Undergraduate Studies fosters excellence in undergraduate academics at Texas A&M University. Under the oversight of the Office of the Associate Provost, several reporting offices are charged with developing and supporting successful learning experiences for students and providing campus leadership in engaged and integrated academic programs for undergraduates. Our goal is to support academic departments and programs in producing knowledgeable lifelong learners capable of navigating a complex and interconnected world in a socially and ethically responsible manner.
Dr. Ann L. Kenimer Named Associate Provost of Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Ann L. Kenimer
Dr. Ann L. Kenimer serves as the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies. In this role, she works with the academic colleges and other campus units to strengthen programs and services designed to help students successfully complete their undergraduate studies.
Dr. Kenimer is a professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Since joining the Texas A&M University faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor, she has supported undergraduate learning experiences including experiential learning, academic assessment, honors and study abroad opportunities. She provided leadership for academic programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from 2007 to 2011 as the Associate Dean for Academic Operations. From 2011 to 2012, she served as Associate Dean of Faculties.
A native of Virginia, Dr. Kenimer earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural engineering from Virginia Tech and her doctorate in agricultural engineering from the University of Illinois. She is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas. She is active with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and serves on the executive committee for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the organization that accredits college and university programs in the disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.
Dr. Kenimer has been named a Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence and has received The Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award. She was also named a Piper Professor, an award established by the San Antonio-based Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation, in 2007. In 2009, she was named an Outstanding Alumna from Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
University Learning Outcomes for Undergraduates
A student who graduates from Texas A&M University with a baccalaureate degree will have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to:
- Master the depth of knowledge required for a degree, including the ability to
- Articulate disciplinary and interdisciplinary theories, concepts, principles, skills and practices
- Synthesize knowledge across courses and other experiences
- Apply knowledge from core curriculum courses, discipline-based courses, and other experiences in a range of contexts to solve problems and make decisions
- Demonstrate critical thinking, including the ability to
- Evaluate, analyze, and integrate information from a variety of sources
- Use appropriate strategies and tools to represent, analyze and integrate information
- Develop critical, reasoned positions
- Communicate effectively, including the ability to
- Demonstrate effective oral communication skills (which could include the use of languages such as American Sign language for those who do not communicate orally)
- Demonstrate effective writing skills
- Demonstrate effective nonverbal communication skills (which could include appropriate use of performance, design or representations such as maps, tables and graphs)
- Listen actively and critically
- Present work effectively to a range of audiences
- Effectively communicate original and creative ideas
- Practice personal and social responsibility, including the ability to
- Practice ethical leadership
- Recognize an ethical dilemma and apply rational decision-making in order to address it
- Choose ethical courses of action in research and practice
- Acknowledge and address the consequences of one’s own actions
- Engage in local and global civic activities
- Demonstrate social, cultural, and global competence, including the ability to
- Live and work effectively in a diverse and global society
- Articulate the value of a diverse and global perspective
- Recognize diverse economic, political, cultural and religious opinions and practices
- Prepare to engage in lifelong learning, including the ability to
- Exhibit the skills necessary to acquire, organize, reorganize and interpret new knowledge
- Show proficiency in current technologies and the ability to adapt to emerging technologies
- Recognize and participate in activities that enhance wellness of body, mind and spirit
- Formulate a plan of personal goals for continued professional growth
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity
- Work collaboratively, including the ability to
- Participate effectively in teams
- Consider different points of view
- Work with others to support a shared purpose or goal