CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) held a topping out ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

A topping out ceremony is a long-standing tradition that marks a big milestone in a construction project, symbolizing progress toward completion and the start of the next phase.

"We are so excited. This is a very symbolic part of the construction process," President and CEO of TAMUCC Dr. Kelly Miller said.

Students and faculty got the opportunity to sign a steel beam before it was raised into place on the new Arts & Media building.

The new, 85,000-square-foot building, with a 200-seat recital hall, will be the home to the university's music, theatre and dance programs. Dr. Miller says, having this state-of-the-art facility will take TAMUCC's programs to the next level

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