President Young making moves to keep the historic seal on diplomas!
November 3, 2015
During my first semester here at Texas A&M, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet countless students and various student groups from across campus. I continue to be deeply impressed with the vibrant passion you have for our school, a passion and commitment that is simply unparalleled at any other university in the country.
Numerous discussions have taken place between myself and student leaders, as well as with you individually, on various issues, but one that has repeated itself many times in these conversations is that of the symbol that would be on your diploma from Texas A&M. The passion I reference above clearly manifested itself in an apparent desire to have the former, historic seal represented on your degrees.
Based on the information your student government leaders have provided, and in direct talks with Student Body President Joseph Benigno and other student leaders, I have respectfully forwarded to the Chancellor and the Board of the Texas A&M System for consideration that future diplomas from Texas A&M still carry the former seal, or what I have called the graduation seal. I am told that the issue will be placed on the next agenda in November, and will be placed on the consent agenda. Consent agenda items, unless removed, pass without debate.
While the new University seal will still be used in conjunction with the Office of the President and on official communications, the request to the system would allow for an exception to be made for diplomas. This small exception would still allow us to follow our one brand approach, yet grant all of you the seal you seem strongly to prefer on your diplomas.
I am grateful for the chance I have had to learn from you the importance of this issue and I am grateful to our great Chancellor and Board for their willingness to consider this request.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Young
President
Texas A&M University
November 3, 2015
During my first semester here at Texas A&M, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet countless students and various student groups from across campus. I continue to be deeply impressed with the vibrant passion you have for our school, a passion and commitment that is simply unparalleled at any other university in the country.
Numerous discussions have taken place between myself and student leaders, as well as with you individually, on various issues, but one that has repeated itself many times in these conversations is that of the symbol that would be on your diploma from Texas A&M. The passion I reference above clearly manifested itself in an apparent desire to have the former, historic seal represented on your degrees.
Based on the information your student government leaders have provided, and in direct talks with Student Body President Joseph Benigno and other student leaders, I have respectfully forwarded to the Chancellor and the Board of the Texas A&M System for consideration that future diplomas from Texas A&M still carry the former seal, or what I have called the graduation seal. I am told that the issue will be placed on the next agenda in November, and will be placed on the consent agenda. Consent agenda items, unless removed, pass without debate.
While the new University seal will still be used in conjunction with the Office of the President and on official communications, the request to the system would allow for an exception to be made for diplomas. This small exception would still allow us to follow our one brand approach, yet grant all of you the seal you seem strongly to prefer on your diplomas.
I am grateful for the chance I have had to learn from you the importance of this issue and I am grateful to our great Chancellor and Board for their willingness to consider this request.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Young
President
Texas A&M University
