Marketing and management volume 1 issue 3

Jaguars - Marketing & Management - TAMU - SA 1. Why did you choose to attend TAMUSA There were many different variables that went into my decision about attending TAMUSA. However, the most important decision was the fact that I could be a part of forging a legacy at a brand new major university. I mean how many times does anyone, much less me, have an opportunity like that? The answer is pretty much never! Like professor Dr. Krause always says, MIT graduates already have a reputation upon graduating because of the renowned legacy that university has. As for us, we don’t have that, so it is incumbent upon us, the graduates and future graduates, to build that reputation. Consequently, we do that by excelling in our professions and communities; which in turn paves the way for future Jaguar graduates. The other two variables that swayed my decision were affordability and logistics. And I Honre Perez mention logistics because paying sixty dollars a year for a BBA (Management) parking permit that allows me to pull up, park, and walk in a door fifty feet from my car is amazing compared to a University on the far northside that charges their students well over six hundred dollars for the luxury of being able to park over a mile from campus and then taking a tram to class.

2. What are some of your best memories at TAMU - SA? My answer to this is a bit generalized. I say this because my fondest memories are the learning, the networking, and the relationship building that has occurred over these past eighteen months.

The people I have met has been beyond incredible. And like I tell everybody that ask about TAMU - SA, it is beyond my imagination all that I have learned since I have been enrolled at TAMU - SA. 3. What are the biggest challenges you have faced as a student at TAMU - SA? To be honest there really has not been many challenges. The minor one that comes to mind is team projects. I understand the concept of them because in the professional world team projects are ubiquitous. But also in the professional world these teams consist of professionals who are could be making $75,000 a year or more with promotions and bonuses on the line, where as many fellow student teammates do not care if they get a C or an A. There is no recourse! Indicative of my 3.7 GPA, I take my grades serious, and it is odd that out of eleven classes finished so far at TAMU - SA, the only three classes I didn’t get an A, two of them the main grade was predicated off team projects.

4. Have you participated in any event, clubs, and organizations at TAMU - SA? If No, Why?.

Yes, I have participated in an organization. Last April I was inducted to the National Society of Leadership and Success! I am now currently on the board as the treasurer!

5. What would you like to recommend to the current and future students at TAMU - SA? As eluded to in an earlier questions, my advice for current and future students is to realize that we are the model of the University. Our school is not two hundred years old, or a hundred years old, or even twenty-five years old, it is seven years old! We have no history! So for us to establish a rich and positive history, we have to be the best that we can be. Invariably, if each and every one of us does that, then Texas A&M - San Antonio will be the flagship of south San Antonio and held in high esteem everywhere!

6. Your final thoughts and suggestions for TAMU - SA? My final thoughts are this: Our mission statement refers to us a Global Citizens. So it is our responsibility to be leaders in our communities, and focus not only on profits but more importantly global sustainability.