The Chronicles of ‘95: A Tale of Student Services - Lori

These artifacts were discovered in the Mary & Jeff Bell Library Archives at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The collection provides a unique perspective on the development of support services designed to address barriers to enrollment and success, based on historical student experiences.

Each item in the section below is a compilation of three to five letters authored by first-year students in October 1995 to be read by descendants in 2045. The writings delve into the students' reflections on their initial college experience as well as their perspectives on contemporary issues. Several themes regarding historical barriers to higher education in South Texas are revealed.

Page 3: black and white photos on a pink background. Top- a woman in graduation regalia poses inside a room behind a recliner, bottom- two men run on a track outdoors Page 6: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: multi-story apartment buildings with balconies and palm trees, a vertical of a logo of TAMU-CC, a woman standing in front of a car, a receipt dated Sept. 2, 1995 from Wal-Mart showing prices for 3 notebooks and hair color totaling $14.48 Page 9: black and white photo of a man in a truck under trees on a yellow background Page 12: black and white photos of a sign with white lettering spelling the university name, middle- a view of an angular building from the ground to the sky, bottom- the entrance of the Center for Instruction building on a blue background

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- 20th Century Memoirs

Page 2: multiple photos of sports players in the shape of 1995 Page 7: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a cut-out of Magic Johnson's name, a basketball player in a Lakers jersey with a basketball, a basketball player in a Bulls jersey under a basketball net, a man holding his chin in deep thought, a small black car, a multi-story apartment building with balconies, a pair of lace-up boots, a sports jersey with Johnson 32, a Texas Lotto ticket Page 11: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a football player with a number 22 jersey labeled "Emmitt Smith", a black and white house with a fire hydrant in the foreground labeled "Damon's Work Place", a multi-story apartment building with balconies labeled "Damon's home", a stucco building with palm trees and cars parked outside labeled "Miramar Office", and a blue truck in a parking lot labeled "Damon's truck" Page 15: collage of photos on a yellow background. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a black and white photo with a man in a tee shirt labeled "eric", a multi-story apartment building with balconies, a horizontal logo of TAMU-CC, a man in a tee shirt, a black backpack and blue hat, a blue and white student discount card, and a beef ramen package Page 16: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a man with a blue tee shirt balancing a basketball on his finger, a man with arms crossed wearing a blue tee shirt and blue shorts in a parking lot with the beach and water in the background, and a man in a tee shirt, a black backpack and blue hat standing in the grass in front of a balcony and door

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- 1995

Page 1: clip art of a globe around the edge of the page Page 2: clip art of a cow eating grass with two birds in the sky Page 4: clip art of a house with a door and windows Page 7: clip art of a sun with a smiling face Page 10: clip art of shoe prints Page 13: clip art of skyscrapers with a plane in the background

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- An Ever-Changing World

Page 1: a black and white image of a mountain climber with rope and axe walking away Page 2: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: graduation cap and scroll on an orange background, a man wearing goggles taking a breath while swimming, a man in red graduation regalia next to a priest in white garments and hat with a large hooked staff, next to a woman in white graduation regalia, Notre Dame logo, a smiling baby sitting with a red and white dress, a group of smiling monkeys Page 5: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a statue of a man wearing a hat with red cartoon lips, a green and red heart on a bottle, a woman holding a frame, a spotlight, a statue of a man with a hat, a green hand with red nails and an eye on the back of the hand, a blue and yellow MTV logo, a photo of a woman wearing a blue patterned top sitting at a computer desk, multiple small pink and green smiling face stickers throughout Page 8: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a black and white photo of a couple dancing, a man in a white shirt with other people in red shirts, abstract black and white photo of 4 men behind bars, four women smiling together, a cartoon of a woman in a bathtub singing, a cartoon of a child with a large head putting, a photo of a man smiling, a black and white drawing of Uncle Sam holding a coffee cup with the word HELP, a woman smiling in a striped top in a blue chair art of heads swirling in blue orange and yellow, multiple small yellow smiling face stickers throughout Page 11: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a cutout of a hockey puck with the number 103, a cartoon of a boy with a red striped shirt, a Foot Locker logo, a man smiling, a basketball in two hands, a man’s head on a cartoon body wearing a blue and yellow superhero costume in front of a TAMU-CC logo, two basketball players under a net, a hot air balloon

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- Dear Grandchildren

Page 1: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a headshot of a smiling man in a black suit, white shirt and red printed tie, a headshot of a smiling man in a black suit, white shirt and black tie, a portrait of a woman in a basketball uniform sitting with a basketball a headshot of a smiling woman in graduation regalia Page 5: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a boy wearing a striped tee shirt sitting on a decorative bench indoors, a smiling man in a plaid shirt holding a boy wearing a striped tee shirt sitting on a couch, a smirking man in a blue and white collared shirt holding a bottle with a smiling woman in a red patterned top holding a bottle, a man in a tuxedo holding hands with a woman in a red dress with a wrist corsage standing in front of balloons, a smiling woman in a chair next to a tree holding a boy in a striped shirt, a boy in overalls and a hat in front of a coffee table, a smiling man in a pattered shirt sitting next to a smiling woman in a patterned top at a table Page 8: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a bedroom with Batman art on the walls and a guitar on the bed, a green sports car in a driveway, a smiling man in a red shirt leaning on a railing, a woman in a sequined dress holding hands with a man in a tuxedo with balloons, a moon, and star in the background, a green sports car in a driveway, a family around a table holding a cake with lit candles Page 11: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a man in a tuxedo sitting in a booth with a woman in a black dress with a wrist corsage, twin babies in a yellow blanket, four people in a devil, cat, and bunny costumes, three smiling women standing together, a woman in black shirt holding a large green and purple fuzzy stuffed animal Page 14: a woman in a softball uniform hitting a softball with a bat, two horses outside, a black and brown dog, a woman and man standing next to a state trooper car parked on a ferry, a child in a football uniform posing with a football and helmet, a state trooper car, a black and white photo of a woman and man

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- Letters to our Grandchildren

Page 1: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: headshot of a smiling woman in a black top in front of water, headshot of a smiling woman in a denim shirt, headshot of a smiling woman in a black dress with jewelry, and headshot of a smiling woman in a black top

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- Letters…

Alt text for Rediscovering Page 1: an abstract image of a person looking at a three-dimensional green square with a red candy lollipop in the middle Page 3: a smiling woman in red graduation regalia Page 6: a woman wearing a jacket sitting on the trunk of a white Mercedes-Benz car Page 9: a man surfing on a wave Page 12: a smiling woman in a blue striped sweater sitting in front of a truck

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- Rediscovering the Past

Page 1: top- a blue sign with white lettering spelling the university name, middle- a view of an angular building from the ground to the sky, bottom- the blue entrance of the Center for Instruction building Page 4: headshot of man in a black suit, striped shirt, and black tie Page 5: a magazine clipping of people shouting with an inset image of a man in a tan suit, white shirt, and colorful tie Page 6: a newspaper clipping with headshots of multiple people from current events Page 9: headshot of a smiling woman in a lace-trimmed blouse Page 10: a couple walks arm in arm on a beach with blue water Page 13: headshot of a smiling woman in a red top Page 14: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: people seated at a table outdoors, the blue entrance of the Center for Instruction building, blue fish in the water, a scuba diver in the water with sea plants Page 17: black and white headshot of man in a hoodie and hat Page 18: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a man in a white turtleneck, football players in action on the field, a red shield on a black background

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- The Awesome Foursome of TAMU-CC

Page 3: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a woman with a colorful headscarf and white shirt pushing a man wearing socks and wrapped in a blanket in a wheelbarrow, a map of the Earth, a smiling man wearing a white shirt and printed tie with his hands up in the air, a clipping of O.J. next to a man with a serious expression wearing a white shirt, a dove nesting, two children sitting outdoors holding flowers, a woman drinking a green frozen drink wearing a blue tank top and yellow sunglasses, a table with fruit and vegetables on it, and deer in a field Page 6: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a man in a brown suit and tie, a poster of for the Million Man March with a smiling man in a suit and bowtie in the foreground and a crowd of people in the background, a white TAMU-CC logo on a blue background, a white sports car, a Surgeon General’s Warning about the danger of smoking, clipart of computer hardware on a yellow background, a flip style cell phone with retractable antenna Page 9: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: computer hardware with compact disks, a question mark with a cartoon woman smiling Page 12: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: horizontal logo of TAMU-CC, a family gathered around a woman in graduation regalia, a clipping with Livestock Futures data, a family gathered around a woman in graduation regalia, a Bealls business card with the name Kristy K, and a clipping with Livestock Futures data

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- To Our Grandchildren

Page 2: top: a TAMU-CC log with red text on a blue wave background, bottom: people running around on the beach Page 3: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: headshot of a smiling man with a striped shirt, a headshot of a smiling woman in a striped top, a woman in a white dress holding hands with a man in a tuxedo with balloons in the background, a man in a tuxedo holding hands with a woman in a black and white dress with a wrist corsage standing behind a railing Page 5: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: a man in blue graduation regalia holding a scroll with a blue ribbon in front of a background of books, two children in red tee shirts blowing out lit candles on a cake sitting on a yellow floral tablecloth, a headshot of a smiling woman in a striped top, and headshot of a smiling man with a striped shirt Page 6: collage of photos. Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: two boys in red baseball uniforms posing with a bat and gloves, a boy in a blue tee shirt and hat posing with a baseball bat, a man posing in a blue basketball uniform holding a basketball with one hand Page 9: a man wearing plaid with a screwdriver smiling at a boy with a striped tee shirt on his lap Page 11: a woman, and two men smiling together Page 12: a view of a football game from the stands with players wearing red and white Page 15: a man and woman sitting next to each other, eating hot dogs on a dock with their feet in the water Page 17: a man in a tuxedo holding hands with a woman in a black and white dress with a wrist corsage standing behind a railing Page 20: a man wearing a blue polo shirt and red hat with four boys in tee shirts sitting with him

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- To the Grandchildren of

Page 1: Starting from the top left corner going clockwise: clip art of a man playing basketball, a fish, a computer and a pen Page 3: top: a men’s basketball team in yellow uniforms with their coach, bottom: a group of people in sports uniforms Page 8: top: a woman smiling in a striped shirt holds a very large stuffed blue gorilla, bottom: a smiling woman in a striped shirt and black skirt standing in a dark parking lot Page 11: top: a person in red graduation regalia stands between a man and woman on a running track, bottom: a smiling woman in a purple top sits in front of a man in a blue skirt and hat with his hands on her shoulders

Student Letters to the Future from 1995- Untitled

The items in the section below relate directly to the Student Services Center, also known as the "Round Building". The building was originally built in 1963 and served as the University of Corpus Christi Library. It is now home to many offices related to student services, including Admissions, the Bursar, Enrollment Management, Financial Assistance, Orientation, the Registrar, and Scholarships.

This is a black and white drawing of the TAMU-CC campus as viewed from the O'Connor Building- looking in the southeast direction. From left to right, there is a palm tree, a shrub, and grass in the foreground; Lee Plaza with multiple trees around the fountain; a partial view of the entrance to the Student Services Center (Round Building) in the background; and the Islander Welcome Center building entrance.

Drawing of TAMU-CC Student Services Center (Round Building)

Page 1: a circular golden wax seal with the University of Corpus Christi Texas around the outside. The inside is separated into three parts with symbols inside, one with an open book, one with gear parts, and one with a steaming lamp, UCC is in the middle Page 3: a black and white photo of the building entrance with young palm trees on the left and right of the building near stairs Page 6: a landscape painting of a field with leafy trees page 16: a gold tassels from the binding are scanned in on the last page

UCC Library (Student Service Center "The Round Building") Dedication Program

The items in the section below are documents referring to historical student services designed to address barriers to enrollment and success.

Page 1: two colorful sailboats sailing in blue water

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Catalog 1995-96, pages 1-47

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