Outreach & Involvement

The Battalion has served as Texas A&M’s student newspaper since 1893. As a weekly newspaper and online platform, The Battalion delivers fair and accurate coverage of campus news and a forum for student expression — training student journalists through high standards, quality storytelling, and real-world content creation.

Aggie Orientation Leaders welcome new undergraduate Aggies during New Student Conferences, introducing them to campus life, traditions, and key resources. Through this role, orientation leaders build relationships, develop leadership skills, and make a lasting impact on new Aggies’ first experiences.

The Parent and Family Advisory Council serves as a communication link between Aggie families and the university. It brings together university officials and a representative group of current families to share perspectives and support student success.

Aggie Parent and Family Ambassadors are student leaders dedicated to serving the Aggie Family. They help create exceptional family experiences — including beloved traditions like Parents of the Year and Family Weekend. Through their involvement, ambassadors build leadership skills, relationships, and a sense of community.

The Aggieland is the student yearbook — creating a photojournalistic record of each academic year by capturing the traditions, history, and spirit of Texas A&M. It trains student journalists in professional skills, holds them to high standards, and prepares them for real-world competence.

GPSG is made up of graduate student representatives who lead legislative initiatives, represent graduate student needs in divisional committees, and organize social and networking events. Senate meetings are open to the public — held on the first and third Tuesdays from 5:30–7 p.m. in Koldus 144. Come join us.

Maroon Life is a feature magazine that digs deeper into the people, places, and initiatives shaping campus and community life. It trains students in persuasive storytelling, photojournalism, and design — preparing them for careers in journalism, communications, advertising, and related fields.

A dedicated team of student leaders provides live translation of family sessions during New Student Conferences and translates printed and virtual resources for incoming students’ family members who prefer to receive information in Spanish.

The Parents of the Year (POY) program has recognized the dedication and involvement of Aggie family members since 1956. Families selected as Parents of the Year are honored during Family Weekend, POY reunion events, and other campus activities.

We offer students the opportunity to work with our Alcohol and Other Drug Education and Interpersonal Violence Prevention programs, gaining hands-on experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating programming. Internships offer a broader experience; practicums are project-specific. All internships are unpaid.