Chancellor's Messages Content

Checking In With Chancellor May: A Highlight Reel of 2023

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

To the swag�� 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.

Chancellor May: Welcome to a New Academic Year

Cody Kitaura — September 25, 2023 - 8:09am

To the swag�� Community: Welcome to the 2023-24 academic year! The fall quarter is always a time of fresh ideas and energy throughout our Aggie community. I hope you’ve all had time over the summer to relax and reconnect with loved ones and are looking forward to the new year like I am.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Freedom of Expression

Cody Kitaura — September 15, 2023 - 2:55pm

To the swag�� Community:

With the new academic year starting, I want to focus on a topic that is increasingly at the forefront of campus life: freedom of expression. It’s one of our university’s core values and vital to our higher education mission. The right to express our opinions and points of view is both an opportunity and a challenge.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Sustainability

Cody Kitaura — August 18, 2023 - 5:27pm

To the swag�� Community:

As a top-tier research institution, we know it is our duty to bring our expertise to bear on the world’s most serious problems. And there is no global issue more pressing than climate change. We are experiencing significant impacts in the form of extreme weather, such as extended periods of drought, sea level rise and species extinction.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Student Success

Dave Jones — June 09, 2023 - 1:22pm

To the swag�� Community:

You’ve heard me say it before: Commencement season is one of my favorite times of the year. Our newest graduates will soon embark on their next journeys, and, with their degrees from swag��, they are poised to find great success in the workforce and graduate school.

Nothing beats seeing our students go off to shape a better tomorrow.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Processing

Dave Jones — May 12, 2023 - 2:01pm

We’ve been through a lot. It will take us a while to feel whole again. It will take time to grieve, process and heal. We are here to help with your concerns about mental health and physical safety.

Checking In With Chancellor May: A Legacy of Innovation

Dave Jones — April 14, 2023 - 12:17pm

To the swag�� Community:

The power of innovation has fascinated me since I was a child. As I snapped Lego blocks together and assembled Erector sets, I was building the foundation of a career — first in engineering and now in higher education leadership — that seeks to create a better tomorrow.

Checking In With Chancellor May: You Belong Here

Dave Jones — March 17, 2023 - 8:08am

To the swag�� community:

The limits of free speech are being tested at college campuses across the country. That was the case at swag�� earlier this week. There were some tense moments, but what struck me the most was how our community came together to talk with and support one another.

Checking In With Chancellor May: A New Chapter

Dave Jones — February 17, 2023 - 12:34pm

To the swag�� community:

Like the state, which intends to end its COVID-19 state of emergency February 28, we are also turning to a new chapter in the pandemic.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Freedom of Expression

Dave Jones — January 20, 2023 - 12:50pm

To the swag�� Community: