Gonfalons

The eleven gonfalons displayed represent the ten colleges of Texas A&M University and Graduate Studies. The colors of the University, maroon and white, are joined together in a pattern common to all of the flags. The top portion is the designated color for each unit. The white field serves as a background for the symbol of each.

To help identify each gonfalon, the discipline colors and description are as follows:

College Color	Gonfalon Description
College of Agriculture and Life Science maize	On a ground of white appears an emerging sun of yellow and russet rays. Yellow, the discipline color of science, russet, the discipline color of natural resources, and the center orange, color of engineering, combine to illustrate the intellectual interest in human and biological systems and structures. The interweaving blue--the discipline color of education--encompasses the dawn making a full circle of life.
College of Architecture violet	The inner triangle represents the essential insight of the social, economic and political forces that shape our environment. The surrounding pyramid is an ancient symbol of the creative intellect. The interweaving bands of white below the pyramid form the necessary interaction of science and art.
Mays Business School beige	The golden knot symbolizes unity and coordination of the disciplines of business administration. Surrounding the golden knot, a field of purple represents the rank of authority. The foundation of lozenges under the triangle illustrates the flow of order.
College of Education light blue	The flourishing flame blazoned with gold, light blue and royal purple signifies the burning zeal of the three missions of education--teaching, research and service. The hands hold the spiritual, social and intellectual flame of education.
Dwight Look College of Engineering golden poppy	The green lozenge denotes the properties of matter and the sources of energy. From it emanates a crystalline form solidifying the principles of science and mathematics and bringing forth the image of the fundamental structure of materials that are made useful to man in structures, machines, products, systems and processes.
College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies blue	The white field reveals a yellow sun representing our surrounding atmosphere. The mountain peaks and the horizontal band of golden land represent the lithosphere. The banded waves of white signify the hydrosphere. The atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere form the total environment for life in our world.
Graduate Studies maroon	The golden symbol of infinity represents endless knowledge. In the rainbow's array of colors, each college at Texas A&M University is identified. Rays of everlasting wisdom and knowledge emanate from the rainbow.
College of Liberal Arts white	The white, arching pathways represent uplifting ideals found in a liberal arts education, the bridging of the humanities and social sciences, the past and the future. The rich teal background represents the discovery, progress and innovation possible through a deep, abiding understanding of our world and its people.
College of Medicine hunter green	The white field provides a background for the Aesculapian staff and serpent, long used as the symbol of the healing arts. The green color is the same displayed on the hoods of the robes worn for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
College of Science Spanish yellow	This symbol's segments represent the five departments of the College of Science--Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics and Physics. The interweaving of each depicts their close relationship to each other. The inner quilting represents the intellectual search in science and its continuing growth.
College of Veterinary Medicine gray	Resting upon a ground of purity, a white snake stands for the science and the art of prevention, cure or alleviation of disease and injury to animals. It is found entwined around a herald's green staff--the symbol of service. The golden radiant triangle atop the caduceus illustrates the breadth of veterinary medical science.