The International Meet & Greet consists of the flag parade where students carry the flags of different countries representing international students. AURA VELASQUEZ/THE RIDER PHOTOS
International students pose with the UTRGV mascot in front of the Music, Science & Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. After the flag parade, students went inside to eat burgers and take a break from the Texas heat.
Michael Hocker (left), dean of the UTRGv School of Medicine and senior vice president for UT Health RGV; Ala Qubbaj, dean of College of Engineering and Computer Science; and Can Saygin, senior vice president for Research and the Graduate College, pose with the university mascot.
The UTRGV mascot leads the Parade of Flags during the International Meet & Greet which started from the Student Union lawn on the Brownsville campus. Also shown is UTRGV President Guy Bailey.
The UTRGV Drumline leads the Parade of Flags during the International Meet & Greet on the Brownsville campus.
Janna Arney (from left), UTRGV executive vice president and provost, holds the university flag while Jonikka Charlton, associate provost for Student Success; Samantha Lopez, director of International Admissions and Student Services; Guy Bailey, UTRGV president; and Can Saygin, senior vice president for Research and dean of the Graduate College, lead the International Meet & Greet parade last Thursday on the Edinburg campus. ISABEL MORALES/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Blanca Nellie, international student adviser, hands a T-shirt to Amit Sharma, a graduate student and teaching and research assistant. Also shown is graduate assistant Srikanth Akiti.
Graduate students Nicholas Niako (left) and Oluwatoyin Onibaba pose at the International Meet & Greet last Thursday on the Edinburg campus. Onibaba is studying Agricultural Environment and Sustainability Studies and Niako is pursuing a master’s in mathematics with a concentration in statistics.
