule one's time accordingly. If there are any questions at any time, contact your instructor immediately."
Dr. Heidi Landry
"I am a lifelong learner and want to give back my experiences to nursing students. It is very rewarding for me to watch students transform into professional nurses."
Dr. Francesca Losito
"Look for preceptors in advance, and chose early on what is of interest and/or inspires you as it relates related your practicum(s)/capstone."
Dr. Karen S. Migl
"Healthcare is constantly changing and this degree will help the student face the challenges of the future."
Dr. Rhonda Tubbe
"Observe assignments, work ahead, establish and accomplish goals."
Criminal Justice
Dr. Marcus Carey
"Speaking personally, earning my MSCJ has opened my career options tremendously and has helped me to study, work and travel all over the country for the past decade. The degree is tremendously versatile, and I hope that my students reap the same kinds of benefits from earning it that I have."
Dr. Fei Luo
"Education is the ladder to your dream and success. Believe in yourself; you can do it, you will succeed."
Business
Homero Aguirre-Milling
"With [an MBA], the opportunities of enhancing the socio-economic standard of living of the student and the family are greatly increased."
Oscar Cisneros
"My goal is to bridge the gap between the academic side as well as the practical side so that students can see, understand, and apply the concepts learned during the class to real-life examples."
Dr. Heriberto Garcia
"You will not only be trained by the experience and knowledge of the faculty, but you will also acquire the best business practices in different industries."
Dr. Rodrigo Hernandez
"Graduates of the MBA program will be able to formulate an actionable business strategy that is grounded in theory and practice from multiple business disciplines, conduct data-driven analyses to identify significant business problems, recommend feasible solutions to the problems, and justify a course of action."
Dr. Robin Knowles
"The online program is very intensive, so be ready to allocate substantial amounts of time and effort in order to perform well. The online program is primarily a self-study program, so students should be comfortable reading graduate-level textbooks and studying and absorbing complex concepts."
Dr. Kathy Ma
"The online MBA allows students to maintain professional careers without having to commit to attending classes at a specific time and location. It prepares students for their career aspirations while providing maximum flexibility."
Dr. Jaqueline Mayfield
"My objectives are for students to learn effective and ethical leadership which has a positive impact on organizations, their people and all of the stakeholders."
Dr. Milton R. Mayfield
"This degree will help you advance your career and open new doors so you can have the life you want."
Dr. Stephen Meardon
"The objective [in my courses] is to predict firm and individual behavior using common tools of economics, and to analyze the effects of different market structures under various conditions of information and incentives."
Dr. Jyotsna Mukherji
"An MBA will help students get jobs and keep them. It will also make them lifelong learners."
Dr. Abhijit M. Patwardhan
"In these online courses, you will experience similar levels of rigor and learning that you would have experienced inside a classroom."
Dr. Antonio Rodriguez
"An MBA enhances personal and professional growth and generates newer opportunities."
Dr. Richard Rodriguez
"A degree in business management will be broad enough to allow the student to seek various employment positions and to deal with a plethora of industries that are of interest to the student."
Rolando Peña Sánchez
"In general, the value of a college degree is intrinsic; in particular, graduate MBA students from an AACSB-accredited institution can get job offers with financial compensations that exceed the average labor market."
Dr. Debra Touhey
"I feel that I've learned a lot and have been very blessed in the financial world. I want to give something back to tomorrow's leaders."
