5 Things You Need To Know — Week Of March 26

1. Activist, Actress Diane Guerrero To Headline 30th SCOLA With ‘In The Country We Love’ Talk

“Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin” actress Diane Guerrero will help kick off the 30th Memorial Student Center Student Conference on Latinx Affairs (MSC SCOLA) at Texas A&M University, Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the MSC Bethancourt Ballroom.

2. Texas A&M To Present Phil Gramm Awards April 4

Texas A&M University will present eight students with the U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship Awards during ceremonies April 4 from 3:30-5 p.m. on campus.

3. GLBT Awareness Week Kicks Off On Campus April 2

Texas A&M University’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Resource Center is collaborating with multiple campus organizations to provide events and activities to help facilitate healthy conversation and understanding about Texas A&M University’s GLBT community.

4. 2018 Physics & Engineering Festival Set For April 7

Texas A&M University invites audiences across Texas, the nation and even the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology this spring at the 2018 Physics & Engineering Festival, an entertaining and informative weekend scientific extravaganza for all ages.

5. Chemistry Professor Darensbourg Named SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winner

Marcetta Darensbourg, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University, is among 14 faculty members from each SEC university that have been named recipients of the 2018 SEC Faculty Achievement Award