Our Mission & Approach

Texas A&M University has placed the value of the campus environment at its core and embarked on a campus-wide plan designed to ensure all students feel welcomed, valued, and affirmed. DMS facilitates steady progress toward institutional plans through a holistic and intentional approach to transition and engagement practice that benefits the retention, persistence and graduation of students, student development, and contributions to practice.

DMS has a mission to provide multiple developmental experiences to cultivate transition through meaningful social engagement, foster a culture where students can thrive, and develop students’ capacities to work productively and collaboratively with others in preparation for an increasingly complex world.

DMS supports all students along their journey to self-awareness and self-efficacy, and role models and commits time and energy in contribution to the Texas A&M Core Values and guiding tenets: Development of competencies. Meaningful connection. Success of students.