Current Campus Life
Students who assist in the transition of New Ags during their orientation
What is an OTL? (Orientation and Transition Leader)
This is the official name of the campus as of August 23rd, 2024.
What is Texas A&M University, College of Marine Science and Maritime Studies!?
Both opened in 2018. One is where you start and end your time at TAMUG, and the other holds classes, advisors, laboratories, and the CEO's office.
What are MAIN and ASEC?
The training vessel we said goodbye to on September 16th, 2025.
What is the TS Kennedy?
This is the day you will say goodbye to the beloved class of 2026.
(AYE WHOOP!)
When is May 8th, 2026?
These are the different parts of the Anchor that each class can touch.
What is:
Freshman- Fluke
Sophomore- Shaft
Junior- Chain
Senior- Walk under?
The first official one of these was held the night before a t.u. game in 1931. It has become a major activity for BOTH campuses before home games.
What is Midnight Yell?
The first onshore academic building on Pelican Island. Opened in 1971.
What is KIRK (Kirkham Hall)?
She served as the Classroom, Dining Hall, and Dormitory for the Cadets from 1965 to 1983.
What is the Texas Clipper (I)?
The new lecture hall, primarily for engineering classes and labs, is scheduled to open in Fall 2026.
What is ECRB (Engineering Classroom and Research Building)?
The annual Ball to celebrate the Graduating Seniors and a farewell to the Corps of Cadets. It is on this day, this year!
What is Maritime Ball? When is Wednesday, April 8th, 2026?
He is the reason why we stand at Aggie Football games. As he stood on the sidelines to step in if his team needed him.
Who is E. King Gill?
The names of the first two onshore dormitories opened in 1976.
What are Oceans and Hullabaloo?
What are the A&B Dorms?
This vessel served TAMUG from 2012 to 2023. It was named after the Texas A&M President who served from 1959 until he died in 1970. He also spearheaded the founding of Texas A&M Maritime Academy in 1962.
What is General Rudder?
There are 5 running for 2 positions and 5 running for 3 positions to represent our Campus as the Loudest and Proudest Aggies for 2026-2027.
Who are the TAMUG Yell Candidates?
A selected group of 12 students Leaders who work with Colonel Fossum and his suite.
Applications are currently open until March 6th!
What is the Maroon Delegates?
A Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology was added this year, leading to more non reg degrees.
When was 1975?
These face the direction in which they are named after.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Dorms?
The Navy designed her to do hydrographic surveys. She served TAMUG under a different name, in homage to a predecessor.
What is the Texas Clipper II?
The Newest and Largest Training Vessel Texas A&M University, College of Marine Science and Maritime Studies has ever had.
What is the TS Lone Star State?
This world-renowned Aggie symbol was added as a monument to our campus in this year.
(Two Part)
The Aggie Ring Statue, on February 9th, 2023.
The first Commencement held in Galveston happened this year.
When is 1985?
Was once a warehouse, and in 2002, it was converted to fill many roles for our university.
Classrooms, Labs, Offices, the original mailroom and bookstore, and is now fulfilling auxiliary functions!
What is the Sea Aggie Center?
While we were in elementary school, these TWO training vessels were each serving roughly four years.
USNS Sirius and USNS Cape Gibson.
The house of the Corp and under renovation until this date.
TAMMAH and Summer 2027